SAN FELIPE, Chile — Alas Pilipinas faces a must-win showdown with Venezuela at the close of pool play on Tuesday, Aug. 11, in the FIVB Volleyball Girls U17 World Championship at Liceo Mixto San Felipe. World No. 6 Peru showed poise under fire, rising from a set down to win, 26-28, 25-22, 25-23,...
SAN FELIPE, Chile—Alas Pilipinas is finding its rhythm just as Xyz Rayco and Resty Olaguir are rediscovering their groove, taking another step toward the Round of 16 with a 27-25, 25-19, 25-16 rout of Tunisia on Saturday, Aug. 8, in the FIVB Volleyball Girls U17 World Championship. Key players in...
SAN FELIPE, Chile—A bold coaching gamble paid off and Alas Pilipinas Girls secured a milestone win for the country by subduing Mexico, 25-19, 20-25, 25-19, 25-23, on Friday, Aug. 7, their first victory in the FIVB Volleyball Girls U17 World Championship. Sacrificing frontline depth for...
Chezka Centeno made one thing clear: she simply had an off game. Centeno denied match-fixing accusations following her heartbreaking 4-1, 4-0, 1-4, 0-4, 4-0 loss to Margarita Fefilova of Belarus in the championship round of the 2026 WPA Women’s 10-Ball World Championship in Rome, Italy Thursday,...
Chezka Centeno knocked off two opponents in a single day to secure a return trip to the finals of the 2026 WPA Women’s 10-Ball World Championship in Rome, Italy on Wednesday, Aug. 5. The Zamboanga City standout first overcame Chihiro Kawahara of Japan, 4-3, 4-1, 3-4, 4-0, in the quarterfinals...
Defending champion Chezka Centeno and Rubilen Amit hurdled their respective opponents to barge into the knockout stage of the 2026 WPA Women’s 10-Ball World Championship in Rome, Italy on Monday, Aug. 3. Centeno, who seeks to become the first back-to-back champion in tournament history, first...
Rubilen Amit got back at good friend and defending champion Chezka Centeno, 4-3, 2-4, 4-2, to advance to the third round of the 2026 WPA Women’s 10-Ball World Championship in Rome, Italy on Saturday, Aug. 1. The seasoned two-time champion needed two hours and 12 minutes to overcome Centeno, the...
Defending champion Chezka Centeno and Rubilen Amit hurdled their respective opening-round assignments to set up an early blockbuster showdown in the 2026 WPA Women’s 10-Ball Championship in Rome, Italy on Friday, July 31. Fresh from capturing the world 8-ball crown just days earlier, Centeno...
A golden ticket to the pinnacle of global multisport racing is on the line as the country’s triathlon capital prepares for a historic double-header spectacle. Marking its historic 10th staging, the Century Tuna IRONMAN 70.3 Subic Bay on June 7 is doing far more than celebrating a decade of...
President Marcos graced the tournament opener of the 2025 FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Championship on Friday, Sept. 12. Marcos was among the hundreds of Filipinos witnessing the Philippine national team, Alas Pilipinas, battle with Tunisia during the game opener. In gracing the tournament, the...
Malacañang stamped its imprimatur on the country’s hosting of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship Philippines 2025 through Administrative Order (AO) 30 that directed relevant government agencies and instrumentalities to support the prestigious event set September 12 to 28. The AO,...
The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) is looking at sending the men’s national team to various foreign training camps in the coming months in preparation for its participation in the FIVB Men’s World Championships in September that the country is hosting. PNVF President Ramon...
