Akari Sports held a conversation with Faith Nisperos about her first conference in the PVL. Rookie Faith Nisperos impressed in her maiden conference in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) last month, landing at 8th in scoring (56 points) and 11th in spiking (32.28%).. Nisperos had a rough start to her pro volleyball career. In her...Read More
There’s a new squad in town! The NXLED Chameleons are officially joining the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) war starting the season-ending All-Filipino Conference happening on October 16. A sub-brand of Akari Lighting and Technology Corporation, NXLED is the latest expansion team in the country’s pro league. “We would like to thank the PVL for accepting...Read More
After their Invitational exit, the Akari Chargers will get a huge boost at the middle with the arrival of a UAAP Season 85 Women’s Volleyball Champion. The news of former De La Salle University (DLSU) Lady Spiker Fifi Sharma joining the Akari Chargers sent shockwaves to the Philippine volleyball community. Questions swirled around social media...Read More
It might not show in the rankings, but the still-gelling Akari squad showed flashes of their potential throughout this conference. Following their opening loss to PLDT, the Chargers forced an elite Chery Tiggo crew to a deciding fifth set, held their own against the defending Invitational Conference champions Creamline, survived a tough challenge from Gerflor,...Read More
The Akari Chargers finally got a taste of victory after a nail-biting five-set combat with the gritty Quezon City Gerflor Defenders, 25-20, 22-25, 27-25, 25-27, 15-12, in the 2023 PVL Invitational Conference at the PhilSports Arena, July 18. Super rookie Faith Nisperos duplicated her output from last game with 18 points and six excellent receptions....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
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
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