It took them some time, however lastly, they will name themselves PBA champions.
Final Friday, Juami Tiongson, Andreas Cahilig, Kris Rosales, and JM Calma relished their first title because the San Miguel Beermen defeated TNT in Recreation 6 of the PBA Philippine Cup finals.
Tiongson, Cahilig, and Rosales have been within the PBA for fairly some time.
Tiongson was drafted in 2014, whereas Rosales made his PBA debut in 2016. Cahilig, in the meantime, entered the league in 2017.
“It means extra to me. Clearly, with all the things I went via in my profession. Baka nung nag-start ang profession ko, nawala ako sa PBA,” Tiongson stated.
“I made it again and glory to God, and hopefully, win extra championships,” he added.
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Juami Tiongson, additionally a first-time PBA champion @gmasportsph pic.twitter.com/6PRB50Xe1f
— JK Carandang (@jk_carandang) July 25, 2025
Cahilig, who was additionally Tiongson’s teammate again in Terrafirma, echoed the identical sentiment.
“It feels excellent, I am very completely happy. It has been a tough couple of years nevertheless it lastly paid out,” he stated.
Though Cahilig was capable of play in two video games solely due to his hyperextended knee, the Filipino-Swedish massive man stated he’s now extra motivated after successful his first title.
“I am very hungry to play within the finals once more,” he added.
Andreas Cahilig additionally received his first title @gmasportsph pic.twitter.com/0vU9gn0iTM
— JK Carandang (@jk_carandang) July 25, 2025
Rosales, in the meantime, received his first title in opposition to his former group TNT.
“It has been like 10 years, 4 or 5 groups, so this one means quite a bit to me,” Rosales stated. “That is certainly one of my targets in my profession and I can obtain it with San Miguel.”
“There’s lots of stuff that I did behind the scenes to get so far and for me to get this, it actually means quite a bit,” Rosales stated, particularly after revealing he nearly retired throughout the pandemic.
“It is actually pricey to my coronary heart and hopefully I can get some extra.”
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Kris Rosales, additionally a primary time champion @gmasportsph pic.twitter.com/hW3roH3jAL
— JK Carandang (@jk_carandang) July 25, 2025
Calma, whereas comparatively new within the league being drafted in 2022, stated that is the primary trophy in his profession.
“Unang-una, sobrang saya, di mo ma-express ‘yung feeling, sobrang sarap,” the previous San Sebastian massive man stated.
“First time ko rin mag-champion sa profession ko. Thanks sa San Miguel, binigyan ako ng alternative para mag-champion.”
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San Sebastian product JM Calma wins his first ever PBA title @gmasportsph pic.twitter.com/a00rSoIcxL
— JK Carandang (@jk_carandang) July 25, 2025
That is San Miguel’s thirtieth general title within the PBA and eleventh All-Filipino trophy.
—JMB, GMA Built-in Information