Philip Manalang (born March 1, 1997) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the

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of the

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(MPBL). Manalang played for the

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(NU) Bullpups in high school, before moving to the

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afterwards. He played for the

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in his college years. Manalang entered regional basketball in 2019 as he joined the

Basilan Steel The Basilan Starhorse, previously known as Basilan Viva Portmasters, is a Filipino professional basketball team based in Lamitan, Basilan. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's South D ...

of the

. He then moved to the

Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards The Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards (shortened as NERV) are a Filipino professional basketball team based in Palayan, Nueva Ecija. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. The ...

in 2022 for two seasons before moving to the

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in 2024 and the

in 2025.

Career

High school and college career

In high school, Manalang played for the NU Bullpups. He last played for the Bullpups during

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in 2015, after which he was released by NU. He then moved to the

, where he would go on to play until

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in 2019.

Basilan Steel

After his Manalang's college career ended, he joined the regional

of the

. On March 14, 2021, during the PBA season 46 draft, Manalang was selected by the

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in the fifth round with the 50th pick. He didn't get an offer from the team and thus became an unrestricted free agent. As the now-Basilan Peace Riders moved to the

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, so did Manalang, marking his first professional stint. He then won his first league championship after Basilan won the 2021 VisMin 1st Conference. Manalang then became part of the AICC Manila team that won

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's Subic Championship, itself composed of Basilan Peace Riders players. Basilan was then invited to compete in the

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and made the finals against the

. The game went into overtime and was tied while approaching its end. Manalang didn't score once until the final possession with 1.9 seconds remaining. He received the ball from

Michael Juico Michael Vincent Galang Juico (born September 24, 1989) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Pangasinan Heatwaves franchise of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) and Pilipinas Super League (PSL). He was drafted 3 ...

and attempted a three-point shot. He made the shot and by 83–80, Basilan won the tournament. Manalang was awarded the Finals MVP nod.

Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards (2022–2023)

In 2022, he moved to the Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards franchise. He first played for the team in the

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. He later played in the

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, becoming part of the

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. In 2022, he won two championships with Nueva Ecija.

Parañaque Patriots (2024)

After two years with the Nueva Ecija franchise, he moved to the

for the

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Ilagan Isabela Cowboys (2025–present)

After one year in Parañaque he moved to the

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for the following

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Career statistics

MPBL

Season-by-season averages

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Basilan Basilan, officially the Province of Basilan (; ; ; ), is an island province of the Philippines located primarily in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region. Basilan Island is the largest and northernmost of the major islands of the Sulu Archipelago ...

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Nueva Ecija Nueva Ecija, officially the Province of Nueva Ecija ( ; ; ; ), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Its capital is the city of Palayan, while Cabanatuan, its former capital, is the largest Local gove ...

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Parañaque Parañaque, officially the City of Parañaque (, ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of ...

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References

External links

1997 births Living people 21st-century Filipino sportsmen Filipino men's basketball players Basilan Starhorse players Ilagan Isabela Cowboys players Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards players Parañaque Patriots players UE Red Warriors basketball players {{DEFAULTSORT:Manalang, Philip