Two-time UAAP Best Setter Lams Lamina made history as the first setter to be the top pick in the PVL Draft, joining Galeries Tower Highrisers. Detdet Pepito reunited with Bella Belen after being selected second by Capital1 Solar Spikers. Lamina brings competitiveness and discipline, while Pepito aims to stabilize Capital1's backline.
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For the first time in PVL Draft history, a setter becomes the No. 1 selection as Lams Lamina of the NU Lady Bulldogs joins the Galeries Tower Highrisers MANILA, Philippines – Two-time UAAP Best Setter Lams Lamina ended up as the top pick of the Galeries Tower Highrisers, while Detdet Pepito reunites with her old friend Bella Belen after being selected second by the Capital1 Solar Spikers in the 2026 PVL Draft on Wednesday, June 3. Lamina gives Galeries Tower another reliable setter aside from former Alas Pilipinas playmaker Julia Coronel as the team continues to build around Jean Asis.
“Since I’m from a champion team, what I’ll bring to the Galeries Tower is competitiveness. And of course, my hard work, my discipline, those are the things I’ll bring,” Lamina said in Filipino after becoming the first setter in league history to be selected No. 1. Lamina brings a stacked resume in the PVL after steering the NU Lady Bulldogs to three UAAP championships, orchestrating the offense for the likes of Belen and Alyssa Solomon.
Meanwhile, Pepito — a two-time Best Libero — is seen as a potential stabilizing force in the backline for Capital1, which beefed up its offense with the signings of MVP Vanie Gandler and Erika Santos. Pepito’s jump to the PVL marks a significant change in her career after she spent 11 years at UST, becoming one of the school’s most recognizable players.
“I’m super grateful because I’ve always dreamt of playing in the PVL,” Pepito said in Filipino. “I feel pressured but I will try my best to help Capital1. ” Detdet Pepito with league star Bella Belen , along with Capital1 players and officials. This year’s draft class was loaded with former UAAP and NCAA standouts, but top prospects Alyssa Solomon and Nina Ytang had withdrawn due to their commitments with Alas Pilipinas.
Setter Tin Ubaldo went No. 3 to the Choco Mucho Flying Titans, adding to the team’s core bannered by Sisi Rondina, Eya Laure, and Maddie Madayag. Nicole Ong joined the ZUS Thunderbelles as the No. 4 selection, while the Akari Chargers made the most shocking decision of the night by passing on their selection.
Here are the draft picks:Tin Ubaldo – Choco Mucho Flying TitansJonna Perdido – Farm Fresh Foxies Khy Cepada – Capital1 Solar SpikersPASS – Choco Mucho Flying TitansPASS – Capital1 Solar SpikersSummarize this article with AI
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