Cheers! San Miguel's Tiongson, Cahilig, Rosales, Calma celebrate first PBA title
Last Friday, Juami Tiongson, Andreas Cahilig, Kris Rosales, and JM Calma relished their first title as the San Miguel Beermen defeated TNT in Game 6 of the PBA Philippine Cup finals.
Tiongson, Cahilig, and Rosales have been in the PBA for quite a while.
Tiongson was drafted in 2014, while Rosales made his PBA debut in 2016. Cahilig, meanwhile, entered the league in 2017.
"It means more to me. Obviously, with everything I went through in my career. Baka nung nag-start ang career ko, nawala ako sa PBA," Tiongson said.
"I made it back and glory to God, and hopefully, win more championships," he added.
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Cahilig, who was also Tiongson's teammate back in Terrafirma, echoed the same sentiment.
"It feels very good, I'm very happy. It's been a hard couple of years but it finally paid out," he said.
Although Cahilig was able to play in two games only because of his hyperextended knee, the Filipino-Swedish big man said he is now more motivated after winning his first title.
"I'm very hungry to play in the finals again," he added.
Andreas Cahilig also won his first title @gmasportsph pic.twitter.com/0vU9gn0iTM — JK Carandang (@jk_carandang) July 25, 2025
Rosales, meanwhile, won his first title against his former team TNT.
"It's been like 10 years, four or five teams, so this one means a lot to me," Rosales said. "This is one of my goals in my career and I'm able to achieve it with San Miguel."
"There's a lot of stuff that I did behind the scenes to get to this point and for me to get this, it really means a lot," Rosales said, especially after revealing he almost retired during the pandemic.
"It's really dear to my heart and hopefully I can get some more."
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Kris Rosales, also a first time champion @gmasportsph pic.twitter.com/hW3roH3jAL — JK Carandang (@jk_carandang) July 25, 2025
Calma, while relatively new in the league being drafted in 2022, said this is the first trophy in his career.
"Unang-una, sobrang saya, di mo ma-express 'yung feeling, sobrang sarap," the former San Sebastian big man said.
"First time ko rin mag-champion sa career ko. Thank you sa San Miguel, binigyan ako ng opportunity 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
This is San Miguel's 30th overall title in the PBA and 11th All-Filipino trophy.
—JMB, GMA Integrated News
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