Published June 28, 2021, 12:24 PM
The bubble training of professional volleyball team Perlas Spikers in Baguio has been temporarily suspended after eight players tested positive of COVID-19.
Premier Volleyball League (PVL) commissioner Tony Liao confirmed this Monday, June 28, following reports circulating on social media.
The eight players are now in quarantine and isolated from the rest of the team pending the next RT-PCR results that will come out on July 6.
Liao said the team can still join the upcoming Open Conference scheduled on July 17 in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte depending on how many players are available to compete.
A team needs at least nine players to compete in the conference.
Published May 6, 2021, 1:46 PM
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 few years ago.
In a letter addressed to FIVB President Dr. Ary Graca dated May 4, Romasanta said he is following up their previous letters including the most recent last January requesting the same thing.
“The LVPI was able to comply and honor its obligation commensurate to a perfected contract in which we deemed proper to rectify the injustice done to LVPI by FIVB. The non-refund of FIVB… will further add to the unfairness we suffered in supporting the programs in upgrading Philippines volleyball as well as AVC and FIVB events,” Romasanta wrote.
Published May 4, 2021, 1:52 PM
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, former national team member Leila Barros, who was once the darling of the crowd when the Brazilian women’s team played in the FIVB Grand Prix that the country hosted a couple of decades ago.
“Leila once told me that if ever it struck my mind to move elsewhere, I should be moving to the Philippines,” Souza de Brito said in an interview with the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF).
Published May 3, 2021, 3:42 PM
Photo from Jorge Edson Souza de Brito’s Facebook page
The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) has granted the Philippine National Volleyball Federation’s (PNVF) request for a Brazilian coach for the national women’s team by appointing Olympic gold medalist Jorge Edson Souza de Brito to the post.
PNVF President Tats Suzara said Souza de Brito will work with PH women’s team mentor Odjie Mamon for two years upon his arrival in June or July with the FIVB subsidizing his salary.
“We are thankful for the FIVB’s quick response to our request and we are more thankful that the federation picked an excellent man for the job,” Suzara said in a statement.
Published May 2, 2021, 4:25 PM
Veteran setter Jia Morado remains committed to play for flag and country despite missing last week’s tryouts at the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority due to health concerns brought by the pandemic.
In a statement released on her social media, Morado has asked for understanding that her failure to take part in the proceedings “does not reflect any disinterest or lack of commitment to join the national team.”
“As I have willingly committed myself and served the team these past few years, I am willing to do so again should the opportunity present itself and the circumstances be better,” Morado wrote.