Jayson Castro made his presence felt with a late game heroics as Gilas Pilipinas foiled Japan’s late rally 89-84 on Sunday in the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asian Qualifiers second window at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

Castro's running jumper and Andray Blatche's free throw in the last moments of the game saved the day for the Philippines.

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