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  • Veteran setter Chie Saet joins Strong Group Athletics after leaving Petro Gazz Angels

    Veteran setter Chie Saet joins Strong Group Athletics after leaving Petro Gazz Angels

    Strong Group Athletics have bolstered their Premier Volleyball League (PVL) presence after securing the services of veteran setter Chie Saet, who has decided to part ways with the Petro Gazz Angels ahead of the upcoming PVL conference.

     

    Strong Group, the organization behind PVL teams Farm Fresh Foxies and ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles, officially announced Saet’s arrival through a social media post on Sunday, January 4. The franchise welcomed the seasoned playmaker with a message that highlighted the intangibles she brings to the court: “Strong Mind, Strong Heart. Chie Saet joins Strong Group, bringing leadership, experience, and calm under pressure to the squad. Welcome, Chie!”

     

    Saet’s acquisition is widely seen as a major boost for any roster she eventually joins, given her wealth of experience and proven ability to steady a team in high-pressure situations. A former standout from De La Salle University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), Saet has long been regarded as one of the country’s most reliable setters. Her collegiate success paved the way for a professional career that included a stint with the Cignal HD Spikers in the Philippine Super Liga before she moved to the PVL.

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    In 2018, Saet joined the Petro Gazz Angels and quickly became a cornerstone of the franchise. Despite being in the latter stages of her career, the 41-year-old continued to perform at a high level, providing composure, leadership, and consistency from the setter position. Her steady hand played a crucial role in Petro Gazz’s rise as one of the league’s dominant teams, helping the Angels capture four PVL championships during her tenure. Beyond her on-court contributions, Saet was also widely respected for her mentorship of younger players and her ability to organize the team during critical moments.

     

    At this point, Strong Group Athletics has yet to confirm which of its two PVL teams—Farm Fresh or ZUS Coffee—Saet will suit up for in the upcoming conference. The uncertainty has sparked speculation among fans and observers, with both squads standing to benefit significantly from the presence of a veteran setter of Saet’s caliber.

     

    Regardless of where she ultimately lands, Saet’s move represents a significant addition to the Strong Group franchise and underscores the organization’s intent to be more competitive in the next PVL season. With her experience, leadership, and championship pedigree, Saet is expected to have an immediate impact and help elevate her new team’s performance as the league prepares for another highly competitive conference.

     

     

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  • A Power Shift in the PVL: Petro Gazz and PLDT own 2025

    A Power Shift in the PVL: Petro Gazz and PLDT own 2025

    What unfolded in the PVL in 2025 was more than a shift in champions—it was a reckoning. For nearly a decade, pink ruled Philippine women’s volleyball, with Creamline serving as both measuring stick and immovable force. 

     

    Championships felt routine, dominance institutional. But this closing year had other ideas. A convergence of timing, talent, and transformation finally loosened the grip of an old dynasty and crowned new standard-bearers, with Petro Gazz and PLDT splitting the season’s silverware and reshaping the league’s hierarchy.

     

    Creamline’s title drought—only the second full calendar year without a championship since 2017—was not so much a collapse as it was a sign of evolution around them. The Angels and the High Speed Hitters didn’t simply benefit from an opening; they forced one.

     

     At the center of that shift were Fil-foreign stars Brooke Van Sickle and Savi Davison, players once labeled as pure scorers who reintroduced themselves in 2025 as complete, championship-caliber leaders capable of defining tournaments.

     

    No team embodied reinvention more than Petro Gazz. From a franchise with just two import-dependent titles in six years, the Angels turned 2025 into a scrapbook of firsts. 

     

    Their breakthrough All-Filipino Conference run finally delivered a long-elusive import-less crown, built on early dominance, postseason poise, and a finals victory over Creamline that felt symbolic as much as it was decisive. 

     

    MJ Phillips and Van Sickle formed a devastating two-way tandem, while the title also marked a historic moment on the bench, with Koji Tsuzurabara joining rare company among foreign coaches to win a PVL championship.

     

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    The Reinforced Conference told a different, yet equally defining story. Petro Gazz stumbled early, recalibrated midstream, and surged just in time—knocking out Creamline to end the Cool Smashers’ 19-tournament podium streak before finishing off ZUS Coffee’s Cinderella run.

     

     By year’s end, Van Sickle had etched her name alongside Alyssa Valdez and Tots Carlos as a three-time conference MVP, while Phillips emerged as the quiet constant, a two-time Finals MVP anchoring both title runs.

     

    PLDT’s rise, meanwhile, was about release. Seven years of near-misses and unfulfilled promise evaporated in a span of weeks as the High Speed Hitters finally learned how to finish. 

     

    Their preseason sweep at the PVL on Tour hinted at what was coming, but it was the resilience shown against Creamline in the semifinals—and the composure to survive Chery Tiggo’s late charge in the finals—that announced PLDT’s arrival as champions. Mika Reyes’ long-awaited Finals MVP and Kath Arado’s history-making libero double cemented a breakthrough that felt earned, not accidental.

     

    The momentum carried straight into the PVL Invitational, where PLDT once again refused to blink, turning back international challengers and sealing a second title in quick succession. 

     

    Davison’s emergence as conference MVP capped a personal leap that mirrored her team’s ascent, while PLDT’s back-to-back triumphs reframed the franchise from perennial contender to certified winner.

     

    In the end, 2025 wasn’t about Creamline falling—it was about others finally rising high enough to meet and surpass the standard they set. 

     

    Petro Gazz and PLDT didn’t just claim trophies; they claimed space, identity, and legitimacy. The league exits the year no longer defined by a single shade of pink, but by a deeper, richer palette—proof that the PVL’s next era has well and truly begun.

     

     

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