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2024 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference
The 2024 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference was the nineteenth conference of the Premier Volleyball League and its tenth conference as a professional league. This was the third and last conference for the 2024 season. Unlike the previous iterations of the league, this conference was a short pocket tournament, lasting about nine days, making it the shortest conference in the league. The conference started on September 4, 2024, coinciding with the finals of the 2024 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference. Originally, the semifinalists of the 2024 Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference are qualified and will be able to play alongside two foreign guest teams — the reigning Invitational champions, Kurashiki Ablaze of Japan, and the newcomers, Est Cola of Thailand. But due to players' injuries, the PLDT High Speed Hitters and the Akari Chargers begged off from participation. The Farm Fresh Foxies will be the sole replacement as the other PVL tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Sports (TV Channel)
One Sports (stylized in all lowercase) is a Philippine free-to-air television network owned by Nation Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) and jointly operated by TV5 Network, Inc., both subsidiaries of MediaQuest Holdings, Inc. media arm of PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund. One Sports is currently carried through analog via DWNB UHF TV Channel 41 in Metro Manila and other relay and affiliate stations nationwide, and as a digital television subchannel in select areas of the country. It operates Mondays to Saturdays from 5:00 AM to 12:00 MN and Sundays from 6:00 AM to 1:00 AM, as well as on truncated hours during the Paschal Triduum or 24/7 during important sporting events, most notably, the 2024 Summer Olympics. However, starting Holy Week 2024, it continues to sign off from Maundy Thursday from 12:00 mn to Easter Sunday at 6:00 am. One Sports is the second MediaQuest channel launched under the One branding (presently known as the One Network Media Group), along with the English-lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chery Tiggo Crossovers
The Chery Tiggo Crossovers are a Filipino professional women's volleyball team competing in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). The team is owned by United Asia Automotive Group, Inc. (UAAGI) and is named after the Chery Tiggo crossover SUVs. They have won one championship, the 2021 PVL Open Conference. History The team debuted in the Philippine Super Liga, Philippine Superliga (PSL) during the 2014 PSL Grand Prix Conference, 2014 Grand Prix as the original Foton Tornadoes. Heading to the 2020 PSL season, 2020 season, the team was renamed to Chery Tiggo Crossovers. On March 10, 2021, the team announced it has joined the professional PVL. They became the first-ever volleyball champions in a fully-professional league when they won the 2021 PVL Open Conference title. Chery's former mother team, Foton Tornadoes would be reformed in 2023 and is due to play alongside them in the 2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference, 2023 Invitational Conference. International tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thailand Women's National Under-21 Volleyball Team
The Thailand women's national under-21 volleyball team () represents the Thailand for the under-20 and 19 level in international volleyball competitions. It is managed by the Thailand Volleyball Association. Results U21 World Championship Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place U20 Asian Championship Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place Players Current squad The following 12 players were called up for the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship in Belgium, Netherlands. Player statistics Notes: * OH Outside Hitter * OPP Opposite Spiker * S Setter * MB Middle Blocker * L Libero * NAT National team * U23 Under-23 team Results and fixtures See also * Thailand women's national volleyball team The women's national volleyball team of Thailand () represents the Thailand in international volleyball competitions. It is managed by the Thailand Volleyball Association. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Est Cola
Est (stylized as est; ) Cola is a cola soft drink from Thailand, manufactured by Sermsuk Public Company Limited. It was launched on 2 November 2012. History Est Cola was created following the termination of the company's contract with PepsiCo, for whom it had bottled and distributed Pepsi in Thailand since 1952. The Pepsi-Sermsuk split created an opportunity for Coca-Cola to become the leading soda brand in the country. PepsiCo had 48% market shares in Thailand before the split (and Coca-Cola 42%), but its shares dropped to 15% after the split. The split happened after PepsiCo tried and failed to take over Sermsuk. In 2013, Est signed a 2-year partnership with Manchester City F.C. to use the club's image for advertising purposes in Thailand. In 2014, ThaiBev acquired Est Cola from Sermsuk for THB1.56 billion. Sermsuk remained the manufacturer of the cola. Variants * est Cola * est Sugar Free Cola * est Play: Fruit-flavored soft drink. Available in orange, cream soda Cream ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louie Romero
Louie Romero (born July 5, 2000) is a Filipino volleyball player. She is currently playing as a setter for the Farm Fresh Foxies in the Premier Volleyball League. Career Romero made her first game appearance with Adamson Lady Falcons in the 2019 PVL Collegiate Conference where her team won the title against UST. She was awarded ''Most Valuable Player (Finals)'' in that season. She made her first game appearance in the UAAP in 2020 where she became the Rookie-Captain of the Adamson Lady Falcons. Later on, the league was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, the UAAP came back after the league had been canceled for 2 years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Her team finished 5th place after their loss against Ateneo. The following year, Ateneo lost twice to Adamson, the eventual 3rd placer of the UAAP Season 85 women's volleyball tournament. Clubs * Farm Fresh Foxies The Farm Fresh Foxies is a women's professional volleyball team in the Philippines playing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strong Group Athletics (volleyball)
The Zus Coffee Thunderbelles (stylized as ZUS Coffee) are a professional women's volleyball team in the Philippines competing in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). The team is owned by Strong Group Athletics, founded by Frank Lao, who has a stake in the Malaysian-based coffee chain Zus Coffee. The team made their team debut in the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference under the name Strong Group Athletics following the organization's acquisition of the Quezon City Gerflor Defenders franchise. The Thunderbelles are one of two teams owned by SGA, the other being the Farm Fresh Foxies. History The Strong Group Athletics reportedly helped Premier Volleyball League club Quezon City Gerflor Defenders resolve its player salary issue which was first reported in November 2023, during the 2023 Second All-Filipino Conference. Gerflor would be effectively disbanded after the tournament. In January 2023, it was announced that the Strong Group would be taking over Gerflor's franchise. It w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sherwin Meneses
Sherwin Meneses (born July 20, 1982) is a Filipino volleyball coach. He is a ten-time champion in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL), seven times as the head coach of the Creamline Cool Smashers. He is also the head coach of the NU Lady Bulldogs, who captured their second straight title in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) in May 2025. He also coached the Adamson Lady Falcons in the UAAP and the Arellano Chiefs in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Career Meneses is a former player for the Adamson Falcons. He and Mike Alinsunurin won the Nestea Beach Volleyball crown in Boracay in 2006. Coaching career Collegiate Adamson Lady Falcons Sherwin Meneses has been the coach of the Lady Falcons, Adamson University's women's volleyball team from 2012 to 2016. He resigned from his post on March 10, 2016, while UAAP Season 78 was still underway due to a dispute with the management. Under his coaching the Falcons reached the Final Four t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Biscuit Corporation
The Rebisco Group of Companies, trade name, doing business as Rebisco (an acronym of its legal name, the Republic Biscuit Corporation) and also known as the Rebisco Group, is a Philippine privately held company, privately held multinational corporation, multinational snack food company headquartered in Ortigas Center, Pasig, Metro Manila. It was founded in 1963 by Jacinto L. Ng Sr. History Rebisco was founded by Jacinto L. Ng Sr. (born 1942) on August 15, 1963, as England Biscuit Factory, producing biscuits from a tiny, rented second-hand bakery, located at F. Blumentritt Street corner M. Salvador Street in the then-municipality of San Juan, Metro Manila, San Juan with only United States dollar, US$5,000 in start-up (approximately Philippine peso, ₱15,000 to ₱20,000). The company's first products were Krema (cream-filled crackers) and Sodatine (plain crackers). Eventually, the company moved out of its San Juan site to a new and more spacious factory in Novaliches, Quezon Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances Molina
Frances Xinia Dionisio Molina (born September 23, 1994) is a Filipino volleyball player. She last played as an outside hitter for the Cignal HD Spikers (women's team), Cignal HD Spikers in the Premier Volleyball League. She played with the Philippine Super Liga All-Stars in the 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship, 2016 FIVB Club World Championship. She is part of the Philippines women's national volleyball team. Early life A native of Nueva Ecija, she was born (second to three siblings) to Araceli Harding (née Dionisio) and Pedro Molina with the former who later became Family estrangement, estranged from the latter and married to an India-based to British engineering consultant. Harding was an open hitter playing for the Central Luzon State University volleyball team in the State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (SCUAA). She was supposed to join the Philippine women's national volleyball team that will participate in the 1991 Southeast Asian Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaq Delos Santos
Cesael "Shaq" Delos Santos is a Filipino volleyball coach who was head coach of the Cignal HD Spikers (women's team), Cignal HD Spikers of the Premier Volleyball League. Education Delos Santos attended the Far Eastern University (FEU). Career College Delos Santos worked as an assistant coach for the UST Golden Tigresses volleyball, University of Santo Tomas (UST) Golden Tigresses. He became head coach in 2008, after coach August Santamaria suffered from a mild stroke. He resigned from UST in April 2011. He left to coach for his alma mater. Delos Santos coached the FEU Tamaraws, FEU women's team to three Final Four appearances from UAAP Season 77 volleyball tournaments, Season 77 to UAAP Season 80 volleyball tournaments, 80 (2014–2017). In August 2022, Delos Santos was appointed as head coach of the UP Fighting Maroons women's volleyball, University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons women's team. He returned coaching the UST Golden Tigresses in June 2025, as his predecessor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cignal Digital TV
Cignal (pronounced as ''signal'') is a Philippine satellite television and IPTV provider, owned by Cignal TV Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the MediaQuest Holdings Inc. under the PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund. Cignal's prepaid electronic loading system is powered by Smart Communications Inc. Cignal uses VideoGuard encryption system to protect its content from signal piracy. It uses the SES-7 satellite to provide optimal coverage directly to the target markets. History Prior to the launch, the PLDT group had already intended to establish its own satellite television service after its media arm MediaQuest Holdings sold its stake in Beyond Cable Holdings to the Lopez Group, and a failed attempt on the acquisition of Philippine Multimedia Systems, Inc. (PMSI, owner of Dream Satellite TV) from businessman and then-PLDT chairman Antonio "Tonyboy" O. Cojuangco. Using the satellite broadcasting franchise of Mediascape (formerly GV Broadcasting System), the new service w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Interactive Network Philippines
GMA New Media, Inc. (GMA NMI) is the digital media and technology arm of GMA Network, Inc. which offers interactive applications in the television, mobile, web, marketing and online gaming industry, and produces video and livestream content for social media. Its headquarters are located at the 2nd and 12th floor of the GMA Network Center in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. Products and services Websites * ''GMA News Online'' In 2007, GMA NMI launched GMA News Online (then called gmanews). In the same year, the site won several awards including Best Website in the 9th Philippine Web Awards in 2007 for the Media category. * ''GMA Network Portal'' In late 2011, NMI launched GMANetwork, a one-stop portal that consolidates GMA’s web properties including GMA News Online, ''GMA Entertainment Website'', and ''IMReady Public Service Portal''. It won the Digital Filipino Web Awards for the Television category in 2014. ''Philippine Entertainment Portal'' (''PEP'' is a joint ventur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
