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Full name | Rebisco Philippines / Choco Mucho |
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Founded | 2021 |
Owner | Philippine National Volleyball Federation |
Head coach | Men's Dante Alinsunurin Women's Jorge Edson (Rebisco) Arthur Mamon (Choco Mucho) |
Captain | Men's John Vic De Guzman Women's Aby Maraño (Rebisco) Iris Tolenada (Choco Mucho) |
League | None |
The Philippine National Volleyball Federation sent representative teams in the 2021 Asian Men's and Women's Club Volleyball Championships under the name of Rebisco and Choco Mucho, brands of its sponsor Republic Biscuit Corporation. The teams don't belong to a domestic league with its players derived from the pool of the Philippine men's and women's national teams.
The Philippines under the previous national federation, Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas (LVP) has been represented by non-club teams in official FIVB and AVC tournaments. Republic Biscuit Corporation which owns the Rebisco brand has been supporting Philippine volleyball since 2017. [2]
The PSL All-Stars, a selection team from players of the Philippine Super Liga, was the country's representative at the 2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship in Metro Manila rather than a regular club side. That team played as "PSL-F2 Logistics Manila" which finished last among 8th teams in that tournament. [3] [4] The team featured again in the 2017 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship as "Rebisco-PSL Manila" due to a sponsorship deal with Republic Biscuit. The team likewise finished last at 8th place. [5] The selection team has also participated in other tournaments in Thailand and the PSL Super Cup.
The Philippine National Volleyball Federation succeeded the LVP in early 2021. In June 2021, the PNVF secured a three-year sponsorship deal with Republic Biscuit Corporation. The company pledged to support the federation's national team programs. [6] [7]
The PNVF entered the men's and women's national teams for the 2021 Asian Men's and Women's Club Volleyball Championships under the Rebisco name. [8] [9] For the women's competition, the federation will field two teams composing of national team players. [8] The first team will composed of more established players and the second team will be a developmental side composed of younger players. [10]
Originally, the PNVF planned to send two teams in that competition; the national team under the Rebisco brand and the Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Crossovers winners of the 2021 Premier Volleyball League Open Conference. [11] [12] However Chery Tiggo and all the other teams in the league declined to participate. [8] The PNVF will instead field a second team composing of national team players instead. [8] The second team was named Team Choco Mucho, after another brand of Republic Biscuit Corporation and shares the name with a PVL club, Choco Mucho Flying Titans. [13]
Choco Mucho placed sixth in the 2021 Women's Club Championship, besting the Rebisco team which settled for seventh place. [14] The men's Rebisco team on their part finished 9th out of 10 teams in their tournament. [15]
The following were the Philippine national team rosters for the 2021 Asian Men's and Women's Club Volleyball Championships.
Team Rebisco | |||||
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Number | Position | Name | Date of birth | Height | Other current club |
2 | MB | John Paul Bugaoan | January 8, 1999 (aged 22) | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
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4 | S | Joshua Retamar | March 7, 2000 (aged 21) | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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5 | L | Manuel Sumanguid III | January 5, 1998 (aged 23) | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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6 | MB | Kim Malabunga | May 8, 1996 (aged 25) | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
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7 | MB | Rex Intal | September 7, 1994 (aged 27) | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
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8 | OP | Mark Alfafara | January 28, 1994 (aged 27) | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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9 | OH | Angelo Almendras | July 27, 1999 (aged 22) | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
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10 | OH | John Vic De Guzman ( c) | September 23, 1993 (aged 28) | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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11 | OH | Joshua Umandal | March 8, 1999 (aged 22) | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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12 | MB | Francis Philip Saura | May 2, 1996 (aged 25) | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
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14 | S | Esmilzo Polvorosa | March 22, 1997 (aged 24) | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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16 | L | Ricky Marcos | August 1, 1996 (aged 25) | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
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17 | S | Jessie Lopez | March 29, 1986 (aged 35) | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
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19 | OP | Ysrael Marasigan | September 24, 1994 (aged 27) | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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Source: PNVF and match #21 P–2
Team Rebisco | |||||
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Number | Position | Name | Date of birth | Height | Other current club |
2 | MB | Abigail Maraño | December 22, 1992 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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4 | OH | Mhicaela Belen | June 29, 2002 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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5 | MB | Imee Hernandez | November 6, 2000 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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6 | L | Bernadette Pepito | October 27, 2002 | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) |
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7 | S | Rhea Dimaculangan | March 21, 1991 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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8 | OH | Ejiya Laure | March 20, 1999 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
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9 | L | Jennifer Nierva | November 8, 1999 | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) |
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10 | MB | Mary Joy Baron ( c) | December 10, 1995 | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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11 | OP | Faith Nisperos | January 2, 2000 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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15 | OH | Jessica Galanza | November 28, 1996 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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16 | OP | Aleona Denise Manabat | September 26, 1993 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
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17 | S | Kamille Cal | April 25, 2001 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
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21 | MB | Ivy Lacsina | October 21, 1999 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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26 | OP | Kim Kianna Dy | July 16, 1995 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
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Sources: AVC and match #15 P–2
Team Choco Mucho | |||||
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Number | Position | Name | Date of birth | Height | Other current club |
1 | OH | Kalei Mau | October 5, 1995 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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3 | S | Deanna Wong | July 18, 1998 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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7 | OH | Mylene Paat | April 5, 1994 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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8 | S | Angelica Cayuna | August 17, 1998 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
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11 | OP | Mar-Jana Phillips | June 15, 1995 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
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13 | MB | Dell Palomata | November 1, 1995 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
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18 | MB | Marivic Meneses | October 18, 1995 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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23 | L | Dawn Macandili | June 1, 1996 | 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in) |
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32 | S | Iris Tolenada ( c) | August 21, 1991 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | free agent |
56 | OH | Ernestine Tiamzon | May 4, 1997 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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Sources: AVC and match #15 P–2
Team | Coach | |
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Rebisco | Men's |
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Women's |
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Choco Mucho | Women's |
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