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Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference MVPs Brooke Van Sickle and Sisi Rondina. Photo from PVL Media Bureau

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Kennedy Caacbay

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17314993782921731393743101Premier Volleyball League 11122024.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference MVPs Brooke Van Sickle and Sisi Rondina. Photo from PVL Media Bureau"/><span class="fr-inner"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(104, 104, 104);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference MVPs Brooke Van Sickle and Sisi Rondina.</span><em style="color:rgb(104, 104, 104);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"> Photo from PVL Media Bureau</em> </span></span></span></div><p>MANILA, Philippines – Sisi Rondina was in high spirits when asked about her response to Brooke Van Sickle&#x27;s recent compliment towards her.</p><p>Last Saturday, Van Sickle revealed she&#x27;s in awe of Rondina, saying that she&#x27;s &quot;phenomenal and amazing&quot; due to her high-leaping abilities despite her &quot;small&quot; height.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/11/12/pvl-brooke-van-sickle-on-sisi-rondina-she-s-amazing-1346" id="isPasted"><strong>READ: PVL: Brooke Van Sickle on Sisi Rondina: &#x27;She’s amazing&#x27;</strong></a></div><p>The Petro Gazz mainstay also said that she observed Rondina&#x27;s grit, determination, and never-give-up mentality while watching the tapes.</p><p>But for the Choco Mucho stalwart, her fellow <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference MVP</span> is <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">&quot;way better.&quot;</span></p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/12/16/23/volleyball-sisi-rondina-wins-breakthrough-pvl-mvp-award"><strong>READ: Volleyball: Sisi Rondina wins breakthrough PVL MVP award</strong></a></div><p>&quot;Ang masasabi ko rin sa kaniya [Brooke Van Sickle], kung ano &#x27;yung sinabi niya sa &#x27;kin, mas sobra pa siya do&#x27;n,&quot; Rondina shared at the sidelines of the press conference for the upcoming Rebisco Volleyball League 2024 National Finals.</p><p>&quot;Siyempre, masaya para sa &#x27;kin na gano&#x27;n &#x27;yung nakikita niya sa paglalaro ko.&quot;</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/13/brooke-van-sickle-shares-credit-after-winning-mvp-award-1655" id="isPasted"><strong>READ: PVL: Van Sickle shares credit after winning MVP award: &#x27;I won&#x27;t be able to do it without them&#x27;</strong></a></div><p>Rondina also bared that she and Van Sickle have communicated, with the latter asking for tips to jump higher.</p><p>&quot;Nagka-chat kami niyan, eh. Sabi niya kung ano daw ginagawa ko para tumaas &#x27;yung talon ko. So sine-sendan ko naman siya ng mga videos, &#x27;eto &#x27;yung mga ginagawa ko,&#x27;&quot; the 5-foot-6 Cebuana added.</p><p>&quot;Ine-English ko naman ah,&quot; Rondina also quipped. &quot;Ito &#x27;yung ginagawa ko, sana makatulong sa &#x27;yo. So &#x27;yon, nagpasalamat din siya.&quot;</p><p>Although, it was Van Sickle and the Petro Gazz Angels who emerged with the win in their duel, 25-20, 26-28, 25-21, 25-16, at the PhilSports Arena.</p><p>Rondina said the loss was an opportunity for them to learn, also asserting that competition in the PVL is now &quot;unpredictable.&quot;</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yung sa laro naman namin, talo. Tanggap naman namin. May mga natutunan kami do&#x27;n na mai-improve pa namin sa mga susunod na games namin,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;Grabe na &#x27;yung volleyball ngayon, lahat talaga ng teams, I mean lahat ng mga players, sobrang unpredictable talaga ng mga mangyayari.&quot;</p><div><strong><br/></strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAEyze-tm4MR6kEa&amp;cid=ABQRDCuT3mb9DFAK&amp;activation=click&amp;vip_mode=playing&amp;vip_position=bottom-right"></script><div><br/></div>

<p>"Ang masasabi ko rin sa kaniya [Brooke Van Sickle], kung ano 'yung sinabi niya sa 'kin, mas sobra pa siya do'n."</p>

"Ang masasabi ko rin sa kaniya [Brooke Van Sickle], kung ano 'yung sinabi niya sa 'kin, mas sobra pa siya do'n."

PVL: Rondina returns Van Sickle's compliment, says Petro Gazz star is 'way better'

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PVL: Rondina returns Van Sickle's compliment, says Petro Gazz star is 'way better'

Kennedy Caacbay,

ABS-CBN News

Published Nov 13, 2024 09:15 PM PHT

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Updated Nov 14, 2024 11:40 AM PHT

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