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| Heads up to Team Amihan and Bagwis National Volleyball Teams! [Photo Credits to Ms. Bianca Frost aka Beverly Hawksworth] |
Long ago,
volleyball used to be a quiet sport in the Philippines, in a country who
patronizes Basketball and Boxing as main focus constantly eyeing to win in international competitions and in Olympics. We had
Smart Gilas Team Pilipinas that got it big on FIBA and the Philippine AZKALS
Football Team that rocked Asia and made Filipinos proud. Now, Volleyball is
rapidly winning each of our hearts. Let us give credits to the fantastic and
highly talented collegiate players of UAAP (University Athletic Association of
the Philippines) and NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association of the Philippines)
and the experienced and very skillful players of Shakey’s V-League. From these
athletic groups, our very own Volleyball National Teams: Amihan Women’s
Volleyball Team and Bagwis Men’s Volleyball Team are now in spotlight as
Filipinos were now embracing the sport in tighter grips than before. To add,
the line-ups of the players are more promising that we could pray and hope for
a brighter future for Philippine Volleyball for these national teams to achieve greater heights and make us more proud in competing internationally.
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| The prettiest volleybelle Rachel Ann Daquiz on the motorcade. [Photo Credits to Ms. Bianca Frost aka Beverly Hawksworth] |
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| Pinoy fans are the best! [Photo Credits to Ms. Bianca Frost aka Beverly Hawksworth] |
Last February
22, 2015, PLDT Ultera spearheaded their first stop in the series of events that
aims to bring the sport closer to the Filipino masses for them to meet their
National Team idols in person and also to the players to express their
gratitude on the continuous support and bringing them where they are today. Through this event, the Filipinos especially the youth would be inspired to play
and appreciate Volleyball more. With happy hearts and warm welcome they played
and interacted with the very humble players they admire and love.
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| Bagwis! [Photo Credits to Ms. Bianca Frost aka Beverly Hawksworth] |
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| Amihan! [Photo Credits to Ms. Bianca Frost aka Beverly Hawksworth] |
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| Drills and Warm-Ups by Phenom Eagle and Iron Eagle. [Photo Credits to Ms. Bianca Frost aka Beverly Hawksworth] |
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| Game with the locals. [Photo Credits to Ms. Bianca Frost aka Beverly Hawksworth] |
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| The Youth. [Photo Credits to Ms. Bianca Frost aka Beverly Hawksworth] |
This first
leg was held in General Trias, Cavite at 9am and the venue was in General Trias
Sports Complex after a motorcade attended by popular Volleyball Players like
Jen Reyes, Aiza Maizo and Peter Torres followed by drills and learning the
basics of volleyball as taught by star members of the team. There was also a
game between the two teams and the Gen. Trias citizens and the sought after
meet and greet where smiles surrounded the place as they had this chance of
meeting their favorite players in person.
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| Powerhouse. [Photo Credits to Ms. Bianca Frost aka Beverly Hawksworth] |
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| The two captains. Rivalry?! What rivalry?!!! :) [Photo Credits to Ms. Bianca Frost aka Beverly Hawksworth] |
Present in
the event were the star studded members of both Men’s and Women’s National
Volleyball Teams (Amihan and Bagwis) who shared their time and effort to impart
some of their knowledge and inspiring talk. To mention a few, what gave people
so much bliss were the presence of the icons of Philippine Volleyball today
namely Rachel Daquiz, Jovelyn Gonzaga, Mary Balse, Dindin Santiago, from the MVT Peter Torres, Howard Mojica and Mark Alfafara, and the
very famous star collegiate players of the UAAP today: AdMU’s Alyssa Valdez and
Denden Lazaro as well as DSLU’s power trio Victonara Galang, Mika Reyes and Kim
Fajardo. I love those pictures when these five girls were bonded together like
a barkada amidst the very intense rivalry of their schools in the court.
These kinds
of events are truly inspiring and empowering especially for the youth. Let us
wait for updates of when will their next legs would be. -FAF
