GILAS PILIPINAS

Photo by Jerome Ascano

Just like any other Filipino out there, I feel truly proud of this team not just because they reached the FIBA Asia Finals but because I watched them bled their hearts out. They were able to put up a great game that everyone will surely remember. It was epic, phenomenal, brave and overflowing with passion and enthusiasm. 

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I may not have seen them play live, nor watched their every game for that matter but from what I witnessed on TV during their battle (semifinals) against Korea, I already know that no matter what they would still be champions. In that fight, in that game, they are champions.  And that win, that moment, gets me and is the very reason why I watch basketball.

Tonight, they lost against Iran but again, for all Filipinos, they already are champions even before that game started. They may have been awarded silver but they made it shine like gold.

Photo by Jerome Ascano

Photo by FIBA Asia/Nuki Sabio

The Filipino nation is proud of you, Gilas! Thank you.


Love always and all ways,
Shiara