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Shakey's V-League 13th Season Open Conference
The Shakey's V-League 13th Season Open Conference was the 25th conference of the Shakey's V-League and the first conference for its 13th season. The conference commenced on May 22, 2016 with an opening ceremony at the Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan. The first games were on May 28, 2016, also at the same venue. The previous season's conference champion, PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters, and runner-up Philippine Army Lady Troopers, decided to forgo their participation in this year's Open Conference. There were eight (8) competing teams for this conference: NU Lady Bulldogs, UP Lady Maroons, Pocari Sweat, Team Laoag, Team Baguio, Team Iriga, Bali Pure and Philippine Air Force Air Spikers. ABS-CBN Sports+Action is covering the games live on television. Participating teams Team's Line-ups Format *Preliminaries :*Single round robin preliminary *Semifinals :*Top four teams after preliminary round will enter semifinal round :*Best-of-three series *Finals :*Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakey's V-League
The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is a women's professional volleyball league in the Philippines organized by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. The league began in 2004 as the Shakey's V-League, a women's collegiate league. Since 2011, the league became open to participation of corporate clubs and other non-collegiate teams. The Spikers' Turf has served as the men's counterpart of the league. History Shakey's V-League (2004–2016) The Premier Volleyball League was established in 2004 as the Shakey's V-League by Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. led by Jun Bernardino, Ricky Palou, Moying Martelino, and Rhea Navarro who were businessmen previously known for being men's basketball patrons. The Shakey's V-League was initially an inter-collegiate women's league with teams from the UAAP, NCAA, CESAFI among others playing in the league. The league's establishment was in cooperation with Shakey's Pizza (Philippines) which was the league's title sponsor until 2016. Prior t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Air Force
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) ( tgl, Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas, , Army of the Air of the Philippines) ( es, Ejército Aérea del Filipinas, , Ejército de la Aérea de la Filipinas) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Initially formed as part of the Philippine Army (Philippine Army Air Corps), the PAF is responsible for both defending the Philippine airspace, and conducting aerial operations throughout the Philippines, such as close air support operations, combat air patrols, aerial reconnaissance missions, airlift operations, helicopter tactical operations and aerial humanitarian operations. The PAF is headquartered at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay, and is headed by the Chief of the Air Force, who also serves as the branch's highest-ranking military officer. History Philippine Commonwealth and Independence Early years and World War II The forerunners of the Philippine Air Force was the Philippine Militia, otherwise known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isa Molde
Maria Lina Isabel "Isa" Molde is a Filipino volleyball player playing for the Choco Mucho Flying Titans Volleyball Team in the Premiere Volleyball League (PVL). Career Molde was a member of the U17 Philippines national women's volleyball team in 2014, the Under-17 team finished 7th among 13 teams in the 2014 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship. It defeated Australia and India while losing to China in straight sets in the Group C stage. In the Qualifying Round, it lost to Thailand while winning against New Zealand in 4 sets. In the Quarterfinals, it lost to South Korea. In the 5th–8th place playoffs, it lost to Kazakhstan in 5 sets. In the 7th place game, it won against New Zealand again. She joined the UP Lady Maroons for the UAAP Season 78 volleyball tournaments. Molde was the first ever Lady Maroon to bag the "Rookie of the Year" Award. She also played with the Lady Maroons for the UAAP Season 79 volleyball tournaments where they finished 5th place. In the 2015 Shakey's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathy Bersola
Katherine Adrielle "Kathy" Reyes Bersola (born March 18, 1996) is a Filipino volleyball athlete. She played with the University of the Philippines - UP Lady Maroons Volleyball Team. Bersola holds a degree in Sports Science with summa cum laude honors from UP Diliman and later admitted at UP College of Medicine. Career Bersola played with UP Lady Maroons Volleyball Team from UAAP Season 75 to UAAP Season 79, being team captain of the UP Lady Maroons Volleyball Team for UAAP Season 78. Bersola finished with an average of 1.18 and graduated in 2017 with a degree of Bachelor of Sports Science from the College of Human Kinetics in the University of the Philippines. She is among that year's 36 summa cum laude graduates from the institution. University of the Philippines Lady Fighting Maroon volleybelle is the first summa cum laude graduate from the College of Human Kinetics. She was selected ABS-CBN Sports Player of the Week on March 27, 2017, and Philips Gold–PVL Press Corps P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Power Smashers
The Power Smashers was a professional women's volleyball team that played in the Premier Volleyball League. The team was owned by the city government of Laoag. History The team debuted in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) in the 1st season reinforced conference (April 30, 2017). Name changes * Laoag Power Smashers (2016) * Power Smashers (2017) Roster * ''until end of 2017 season'' Coaching staff * Head coach: Ernesto Pamilar * Assistant coach(es): Alegro Carpio Ariel dela Cruz Team Staff * Team Manager: * Team Trainer: Roberto Javier Medical Staff * Team Physician: * Physical Therapist: Previous roster Coaching staff * Head coach: Ernesto Pamilar * Assistant coach(s): Alegro Carpio Team Staff * Team Manager: * Team Trainer: Roberto Javier Medical Staff * Team Physician: * Physical Therapist: Ariel dela Cruz Coaching staff * Head coach: Ernesto Pamilar * Assistant coach(s): Alegro Carpio Team Staff * Team Manager: * Team Utility: Medic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michele Gumabao
Michele Theresa Imperial Gumabao (; born September 2, 1992) is a Filipino volleyball player and beauty pageant titleholder. She is currently signed to the Creamline Cool Smashers of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL), and has previously played for teams in the Philippine Super Liga (PSL). She was named "Best Opposite Spiker" five times in her professional career and was the Finals in the 2016 Shakey's V-League Reinforced Conference. She played collegiate volleyball for the De La Salle Lady Spikers, winning the UAAP title three consecutive times. She was named "Best Blocker" twice and as co-captain of the team, she was named Finals MVP in her last season. She has appeared on television as a sports analyst, and was a celebrity housemate in '' Pinoy Big Brother: All In'' (2014), where she lasted for 57 days. She also ventured into beauty pageants. She was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Globe in 2018, and represented the Philippines at Miss Globe later that year, placing in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy Ahomiro
Rongomaipapa Amy Ahomiro (born ) is a professional volleyball player from New Zealand. Personal life Ahomiro was born in Tauranga, New Zealand on 1 May 1992, she was a high school graduate of Brent International School in Manila, Philippines where she moved with her family when she was 14, and graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University in 2015 after finishing an AB Communication course. Career She played the sport of volleyball in the Philippines, as a member of the Ateneo de Manila University women's varsity volleyball team, the Ateneo Lady Eagles. Her stint with the Ateneo Lady Eagles was very fruitful. She won the Finals Most Valuable Player award and her team the Ateneo Lady Eagles won the title of the UAAP Season 77 (2014-15) women's volleyball tournament. She joined the club BaliPure Purest Water Defenders The BaliPure Purest Water Defenders are a professional volleyball club sponsored by Balibago Waterworks System, Inc. playing in the Premier Volleyball League (for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella De Jesus
Jorella Marie "Ella" de Jesus (born August 17, 1993) is a Filipino volleyball player. She was a member of the Ateneo de Manila University, Ateneo de Manila University's Ateneo Lady Eagles volleyball team, collegiate varsity team from 2011-2015, and also of the 2015 Philippines U23 national team. She played for PLDT Home Telpad Turbo Boosters, PLDT Home Ultera Fast Hitters as a Libero for the 2015 season. Personal life De Jesus was born on August 17, 1993 in Manila, Philippines. She studied at the Ateneo de Manila University in college and finished with an AB Psychology degree. Career Ella was a former Best Spiker and Best Blocker on her high school years. After graduating high school, she studied at Ateneo de Manila University and was a varsity player of the Ateneo Lady Blue Spikers, Women's volleyball team alongside the "Fab five". After the Fab five's departure, she won her first and second championship in the UAAP (Season 76 & 77). De Jesus played with the Philippines women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denden Lazaro
Dennise Michelle "Denden" Garcia Lazaro-Revilla (born January 21, 1992) is a Filipina professional volleyball player. Lazaro is a member of the Philippines women's national volleyball team. She is known as the libero and Ateneo Lady Eagles' Iron Eagle. Personal life She was born on January 21, 1992, in Metro Manila. She attended high school at Colegio San Agustin – Makati and completed her BS Biology degree at the Ateneo de Manila University in 2015. After graduation, Lazaro entered medical school at the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health. However, by the end of 2016, it was reported that Lazaro filed a leave of absence from her schooling to resume her volleyball career. Lazaro married basketball player LA Revilla on January 27, 2020. Career Lazaro was the Libero for the Youth U16 Girl's national team that ranked seventh in the 2008 Asian Youth Girls U16 Championships. She was member of the 2009 Palarong Pambansa NCR Girls Secondary Division team. During her colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jem Ferrer
Jamenea "Jem" Ferrer is a Filipina volleyball player. She was a 3-time UAAP best setter awardee while playing for the Ateneo university Lady Eagles volleyball team. She was a member of Fab 5 together with Dzi Gervacio, Fille Cainglet–Cayetano, Gretchen Ho and A Nacachi. Career Ferrer won the UAAP Best Setter awards three times when she won the award in the 2009-2010 Season 72, 2010-2011 Season 73 and the 2012-2013 Season 75. She was the 2011 Shakey's V-League Season 8 1st Conference Finals Most Valuable Player, after guiding her team to the league championship. She began her professional career in the Philippine Super Liga, where she was the fifth overall draft pick for the PLDT Home TVolution Power Attackers. She played for the Shakey's V-League sister team - the PLDT Home Telpad Turbo Boosters. Clubs * Ateneo Lady Eagles (2009–2012) * Smart-Maynilad Net Spikers (2013) * PLDT (2013–2014) * PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters (2014–2015) * BaliPure Purest Water ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charo Soriano
Maria Rosario "Charo" Soriano (born October 14, 1985) is a Filipino volleyball player, coach, and politician. Soriano is one of the founders of Beach Volleyball Republic, an outdoor volleyball tournament, and a board member of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation. She also serves as a Sangguniang Bayan, city councilor of Tuguegarao since 2022. Volleyball career During her collegiate playing career for the Ateneo Blue Eagles, Ateneo Lady Eagles, she played indoor and beach volleyball. After playing With the Ateneo Lady Eagles from 2003 to 2008, she worked as assistant coach for this team from 2012 to 2014. Soriano won with this team the Shakey's V-League Season 8, 1st Conference as head coach. In 2013, she played for the Smart Maynilad Net Spikers in the Shakey's V-League Soriano joined PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters from the Shakey's V-League, for the Shakey's V-League 11th Season Open Conference, 2014 Shakey's V-League 11th Season Open Conference and the Shakey's V- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dzi Gervacio
Angeline Marie Gervacio, also known as Dzi Gervacio, is a Filipino volleyball player. She is a former Ateneo Lady Eagles player and plays for the Petro Gazz Angels. She is known as the Queen of Jump Serve. Career Gervacio won the WNCAA Juniors Division Best Attacker award in 2006 and 2007. After completing her undergraduate studies at the Ateneo de Manila University and her UAAP career in March 2013, ending the Fab 5 era, Gervacio began her law studies at the same university. On October 22, 2014, Gervacio joined Foton Tornadoes in the 2014 Grand Prix conference of the Philippine Super Liga (PSL) as a last-minute replacement for the injured attacker Joey Torrijos. She clarified that her participation with the Tornadoes would limited expected to miss some games as the tournament progresses because of her school schedule. During the 2015 PSL All-Filipino Conference, Gervacio suffered an injury in her left knee and taken to the Makati Medical Center while playing for Foton against P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
