Delfin Dioquino

The flag-bearing duties for the Asian Games opening ceremony fall on Olympic boxing medalist Aira Villegas and weightlifting junior world record holder Albert Ian delos Santos

Bannered by star athletes Carlos Yulo, Alex Eala, EJ Obiena, and Annie Ramirez, Team Philippines seeks to breach the four-gold mark in an Asian Games edition for the first time since 1962

Last-minute inclusion Calvin Oftana sees arguably his finest game in a national team uniform go down the drain as Gilas Pilipinas falls into a double-digit hole and comes up short of its late comeback

Also a standout athlete in sambo and wrestling, Chino Sy has shifted his focus to judo as he pursues an Olympic berth that would fulfill not only his dream, but also that of his family

Robert Bolick and Jerrick Ahanmisi spearhead Gilas Pilipinas' scoring spree from three-point range as the defending champions earn their first win in the Asian Games and boost their chances of advancing to the quarterfinals

Recah Trinidad dies 'peacefully in his sleep,' two years after the death of his sports journalist son Chino

Ateneo announces that Elias and Ifeoma Adili, the parents of the late Divine Adili, will be 'members' of the Blue Eagles in the coming days

Needing to avoid a loss of no more than 37 points to advance, Gilas Pilipinas instead suffers a 44-point beating as China finds some semblance of vengeance for its stinging one-point loss to the Philippines in the semifinals of the 2023 edition

Tim Cone, however, tips his hat to the players who answered Gilas Pilipinas' call, even as the Philippines' Asian Games title defense comes to an abrupt end after the team failed to reach the quarterfinals

Despite being a last-minute inclusion, Calvin Oftana emerges as Gilas Pilipinas' best player, although his Asian Games run ends early as the Philippines fails to reach the quarterfinals