PLDT PLDT, Inc., formerly known as the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (), is a Philippine telecommunications, internet and digital service company. PLDT is one of the Philippine's major telecommunications providers, along with Globe Te ...

owned and operated a women's volleyball team from 2013 to 2015, and again in 2018. The team was first known as the PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters and last played as the PayMaya High Flyers in 2018 before the team was merged to the Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters, thus forming PLDT's current team, now known as the

PLDT High Speed Hitters The PLDT High Speed Hitters (formerly the Smart Giga Hitters and the PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters) is a professional women's volleyball team owned by PLDT. History The team debuted in 2018 as the Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters. The team was owned ...

. The team also had a men's counterpart during its entire existence, even sharing the same name from 2013 to 2015.

History

The PayMaya High Flyers debuted in 2013 as the PLDT myDSL Speed Boosters women's team in the Philippine Superliga (PSL) during the 2013 Invitational Conference. A men's team debuted in the following

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. In 2014, while participating in the PSL, the club joined in the

Shakey's V-League The Shakey's V-League was a non-professional volleyball league in the Philippines established in 2004. It began as a women's collegiate league with teams coming from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), the National Coll ...

with its women's team as the PLDT Home Telpad Turbo Boosters during the 2014 Open Conference. The club ended its participation in the PSL after the 2014 season. In 2015, the club competed under the name PLDT Home Ultera Ultra Fast Hitters. becoming its first champion. The club became dormant in 2016 and 2017. The women's team returned to active competition in 2018 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 ...

(formerly, Shakey's V-League and Spikers’ Turf) as the PayMaya High Flyers, named after PLDT's PayMaya service. The men's team retained the PLDT brand and competed as the PLDT Home Fibr Ultra Fast Hitters. In September 2018, the women's team was merged with the Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters, its affiliate team in the PSL.

Name changes

Roster

Philippine SuperLiga

''For the

2018 PSL All-Filipino Conference The 2018 Chooks-To-Go PSL All-Filipino Conference was the fourth conference and third indoor tournament for the Philippine Super Liga's 2018 PSL season, sixth season. The games began on October 30, 2018 at the Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan. Te ...

see Smart Prepaid Giga Hitters.''

Shakey's V-League

Coaching staff * Head coach:

Roger Gorayeb Roger Gorayeb is a Filipino volleyball coach and former college player who is the head coach of the San Sebastian Lady Stags of NCAA Philippines and a team consultant for the Capital1 Solar Spikers of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). Gora ...

Premier Volleyball League

Coaching staff * Head coach:

* Assistant coaches:
Clint Malazo Team Staff * Team Manager:
Jamil Fabia * Trainer:
Neil Fred Are Medical Staff * Team Physician: * Physical Therapist:
Raymond Pili

Honors

Team

Philippine SuperLiga: Premier Volleyball League: Others:

Individual

Premier Volleyball League: Philippine SuperLiga:

Team captains

* Lou Ann Latigay (

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Suzanne Roces Suzanne "Sue" Roces (born January 17, 1985), is a Filipino former volleyball player. Career College Sue Roces attended the University of the East for her collegiate studies and played the UE Red Warriors, UE Lady Warriors women's volleyball tea ...

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) *

Jasmine Nabor Jasmine Nabor (born July 11, 1998) is a Filipina volleyball player. She currently plays for Chery Tiggo Crossovers volleyball team in the Philippine Super Liga. She is also a member of the Philippines women's national volleyball team. Clubs * ...

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Head coach

References

{{Philippine Super Liga Former Premier Volleyball League teams Philippine Super Liga teams Shakey's V-League 2013 establishments in the Philippines 2018 disestablishments in the Philippines Volleyball clubs established in 2013 Volleyball clubs disestablished in 2018 Women's volleyball teams in the Philippines