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Maraming salamat ulit sa pagboto sakin bilang NT Manager, last stint was difficult, the NT may be silent but its always hard at work to improve the NT.

Now the transparency report.

As per the last checking ng pool natin ng players, mas dumadami na ang NT guards natin, alot of players who can be apart of the NT, each one has their pros and cons so its a good problem to have so its a problem na magiging stressful part ng job na ito. Now the bad side about the NT. Sobrang kulang pa rin tayo sa NT Caliber bigs. As we all know, the BB Game Engine has driven away from the typical big, mga high IS and high ID bigs, karamihan na ng bigs sa mga top 10 nations are SB bigs. In the recent salary computation mas naging mahirap na to build this kind of bigs, pero kailangan pa rin natin ng ganito. 2 bigs natin na si Fortunato Arcega and Rodante Castellano ay 35 na, ibig sabihin potentially last season na nila sa NT. I will be messaging players within the week regarding this in hopes to have more caliber bigs para sa NT natin.

Next agenda, ang NT ay dapat hindi lang iisang tao, ito ay isang community of players na dapat na nagtutulong tulong para mag grow ang Pilipinas NT. We have our trainees, we have our farms, but we need to have a group of people in help maintaining the NT. So in other words, naghahanap ako ng potential staff para makatulong sakin with the NT, it involves scouting teams/players, talking with the PH community and also training players them selves. So if you want to help me with the NT long term please message me.

Now for the season, we are all going to Macau for the Asian Cup. A lot of new names will be in our NT, alot may be disappointed with our choices, but please understand that this in view of the benefit of the NT. Our schedule will be as follows:

Week 1: Japan
Week 2: Lebanon
Week 3: Pakistan
Week 4: Macau
Week 5: Indonesia
Week 6: Scrimmage
Week 7: Saudi Arabia

We are in the same group with the hosts, they are strong but we should stilll be favorites to win the group. Our goal for this season is to hopefully get into the world cup.

Any comments/suggestions/complaints please do let me know.

LABAN PILIPINAS

We understand brother, LFG!

Starting off in the Right Foot!

The Philippine National Team managed to beat South Korea in the opening game of the season with a score of 100 to 84. A new face headlined this game with Manila Ice's Gabino Cabello took the starting PG role and dropped 26 points. Nilo Caniga on the other hand enters into the record books with 23 rebounds. Joven Siena started off cold but produced in other ways to contribute to the game, he finished with 18 points and 12 boards. Fortunato Arcega, one of the old guys in the team, also almost got a double double with 8 points and 11 boards with 6 blocks. Scott Menchavez ends the starting 5 with a 19 points with his own.

Points Leaders:
Cabello - 26 Points
Menchavez - 19 Points
Siena - 18 Points

Rebounding Leaders:
Caniga - 23 Rebounds
Siena - 12 Rebounds
Arcega - 11 Rebounds

Assists Leaders:
Castellano - 6 Assists
Arcega - 4 Assists
Cabello - 3 Assists
Caniga - 3 Assists

Our next game is against Lebanon. Truly thank you for all your support, if you have any comments or recommendations please let me know and also if you want to help serve the National Team in other ways please send me a BB-Mail!

LABAN PILIPINAS

The Philippines Showed Up; Fitness to Follow

The Philippines faced Lebanon in the second game of the season. Unfortunately for the Philippines, a lot of key players were not ready to play due to their poor game shape. However, the players who had great game shape still managed to show up and grab a win against Lebanon with a scoreline of 112-97. Lyle Morrissey lead the way and dropped 41 points with 4 boards and 2 assists. Dave Lemoncito and Rodante Castellano played their role and grabbed 22 and 16 rebounds respectively. Our guards, Raul Remaneses, who recorded 23 points and 6 assists, and Gabino Cabello, who added 18 points and 7 assists, orchestrated the offense for the Philippines. A new face has also entered the team, where USPS Mailers' Geoffrey Negradas finally plays for the National Team and finished the game with 4 points 5 rebounds and 1 block in 15 minutes of action.

Points Leaders
Morrissey - 41 Points
Remaneses - 23 Points
Ceballo - 18 Points

Rebounds Leaders
Lemoncito - 22 Rebounds
Castellano - 16 Rebounds
Negradas - 5 Rebounds

Assists Leaders
Ceballo - 7 Assists
Remaneses - 6 Assists
Lemoncito - 4 Assists.

Next game is against Pakistan. If you have any comments or recommendations please let me know and also if you want to help serve the National Team in other ways please send me a BB-Mail!

LABAN PILIPINAS

Last edited by KVI at 8/24/2026 9:21:20 AM

Philippines dominates Pakistan 112-80!

The Philippines managed to beat Pakistan 112-80, controlling the game from the start and never looked back! Lyle Morrissey lead the offense with 27 points and Fulgencio, Remaneses and Siena added 20, 15, 15 to help the Philippines control the game. Our bigs had a great game of controlling the paint. Fortunato Arcega had 11 rebounds and 3 blocks and Geoffrey Negradas had 5 boards and 3 blocks as well. Dave Lemoncito is the only player who had a double double of 10 points and 10 rebounds. A new face has also entered the picture! Joselito Ramon Gorriceta managed to play 18 minutes and dropped 14 points in 7-13 from field.

Points Leaders
Morrissey - 27 Points
Fulgencio - 20 Points
Remaneses - 15 Points
Siena - 15 Points

Rebounds Leaders
Arcega - 11 Rebounds
Lemoncito - 10 Rebounds
Fulgencio - 8 Rebounds

Assists Leaders
Arcega - 4 Assists
Widagdo - 4 Assists
Negradas - 3 Assists

Next game we play the hosts Macau!

LABAN PILIPINAS

Overtime Thriller!

We had to play the host Macau this week and it was one of the most emotional game yet! At half the Philippines managed to lead the game 51-30, and even lead the game for at most 23 points, but Macau did not give up, who managed to tie the game and complete the comeback with 25 seconds left in regulation and had the ball on the last second of the game. At overtime, it was a boxing match where both sides where trying to get momentum. Raul Remaneses took over with 8 points and 2 assists during overtime and scored the last 2 points to snatch the game from the hosts 103-101. Gabino Cabello flirted with a triple double who had 21 points 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Lyle Morrissey also contributed 20 points. Our bigs was busy as they were the target of the offense of our opponent. Nilo Caniga got 14 boards 3 steals and 3 blocks whereas the veteran Fortunato Arcega got 7 boards and 3 blocks.

Points Leaders
Remaneses - 24 Points
Cabello - 21 Points
Morrissey - 20 Points

Rebound Leaders
Caniga - 14 Rebounds
Cabello - 8 Rebounds
Morrissey - 8 Rebounds

Assists Leaders
Cabello - 7 Assists
Remaneses - 3 Assists
Widagdo - 2 Assists

We are still undefeated in Pool A and next we play Indonesia!

LABAN PILIPINAS

First Loss of the Season!

The Philippines suffers their first lost of the season against Indonesia who played with more effort with this game. The Philippines decided to spice things up this game and focused attacking inside. Remaneses and Morrissey both dropped 20 points. Widagdo and Cabello orchestrated the offense with 7 and 6 assists respectively. And Arcega handled the paint once again and got 10 rebounds with 4 blocks. It was a close game but the Philippines fell 89-91.

Points Leaders
Remaneses - 20 Points
Morrissey - 20 Points
Siena - 10 Points

Rebounding Leaders
Arcega - 10 Rebounds
Remaneses - 7 Rebounds
Morrissey - 5 Rebounds
Siena - 5 Rebounds

Assists Leaders
Widagdo - 7 Assists
Cabello - 6 Assists
Lemoncito - 4 Assists
Remaneses - 4 Assists

Next week, the Philippine National Team shall take a break. A scrimmage will be set as soon as we can. We still control our faith in winning Pool A!

LABAN PILIPINAS

We Lie, We Cheat, We Steal, We Dominate!

We have a scrimmage week, so we invited the Mexico National Team to test out some tactics! In honor of the late Eddie Guerrero, we stole the game right from the start! The Three Amigos, Morrissey, Cabello, and Siena, contributed with the offense with 22, 13 and 13 respectively. We channeled our inner Eddie Guerrero on the defensive glass, stealing rebound after rebound and denying them second-chance opportunities. Arcega and Widagdo had 17 and 13 rebounds respectively.
The Philippines won 100-68.

Points Leaders
Morrissey - 22 Points
Tañedo - 14 Points
Cabello - 13 Points
Siena - 13 Points

Rebounds Leaders
Arcega - 17 Rebounds
Widagdo - 13 Rebounds
Menchavez - 7 Rebounds

Assists Leaders
Remaneses - 4 Assists
Arcega - 4 Assists
Widagdo - 3 Assists

Next week, we finish Pool A by facing Saudi Arabia. After the games awhile ago, we still feel confident in finishing on top of Pool A!

LABAN PILIPINAS

Clinched Pool A!

The Philippines had to face Saudi Arabia in the last round of Pool A. It might be a David and Goliath type of situation, but the Philippines respect all opponents. Morrissey lead the way with points with 21. Raul Remaneses had a game where he flirted with a triple double! 20 points, 12 rebounds and 7 Assists. The vet, Fortunato Arcega, made sure our defense was well lined up with 12 points 12 boards and 6 blocks. The Philippines win in a dominant fashion 102-66 and clinching Pool A with a higher point differential against Macau.

Points Leaders
Morrissey - 21 Points
Remaneses - 20 Points
Siena - 18 Points

Rebounds Leaders
Arcega - 12 Rebounds
Remaneses - 12 Rebounds
Negradas - 6 Rebounds

Assists Leaders
Widagdo - 8 Assists
Remaneses - 7 Assists
Arcega - 3 Assists
Caniga - 3 Assists

No schedule yet for the next group stage. We do thank all our coaches for their efforts for maintaining their players game shapes. Any problems or concerns about the NT please do let me know

LABAN PILIPINAS

Philippines suffers defeat against China

China being the powerhouse of a team just beat the Philippines 89-80. Even with a higher attitude and with a correct prediction, the Chinese National Team still proves why they are the 3rd best team world wide. Cabello and Menchavez lead the offense with 21 points each. Remaneses, orchestrated the offense with 17 points and 8 assists. Arcega and Castellano were the players that was hit by China with Castellano fouling out of the game and neither players getting blocks even though they were at the paint the entire game.

Points Leaders
Cabello - 21 Points
Menchavez - 21 Points
Remaneses - 17 Points

Rebound Leaders
Arcega - 12 Rebounds
Negradas - 11 Rebounds
Castellano - 9 Rebounds

Assists Leaders
Remaneses - 8 Assists
Arcega - 3 Assists
Castellano - 3 Assists

Next week we play Australia, hopefully we get a better result next week.

LABAN PILIPINAS

THIS IS OUR BRUTALITY: PHILIPPINES RALLIES PAST AUSTRALIA!

Philippines faced Australia this week, which could determine whether or not the Philippines get a medal this season or not. The first half was balanced, both Philippines and Australia kept the pressure and forced the other to create a response. Coming out of the third quarter, everyone believed that Australia was about to steal and dominate the game. One of the worse quarters of the Philippines ever, Australia managed to snatch a 29-12 quarter and lead the game at most 21 points with 32 seconds remaining in the third quarter. The 4th quarter is a different game, Morrissey lead the 4th quarter offensively and got 13 points and 7 rebounds. Arcega lead the charge defensively in the 4th when he was the target of the opponents offense, he got 8 rebounds and 1 block in the 4th. Cabello's clutch 3 managed to take the lead and seal the game for the Philippines, completing a 21 point comeback in the dying moments of the game with a final score of 95-89.

Points Leaders
Morrissey - 25 Points
Cabello - 23 Points
Fulgencio - 15 Points

Rebound Leaders
Arcega - 14 Rebounds
Morrissey - 10 Rebounds
Widagdo - 9 Rebounds

Assists Leaders
Widagdo - 7 Assists
Arcega - 4 Assists
Fulgencio - 3 Assists

We theoretically now control our faith in whether we get a medal or not. Hopefully the last 3 games will be kind to us. Next week a rematch against Japan.

LABAN PILIPINAS