Former NU star and PVL no. 1 pick Bella Belen playfully warns Alas Pilipinas teammates Angel Canino and Shaina Nitura to take it easy on her Lady Bulldogs in UAAP Season 88.
Fresh off a historic silver medal with Alas Pilipinas in the 2025 AVC Women’s Volleyball Nations Cup, Bella Belen is showing love the way she knows best — through humor, wit, and a bit of kulam energy.
The National University star went viral after dropping light-hearted comments directed at her Alas Pilipinas teammates and fellow UAAP standouts Angel Canino of La Salle, and Shaina Nitura of Adamson.
While teasing them in her Instagram broadcast channel, Bella was actually celebrating her teammates' growing influence in the UAAP, especially now that she's moving on to the PVL with the Capital1 Solar Spikers.
“Dasurb pls kalmahan mo against NU sa UAAP, kukulamin talaga kitaaa hahahaha jk,” Bella joked to Canino, who clinched Best Outside Hitters honors in the AVC joust.
She took it further, referencing her tradition of braiding Canino’s hair:
“Tandaan mo Gel, ako nagb-braid ng hair mo. Every time na tinatalian kita, kumukuha ako ng hibla ng buhok mo — para madali kita ipakulam hahahaha.”
And to Nitura, who’s fast becoming a key figure in all of the UAAP with the Lady Falcons, she added:
“Ikaw, kala mo makakaligtas ka? Tandaan mo, tinalian din kita nakaraan. Alam mo na.”
While the jokes had fans laughing, the deeper context is clear: Bella Belen is honoring the talent, promise, and competitiveness of two stars who will still see action in the UAAP — in a way only she can. It’s part banter, part tribute, and all heart.
Now armed with a silver medal and the status of top overall pick in the 2025 PVL Rookie Draft, Bella Belen is ready to take on her next stage.