Newly promoted Gilas girls to take the floor at PSA Forum

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) welcomes to its weekly Forum the victorious Gilas Pilipinas girls’ team that got promoted in the FIBA U-18 Asia Cup come its session on the first Tuesday of the month, July 2, at the conference hall of the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.

Coach Julie Amos and the rest of the team headed by captain Ava Fajardo will be gracing the public sports program along with consultant and Gilas Pilipinas women’s coach Pat Aquino, fresh from their successful campaign in the Asia Cup tournament in Shenzhen, China where they achieved promotion in Division A.

The Filipina cagebelles claimed the Division B crown following a four-game sweep of the meet, capped by a 95-64 rout of Lebanon in the finale at the Futian Sports Park.

The team will return to the country early Tuesday morning.

The journey of these lovely but gritty girls also began at the PSA Forum, where they guested a month ago as the team was about to embark on its campaign in the SEABA U18 tournament in Ratchaburi, Thailand, which serves as qualifier to the Asia Cup.

Presented by San Miguel Corporation, Philippine Sports Commission, Philippine Olympic Committee, MILO, Smart/PLDT and ArenaPLus, the Philippines’ 24/7 sports app, the program starts at 11 a.m.

PSA president Nelson Beltran, sports editor of The STAR, enjoins members to attend the session that is also livestreamed via the PSA Facebook page fb.com/PhilippineSportswritersAssociation. The Forum is likewise aired on a delayed basis over Radyo Pilipinas 2 and shared on its official Facebook page Radyo Pilipinas 2 sports.