Lastly, Juami Tiongson is now a PBA champion.
After being a four-time champion within the UAAP with Ateneo de Manila College, it took Tiongson greater than a decade to win his first PBA title.
Tiongson and the San Miguel Beermen defeated TNT, 107-96, on Friday in Sport 6 of the PBA Philippine Cup finals.
“Surreal, I am misplaced for phrases,” Tiongson stated after the sport.
He was drafted by Blackwater in 2014 the place he performed till 2016 earlier than he joined a PBA D-League squad in 2017.
Ultimately, he was picked up by NLEX earlier than he landed with Terrafirma in 2019. In Terrafirma, he finally grew to become one of many faces of the franchise and was even named Most Improved Participant in 2022. Then in 2024, Tiongson and Andreas Cahilig had been traded to the San Miguel Beermen for Terrence Romeo and Vic Manuel.
“It means extra to me. Clearly, with the whole lot I went by way of in my profession. Baka nung nag-start ang profession ko, nawala ako sa PBA. I made it again and glory to God, and hopefully, win extra championships,” he stated.
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Juami Tiongson, additionally a first-time PBA champion @gmasportsph pic.twitter.com/6PRB50Xe1f
— JK Carandang (@jk_carandang) July 25, 2025
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However what made it sweeter is that his girlfriend, Sparkle artist Arra San Agustin, was on the sidelines as Tiongson gained his first chip.
“It is good that she’s right here,” Tiongson stated.
San Agustin, in the meantime, stated she is simply happy with Tiongson’s achievement.
“I am actually proud and glad as a result of I have been with him for a very long time as a result of I’ve seen hardships, I understand how exhausting he works. After I see Juami, I all the time inform him na he is probably the most disciplined, most hardworking particular person I’ve ever recognized and he deserves his first ever championship,” San Agustin stated.
“I am actually glad for him kasi no less than, now nag-pay off lahat ng sipag niya, lahat ng ginagawa niya.”
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Sparkle artist Arra San Agustin on Juami Tiongson’s first championship @gmasportsph pic.twitter.com/hXCP3JDDQH
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Tiongson and San Agustin’s love story has been fairly publicized as properly.
It was beforehand reported that the two broke up in October 2022 after being collectively for round 4 years. Early this yr, San Agustin confirmed they were together again.
—JMB, GMA Built-in Information
