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PVL: Wish came true after Bella Belen 'prayed, manifested' for new recruits

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John Franklin Kennedy Caacbay

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<p>MANILA — Capital1 rookie Bella Belen admittedly &quot;prayed&quot; and &quot;manifested&quot; for new recruits during the offseason — and her wish just got granted.</p><p>She wasn&#x27;t exactly silent on her desire to have other gunners in her team as she actively recruited from the Cignal team that took a leave of absence from the league, especially during the 2026 PVL All-Star in Candon, Ilocos Sur.</p><p>And now, the Capital1 franchise looks promising with the signing of Most Valuable Player awardees Vanie Gandler and Erika Santos from the Super Spikers, together with ex-Nxled setter Jaja Maraguinot.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2026/5/14/pvl-capital1-signs-mvps-vanie-gandler-erika-santos-1333"><strong>READ: PVL: Capital1 signs MVPs Vanie Gandler, Erika Santos<br/></strong></a></div><p>&quot;Ako talaga, I really manifested and prayed for it na may makuha kami from tha Cignal team, kasi siyempre, with the likes of Ate Vanie at Ate Erika, malaking help sila sa Capital1,&quot; said Belen as she welcomed the newest faces in her team on Thursday in Mandaluyong City.</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-1" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2054804406634533286&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%3A2026-05-14T10%3A03%3A54.874604%3A19d9415d-921d-4832-87ff-ecb3cf53e2f9%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=f71e9c2402b0160bda69ad5baf5f09aea5b7486a&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:898px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2054804406634533286"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>&quot;Lahat ng tulong na pwede naming makuha, kukunin namin. So ayun, sobrang happy lang ako kasi siyempre, &#x27;yung owners, sila Ms. Milka [Romero], talagang very open sila,&quot; she added.</p><p>With her &quot;mowm&quot; joining her, Belen was just excited, relishing the friendship she has with the 2026 All-Filipino MVP.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m very happy na nagkaroon ako ng bagong friend with the likes of Ate Vanie. So every time outside volleyball, ayun, nagchichikahan kami and all,&quot; said Belen, also a Best Outside Spiker nod recipient.</p>

<p>Capital1 rookie Bella Belen admittedly "prayed" and "manifested" for new recruits during the offseason — and her wish just got granted.</p>

Capital1 rookie Bella Belen admittedly "prayed" and "manifested" for new recruits during the offseason — and her wish just got granted.