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The Gilas Pilipinas Women celebrate their triumph in the gold medal game of the 2025 Southeast Asian Games, December 19, 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. POC Media

The Gilas Pilipinas Women celebrate their triumph in the gold medal game of the 2025 Southeast Asian Games, December 19, 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand.

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2025 Southeast Asian Games

Romwel Anzures

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<div style="line-height:1.5"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1766142980740f8d4aa1f-44d4-4869-a5d6-3cd1f8933056.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>Gilas Pilipinas star Kacey Dela Rosa in action against Thailand in the 33rd Southeast Asian Games gold medal match in Bangkok. Photo courtesy of POC Media Pool.</div>(UPDATED) Gilas Pilipinas Women are queens of Southeast Asian basketball once again.The Philippines emerged victorious after playing spoiler to host Thailand with a 73-70 win in the finals of the women&#x27;s basketball 5-on-5 event of the 33rd SEA Games at the Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok.This marked the Nationals&#x27; third gold-medal finish in the biennial meet, and leading the charge was the duo of Kacey Dela Rosa and Afril Bernardino.The two-time UAAP MVP from Ateneo de Manila University imposed her might with 17 points, 16 rebounds, three steals, and a block, while the WMPBL MVP contributed 19 markers, 12 boards, and three steals.&quot;I can&#x27;t say anything about the girls. I&#x27;m so proud of them, they gave it their all,&quot; said Gilas head coach Patrick Aquino, whose squad completed redemption after losing the crown to Indonesia in 2023. &quot;Thailand played a good game today, it was a hard battle, but hopefully, mas marami pang gold ang dumating for the Philippines,&quot; he added. &quot;Sa lahat ng mga Pilipino, maraming maraming salamat.&quot;<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1766151991960IMG_2917.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="" width="960"/>The Gilas Pilipinas Women celebrate their triumph in the gold medal game of the 2025 Southeast Asian Games, December 19, 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. POC Media</div>Also starring for Aquino was Sophia Dignadice, as the daughter of former San Miguel Beer star Yves Dignadice scattered 10 points, three steals, two assists, and a rebound, while Chack Cabinbin was steady with four markers and five assists.However, it was Dela Rosa who stood the tallest, especially in the endgame. With the Philippines clinging to a two-point lead, 72–70, following a late rally by the hosts, Dela Rosa came up with a crucial block to help Gilas regain possession with under 30 seconds remaining.Cabinbin then split her charities at the 16.9-second mark, and while Gilas regained possession, their shot clock expired, giving Thailand one final chance to force overtime with 2.6 seconds left.Unfortunately for the home crowd, Kanokwan Prajuapsook missed the potential game-tying shot at the buzzer, allowing the visitors to walk away with the gold medal and complete a sweep of the tournament. Prajuapsook finished with 15 points for the home bets, while team captain Supawadee Kunchuan and Rattyakom Udomsuk chipped in 17 and 16 markers, respectively.

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Gilas Women victorious over Thailand, secure 2025 SEAG Gold

Rom Anzures,

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Published Dec 19, 2025 07:27 PM PHT

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Updated Dec 19, 2025 09:46 PM PHT

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