RP has 3 Jones Cup titles

The Philippines has won the R. William Jones Cup thrice since its inception in 1977 and held annually in Taipei, Taiwan. It's a far second from the US, which holds 14 titles and is currently the defending champion. The Chinese Taipei team is in third spot with two titles. Australia, Canada, Germany, Mexico, New Zealand, South Korea and Sweden have one title each. According to an article posted at en.wikipedia.org, San Miguel-Philippines won the first title in 1981 followed by another San Miguel-Philippine team in 1985. The last Filipino team to triumph in the tournament was the Philippine Centennial team in 1998. The first San Miguel to win the Jones Cup included Americans who were naturalized as Filipiono and Filipino-Americans, among them Willie Pearson, Dennis Still, Jeff Moore, and National Basketball Association (NBA) player Ricardo Brown under the tutelage mentor Ron Jacobs. With the inclusion of sweet-shooting Allan Caidic, the San Miguel team once again won the title five years later. Some of the players who composed the Centennial team were Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) superstars Allan Caidic, Jojo Lastimosa, Olsen Racela, Johnny Abarrientos, Jeff Cariaso, Kenneth Duremdes, Alvin Patrimonio, Andy Seigle, Marlou Aquino, and Dennis Espino. Since 1977, the tournament which was named after one of the founders of the Federation Internationale de Basketball Amateur (FIBA) Renato William Jones, was held yearly except in 1979 and 1983. The 1983 edition was cancelled due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) scare. This year's edition of the tournament, the 29th, will be held from July 2 to 17 at Sinjhuang Stadium teams from Taiwan, Qatar, Jordan, Lebanon, Iran, Japan, Korea, Kazakhstan, Philippines trying to dislodge the United States as defending champion in the men's event. The women's event will be participated by Taiwan White Team, Taiwan Blue Team, New Zealand, Australia, Russia, Japan, South Korea, and the USA. - GMANews.TV