Basketball araw-araw sa San Pedro, Laguna.

 

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This is how basketball was introduced to these kids at Thunderbird Resort, Poro Point, San Fernando City, La Union. Photo by Joel Shaider Bongotan. Thanks to Arf Ayunon.

 

Agua, the 6-year-old girl in the red Hello Kitty shirt, loves to play basketball. In her hometown of Sta. Clara, Naga, Zamboanga Sibugay, playtime means learning how to break ankles with 10-year-old Brandstine. Her idol? The Beast, Calvin Abueva. Photo sent by Angelo P. Zerna.

Sa gitna ng mga palayan sa Brgy. Tungko, Gulang-gulang, Lucena City. Photo and caption sent by Jeff Pepe Forneste.

This is how a typical sunny Saturday looks like at Jocson St., Brgy. Malanday, Marikina.

In Coron, paradise is powdery white sand, clear blue waters, and a makeshift basketball court by the shore. Photo by Leonard Retiro.

Yung pagkatapos mo maglaro eh puro ka alikabok, pero okay lang kasi doon ka natututo. Photo and caption by Elvin Gianan Jr.

Inside the “Walled City” of Intramuros, these guys give life to a graffiti-filled basketball court along Anda St. When NBA star Ricky Rubio went to the Philippines last year,  he visited this court to check out the Pinoy brand of streetball.

Hoop dreams in Barangka, Mandaluyong. Photo by Sai Malabanan.