Sisi Rondina (Photo from PNVF) The Philippine men’s and women’s beach volleyball teams seek to improve their bids for Tokyo Olympics berths when they compete in the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Continental Cup set June 18 to 19. The teams left for Nakhon Phathom province last Sunday for...
Player also slapped with two-game ban In a screen grab, Serbian player Sanja Djurdjevic was caught making "slanty eyes" during their match against Thailand in the FIVB Volleyball Women’s Nations League last week. The FIVB Disciplinary Panel Sub-Committee slapped Serbian Sanja Djurdjevic with a...
Screenshot from the Serbia-Thailand game Serbia’s volleyball federation issued a public apology Wednesday, June 2, following a controversy involving one of its players making a racist gesture during their match against Thailand in the FIVB Volleyball Women’s Nations League in Rimini, Italy. In...
The overwhelming response of fans and players touched the hearts of Kerwin Francisco and his friends after their TikTok video of playing volleyball in a remote place went viral more than a week ago. The video, which showed some of Francisco’s friends playing barefooted on rough soil and...
Pampanga Governor Dennis Pineda (center) and Bases Conversion and Development Authority Vice President Arrey Perez (right) meet with Philippine National Volleyball Federation President Ramon “Tats” Suzara. (From PNVF) Renovations are already ongoing at the San Fernando Convention Center as the...
The Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) announced Saturday, May 15, that it has given the Philippines the go signal to host the 21 st Asian Senior Women’s Championships. The top-tier tournament is scheduled Aug. 29 to Sept. 5 with the main venue at the Angeles University Foundation Sports and...
The PLDT Home Fibr Hitters hope their 14-day bubble camp at Splendido Hotel in Alfonso, Tagaytay would make up for lost training sessions due to health restrictions brought by the pandemic. The Games and Amusements Board (GAB) recently cleared the team to hold a camp under a bubble-type setting,...
Alyssa Valdez (Photo from PVL) Is the Philippine National Volleyball Federation Inc. (PNVF) giving a chance to Alyssa Valdez and other players who failed to attend last month’s tryouts for the national women’s team? It appears so as the 20-athlete women’s pool has yet to be completed with...
Photo from PNVF All 16 players who attended last month’s tryouts are included in the women’s national pool following the Philippine National Volleyball Federation Inc (PNVF) announcement Wednesday, May 13. The list included 2019 Southeast Asian Games team members Mylene Paat, Eya Laure, Aby...
Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas Inc. (LVPI) President Joey Romasanta reiterated their demand to the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) to refund the $80,000 the association incurred relative to the conditions set in exchange for their full recognition to the sport’s world governing body a...
Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) President Tats Suzara hopes the composition of the national teams will be finalized this week to move forward with their preparations for two important tournaments this year. Sazara said he has tasked coaches Odjie Mamon and Dante Alinsunurin to...
Photo from coach Jorge Edson Souza de Brito's Facebook page Jorge Edson Souza de Brito already got a sense of the country’s passion for volleyball when he joins the national women’s team coaching staff in July. The 54-year-old Brazilian mentor said he heard many things from a dear friend,...
