Fate seemed to have other plans for Detdet Pepito, who will once again share the court with former elementary teammate and close friend Bella Belen after Capital1 picked her at No. 2 in the PVL Rookie Draft on Wednesday, June 3. “Mixed emotions. Sobrang grateful and thankful. Pinapangarap ko lang...
Standout setter Lams Lamina has been selected by the Galeries Tower Highrisers as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 PVL Rookie Draft held on Wednesday night, June 3, at the Novotel Manila. The 24-year-old Guimaras native is expected to bring the same versatility she displayed in anchoring National...
For Rain or Shine, facing Barangay Ginebra in the semifinals of PBA Commissioner’s Cup is like climbing a mountain – difficult and challenging. That’s because they are up against the league’s undisputed top crowd-drawer whose massive fan base is an envy of everyone of the league. The Elasto...
Caelan Tiongson set the tone and then Andrei Caracut put on the finishing touches as Rain or Shine ousted the Philippine Cup champions San Miguel, 113-104, to advance to the semifinals of the PBA Season 50 Commissioner’s Cup at the Ynares Center in Antipolo on Friday, May 15. Tiongson and Caracut...
CANDON, Ilocos Sur – Team Heart delivered a commanding performance in the fourth set to put away Team Hustle, 25-18, 18-25, 25-23, 25-17, in the PVL exhibition match of the 2026 Volleyball All-Star Showcase on Friday night, May 1, at a packed Candon City Arena here. Powered by MVP Bella Belen,...
CANDON, Ilocos Sur – The 2026 Volleyball All-Star Showcase blasts off Friday, May 1, promising a rare convergence of the sport’s brightest stars and bringing together the country’s finest talents for a day of elite competition, entertainment, and camaraderie at the Candon City Arena. Fans are...
Veteran Kim Kianna Dy and rookie sensation Sam Cantada get their Alas Pilipinas call-up as the team prepares for the AVC Women’s Volleyball Nations Cup slated June 6 to 14 in Candon City, Ilocos Sur. According to the PNVF list released Monday, April 27, PLDT’s Dy and potential Season 88...
Cignal’s Vanie Gandler bannered the individual awardees after clinching the Most Valuable Player award in the 2026 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference. The 25-year-old outside hitter finished fourth in scoring at the end of the semifinals -- the statistical cutoff for the highest...
Galeries Tower weathered a Bella Belen storm to eliminate Capital1, 25-16, 25-20, 30-28, and stay in contention in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference at the Filoil Ecooil Centre in San Juan City on Tuesday, March 24. The Highrisers needed three match-point chances before finally...
Former National University star Alyssa Solomon is officially taking her act to Japan after signing with the Osaka Marvelous in the Japan SV.League, her new team announced Tuesday, Sept. 16. With her move, Solomon, 23, became the fifth Filipina import to compete in the Japanese pro league next to...
From her modest start at the Palarong Pambansa to becoming a UAAP women’s volleyball sensation, Bella Belen has proven time and again that she is among the greatest to have ever played in the collegiate scene. And to further cement her remarkable legacy before she jumps into the pro scene,...
Bella Belen and Angel Canino are set to don the tricolors anew as they rejoin Alas Pilipinas for the first leg of the 2025 Southeast Asia (SEA) Women’s V.League in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand on Friday, Aug. 1. In an official release of the 16-women roster, which consists of professional and...
