THIS time, it should be a different story. Why not? Our women's national volleyball team never won a single game in the last SEA Games held here in Manila last 2019 after training in Japan, Thailand, and even hosted an international tournament in Laguna. I was told the budget for all these was around P50M. Now, they shall be training in Brazil, one of the powerhouses in this particular Olympic sport. With an imported Brazilian Coach. Wow! It's about time we get a medal in women's volleyball or else. We're tired of hearing alibis. I don't remember the men's team training anywhere, yet they won the gold for the first time in SEA Games history. That's commendable. All National Sports Associations should be held accountable for their performance in international competitions. If the kitchen is too hot for you, ship out.

And by the way, kudos to Philippine Volleyball League President Ricky Palou and Commissioner Tonyboy Liao for making the Open Conference that recently ended quite a great success. They do the dirty job for RP volleyball without asking for any credit. Keep up the good work, guys. I take off my hat in spite of being Atenean. Haha.

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