Antonio Frigoni (with glasses) is pointing his squad toward the World Championships. —CONTRIBUTED/SAVA MANILA, Philippines —Alas Pilipinas coach Angiolino Frigoni anticipates a “pretty difficult” Pool A campaign in the FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Championship 2025, but vows the men’s national volleyball team will put up a fight. The world rank No.64 Philippines was automatically seeded … Read more
FILE–Gilas Pilipinas’ Andy Gemao during a game against Indonesia in the Seaba qualifiers in Malaysia.–Photo from Malaysia Basketball Association MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas boys will miss star Andy Gemao in their Fiba U18 Asia Cup campaign starting on Monday evening (Manila time) in Amman, Jordan. The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) on Sunday revealed … Read more
Alas Pilipinas women during the FIVB Challenger Cup.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas men’s and women’s squads battle Japanese clubs in international friendlies on September 7 and 8 at Philsports Arena. The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) on Wednesday announced that it is bringing the top Japanese club teams to Manila next week as … Read more
FILE–Alas Pilipinas coach Angiolino Frigoni during the SEA VLeague first leg.–SAVA PHOTO MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas started off on the wrong foot in the SEA VLeague second leg after getting dominated by home team Indonesia, 24-26, 11-25, 15-25, on Friday at in Yogyakarta. Without star Bryan Bagunas, who suffered a knee injury in their … Read more
Alas Pilipinas men’s Buds Buddin and Kim Malabunga during the SEA VLeague first leg awarding ceremony at Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila.–LANCE AGCAOILI/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Buds Buddin and Kim Malabunga earned individual awards in Alas Pilipinas’ bronze medal finish in the SEA VLeague first leg on Sunday evening at Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Buddin, a … Read more
Alas Pilipinas men’s Bryan Bagunas. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Bryan Bagunas returned to Alas Pilipinas under the new system of Italian coach Angiolino Frigoni in the SEA VLeague and had the luxury of with young guns like Buds Buddin and Louie Ramirez backing him up. Struggling in the last two sets, Bagunas kept his … Read more
Louie Ramirez and the Alas Pilipinas men’s team in the SEA VLeague. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Louie Ramirez finally got his opportunity to play for Alas Pilipinas and he made sure to make the country–and his league NCAA–proud. With the Philippine men’s volleyball team’s main option Bryan Bagunas struggling, Ramirez joined hands with fellow … Read more
Carlos Yulo raises his fist during Team Philippines’ Heroes Parade in Manila. —Marlo Cueto/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Deafening cheers, a constant rain of confetti and throngs of merrymakers greeted the athletes who represented the country in the recently concluded Paris Olympics as a grateful nation celebrated their victory with a lively welcome parade on Wednesday afternoon. … Read more
Alas Pilipinas in the SEA VLeague second leg.–Photo from SAVA Facebook MANILA, Philippines — Alyssa Solomon, Sisi Rondina, and Jema Galanza formed a potent combo to complete Alas Pilipinas’ SEA VLeague stint with another bronze medal in the second leg on Sunday in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Down two sets to one, Galanza provided the spark … Read more
Alas Pililinas in the SEA VLeague. –Photo frkm MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas absorbed its second straight loss in the SEA VLeague Leg 2 after getting swept by Vietnam anew, 25-16, 25-20, 25-22, on Saturday in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. The Filipino Spikers’ gallant stand wasn’t enough in the last two sets, especially in the third … Read more