Gilas Pilipinas top honcho, Manny V. Pangilinan will be giving various bonuses to the players of the most successful squad formed by the Philippines after three decades. One of the most interesting bonuses given to the players will reach up to seven figures (1,000,000) or more.
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According to various sources, the Gilas squad will be rewarded by MVP after a successful conquest of South Korea in the semi-finals securing a ticket to the FIBA World Cup 2014 to be held in Spain. The victory of the Philippines over South Korea is one of the proudest moments in the Philippine sports for this generation outside of Pacquiao’s exploits in the ring.
The Gilas Pilipinas played with a big heart despite losing their most important player in the tournament, the ever-reliable Marcus Douthit, but the Filipinos responded with a tough job of ending the Korean curse with the leadership of Marc Pingris and Ranidel de Ocampo inside the paint, considered as two of the smallest forwards in the tournament.
The Philippines 86-79 victory over South Korea is one of the sweetest moments in Philippine basketball history earning the country a slot in the much-coveted world basketball championship after 35 years of absence. In this connection MVP, the head of SBP will reward the Gilas players with a 7 figures bonus. According to sources the announcemen of bonus was made during the team’s victory over South Korea.
Meanwhile according to some sources during the elimination matches of the Gilas Pilipinas the players have already received smaller bonuses with the win against Kazakhstan as the biggest incentive. The players were handed with a P100,000 incentive after the Gilas’ quarterfinals victory over Kazakhstan.