The Akari Chargers held their ground against the defending champions Creamline Cool Smashers before ultimately losing in four sets, 19-25, 26-24, 24-26, 19-25, in the 2023 PVL Invitational Conference at the PhilSports Arena, July 15. Dindin Santiago-Manabat came off the bench and answered the call for the Chargers together with rookie Faith Nisperos. The duo...Read More
Akari’ prized recruit Faith Nisperos was held to a dismal five-point and six-dig outing in the Chargers’ first game loss against the PLDT High-Speed Hitters in the 2023 PVL Invitational Conference last July 1. Surely, no one felt more disappointed on her performance than herself; so she want back to the drawing board and trained...Read More
Middle blocker Krich Macaslang was one of the bright spots in Akari’s loss to the Chery Tiggo Crossovers last night. Macaslang might not have ramped up explosive numbers for the Chargers, but her energy from the bench served as a boost to Akari’s morale especially when they were down after sets one and three. “Well...Read More
Amidst missing the services of Michelle Cobb in last night’s game vs Chery Tiggo, head coach Jorge Souza de Brito pulled off a trick he had under his sleeves — and that was libero-turned-setter Dani Ravena. Serving as backup to starting setter and team captain Jaja Maraguinot, Ravena stepped up to the plate and showed...Read More
The Akari Chargers fell to the Chery Tiggo Crossovers in five nerve-wracking sets, 18-25, 25-22, 19-25, 25-17, 7-15, in the 2023 PVL Invitational Conference at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City. Eli Soyud topscored for the Chargers with 18 points with 15 coming off spikes, while three from attacks. On the other hand, Trisha Genesis...Read More
Since coming to the Philippines a year ago, Filipino-Canadian Rachel Jorvina has fitted just right in with Akari. After graduating from MacEwan University in Alberta, Canda, Jorvina wanted to pursue playing volleyball professionally. With the help and added push from her mom, she found her way to the Akari Chargers. “The biggest help to me...Read More
Akari is not new to advancing Philippine sports. Since 2016, the Company has supported Adamson University’s men’s basketball, girls’ and women’s volleyball teams and the pep squad. In 2019, it again backed up the 2019 Collegiate Conference champs ADU Lady Falcons in the Premier Volleyball League. Three years later, the Company took a leap in...Read More
High-speed PLDT too much for Akari in PVL return Dell Palomata continued her dominance over Akari as she spearheaded PLDT to a three-set win over the Chargers in the 2023 PVL Invitational Conference Saturday at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan. Palomata, who also starred in the High Speed Hitters’ wins over...Read More
Photo credits: AVC Asian Volleyball Cup/ Twitter Akari Chargers Nisperos, Madrigal star in Philippines’ win over Macau The Philippines opened its campaign in the 2023 AVC Challengers Cup with a bang, defeating Macau side in straight sets, 25-14, 25-12, 25-9, Monday afternoon in Indonesia. And giving the Nationals a jolt are members of...Read More
