MANILA, Philippines-Though looking clearly dejected, Gilas Pilipinas playmaker Kiefer Ravena still found a silver lining within the Philippines' losing stand against the Dominican Republic on the 2023 Fiba World Cup's opening night on Friday. "This is a promising start [compared] to the last World Cup start that we had," Ravena said as he spared a few seconds with a pair of reporters following the 87-81 defeat at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan. "Hopefully, it gets better from this, yes?" he went on. Ravena was a member of the 2019 World Cup squad that competed in Foshan, China. That team, then coached by Yeng Guiao, dropped all of its matches and fell dead last at 3...Keep on reading: Gilas off to promising start in Fiba World Cup despite loss, says Kiefer Ravena