Joining Isabella Bandoja and Lanie Ortillo, Jade Ann Jalique, Shien Payag, and Arjhane Bolivar from Tuloy FC will embark on professional football careers abroad in Hong Kong and Cambodia.
Five members of Tuloy FC are taking a giant leap in their careers, heading overseas to play professionally and putting Philippine women’s football on the regional map.
Isabella Bandoja and Lanie Ortillo, fresh from representing the Philippines in the FIFA Futsal World Cup and the Southeast Asian Games, will suit up for TSL Football Club (TSLFC) in Hong Kong Women’s League.
Bandoja, vice-captain of the Filipina5 futsal squad, made history in November 2025 by scoring one of the Philippines’ three goals in the inaugural FIFA Women's Futsal World Cup against Argentina.
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She has been the team’s leading scorer since joining the national program in 2021 and has left her mark across multiple tournaments.
Ortillo, meanwhile, has built a reputation as a playmaker and defensive stalwart on both the futsal court and football pitch.
She has been a key contributor to Filipina5 since 2021, scoring crucial goals—including two in the 2023 Tri-Nations Cup—and anchoring the team’s defense.
Joining Bandoja and Ortillo are Jade Ann Jalique, Shien Payag, and Arjhane Bolivar, who are also bound overseas as the triowill compete for XO United in the Cambodian Women’s League.
“This moment goes beyond Tuloy FC. These players represent what is possible for Philippine women’s football. Their journeys show that locally trained Filipina athletes can compete and succeed on the international stage,” Father Rocky Evangelista, SDB, president of the Tuloy Foundation and Tuloy FC said.
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Pao Ambat earned his journalism degree from Cavite State University in 2022.
Passionate about sports from a young age, he primarily covers the NBA for One Sports, while also assisting in reporting on the PVL, PBA, UAAP, and other leagues.