Galeries Tower Highrisers
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| Short name | Galeries | ||
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| Nickname | Highrisers | ||
| Founded | 2023 | ||
| Owner | Grand Taipan Land Development Inc. | ||
| Head coach | Clarence Esteban | ||
| Captain | Julia Coronel | ||
| League | Premier Volleyball League | ||
| 2026 All-Filipino | 8th place | ||
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The Galeries Tower Highrisers is a Philippine professional women's volleyball team owned by Grand Taipan Land Development. The team competes in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL), where they made their debut in the 2023 Second All-Filipino Conference.
History
[edit]The Galeries Tower Highrisers joined the Premier Volleyball League in 2023.[1][2] The team debut in the 2023 Second All-Filipino Conference.[3] The team is owned by real estate developer Grand Taipan Land Development Inc. and was named after the Galeries Tower Manila residential condominium.[1]
In the 2024–25 All-Filipino Conference, despite finishing 10th in the preliminary round, Galeries upset the third-seeded Cignal HD Spikers in their qualifying round match to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time.[4] They would go on to be swept by the Akari Chargers in the best-of-three series.[5]
Current roster
[edit]| Galeries Tower Highrisers roster | ||||||
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| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Height | DOB | From |
| 3 |  |
Ann Asis | Middle Blocker | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | March 7, 2002 | Far Eastern |
| 4 | |
Shola Alvarez | Outside Hitter | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | July 11, 1997 | José Rizal |
| 5 | |
Julia Coronel (C) | Setter | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | October 5, 2001 | De La Salle |
| 6 | |
Julia Angeles | Libero | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | September 1, 1998 | Letran |
| 7 | |
Blove Barbon | Libero | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | April 25, 1999 | UST |
| 8 | |
Aiza Maizo-Pontillas | Opposite Hitter | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | February 29, 1988 | UST |
| 9 | |
Camille Victoria | Opposite Hitter | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | December 26, 1999 | UST |
| 10 | |
Jean Asis | Middle Blocker | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | August 8, 2002 | Far Eastern |
| 11 | |
Erika Raagas | Outside Hitter | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | March 30, 2000 | Ateneo |
| 12 | |
Roselle Baliton | Middle Blocker | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | March 27, 1997 | UE |
| 13 | |
Camilla Lamina | Setter | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | March 23, 2002 | National-U |
| 15 | |
Alyssa Bertolano | Opposite Hitter | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | August 23, 2002 | Philippines |
| 16 | |
Dolly Versoza | Libero | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | March 10, 1998 | José Rizal |
| 17 | |
Erika Deloria | Outside Hitter | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | May 20, 2001 | Enderun |
| 22 | |
Gayle Pascual | Outside Hitter | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | September 3, 1999 | St. Benilde |
| 23 | |
Lycha Ebon | Opposite Hitter | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | October 23, 1999 | Far Eastern |
| 24 | |
Maji Mangulabnan | Setter | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | March 24, 1999 | UST |
| 25 | |
Jade Gentapa | Outside Hitter | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | November 28, 2000 | St. Benilde |
| Updated as of: July 6, 2026 | Source: PVL.ph | ||||||
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Medical staff
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Season-by-season records
[edit]| Season | Conference | Preliminary round | Final round | Ranking | Source |
| 2023 (team) |
Second All-Filipino | 11th (1–10, 2 pts) | Did not qualify | 11th place | [6] |
| 2024–25 (team) |
All-Filipino | 10th (3–8, 9 pts) | Did not qualify | 10th place | [7] |
| Reinforced | 11th (0–8, 4 pts) | Did not qualify | 11th place | [8] | |
| Invitational | Did not qualify | ||||
| All-Filipino | 10th (1–10, 5 pts)[a] | Lost in quarterfinals vs. Akari, 0–2[b] | 8th place | [9] | |
| 2025–26 (team) |
PVL on Tour | 6th (0–5, 0 pts) | Did not qualify | 12th place | [10] |
| Invitational | Did not qualify | ||||
| Reinforced | 12th (0–8, 0 pts) | Did not qualify | 12th place | [11] | |
| All-Filipino | 9th (2–7, 6 pts) | Lost in Play-in semifinal (Pool A) vs. Nxled, 0–3 | 8th place | [12] | |
- Notes
- ↑ Galeries Tower won in the qualifying round vs. Cignal and advanced to the final round.
- ↑ Best-of-three series.
Individual awards
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Team captains
[edit]- Fenela Risha Emnas (2023)
- Dimdim Pacres (2024)
- Alyssa Eroa (2024–2025)
- Roselle Baliton (2025)
- Julia Coronel (2026–present)
Coaches
[edit]- Lerma Giron (2023–2025)[13]
Godfrey Okumu (2025)[14]- Clarence Esteban (2026–present)[15]
Imports
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Former players
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Local players
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Foreign players
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Draft history
[edit]| Season | Pick No. | Name |
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| 2024 | 3 | Julia Coronel |
| 15 | Jewel Encarnacion | |
| 21 | Dodee Batindaan | |
| 23 | Danivah Aying | |
| 2025 | 2 | Jean Asis |
| 15 | Winnie Bedaña | |
| 2026 | 1 | Camilla Lamina |
| 10 | Ann Asis |
References
[edit]- 1 2 Agcaoili, Lance (September 25, 2023). "PVL up to 12 teams with addition of Galeries Highrisers". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ Garcia, John Mark (October 3, 2023). "New PVL team Galeries Highrisers feature Emnas, IpacNew PVL team Galeries Highrisers feature Emnas, Ipac, Hernandez, Jimenez, Hernandez, Jimenez". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ↑ Berry, Russel (September 25, 2023). "Expanding PVL Teams To 12 Including Galeries Highrisers". vervetimes.com. Verve times. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ↑ Demigillo, Kiko (February 27, 2025). "Galeries Tower stuns Cignal in four sets, advances to PVL All-Filipino quarterfinals". One Sports. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
- ↑ Navarro, June (August 20, 2025). "PVL: Akari fends off Galeries Tower to advance to semifinals". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
- ↑ Morales, Luisa (December 5, 2023). "Creamline completes 11-0 run through PVL prelims". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ↑ "Chery Tiggo defies scare, secures last semis". Premier Volleyball League. April 25, 2024. Archived from the original on April 25, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ↑ "Capital1 primes up for quarters, frustrates Galeries". Premier Volleyball League. August 20, 2024. Archived from the original on August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Akari's grit shines as Chargers edge out raw but fiery Galeries Highrisers to gain semis". Premier Volleyball League. March 20, 2025. Archived from the original on March 20, 2025. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
- ↑ "Chery Tiggo outlasts gallant Galeries Tower, secures QF berth". Retrieved August 2, 2025.
- ↑ "Capital1 rallies past Galeries behind Bytsenko, Yandoc, boost ranking". Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ↑ "Nxled shows depth, poise to stay in semis hunt, sweeps Galeries". Retrieved March 28, 2026.
- ↑ Dannug, Jonash (August 22, 2025). "Galeries Tower parts ways with Lerma Giron after two years". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
- ↑ "Godfrey Okumu promoted to head coach of Galeries Tower". Retrieved August 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Galeries unveils revamped coaching staff". Retrieved January 8, 2026.
- ↑ Dannug, Jonash (June 27, 2024). "Galeries Tower taps young Brazilian Monique Helena for PVL Reinforced Conference". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
- 1 2 Demigillo, Kiko (July 16, 2024). "PVL: Nxled, Galeries Tower change imports ahead of Reinforced Conference opener". One Sports. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ↑ Demigillo, Kiko (September 27, 2025). "Galeries Tower signs ex-Chery Tiggo import Jelena Cvijovic for PVL Reinforced Conference". onesports.ph. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
