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Romwel Anzures

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<p>MANILA — Jia Morado-De Guzman’s return to the Philippines will come with added responsibilities.</p><p>Not only will the former Ateneo star represent the country with Alas Pilipinas for the 2024 AVC Challenge Cup, but she will also serve as its team captain, the Philippine National Volleyball Federation announced today.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1791732646684348820&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-05-18T11%3A32%3A10.071547%3A42b16595-c473-4e9e-99db-61e4254b87ba%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=2afec025d515a502f278e47e61e11aa6283f5256&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:547px;height:847px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1791732646684348820"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>The former Creamline Cool Smashers star setter previously confirmed that she will be representing the Philippines for the AVC Cup, saying that she will always be ready to play for flag and country.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/12/jia-de-guzman-to-play-for-national-team-in-avc-challenge-cup-1923"><strong>READ: Jia De Guzman to suit up for national team in AVC Challenge Cup</strong></a></div><p>&quot;Yes, I&#x27;m going to play in the upcoming AVC Challenge Cup. I know, very little preparation but we&#x27;re going to do our best despite that,&quot; she said in an interview ahead of Game 2 of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference Finals.</p><p>&quot;All the time naman, ready to step up for the flag kami. Excited ako to play for the Philippines again,&quot; said the eight-time PVL Best Setter, who already played for the National Team in past tournaments. </p><p>The former Ateneo captain is set to play with young stars Angel Canino, Thea Gagate, and Julia Coronel.</p><p>Also joining her are PVL mainstays, Choco Mucho’s Sisi Rondina and Cherry Nunag, Chery Tiggo&#x27;s Eya Laure and Jen Nierva, Akari&#x27;s Fifi Sharma and Faith Nisperos, Cignal&#x27;s Dawn Macandili-Catindig and Vanie Gandler, and PLDT&#x27;s Dell Palomata.</p><p>The AVC Cup will be held from May 22-29 at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Vito Cruz, Manila.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CNnw2f2Vqd0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong></span></div>

<p>Jia Morado-De Guzman’s return to the Philippines will come with added responsibilities.</p>

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Jia De Guzman named as Alas Pilipinas’ team captain for AVC Challenge Cup

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Jia De Guzman named as Alas Pilipinas’ team captain for AVC Challenge Cup

Romwel Anzures,

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Published May 18, 2024 06:53 PM PHT

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Updated May 18, 2024 07:19 PM PHT

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