2026 PVL Press Corps Awards Night

The 2026 Pilipinas Live PVL Press Corps Awards Night was the 2nd edition awards show of the PVL Press Corps Awards Night. It will also recognize personalities from the main volleyball leagues in the Philippines, Premier Volleyball League, and Spikers' Turf. It was held on May 30, 2026, at the Novotel Manila Araneta City in Quezon City.[1]

2026 PVL Press Corps Awards Night
TypeSports
Awarded forPremier Volleyball League and Spikers' Turf
DateMay 30, 2026
VenueNovotel Manila Araneta City
Country Philippines
Presented byArenaPlus, Immuni+, Pilipinas Live, and PVL Press Corps
· 2027 

Criteria

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The winners will be decided based on overall statistics from PVL on Tour preseason tournament and the three conferences and votes from team representatives and members of the PVL Press Corps to ensure objective and impartial selections. The scope of the awards will span the following conferences/seasons:

Premier Volleyball League awardees

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Main awards

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Individual awards
Award Recipient Team Ref.
Most Valuable Player of the Season Trisha Tubu (171.868)
Erika Santos (157.98)
Brooke Van Sickle (155.229)
Vanie Gandler (152.634)
Farm Fresh Foxies [2]
Rookie of the Year Bella Belen (186.284)
AC Miner (85)
Jean Asis (83.896)
Riza Nogales (64.479)
Capital1 Solar Spikers [3]
Coach of the Year Rald Ricafort
Shaq Delos Santos
Sherwin Meneses
PLDT High Speed Hitters [4]
Executive of the Year Jonathan Ng
Jude Turcuato
Frank Lao
Creamline Cool Smashers [5]
Mythical team
Position Player Team Ref.
Outside spikers Bella Belen Capital1 Solar Spikers [3]
Savi Davison PLDT High Speed Hitters
Middle blockers Jeanette Panaga Creamline Cool Smashers
Majoy Baron PLDT High Speed Hitters
Opposite spiker Trisha Tubu Farm Fresh Foxies
Setter Gel Cayuna Cignal Super Spikers
Libero Kath Arado PLDT High Speed Hitters
Team awards
Award Team Record Ref.
Team of the Year Creamline Cool Smashers
PLDT High Speed Hitters
Cignal Super Spikers
2026 All-Filipino Conference champions [4]

Special awards

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Special awards
Award Player Team Ref.
Most Improved Player Erika Santos
Justine Jazareno
Cloanne Mondoñedo
Chinnie Arroyo
Cignal Super Spikers [6]
Comeback Player of the Year Kim Kianna Dy
Ces Molina
Jema Galanza
Kat Tolentino
PLDT High Speed Hitters
Miss Quality Minutes Alyssa Valdez
Chennie Tagaod
Royse Tubino
Creamline Cool Smashers
Fanvote awards
Award Recipient/Event Team(s) Ref.
Star of the Night Majoy Baron PLDT High Speed Hitters [7]
Game of the Year 2026 All-Filipino
Finals Game 2
Creamline Cool Smashers &
Cignal Super Spikers
[8]

Spikers' Turf awardees

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Individual award
Award Player Team Ref.
Most Valuable Player of the Season Jude Garcia Criss Cross King Crunchers [9]
Coach of the Year Tai Bundit Criss Cross King Crunchers [10]
Mythical team
Position Player Team Ref.
Outside spikers Jude Garcia Criss Cross King Crunchers [9]
Noel Kampton
Middle blockers Giles Torres Savouge Spin Doctors
John Paul Bugaoan
Opposite spiker Mark Calado
Setter Adrian Villados Criss Cross King Crunchers
Libero John Philip Pepito
Team awards
Award Team Record Ref.
Team of the Year Criss Cross King Crunchers 2025 Invitational Conference champions
2026 Open Conference champions
[10]
Fanvote awards
Award Recipient/Event Team(s) Ref.
Star of the Night Mark Calado Savouge Spin Doctors [7]

Other awards

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References

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  1. "PVL's best to be honored in Awards Night". Premier Volleyball League. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  2. "Tubu owns the season: Foxies star named PVL Season MVP". Premier Volleyball League. May 27, 2026. Retrieved May 27, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. 1 2 "Belen named PVL Rookie of the Year". Premier Volleyball League. May 24, 2026. Retrieved May 24, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. 1 2 "Rald Ricafort crowned PVL Coach of the Year after PLDT breakthrough season". Premier Volleyball League. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
  5. "Creamline chief Ng earns back-to-back Executive of the Year honors". Premier Volleyball League. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  6. "Valdez, Dy, Santos get PVL PC recognition". Premier Volleyball League. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Season MVP highlights Tubu's career growth". Premier Volleyball League. Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  8. "Creamline-Cignal dramatic clash hailed Game of the Year". Premier Volleyball League. Retrieved May 22, 2026.
  9. 1 2 "Jude Garcia named Spikers' Turf Season MVP after dominant back-to-back title run". Tiebreaker Times. 12 May 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  10. 1 2 "Tai Bundit named Spikers' Turf Coach of the Year after Criss Cross run". Spikers' Turf. May 20, 2026. Retrieved May 20, 2026.