The Akari Power Chargers are a women's

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

team competing in the

Premier Volleyball League The Premier Volleyball League (PVL) is the top-level professional women's volleyball league in the Philippines organized by the Sports Vision Management Group, Inc. The PVL was established in 2004 as the inter-collegiate Shakey's V-League (SV ...

(PVL) in the Philippines. The team is owned by Akari Lighting & Technology Corporation.

History

The Akari Chargers was organized by Akari Lighting & Technology Corporation, announcing its official entry into the

as the 10th professional club team. Akari's has been a longtime sponsor of the Adamson Lady Falcons collegiate volleyball team which clinched the 2019 Premier Volleyball League Collegiate Conference. Before the start of the 2022 reinforced conference, Akari announced that it tapped the Brazilian head coach of the Philippines women's national volleyball team, Jorge Souza de Brito to be its head coach. The team debuted in the 2022 Reinforced Conference. The team made its first finals appearance in the PVL during the 2024 Reinforced Conference, where they settled for silver after losing 3–0 to the Creamline Cool Smashers.

Current roster

Coaching staff * Head coach:
Tina Salak * Assistant coaches:
Eddieson Orcullo
Vince Mangulabnan
Jeremiah Barrica
Juvie Mangaring
Jade Nadera Team staff * Team manager:
Mozzy Ravena * Assistant team manager:
Michelle Cobb * Utility:
Jaecee Obena Medical staff * Strength & conditioning coach:
Jem Manalang * Physiotherapist:
Trina Corbitt

Previous roster

Coaching staff * Head coach:
Takayuki Minowa * Assistant coaches:
Maria Vilet Ponce De Leon
Vince Mangulabnan
Rodel Canino
Juvie Mangaring
Sid Gerella
Hayashi Yuga Team staff * Team manager:
Mozzy Ravena * Utility:
Jaecee Obena Medical staff * Strength & conditioning coach:
Jem Manalang * Physical therapist:
Krish Torres * Physiotherapist:
Trina Corbitt Coaching staff * Head coach:
Takayuki Minowa * Assistant coaches:
Maria Vilet Ponce De Leon
Vince Mangulabnan
Rodel Canino
Juvie Mangaring
Sid Gerella
Hayashi Yuga Team staff * Team manager:
Mozzy Ravena * Utility:
Jaecee Obena Medical staff * Strength & conditioning coach:
Jem Manalang * Physical therapist:
Nica Ozoa * Physiotherapist:
Trina Corbitt Coaching staff * Head coach:
Raffy Mosuela * Assistant coaches:
Ed Ortega
Lorden Tiu
Rodel Canino
Tina Salak Team staff * Team manager:
Mozzy Ravena * Statistician:
Joyce Palad * Utility:
Gjong Bueza Medical staff * Strength & conditioning coach:
Pawix Agir * Physical therapist:
Grace Gomez Coaching staff * Head coach:
Jorge Souza de Brito * Assistant coaches:
Ed Ortega
Lorden Tiu
Raffy Mosuela Team staff * Team manager:
Mozzy Ravena * Statistician:
Joyce Palad * Utility:
Gjong Bueza Medical staff * Strength & conditioning coach:
Pawix Agir * Physical therapist:
Grace Gomez Coaching staff * Head coach:
Jorge Souza de Brito * Assistant coaches:
Ed Ortega
Lorden Tiu
Raffy Mosuela Team staff * Team manager:
Mozzy Ravena * Statistician:
Joyce Palad * Utility:
Gjong Bueza Medical staff * Strength & conditioning coach:
Justin Aquino * Physical therapist:
Grace Gomez Coaching staff * Head coach:
Jorge Souza de Brito * Assistant coaches:
Norman Miguel
Ed Ortega
Lorden Tiu
Raffy Mosuela Team staff * Team manager:
Mozzy Ravena * Statistician:
Joyce Palad * Utility:
Gjong Bueza Medical staff * Strength & conditioning coach:
Justin Aquino * Physical therapist:
Grace Gomez Coaching staff * Head coach:
Jorge Souza de Brito * Assistant coaches:
Norman Miguel
Ed Ortega
Lorden Tiu Team staff * Team manager:
Mozzy Ravena * Statistician:
Joyce Palad * Utility:
Gjong Bueza Medical staff * Physical therapist:
Grace Gomez

Honors

Team

Premier Volleyball League:

Individual

Team captains

* Michelle Cobb (

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

–2025) * Justine Jazareno (

2025 So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...

–present)

Imports

Former players

Local players ; * Bingle Landicho * Geneveve Casugod * Andrea Marzan * Jamie Lavitoria * Gyra Barroga *

Dindin Santiago-Manabat Aleona Denise "Dindin" Antonio Santiago-Manabat (born September 26, 1993) is a Filipino volleyball player. She played in the UAAP during her collegiate years for the NU Lady Bulldogs and started her professional career in the Philippine Super ...

Shiela Marie Pineda Shiela Marie "Bang" Pineda (born January 21, 1991) is a Filipino volleyball athlete. Career Pineda played for Adamson Lady Falcons during the UAAP Season 75 UAAP Season 75 was the 2012–2013 athletic year of the University Athletic Associa ...

* Luth Malaluan * Roselle Baliton * Trisha Genesis * Jhoana Louisse Maraguinot * Janel Maraguinot Foreign players ; * Prisilla Rivera

Coaches

* Jorge Souza de Brito (

–

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

) * Raffy Mosuela (2024; Interim coach) * Takayuki Minowa (2024–2025) * Tina Salak (2025–present)

References

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