MANILA, Philippines — THE Gilas Pilipinas boys are not heading to the FIBA U-17 Basketball World Cup scheduled from June 29 to July 7 in Istanbul, Turkey blindfolded.

"When we say we are going up against the best, we are going up against the best," said head coach Josh Reyes in Tuesday's Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex.

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