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#ParaSaBayan: The past Philippine teams in FIBA Asia

In two weeks, a mix of old and new players will wear the blue and white to represent the Philippines at the FIBA Asia Championship. Here’s a look at the past teams that shed blood, sweat and tears para sa bayan.

Dayories: Aborlan, Palawan

Brgy. Tigman, Aborlan, Palawan. Photo by Enid Madarcos.

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Dayories: Cubao, Quezon City

Dribble sa daan, kahit umuulan. K-J St., Cubao, Quezon City.

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Dayories: Koror, Palau

Sunset session by the sea in Koror, Palau. Photo by Tep Songco.

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Starting 5ive: Taylor Swift songs for Gilas 3.0

As Philippine basketball gears up for international competition, us fans are still facing questions such as: Will Jordan Clarkson play? Is Ping really back? Does Junemar have a Philippine passport? Will Andray Blatche stop eating pizza? No answers yet, but with all the injuries and drama, Gilas 3.0 is already starting to sound like one big heartbreak. Like a Taylor Swift song.

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Dayories: Uyugan, Batanes

Jeric Teng and Jireh Ibañes of Rain or Shine Elasto Painters hold a basketball clinic in picturesque Uyugan, Batanes. Photo sent by Aaron Joel Bayato via Facebook.

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Starting 5ive: Things we learned from Ricky Rubio’s Manila visit

It was a rainy weekend, but it did not stop Ricky Rubio, the 24-year-old Spanish point guard of the Minnesota Timberwolves, from taking on Manila, seeing the sites, playing streetball, and flirting with Ariana Grande.

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Dayories: Pinili, Ilocos Norte

While sending help to areas hit by Typhoon Ineng, Mar Joseph Oasay Coloma saw this. Photo sent via Facebook.

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Can’t knock the hustle: Journey of an aspiring PBA player

Nervous energy filled the Robinson’s Midtown Mall in Ermita, Manila on a regular Sunday afternoon in August 2012. It’s the annual PBA Draft. Each time PBA Commissioner Chito Salud walked up to the podium to call a name, the anxiousness of some of was replaced with elation. For the others, despair subbed in.

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Dayories: Ermin Garcia, Quezon City

Pilipinas basketball in Ermin Garcia, Quezon City.

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