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Remember Bonel Balingit? He's the 6-foot-9 man mountain who used to play in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Remember Bonel Balingit? He just joined 'Ang Probinsyano'

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Remember Bonel Balingit? He just joined 'Ang Probinsyano'

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Published May 18, 2016 06:55 PM PHT

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