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Valdez, Morado, Pablo lament de Jesus' exit, but welcome delos Santos

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

MANILA, Philippines—Creamline stars Alyssa Valdez and Jia Morado, along with Pocari veteran Myla Pablo, were all quite disappointed over the sudden resignation of Ramil de Jesus from his post as head coach of the national team.The Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas Inc. on Tuesday confirmed that de Jesus had stepped down from the job after only a couple of months, citing his numerous commitments. De Jesus is also the coach of De La Salle University and F2 Logistics in the Philippine Superliga (PSL).He was replaced by Petron coach Shaq delos Santos, who also used to call the shots for Far Eastern University in the UAAP.&quot;Ako, gusto ko talagang maging coach si coach Ramil,&quot; said Valdez on Thursday, during the first training session of the national team under delos Santos. &quot;Isang karangalan talaga &#x27;yun.&quot;&quot;I&#x27;ve been playing against him, pero andoon talaga &#x27;yung respeto ko sa kanya,&quot; added Valdez, who played in five straight UAAP Final with Ateneo de Manila University – all of which saw them battle La Salle for the title.Morado, another former Ateneo Lady Eagle who engaged in several memorable battles against La Salle, shared similar sentiments.&quot;Yeah, I was excited to play under coach Ramil,&quot; said the star setter, who along with Valdez did not participate in the drills to rest from their injuries. &quot;(I know) how good of a coach he is, from all the years na we&#x27;ve played his teams.&quot;Pablo, the second-leading local scorer in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) after Valdez, said she won&#x27;t deny that de Jesus&#x27; resignation represents a lost opportunity for her and the other members of the national team pool.&quot;Medyo nanghihinayang (ako), kasi coach Ramil &#x27;yan, he&#x27;s a good coach sa Philippine volleyball,&quot; said Pablo, one of just five PVL players included in the initial national team pool – along with Valdez, Morado, teammate Elaine Kasilag, and Creamline libero Mel Gohing.&quot;Noong una, sobrang nakaka-excited, kasi first time magiging coach si coach Ramil,&quot; she added.But when they heard reports that de Jesus resigned, Pablo said the national team has no other choice but to accept the coach&#x27;s decision.&quot;Noong nalaman namin na nag-resign si coach Ramil, sabi lang siguro namin, siguro hindi lang para sa amin si coach Ramil,&quot; she said.Instead of dwelling on what could have been if de Jesus was their coach, the players instead welcomed delos Santos, a champion coach in his own right.&quot;Coach Shaq is also a great coach who has a great system and he gets along with players din,&quot; said Morado.&quot;Parang lahat ng galaw mo, kaya niya sabayan,&quot; said Pablo.&quot;Coach Shaq is also one of the best here in the Philippines,&quot; Valdez added.What the three PVL players made clear is that their commitment to the national team did not waver despite the sudden change in coaching. They remain steadfast in their desire to play for flag and country, seeing it as an ultimate honor for an athlete.&quot;When it comes to the national team, I guess it doesn&#x27;t matter who&#x27;s coaching. For me, as a player, it&#x27;s always a privilege to be considered, to try out or to be included in the pool. For us players, we just need to adjust to coach Shaq&#x27;s system,&quot; said Morado.Pablo, like Morado, said she wants to play for the national team regardless of who the coach is.&quot;Kailangan lang talaga masanay lang tayo kung ano &#x27;yung mga decision ng management ng LVPI. Siguro kung ano ang mas nakakaganda sa national team, siguro ano na lang, kami as atleta, parang sumunod na lang kami sa kung ano gusto nila,&quot; said the former National University star.And Valdez, still arguably the most popular player in the Philippines, stressed that it was their duty to answer the call of the national team regardless of the circumstances.&quot;As a player, our only duty is to go there when we&#x27;re called and to really do well for the country. It&#x27;s the management&#x27;s call and the coaches&#x27; call kung sino ilalagay nila. At the end of the day, it&#x27;s our duty. Kahit anong sabihin nila, siyempre maglalaro ka para sa bansa,&quot; she said.However, all three players also acknowledged that the rocky situation of the national team program can be quite exhausting.&quot;Ayun nga, sana magka-ayos na siguro, sana last na &#x27;to kasi medyo ang hirap din,&quot; Pablo told ABS-CBN News. &quot;Kailangan, lahat kaming mga player maga-adjust din talaga, lalo na on-going pa yung PVL.&quot;&quot;Sana, &#x27;wag masagasaan sa league namin,&quot; she added. &quot;Pero kun&#x27;di naman siguro, mag-commit din kami sa national team kasi &#x27;yung ibang players nag-commit &#x27;di ba, so kailangan kami din naman.&quot;Valdez, who has been playing for the Philippines since she was a high school student-athlete, refused to point fingers as to who is to blame for the issues in the national team program. Instead, she only expressed her hope that sooner rather than later, a long-term program will be established.At the end of the day, that hope was something they all shared.&quot;I think all players would want a smoother national team process,&quot; said Morado. &quot;It&#x27;s better talaga if there is something long term, but I understand the situation na we&#x27;re trying to establish that now.&quot;&quot;Hopefully,&quot; she added, &quot;It pans out.&quot;<div>For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.</div>

Creamline stars Alyssa Valdez and Jia Morado, along with Pocari veteran Myla Pablo, were all quite disappointed over the sudden resignation of Ramil de Jesus from his post as head coach of the national team.

Creamline stars Alyssa Valdez and Jia Morado, along with Pocari veteran Myla Pablo, were all quite disappointed over the sudden resignation of Ramil de Jesus from his post as head coach of the national team.

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Valdez, Morado, Pablo lament de Jesus' exit, but welcome delos Santos

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published June 08, 2018 12:54 AM PHT

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