John Franklin Kennedy Caacbay

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ST 2025 Criss Cross vs. Cignal G3 - -9151ST 2025 Criss Cross vs. Cignal G3 - -9151

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1769773659650ST 2025 Criss Cross vs. Cignal G3 - -9151.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Cignal after emerging triumphant in the 2025 Spikers’ Turf Open Conference.<em> PVL Media Bureau/file photo</em></span></span></span>MANILA — In a shocking development, the men&#x27;s team of the Cignal Super Spikers will take a leave of absence from Spikers&#x27; Turf. </div><p>The squad announced the decision on Friday on its social media, as it is set to skip the upcoming Spikers&#x27; Turf Open Conference.</p><p>In a statement, Cignal said the decision was made by the management &quot;after a careful review&quot; of its current and future plans.</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="" 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=2017144616265666924&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%3A2026-01-30T11%3A32%3A49.138338%3A7317c0a6-63cb-485f-960c-2c4f0787609e%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=3c9de1540630334a37c380baa1bbced2d095c90f&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:0px;height:0px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2017144616265666924"></iframe></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-twitter-extracted-i1769774732241633836="true"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">JUST IN: Cignal has decided to take a leave of absence from the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpikersTurf?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SpikersTurf</a>.<br/><br/>The management came up with the decision &quot;after a careful review&quot; of its plans. (📷: Cignal Super Spikers) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ABSCBNNews</a> <a href="https://t.co/Zbjxx3uALQ">pic.twitter.com/Zbjxx3uALQ</a></p>— Kennedy Caacbay (@kennedyzcaacbay) <a href="https://twitter.com/kennedyzcaacbay/status/2017144616265666924?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2026</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>No other details were shared, as the organization thanked its supporters.</p><p>&quot;The Cignal Super Spikers organization is deeply grateful to its coaches, players, and staff,&quot; it said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/11/29/spikers-turf-cignal-takes-bronze-after-eventful-match-vs-savouge-1914"><strong>READ: Spikers&#x27; Turf: Cignal takes bronze after eventful match vs. Savouge</strong></a></div><p>The players affected are now entering free agency, able to sign with any team. Cignal is a nine-time champion in Spikers&#x27; Turf and has always made it to the podium since the 2015 Reinforced Conference.</p>

<p>In a shocking development, the men's team of the Cignal Super Spikers will take a leave of absence from #SpikersTurf.</p>

In a shocking development, the men's team of the Cignal Super Spikers will take a leave of absence from #SpikersTurf.

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Men's volleyball: Cignal takes leave of absence from Spikers' Turf

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published January 30, 2026 08:05 PM PHT

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