

Photo: FIBA 3x3
By Art Ramirez
Two Gilas Pilipinas teams will be in action in the FIBA 3x3 Women's Series Manila 2026 to be held on May 7 and 8 at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall.
Manila will host the FIBA 3x3 Women's Series event for the first time with action expected to be intense.
The Philippines squad composed of Mikka Cacho, Tantoy Ferrer, Gabi Bade, and Camille Clarin will be playing in Pool C alongside Germany and a team from the Qualifying Draw A.
That team could include the other local bet in Manila composed of Afril Bernardino, Samantha Harada, and sisters Karl Ann Pingol and Kaye Pingol.
The Manila team will play against United States and Warsaw in the Qualifying Draw A.
Other teams include Ulaanbaatar Amazons, Beijing, and Mitsubishi Electric in Pool A, Poland, China, and Neftchi Socar in Pool B, and Lithuania, Japan, and a team in Qualifying Draw B in Pool D.
The Qualifying Draw B consists of Mongolia, Singapore, and Indonesia.