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Angel Canino receives the Best Opposite Hitter award in the AVC Challenge Cup in Manila on May 29, 2024. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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Kennedy Caacbay

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" style="width:900px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171826649775620240529-avc-challenge-winners-MD-6695.jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Alas Pilipinas ace Angel Canino accepts her Best Opposite Spiker plum during the awarding ceremonies of the 2024 AVC Challenge Cup at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum on May 29, 2024. <em>Photo by Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span></div><p><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;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">MANILA – </span>Alas Pilipinas head coach Jorge de Brito exclaimed praises for De La Salle University standout Angel Canino who played a different position for the national team in the 2024 AVC Challenge Cup.</p><p>Canino, who plays as open spiker for La Salle, was designated as opposite for Alas<span id="isPasted" style="line-height:107%">—</span>and she lived up to expectations as she top-scored for the team in the Philippine-hosted tourney.</p><p>&quot;She’s a natural killer,&quot; De Brito told select reporters. &quot;You can put her in any position, maybe she will do real damage.&quot;</p><p>De Brito bared that he first talked to Canino about the possibility playing as opposite, and the young ace accepted the new role without holding back<span id="isPasted" style="line-height:107%">—</span>which she also confirmed in a different interview.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/30/angel-canino-helps-ph-end-63-year-medal-drought-in-avc-1710"><strong>READ: Best Opposite Spiker Angel Canino helps PH end 63-year medal drought in AVC</strong></a></div><p>&quot;One of the most important [aspects] is because she’s still young, she still has a long way there in the UAAP. But since I brought her inside after I talked to them a lot and I told her, &#x27;Look, Angel, I will try to put you in the opposite, what do you think?&#x27;&quot; De Brito bared.</p><p>De Brito also shared what Canino answered, and the La Salle stalwart emphasized that she was just there to help the country.</p><p>Alas Pilipinas was triumphant in securing the country&#x27;s first AVC medal in 63 years after defeating Australia, <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;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">25-23, 25-15, 25-7,</span> on May 29.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/23/angel-canino-excels-in-alas-pilipinas-debut-in-avc-challenge-cup-742"><strong>READ: Despite position change, Angel Canino excels in Alas Pilipinas&#x27; debut in AVC Challenge Cup</strong></a></div><p>&quot;[Angel said] &#x27;No problem, coach.&#x27; Maybe if you’re not ok… [Angel said] &#x27;No problem, coach. No problem to be the opposite, no problem to be there, no problem to be the first six, no problem to be someone who’s gonna help us in the second six. I’m just here to help.&#x27;&quot;</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/29/jia-wins-best-setter-nod-angel-captures-best-opposite-spiker-citation-in-avc-1631"><strong>READ: AVC Challenge Cup: Jia de Guzman wins Best Setter nod; Angel Canino is Best Opposite Spiker</strong></a></div><p>Notably, Canino was also a debutant for the national team, and De Brito is happy to see her grow in the Alas Pilipinas program.</p><p>&quot;What more you can ask for someone to just join the national team? I don’t even expect that she’ll going to play high. She got some ups and downs but it’s part of the process. But for now, I’m really happy because she’s really enjoying the time there [Alas Pilipinas] to grow.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/29/alas-pilipinas-conquers-australia-to-cop-bronze-in-avc-challenge-cup-1624"><strong>READ: Alas Pilipinas conquers Australia to cop bronze in AVC Challenge Cup</strong></a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><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/6TFFcB8Z0Ic??si=NZ21Sqg87209TxKY&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Alas Pilipinas head coach Jorge de Brito exclaimed praises for De La Salle University standout Angel Canino who played a different position for the national team in the 2024 AVC Challenge Cup.</p>

Alas Pilipinas head coach Jorge de Brito exclaimed praises for De La Salle University standout Angel Canino who played a different position for the national team in the 2024 AVC Challenge Cup.

Jorge de Brito on AVC Best Opposite Spiker Angel Canino: 'She's a natural killer'

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Jorge de Brito on AVC Best Opposite Spiker Angel Canino: 'She's a natural killer'

Kennedy Caacbay,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jun 13, 2024 06:26 PM PHT

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Updated Jun 13, 2024 07:38 PM PHT

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