October 6, 2023

CIBAC Rep. Bro. Eddie Villanueva congratulates the Philippine basketball team Gilas Pilipinas after it beats Jordan, 70-60, to bag a historic gold medal in 2023 Asian Games Men’s Basketball.

“The stunning victory of Gilas Pilipinas is not only an additional accolade in our national sports histroy. It also gives us in such as time as this a needed inspiration and sense of confidence that we can emerge victorious amidst all challenges and hardships that we are braving now as a nation,” says the CIBAC solon.

This win by the Gilas Pilipinas breaks the 61-year gold drought of the country after it won its last gold back in 1962. “We join with the entire Philippine nation in celebrating this monumental victory in international sports. To God be the glory!” ends Villanueva.