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Alas Pilipinas team captain Jia de Guzman

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Camille Naredo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1724118391574AVC 2024 Presscon - Jia De Guzman-0596.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Alas Pilipinas team captain Jia de Guzman. PVL Media"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Alas Pilipinas team captain Jia de Guzman. <em>PVL Media</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- Filipina volleyball star Jia de Guzman is headed back to Japan for a second season with the Denso Airybees, the <a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-4Dlgwy3NL/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link">club confirmed on Tuesday</a>.</p><p>De Guzman told ABS-CBN News that she was informed of Denso&#x27;s interest in a contract extension towards the tail end of their 2023-24 campaign.</p><p>&quot;I was very grateful to hear that, because honestly, I really learned what it means to be a role player, especially in Denso,&quot; said the veteran setter. &quot;I&#x27;m glad that they appreciated also my hard work.&quot;</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-4Dlgwy3NL/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1806866.3999999762%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>De Guzman, also the captain of the women&#x27;s national team, helped Denso win the Women&#x27;s V Cup in April 2024. The Airybees finished with a 12-10 win-loss record in the regular season of the V.League in the 2023-24 season.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/4/7/jia-de-guzman-helps-denso-win-japan-v-cup-1748">READ: Jia de Guzman helps Denso win Japan V Cup</a></div><p>The Airybees&#x27; campaign in the tournament -- now known as the SV.League -- starts on October 12 against Aranmare Yamagata.</p><p>&quot;We will expect more games in the regular round throughout this year. There will be more games,&quot; said de Guzman. &quot;So everyone in the team, in the pool has to be ready to play at any time. Whatever role they give me, I will always do my best, same as last year.&quot;</p><p>De Guzman leaves for Japan on Tuesday. Prior to her return to the Airybees, she helped the Alas Pilipinas women&#x27;s national team to a pair of third-place finishes in the SEA V.League, as well as a bronze medal in the 2024 AVC Women&#x27;s Challenge Cup, where she also won Best Setter honors.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/11/alas-pilipinas-secures-another-sea-v-league-bronze-1841">READ: Alas Pilipinas downs Indonesia anew, secures another SEA V.League bronze</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/29/alas-pilipinas-conquers-australia-to-cop-bronze-in-avc-challenge-cup-1624">READ: Alas Pilipinas conquers Australia to cop bronze in AVC Challenge Cup</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/EtR9Wz-TJ9E?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Filipina volleyball star Jia de Guzman is headed back to Japan for a second season with the Denso Airybees, the club confirmed on Tuesday.</p>

Filipina volleyball star Jia de Guzman is headed back to Japan for a second season with the Denso Airybees, the club confirmed on Tuesday.

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Jia de Guzman returns to Japan for Year 2 with Denso

Camille Naredo,

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Published August 20, 2024 11:00 AM PHT

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Updated August 20, 2024 11:04 AM PHT

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