Alas Pilipinas can shine the light on a new era for Philippine women's volleyball in a historic and titanic showdown against Vietnam in the 2025 AVC Nations Cup Finals.
Alas Pilipinas are on the brink of making volleyball history — and the stakes have never been higher.
The Philippines shoots for its first-ever AVC-sanctioned gold medal when it faces host Vietnam in the 2025 AVC Challenge Cup Finals on Saturday, June 14, at 9:00 p.m. (Manila time) in Hanoi.
The guaranteed silver finish is already unprecedented for the Filipinas, but a victory would mark something far more significant: the end of a 32-year gold medal drought in Philippine women’s volleyball.
The last time a Philippine national team topped a podium was way back in the 1993 Southeast Asian Games — a time when none of the current Alas players had even been born.
But the rewards don’t stop there.
Should the Philippines pull off the upset over ASEAN powerhouse Vietnam, it will also secure a berth to the 2026 Asian Women’s Volleyball Championship — a crucial gateway for qualification to the 2027 FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Championship and ultimately, a chance to fight for a spot in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Already breaking ground with every match, Alas Pilipinas now stand one win away from volleyball immortality.
A core group led by Jia De Guzman, Angel Canino, and Eya Laure, plus the additions of Bella Belen, Alyssa Solomon, and Shaina Nitura, Alas Pilipinas can shuffle some order in Asian volleyball by scoring the arguably the country’s biggest win.
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