PNVF has cleared Alas Pilipinas Women to rejoin their clubs, while still committing to weekly national team training until the end of the PVL season.
The Alas Pilipinas Women are now free to return to their respective PVL clubs following clearance from the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF).
PNVF vice president and PVL president Ricky Palou confirmed that national federation president Ramon “Tats” Suzara has officially released the national team players back to their mother squads for the 2025 PVL Invitational and Reinforced Conferences.
“President Tats Suzara of PNVF released the players to the clubs, so they were allowed to play na. I think they had a meeting the other night, that’s when he announced na all the national team players could go back to their clubs and play,” Palou told reporters.
The current FIVB international window runs until October 15. But with no more scheduled games, Palou said there was no reason to hold the players from club competition.
"Why hold them? So sabi ni President Tats Suzara, wala nang game, so pwede nang bumalik. Why will we hold on to them if the club thinks we need them? Very accommodating si President Tats Suzara,” he added.
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Although the players will now suit up for their respective PVL teams, they are still expected to continue training with the national squad.
Alas Women for the indoor competition is comprised of Creamline's Jia De Guzman; Cignal's Vanie Gandler and Dawn Catindig; PLDT's Alleiah Malaluan and Dell Palomata; Choco Mucho's Tia Andaya and Maddie Madayag; Petro Gazz's Brooke Van Sickle and MJ Phillips; Akari's Mars Alba, Fifi Sharma, and Justine Jazareno; Capital1's Bella Belen and Leila Cruz; Chery Tiggo's Jen Nierva; ZUS Coffee's Thea Gagate; and Galeries Tower's Julia Coronel.
“Ang usapan namin is I think that the teams, they will allow the [Alas] players to train with the national team three times a week until the end of this tournament,” Palou explained.
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Palou added that the arrangement will also apply during the Reinforced Conference, which runs until the end of November. After that, the players will fully rejoin the national team training pool in preparation for the 2025 Southeast Asian Games in December.