2025–26 Choco Mucho Flying Titans season

The 2025–26 Choco Mucho Flying Titans season was the sixth season of the Choco Mucho Flying Titans in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL).

Ahead of the preseason PVL on Tour, Maika Ortiz departed for the Zus Coffee Thunderbelles. In the prelims, Choco Mucho won their first match against the Galeries Tower Highrisers. It would end up being the only match they won, as they finished the prelims with a 1–4 record and only three points. In the knockout round, the team was leading, 2–0, in their match against Zus Coffee, but ended up losing in a reverse sweep and was thus eliminated from final round contention.[1]

For the Reinforced Conference, the team signed Anyse Smith as their foreign guest player.[2][3]

On December 29, 2025, the team released four players which included Cherry Nunag and Royse Tubino from their roster,[4] making way for their new acquisitions on January 1, 2026, highlighted by the returning Eya Laure.[5][6]

Roster

Choco Mucho Flying Titans roster
No. Nat. Player Pos. Height DOB From
1 Philippines Isa Molde Outside Hitter 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) (1998-10-18) October 18, 1998 Philippines
2 Philippines Desiree Cheng (C) Outside Hitter 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) (1996-09-28) September 28, 1996 De La Salle
3 Philippines Deanna Wong Setter 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) (1998-07-18) July 18, 1998 Ateneo
4 Philippines Mean Mendrez Outside Hitter 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) (1998-11-14) November 14, 1998 UE
6 Philippines Dindin Santiago-Manabat Opposite Hitter 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) (1993-09-26) September 26, 1993 National-U
7 Philippines Maddie Madayag Middle Blocker 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) (1998-02-07) February 7, 1998 Ateneo
8 Philippines Eya Laure Outside Hitter 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) (1999-03-21) March 21, 1999 UST
9 Philippines Alina Bicar Setter 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) (1997-11-17) November 17, 1997 UST
10 Philippines Canada Kat Tolentino Opposite Hitter 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) (1995-01-27) January 27, 1995 Ateneo
11 Philippines Ayesha Taira Juegos Opposite Hitter 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) (2002-09-14) September 14, 2002 Adamson
12 Philippines Jem Ferrer Setter 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) (1991-12-12) December 12, 1991 Ateneo
14 Philippines Jen Kylene Villegas Middle Blocker 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (2002-06-20) June 20, 2002 Adamson
15 Philippines Jai Atienza Middle Blocker 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) (1999-11-09) November 9, 1999 Philippines
16 Philippines Thang Ponce Libero 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) (1998-10-21) October 21, 1998 Adamson
17 Philippines Lorraine Pecaña Middle Blocker 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) (2001-04-21) April 21, 2001 Arellano
18 Philippines Sisi Rondina Outside Hitter 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) (1996-09-04) September 4, 1996 UST
20 Philippines United States Tia Andaya Setter 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) (2000-12-27) December 27, 2000 Central Washington
21 Philippines Regine Arocha Libero 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) (1997-02-21) February 21, 1997 Arellano
24 Philippines Caitlin Viray Opposite Hitter 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) (1998-04-12) April 12, 1998 UST

National team players

Players who were part of the Philippines women's national team were excluded from playing with the team due to various commitments. This affected the team's roster for the PVL on Tour.

Draft

Round Pick Player Pos. School
17 Tia AndayaS Central Washington
219 Kylene VillegasMB Adamson

PVL on Tour

Preliminary round

Pool A standings

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
2 Nxled Chameleons 5 4 1 11 12 6 2.000 408 381 1.071 Final round
3 Farm Fresh Foxies 5 3 2 9 9 7 1.286 359 371 0.968 Knockout round
4 Petro Gazz Angels 5 2 3 7 8 10 0.800 390 406 0.961
5 Choco Mucho Flying Titans 5 1 4 3 7 13 0.538 439 481 0.913
6 Galeries Tower Highrisers 5 0 5 0 1 15 0.067 335 386 0.868
Source: PVL.ph

Match log

2025 PVL on Tour preliminary round match log
Total: 1–4 (3 points)
June: 1–1 (3 points)
MatchDateOpponentSetsTotalLocation
Attendance		RecordPtsReport
1June 28, 2025Galeries Tower3–188–86 Batangas City Sports Center
2,437		1–03 P2
2June 29, 2025Nxled1–395–103 Batangas City Sports Center
3,340		1–13 P2
July: 0–3 (0 points)
MatchDateOpponentSetsTotalLocation
Attendance		RecordPtsReport
3July 12, 2025Farm Fresh1–391–99 Capital Arena
4,889		1–23 P2
4July 13, 2025PLDT1–380–97 Capital Arena
7,693		1–33 P2
5July 29, 2025Petro Gazz1–385–96 Candon City Arena
3,919		1–43 P2

Knockout round

Match log

2025 PVL on Tour knockout round match log
Total: 0–1 (1 point)
Knockout round: 0–1 (1 point)
DateOpponentSetsTotalLocation
Attendance		Report
August 5, 2025Zus Coffee2–393–107 PhilSports Arena
1,243		 P2

Reinforced Conference

Preliminary round

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
7 Capital1 Solar Spikers 8 4 4 13 16 14 1.143 660 688 0.959 Quarterfinals
8 Akari Chargers 8 4 4 12 18 16 1.125 749 731 1.025
9 Choco Mucho Flying Titans 8 3 5 9 11 17 0.647 621 660 0.941
10 Chery Tiggo EV Crossovers 8 2 6 6 12 20 0.600 673 724 0.930
11 Nxled Chameleons 8 0 8 1 5 24 0.208 576 701 0.822

Match log

2025 PVL Reinforced Conference preliminary round match log
Total: 3–5 (9 points)
First round: 2–3 (6 points)
MatchDateOpponentSetsTotalLocation
Attendance		RecordPtsReport
1[a]October 7, 2025Capital13–084–78 Ynares Center Montalban
2,200		—— P2
2October 13, 2025Cignal3–1100–85 Smart Araneta Coliseum
1,800		1–03 P2
3October 16, 2025PLDT0–360–75 Smart Araneta Coliseum
1,867		1–13 P2
4October 21, 2025Nxled3–075–64 Smart Araneta Coliseum
1,241		2–16 P2
5October 31, 2025Farm Fresh1–380–94 Filoil Centre
2,278		2–26 P2
6November 4, 2025Capital10–366–76 SM Mall of Asia Arena
1,490		2–36 P2
Second round: 1–2 (3 points)
MatchDateOpponentSetsTotalLocation
Attendance		RecordPtsReport
7November 8, 2025Zus Coffee1–387–99 Candon City Arena
2,561		2–46 P2
8November 13, 2025Creamline0–357–75 Smart Araneta Coliseum
4,117		2–56 P2
9November 18, 2025Akari3–196–92 Ynares Center Montalban
2,226		3–59 P2

All-Filipino Conference

Preliminary round

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
5 Nxled Chameleons 9 5 4 15 20 16 1.250 810 773 1.048 Play-in tournament semifinals
6 Akari Chargers 9 5 4 15 19 18 1.056 792 838 0.945
7 Choco Mucho Flying Titans 9 4 5 13 19 19 1.000 828 826 1.002 Play-in tournament quarterfinals
8 Capital1 Solar Spikers 9 4 5 10 14 21 0.667 748 796 0.940
9 Galeries Tower Highrisers 9 2 7 6 11 24 0.458 707 800 0.884

Match log

2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference preliminary round match log
Total: 4–5 (13 points)
January: 1–0 (3 points)
MatchDateOpponentSetsTotalLocation
Attendance		RecordPtsReport
1January 31, 2026Akari3–075–60 Filoil Centre
2,754		1–03 P2
February: 1–3 (3 points)
MatchDateOpponentSetsTotalLocation
Attendance		RecordPtsReport
2February 5, 2026Cignal1–382–91 Filoil Centre
2,717		0–13 P2
3February 10, 2026Creamline1–386–94 SM Mall of Asia Arena
12,571		0–23 P2
4February 17, 2026Capital12–399–102 Filoil Centre
2,422		0–34 P2
5February 26, 2026Galeries Tower3–2108–99 Filoil Centre
1,092		1–36 P2
March: 2–2 (7 points)
MatchDateOpponentSetsTotalLocation
Attendance		RecordPtsReport
6March 3, 2026Nxled3–196–95 Filoil Centre
1,450		1–09 P2
7March 10, 2026Farm Fresh2–399–102 Filoil Centre
897		1–110 P2
8March 14, 2026PLDT1–384–98 Filoil Centre
2,409		1–210 P2
9March 19, 2026Zus Coffee3–199–85 Filoil Centre
984		2–213 P2

Play-in tournament

Pool B

Play-in pool B quarterfinalPlay-in pool B semifinalPlay-in pool B final
3Creamline3
6Akari36Akari1
7Choco Mucho37Choco Mucho2
10Zus Coffee2

Match log

2026 PVL All-Filipino Conference play-in tournament match log
Total: 1–1 (3 points)
Play-in tournament: 1–1 (3 points)
MatchDateOpponentSetsTotalLocation
Attendance		RecordPtsReport
1March 24, 2026Zus Coffee3–299–94 Filoil Centre
932		1–02 P2
2March 28, 2026Akari2–3100–109 Ninoy Aquino Stadium
2,388		1–13 P2

Transactions

Additions

Player Date signed Previous team Ref.
Tia Andaya June 9, 2025 CSM Lugoj (Romanian V-League) [7]
Kylene Villegas Adamson Lady Falcons (UAAP)
Ayesha Juegos June 21, 2025 Adamson Lady Falcons (UAAP) [8]
Jaila Atienza January 1, 2026 Nxled Chameleons [6]
Alina Bicar January 1, 2026 Chery Tiggo EV Crossovers [6]
Eya Laure January 1, 2026 Chery Tiggo EV Crossovers [5]
Caitlin Viray January 1, 2026 Farm Fresh Foxies [6]

Subtractions

Player New team Ref.
Marionne Alba Akari Chargers [9][10]
Bia General Strong Group Athletics (organization-wide) [4]
Cherry Nunag Capital1 Solar Spikers [4]
Aduke Ogunsanya Nxled Chameleons [4]
Maika Ortiz Zus Coffee Thunderbelles [11]
Royse Tubino Strong Group Athletics (organization-wide) [4]

Notes

  1. ↑ The result of Choco Mucho's game against Capital1 in the PVL Reinforced Conference preliminary round was nullified as the game will be replayed with foreign guest players on November 4.

References

  1. ↑ Demigillo, Kiko (August 5, 2025). "ZUS Coffee pulls off reverse sweep vs Choco Mucho for PVL on Tour quarterfinal spot". One Sports. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Anyse Smith ready to soar with Choco Mucho in return to Philippines". Retrieved October 4, 2025.
  3. ↑ Agcaoili, Lance (October 2, 2025). "PVL: Anyse Smith eyes bigger impact in Choco Mucho stint". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Demigillo, Kiko (December 29, 2025). "Tubino, 3 others exit Choco Mucho amid roster shuffle for new PVL season". One Sports. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Demigillo, Kiko (January 1, 2026). "Eya Laure marks PVL return with blockbuster move to Choco Mucho". One Sports. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Demigillo, Kiko (January 1, 2026). "Caitlin Viray, Alina Bicar, Jaila Atienza join Choco Mucho in 2026 PVL rebuild". One Sports. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
  7. ↑ Agcaoili, Lance (June 9, 2025). "PVL: Tia Andaya hopes to add more reasons to cheers for Choco Mucho". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
  8. ↑ Demigillo, Kiko. "Choco Mucho signs undrafted Ayesha Juegos to bolster wing rotation". Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Mars Alba bolsters Akari setter corps". Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  10. ↑ Isaga, JR (July 9, 2025). "Recharged: Akari signs Mars Alba after Choco Mucho exit, Mich Cobb retirement". Rappler. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  11. ↑ Demigillo, Kiko. "Maika Ortiz becomes last ZUS Coffee signing as Thunderbelles continue PVL offseason revamp". Retrieved May 29, 2025.
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