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'Buo na 'yung loob ko': Bella Belen to proceed with PVL Draft

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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/1748661349793PVL Draft Combine 25 - Bella Belen-0341.JPG" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="National University superstar Bella Belen at the PVL Draft Combine on Saturday at Paco Arena. PVL Media Bureau"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">National University superstar Bella Belen at the PVL Draft Combine on Saturday at Paco Arena. <em>PVL Media Bureau</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Three-time UAAP MVP Bella Belen will proceed with the Premier Volleyball League Rookie Draft 2025.</p><p>Belen, the consensus Number One overall pick of the upcoming league exercise, bared her decision during Day 2 of the Draft Combine on Saturday at Paco Arena.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/5/26/bella-belen-banners-60-aspirants-in-2025-pvl-rookie-draft-2208"><strong>READ: Bella Belen banners 60 aspirants in 2025 PVL Rookie Draft<br/></strong></a></div><p>Previously, she floated the idea of withdrawing from the draft, keeping her options open to the possibility of bringing her talents overseas.</p><p>But that&#x27;s settled for now, at least according to Belen, as she is set to join the PVL.</p><p>&quot;Yes po. Kasi siyempre, at the end of the day, nandito naman tayo sa &#x27;Pinas,&quot; Belen told reporters.</p><p>&quot;Pilipinas pa rin ang mamahalin. Mamahalin?!&quot; she added in jest. &quot;Buo naman na po &#x27;yung loob ko na magpa-draft.&quot;</p><p>The UAAP serial champion attended Day 2 after skipping the opening day, as she took part in the 2025 Palarong Pambansa in Ilocos Norte on Friday to support her former school, NU Nazareth.</p><div><br/></div><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="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:432px;height:705px;display:block;flex-grow:1" 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=1928618413712138724&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-05-31T04%3A12%3A14.544566%3A0a4d3cfa-cf3b-4d26-a4ca-afd9d28c7245%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=3064589ad64938c3e9ec964dcba2fdea94cdbcc8&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1928618413712138724"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>Capital1 has a real chance of landing Belen as it holds the Number One pick, Galeries is at second, Farm Fresh is at third, and Nxled is at fourth pick following the results of the lottery on May 26.</p><p>The NU Lady Bulldogs superstar said that she&#x27;s &quot;not thinking&quot; about the possibility of being the number one pick.</p><p>&quot;Hindi ko naman po iniisip na ako &#x27;yung magiging number one pick since marami ring talented players na nagpa-draft. Hinihintay ko rin po kung sinuman po &#x27;yung team na pipili sa’kin. Hindi ko naman siya pride na ‘ay, number one ako, ganyan.’ Hindi pa rin po.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/5/26/the-1-in-capital1-solar-spikers-get-first-pick-in-pvl-draft-1935"><strong>READ: The 1 in Capital1: Solar Spikers get first pick in PVL Draft<br/></strong></a></div><p>In case Solar Spikers select Belen, she will be mentored by decorated coach Roger Gorayeb.</p><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/_UZU7M4z9qk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Three-time UAAP MVP Bella Belen will proceed with the <i>#PVLDraft2025</i>. #PVL2025</p>