The Philippines women's national volleyball team represents the Philippines in international

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competitions and friendly matches, governed by the

Philippine National Volleyball Federation The Philippine National Volleyball Federation Inc. (PNVF), also known as Volleyball Philippines, is the national sport association for volleyball in the Philippines. It is recognized by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), the Asian Volley ...

since 2021. Philippines' highest achievement was qualifying for and competing at the

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in the 1974 edition, where they finished at 18th place.

History

The Philippine national team was formerly organized and sanctioned by the Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF), originally known as the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation (PAVA) from 1961 to 2003. The team was a regional powerhouse in

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, having won gold medals at the

1977 Events January * January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a n ...

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

and

1993 The United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly of the United Nations designated 1993 as: * International Year for the World's Indigenous People The year 1993 in the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands had only 364 days, since its ...

editions of the Southeast Asian Games. The Philippines also had its first and only FIVB Volleyball World Championship participation in

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; ...

. The national team had its last gold medal finish at the Southeast Asian Games under Russian-Latvian head coach

Staņislavs Lugailo Stanislav Lugailo (; 1 January 1938 – 11 April 2021) was a Ukrainian volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics. In 1964, he was a squad member of the Soviet team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tou ...

, who was part of the

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men's national team that won gold at the

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and was hired to lead the team in 1990. He further guided the team to a bronze medal finish at the

1991 Southeast Asian Games The 1991 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 16th Southeast Asian Games, were a multi-sport event held in Manila, the Philippines, from 24 November to 5 December 1991, with 28 sports featured in the games. This was the second time th ...

. The team later had a training camp in Japan in 1992, where it played games against Japanese volleyball clubs. Lyugailo led the national team to win another gold medal finish at the Southeast Asian Games in

after defeating defending champions

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in the final. Thailand would later defeat the Philippines in the next gold medal match in the Games'

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

edition. The Philippines failed to duplicate its gold medal games for the next editions of the Southeast Asian Games, with Thailand establishing dominance in women's volleyball in the region. The Philippine national team did not see international play after the 2005 edition of the

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and the

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. They won a bronze medal at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games. They would make a comeback at the Asian Championships in 2013 and at the Southeast Asian Games in 2015 respectively. In 2014, the PVF lost recognition by the

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after a leadership crisis. The

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(FIVB) recognized the Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, Inc. (LVPI) as its provisional member in 2015, effectively taking over the PVF's mandate. The LVPI was allowed to send and organize national volleyball teams, including the women's team, to FIVB tournaments in the next few years. After failing to get a podium finish at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, it was decided that the national team coached by Roger Gorayeb would be disbanded. However, it was later decided that Gorayeb would remain as coach of the national team's participation in another tournament, the 2015 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup. The team was without many of its players that played in the Southeast Asian Games and finished last out of six teams. In 2021, the

(PNVF) was formed and was given full FIVB membership, replacing the LVPI as the volleyball federation for volleyball in the Philippines. The Philippines secured their first ever podium finish in an AVC tournament when they finished as third placers in the 2024 AVC Women's Challenge Cup, which was hosted by Manila. They progressed further at the

2025 AVC Women's Volleyball Nations Cup The 2025 AVC Women's Volleyball Nations Cup was the first of the newly rebranded AVC Women's Volleyball Nations Cup, and sixth overall edition of the formerly known AVC Women's Challenge Cup, an annual international volleyball tournament organize ...

losing to host Vietnam in the final. However this feat is the first-ever finals appearance in an AVC-sanctioned tournament for a Philippine volleyball team (men's or women's) with their finals appearance in a tournament was back at the

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Team image

Names

In 2013, the national team was called "Bomberinas" or "V-Belles". Bomberinas derives from some selections came from Cagayan Valley Bomberinas, and "V-Belles" came from a

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selection represented the country in the 2014 FIVB Women's World Championship qualifier. The most well-known preceding moniker for the women's team, ''Amihan'', was short-lived. It has a literal meaning of a

northeast monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscill ...

, a common season in the Philippines. It could also mean the famous Filipino methodological figure with the same name, considered to be the genderless God of the Wind. Iw was adopted in 2015 when the national team was still under the Philippine Volleyball Federation and team sponsor PLDT Inc. Due to the Philippine Volleyball Federation leadership issue and the formation of its successor, Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, the monicker and the initial pool the PVF built for the

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was later disbanded. The Philippine women's national team is known by their moniker "''Alas Pilipinas''", with Alas meaning "Ace" in Filipino. The nickname is an official designation by the

in partnership with sponsor

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. Adopted on May 15, 2024, the moniker is shared with all national indoor and beach volleyball teams of the Philippines, including the youth teams.

Colors

Like most Philippine national teams, the national colors of blue, white, and red have been used in national team uniforms throughout history. Aside from the usual colors that don the Philippine jersey, the team has also bannered black-colored jerseys, notably during the

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, and the 2022 national team season ( 2022 AVC Cup for Women, 2022 ASEAN Grand Prix). Depending on the opponent, the red or blue-colored uniforms can be their light or dark uniforms, while their white-colored jerseys are their default light-colored shirts when worn.

Results

FIVB-sanctioned tournaments

Other regional tournaments

FIVB Senior World Ranking

The new calculation method of the

FIVB Senior World Rankings The FIVB Senior World Rankings is a ranking system for men's and women's national teams in volleyball. The teams of the member nations of Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), volleyball's world governing body, are ranked based on their ...

started on January 1, 2019, granted all nations automatic world ranking (WR) 100 points, in addition to the score from the previous FIVB World Ranking. The new calculation provides that any inactive nation every January 1 will lose 50 WR points for the next year. An inactive team reaching a WR score of less than 20 WR points will be removed from the ranking list. Due to inactivity or non-participation in annual FIVB-sanctioned events since 2019, the Philippines lost 100 WR points and was removed from the world rankings. The Philippine women's national volleyball team became active again in an FIVB-sanctioned event during the 2023 AVC Women's Challenge Cup, hence their reinstatement in the world rankings with 50 WR points.

Annual rankings

Summary of competitions

The following table shows the summary of competitions of the Philippines women's national volleyball team in every FIVB-sanctioned event, where it shows the team's standings, results, and the changes in their world ranking score before and after the competition. ;Note: :

Fixtures and results

;2025 results

Competition record

FIVB Volleyball World Championship

FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup

Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

Asian Women's Volleyball Cup

AVC Women's Volleyball Nations Cup

Asian Games

Asian Games: Nine-a-side

Southeast Asian Games

SEA V.League

Other Tournaments

Team

Current squad

The following is the team's roster for the

. The following persons were assigned by the

as part of the coaching staff.

Former squads

2014 FIVB Women's World Championship qualification (AVC-Southeastern Zonal)

* Đà Lạt 2013 *:(1) Rubie De Leon C, (2)

Alyja Daphne Santiago , commonly known as Jaja Santiago, is a Philippine-born Japanese volleyball player who plays for JT Marvelous of Japan's V.League. Career College Santiago, then an incoming freshman student entering the National University (NU) in Manila, rec ...

, (3) Suzanne Roces, (4) Iari Yongco, (5) Maria Paulina Soriano, (7) Maika Angela Ortiz, (10) Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan, (11) Myla Pablo, (12)

Jennylyn Reyes Jennylyn Reyes (born January 12, 1991) is a Philippines, Filipino volleyball athlete who competed with PSL All Stars, PSL Manila in the 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship, 2016 FIVB Club World Championship. Career Reyes played ...

L, (14) Angelique Beatrice Dionela L, (16)

Aleona Denise Santiago Aleona Denise "Dindin" Antonio Santiago-Manabat (born September 26, 1993) is a Filipino volleyball player. She played in the UAAP during her collegiate years for the NU Lady Bulldogs and started her professional career in the Philippine Super ...

*Head coach: Roger Gorayeb

2006 FIVB Women's World Championship AVC Qualification

* Thailand 2006 *:(1) Rubie De Leon, (3) Ruby May Rovira, (4) Marietta Carolino, (6) Johanna Carpio, (7) Cristina Salak, C (8) Roxanne Pimentel, (9) Michelle Carolino, (10) Maureen Penetrante, (11) Cherry Rose Macatangay, (12) Patricia Siatan, (14) Monica Aleta, L (16) Shermain Miles Penano. *Head coach: Ramil De Jesus

2024 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup

The following persons were assigned by the

as part of the coaching staff.

2018 Asian Games

Coaching staff * Head Coach:
Cesael delos Santos * Assistant Coach(s):
Emilio Reyes Jr.
Brian Esquibel Team staff * Team Manager: * Team Utility: Medical staff * Team Physician: * Physical Therapist/Trainer:

2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

The following persons were assigned by the

as part of the coaching staff.

2017 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

Coaching staff * Head Coach:

Francis Vicente Francis John Patrick Vicente is a Filipino volleyball coach. He was the head coach of the Philippines women's national volleyball team in 2017. He also mentored the women's collegiate team of the National University Bulldogs 2010 - 2013 and Univ ...

* Assistant Coach(s):
Brian Esquibel
Zenaida Chavez Team staff * Team Manager:
Danilo E. Ignacio * Team Utility: Medical staff * Team Physician:
Raul Alcantara * Physical Therapist/Trainer:
Ronald Dulay
Emilio Reyes

2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

Coaching staff * Head Coach:
Sinfronio "Sammy" Acaylar ( CIG) * Assistant Coach(s):
Francis Vicente ( PHG)
Rosemarie Prochina ( MNT)
Benson Bocboc ( SHP) Team Staff * Team Manager: * Team Utility: Medical Staff * Team Physician: * Physical Therapist:
Marie Ong

2013 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

Coaching staff * Head Coach:
Ernesto Pamilar * Assistant Coach:
Norman Miguel Team staff * Team Manager: * Team Utility: Medical staff * Team Physician: * Physical Therapist:

2022 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup

The following persons were assigned by the

as part of the coaching staff.

2018 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup

Coaching staff * Head Coach:
Cesael delos Santos * Assistant Coach(s):
Erickson Ramos Team staff * Team Manager: * Team Utility: Medical staff * Team Physician: * Physical Therapist/Trainer:

2024 AVC Challenge Cup

The following persons were assigned by the

as part of the coaching staff.

2023 AVC Challenge Cup

The following persons were assigned by the

as part of the coaching staff.

2023 Southeast Asian Games

The following persons were assigned by the

as part of the coaching staff.

2021 Southeast Asian Games

The following persons were assigned by the

as part of the coaching staff.

2019 Southeast Asian Games

Coaching staff * Head Coach:
Cesael delos Santos * Assistant Coach(s):
Erickson Ramos Team staff * Team Manager: * Team Utility: Medical staff * Team Physician: * Physical Therapist/Trainer:

2017 Southeast Asian Games

Coaching staff * Head Coach:

2015 Southeast Asian Games

Coaching staff * Head Coach:
Roger Gorayeb * Assistant Coach(s):
Anusorn Bundit
Aiza Maizo-Pontillas Team staff * Team Manager: * Team Utility: Medical staff * Team Physician: * Physical Therapist:

1983 Southeast Asian Games

* Singapore 1983 — Silver medal *:Lita Dela Cruz, Grace R. Antigua, Julie Dela Cruz, Thelma Barina, Josefina Paulita, Josefin Maranga, Ma. Lourdes Jao, Violeta Rastullo, Noraida Lorosa, Arlene Apostol, Ofelia Tamonan, Lynette Amancio

2024 SEA Women's V.League

=First Leg

= The following persons were assigned by the

as part of the coaching staff.

=Second Leg

= The following persons were assigned by the

as part of the coaching staff.

2023 SEA Women's V.League

=First Leg

= The following persons were assigned by the

as part of the coaching staff.

=Second Leg

= The following persons were assigned by the

as part of the coaching staff.

2022 ASEAN Grand Prix

The following persons were assigned by the

as part of the coaching staff.

2019 ASEAN Grand Prix

=First leg

= Coaching staff * Head Coach:
Cesael delos Santos * Assistant Coach(s):
Erickson Ramos Team staff * Team Manager: * Team Utility: Medical staff * Team Physician: * Physical Therapist/Trainer:

=Second leg

= Coaching staff * Head Coach:
Cesael delos Santos * Assistant Coach(s):
Erickson Ramos
Emilio Reyes Jr
Brian Esquildel Team staff * Team Manager: * Team Utility: Medical staff * Team Physician: * Physical Therapist/Trainer: Clarence Estban

2015 VTV Cup

Coaching staff * Head Coach:
Roger Gorayeb * Assistant Coach(s):
Nes Pamilar
Parley Tupas

Youth teams

Team captains

The following players served as team captains of the senior national team: * Cristina Salak – 2005–2006 * Angeli Tabaquero –

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* Rubie De Leon –

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* Michele Gumabao – 2015 (2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship) * Jovelyn Gonzaga – 2015 (

) * Mika Reyes – 2017 * Aby Maraño – 2018–2021 * Alyssa Valdez – 2023 (Volleyball at the 2023 SEA Games – Women's tournament, 2023 SEA Games) * Aiza Maizo-Pontillas – 2023 ( 2023 AVC Women's Challenge Cup) * Camilla Lamina – 2023 (2023 SEA Women's V.League; 2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship) * Jia De Guzman – 2022; 2024–present

Coaches

The following were head coaches of the senior national team:

Former notable players

* Aby Maraño * Aiza Maizo-Pontillas * Alyssa Valdez * Angeli Tabaquero * Angelique Dionela * Arlene Apostol-Ladimo * Bernadette Burcelis * Cha Cruz-Behag * Chie Saet * Cherry Rose Macatangay * Cristina Salak * Cynthia Arceo * Denden Lazaro-Revilla * Dindin Santiago-Manabat * Elvira Garovillas * Frances Molina * Ging Balse * Grace Antigua * Grethcel Soltones * Jan Buquid * Joanna Botor * Josie Vasquez * Kalei Mau * Kath Arado * Kim Fajardo * Kim Kianna Dy * Kyla Atienza * Leonora Escolante * Liza Paglinawan * Maika Ortiz * Majoy Baron * Maureen Penetrante * Mayeth Carolino * Michele Gumabao * Michelle Carolino * Mika Reyes * Monica Aleta * Myla Pablo * Mylene Paat * Natalie Cruz * Nory Laroza * Jaja Santiago * Jeanette Panaga * Joanne Tavera-Tomacruz * Jovelyn Gonzaga * Pau Soriano * Rachel Daquis * Rhea Dimaculangan * Ria Meneses * Rosemarie Molit-Prochina * Roxanne Pimentel * Rubie De Leon * Sue Roces * Tatan Pantone, Tatan Gata-Pantone * Teresita Abundo * Thelma Barina-Rojas * Vangie de Jesus * Zenaida Ybañez-Chavez

References

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History

Team image

Names

Colors

Results

FIVB-sanctioned tournaments

Other regional tournaments

FIVB Senior World Ranking

Annual rankings

Summary of competitions

Fixtures and results

Competition record

FIVB Volleyball World Championship

FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup

Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

Asian Women's Volleyball Cup

AVC Women's Volleyball Nations Cup

Asian Games

Asian Games: Nine-a-side

Southeast Asian Games

SEA V.League

Other Tournaments

Team

Current squad

Former squads

2014 FIVB Women's World Championship qualification (AVC-Southeastern Zonal)

2006 FIVB Women's World Championship AVC Qualification

2024 FIVB Women's Volleyball Challenger Cup

2018 Asian Games

2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

2017 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

2013 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

2022 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup

2018 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup

2024 AVC Challenge Cup

2023 AVC Challenge Cup

2023 Southeast Asian Games

2021 Southeast Asian Games

2019 Southeast Asian Games

2017 Southeast Asian Games

2015 Southeast Asian Games

2005 Southeast Asian Games

2003 Southeast Asian Games

1993 Southeast Asian Games

1983 Southeast Asian Games

2024 SEA Women's V.League

=First Leg

=Second Leg

2023 SEA Women's V.League

=First Leg

=Second Leg

2022 ASEAN Grand Prix

2019 ASEAN Grand Prix

=First leg

=Second leg

2015 VTV Cup

Youth teams

Team captains

Coaches

Former notable players

See also

References