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Alas Girls pa-Chile

Pilipino Star Ngayon

August 4, 2026 | 12:00am

Pinangunahan ni PSC Executive Director Atty. Guillermo Iroy (nakatayo, ikalima mula sa kaliwa) ang paghahatid sa Alas Pilipinas Girls U17 team na sina (mula sa kaliwa, nakatayo) Irish May Mahinay, Nadeth Faye, Jhenica Sadia, Sharina Rhyza Lleses, Jello Andrea Mauricio, Megan Yesha Hernandez, Xyz Ellen Rayco, Cristina Madele Gale, Jhaynna Love Bulandres, Frances Dianne Ramos, at Caera Celis; at (nakaupo, mula sa kaliwa) sina Princess Khaira Manzano, Taj Arkhea Teves, Resty Jane Olaguir, Asst. Coach Oliver Balse, team manager Karl Chan, assistant coach Wynnette Bernardo, at physical therapist Hannah De Luna.

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MANILA, Philippines — Bumiyahe na kahapon ang Alas Pilipinas Girls patungong Chile para sumabak sa FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U17 World Championship.

Umaasa si coach Edwin Leyva na hindi makakaapekto sa kanyang tropa ang 32-hour flight sa paglahok nila sa nasabing 24-nation championship na nakatakda sa Agosto 6 hanggang 16.

“Hopefully with the long flight medyo makabawi-bawi sa bonding 'yung players,” ani Leyva. “We didn’t have a lot of time to prepare for this, but we did our best in the short time we had, and I believe in this team. We have good players, and we are confident we can do better than our last tournament.”

Kasama sa biyahe sina Megan Yesha Hernandez ng University of Santo Tomas, Xyz Ellen Rayco ng National University, Sharina Rhyza Lleses ng King’s Montessori School, Cristina Madela Gale ng Bacolod Tay Tung at Caera Celis ng St. John’s Institute Bacolod City.

Si Leyva ang gumiya sa Alas Girls sa fifth place finish sa nakaraang Asian Volleyball Confederation U16 Women’s Championship para makakuha ng tiket sa world meet.

Ang iba pang miyembro ng koponan na suportado ng Philippine Sports Commission, Philippine Olympic Committee at Asics ay sina Resty Jane Olaguir at Jhenica Sadia ng Ateneo, Taj Arkhea Teves ng UST, Nadeth Faye Herbon ng Leyte National High School at Jello Andrea Mauricio ng San Felipe Neri Catholic School.

Ang iba pa ay sina Jhaynna Love Bulandres, Irish May Mahinay, Princess Khaira Manzano at Frances Dianne Ramos ng NU.

Kasama ng World No. 25 Alas Girls sa Pool B ang top-ranked China, Mexico, Peru, Tunisia at Venezuela, habang nasa Pool A ang host Chile, Czechia, Egypt, Thailand, Turkiye at US.

Ang World No. 2 Japan ang nangunguna sa Pool C kasama ang Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, Spain at Poland at ang Pool D ay binubuo ng No. 3 Italy, Korea, Algeria, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico at Chinese Taipei.