All eight UAAP schools now have at least one alumna who has captured a PVL MVP or Finals MVP award since the league turned pro in 2021.
From Katipunan to España, and all the way from Recto to Taft to Recto, every UAAP school has now stamped their respective mark in the PVL.
All eight universities boast at least one alumna who has climbed from college stardom to pro dominance, capturing either a PVL Finals MVP or Conference MVP.
Here’s a look at how all the teams were represented by their alumni since the PVL turned pro in 2021.
Ateneo de Manila University
The Blue Eagles boast two legends in three-time PVL MVP Alyssa Valdez, who also took home the 2022 Open Conference Finals MVP for Creamline.
Valdez is joined by her Creamline teammate Jia De Guzman, a four-time PVL Finals MVP, including the 2023 1st All-Filipino Conference.
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University of the Philippines
The Fighting Maroons are bannered by Tots Carlos, who has firmly established herself as one of the PVL’s elite. She became a three-time Conference MVP with Creamline, starting in the 2022 Open Conference and repeating the feat in the 2022 Invitational and 2023 1st All-Filipino tournaments.
Carlos also claimed Finals MVP honors in 2023, powering the Cool Smashers to the 2nd All-Filipino championship.
De La Salle University
The Lady Spikers’ batch of PVL awardees all came in the past year.
Creamline’s Michele Gumabao broke the ice, finally secured her first league MVP in the 2024 Invitational Conference.
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Erika Santos followed next, rising through the ranks to win 2025 PVL on Tour MVP with Cignal.
And most recently, Mika Reyes delivered a career performance to earn Finals MVP honors for PLDT in the 2025 PVL On Tour championship match.
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University of Santo Tomas
The Golden Tigresses have their superstar in Sisi Rondina, who bagged the 2023 Second All-Filipino Conference MVP by powering Choco Mucho to its first Finals appearance.
Far Eastern University
The Lady Tamaraws proudly boast three PVL standouts with MVP wins, all earning their accolades while suiting up for the Cool Smashers.
Ced Domingo rose to the occasion in 2022, capturing the Invitational Finals MVP after helping Creamline topple KingWhale Taipei.
Two years later, Bernadeth Pons delivered a rare double feat as both Conference MVP and Finals MVP of the 2024 Reinforced Conference.
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Setter Kyle Negrito then steered the offense with poise to claim the 2024 Invitational Finals MVP, capping Creamline’s historic Grand Slam run.
Adamson University
The Lady Falcons have also shone in the PVL, with Mylene Paat taking the 2022 Reinforced Conference MVP for Chery Tiggo.
Paat was followed in the pro era by Creamline's Jema Galanza, who earned the 2024 1st All-Filipino Finals MVP after taking down Choco Mucho.
National University
The Lady Bulldogs are bannered by Jaja Santiago, now also known as Sachi Minowa, who dominated the 2021 Open Conference as both MVP and Finals MVP while leading Chery Tiggo to the first pro-era PVL title.
If counting the pre-professional era, Myla Pablo also took home Finals MVP honors during Pocari’s Reinforced title victory back in 2017.
University of the East
Finally, the Lady Warriors have Kath Arado, who made history as the first libero Finals MVP in 2025, anchoring PLDT’s Invitational title victory against Japan’s Kobe Shinwa.
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