Bella Belen skips Day 1 of PVL Rookie Draft Combine

Bella Belen defies hectic schedule

LAOAG CITY – Three-time UAAP MVP Bella Belen knows her priorities, even if it means travelling for several hours from Manila to Ilocos Norte and back.Despite having a hectic schedule due to his national team duties and her pursuit of landing a team in the Premier Volleyball League, the 22-year-old Belen made sure to visit and watch the 2025 Palarong Pambansa where she was once the young star idolized by many.The former National University hitter…

Bella Belen commits to PVL combine, promises to give all to PH club

MANILA, Philippines – “What hafen, Vella?“ Memes aside, that was the burning question of PVL observers as the first day of the 2025 rookie combine closed on Friday, May 30, with the consensus projected No. 1 overall pick glaringly absent among her fellow prospects at the Paco Arena in Manila. Belen, however, clarified her situation in a brief encounter with reporters covering the last days of the 2025 Palarong Pambansa all the way up north in Il…

Bella Belen skips Day 1 of PVL Rookie Draft Combine

MANILA, Philippines — Bella Belen missed the first day of the PVL Rookie Draft Combine on Friday at Paco Arena. The three-time UAAP MVP Belen is currently in Laoag and won’t make it to the first day of the event, according to Inquirer Sports sources. READ: PVL: Capital1 eyes best use of No. 1 pick amid Bella Belen uncertainty Belen is supporting the Nazareth School-represented NCRAA team, which battles the squad of Bacolod Tay Tung High School, …

Bella Belen misses opening day of PVL Draft Combine

Projected top pick Bella Belen of National University was a no-show on Day 1 of the 2025 Premier Volleyball League Draft Combine held Friday at Paco Arena in Manila. The three-time UAAP MVP and champion was absent from the opening activities, where draft hopefuls underwent a series of drills, including anthropometric measurements, strength tests, vertical jumps, speed and agility assessments, anaerobic capacity tests, and speed endurance evaluat…