Jema Galanza vows to give all for medal-hungry PH women’s volleyball team – rezal404

Creamline PH’s Jema Galanza. -CONTRIBUTED PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Jema Galanza vows to give her all as the Philippine women’s volleyball team tries to snap out of an 18-year medal drought in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia. The do-it-all spiker from Creamline is determined to help the national team end years of heartbreaks in her…

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After flag-bearer duty, Alyssa Valdez hopes to also bring honor to country with volleyball medal – rezal404

PHNOM PENH—Alyssa Valdez has become a constant figure in the national women’s volleyball program for five Southeast Asian Games in a row. Now, it would be nice for the Filipino volleyball celebrity to finally lead the team to a medal finish this time around. “We’re always aiming to give honor and pride to our country…

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PH men’s volleyball team ends SEA Games podium hopes, bows to Cambodia to go 0-2 – rezal404

Philippine men’s volleyball team in the SEA Games 2023. –CAMBODIA 2023 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine men’s volleyball team kissed its medal hopes goodbye as it fell to host Cambodia, 18-25, 18-25, 17-25, in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games before an ecstatic home crowd on Thursday evening at Indoor Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh. Even…

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SCHEDULE: Philippines at SEA Games 2023 volleyball

The Philippines national volleyball teams seek to return to the podium in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, which officially opens on May 5. The women’s team, bannered by skipper Alyssa Valdez, tries to end its string of heartbreaks in the regional meet with its last medal run in 2005. The Filipino…

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Coach Sergio Veloso finds consolation in PH men’s volleyball loss to Indonesia – rezal404

Philippine men’s volleyball coach Sergio Veloso during the country’s first game in the 32nd SEA Games. –CAMBODIA 2023 PHNOM PENH—Coach Sergio Veloso dismissed the agonizing defeat of the Philippine men’s national volleyball team on Wednesday at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games as a simple case of first-game jitters. “It’s the first match and the guys…

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Steve Rotter ‘excited’ to help PH return to SEA Games men’s volleyball podium – rezal404

Steve Rotter during Philippine team training ahead of the Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia. MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER MANILA, Philippines—Steve Rotter may have just arrived in the country just a few months ago but he knows what the Philippine men’s volleyball team is capable of in its bid to redeem itself in the upcoming 32nd Southeast Asian…

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After 2019 SEA Games silver lining, PH men’s volleyball dives immediately into new era – rezal404

MANILA, Philippines — The men’s national volleyball team went from making history in 2019 to being reduced to a program in disarray less than four years later. From a silver that shone like gold in the Southeast Asian Games the country hosted, the men’s squad was hit by inactivity as COVID-19 wiped out training sessions…

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Mylene Paat announces engagement to Kazakh volleyball player – rezal404

Photo from Mylene Paat’s Instagram MANILA, Philippines—Mylene Paat is now engaged to Kazakh volleyball player Sergey Rezanov. The Philippine women’s volleyball team star on Saturday made a surprising announcement that she said yes to the 28-year-old opposite spiker. “We have different countries, different times, different languages, and different colors. The important thing is that we…

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NU looks for ‘discipline’ as it awaits Finals opponent in men’s volleyball – rezal404

NU Bulldogs’ Michaelo Buddin. -UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—National University was assured of a berth in the UAAP Season 85 men’s volleyball tournament on Saturday and the Bulldogs have one thing in mind to work on right away; their discipline. After NU’s four-setter win against Ateneo, 25-11, 28-26, 16-25, 25-23, Michaelo Buddin was quick to acknowledge…

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UE tops UP in battle of also rans in men’s volleyball – rezal404

Ralph Imperial. UAAP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—University of the East edged University of the Philippines out in a tight straight-set encounter, 25-21, 25-21, 25-23, in the UAAP Season 85 men’s volleyball tournament on Wednesday at Filoil EcoOil Center in San John. In a battle of also-ran teams, UE setter Ralph Imperial kept fighting for school pride…

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