00000cab a22000003a 4500 UP-1685675941123975609 Buklod 20231008011921.0 a r |||| u| ta 200205s xx d | ||r ||||| || UPVTC eng Antolihao, Lou author Rooting for the underdog spectatorship and subalternity in Philippine basketball Lou Antolihao. Quezon City Ateneo de Manila University 2010. pp. 449-480. Vol. 58, no. 4 (Dec 2010) "Basketball, "the tall man's game," is ironically the Philippines's most popular sports. The symbolic depiction of "small players" and their epic matches with bigger opponents mirrors the Filipinos' struggle against larger global forces, particularly amid colonization and underdevelopment. By looking into the celebrated Ginebra team and its throng of fans in the 1990s, this article demonstrates that basketball's popularity is hinged partly on its appeal as a subaltern spectacle. Basketball spectatorship has turned into a consuming diversion that celebrates the thrills of subversion and the possibilities of emancipation for millions of Filipinos who are burdened by everyday struggles against poverty and marginalization. Basketball Philippines. Sports spectators Philippines. Popular culture. Subalternity. Postcolonialism. Philippine studies : historical and ethnographic viewpoints 58, 4 (Dec2010). FI UPTAC UPTAC Article