Nes Pamilar

Nes Pamilar
Personal information
NationalityFilipino
BornErnesto Pamilar
(1966-07-23)July 23, 1966
DiedJanuary 12, 2019(2019-01-12) (aged 52)
Quezon City, Philippines
College / UniversityFEU
Coaching information
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
    • 1989–?
    • 1990s–2000s
    • 2000s–2011
    • 2013
    • 2016
    • 2016–2017
    • 2017–2019
    • 2018

Ernesto Pamilar (July 23, 1966 – January 12, 2019) was a Filipino volleyball player and coach.

Early life and education

Ernesto Pamilar was born on July 23, 1966.[1] He studied at the Far Eastern University from elementary to the college level.[2]

Playing career

Pamilar was a player for the FEU Tamaraws helping his college win two titles in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).[3][4]

Coaching career

Pamilar was mentored under coach Kid Santos.[4] He started coaching with Ateneo High School in 1989.[5]

He was part of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran volleyball program which played in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). He ended the 12-year title drought of the Letran Lady Spikers by winning the 1997 championship.[3] Overall, he won one title for the Letran Spikers men's team, and three for the Lady Spikers. His stint with Letran lasted around the 2000s.[6]

Pamilar helped the FEU Lady Tamaraws won the women's volleyball title for UAAP Season 70 in 2009 [7] Pamilar is credited for developing Rachel Anne Daquis who was part of the Season 70 winning squad. He left FEU around 2011 due to undisclosed unfavorable reasons.[8][9]

He was also involved the formation and coaching of the Cagayan Valley volleyball teams in the 2010s. He led the Cagayan Valley Lady Rising Suns in the Shakey's V-League.[4] He helped the Lady Rising Suns win the 2013 Open Conference title.[10]

Pamilar was the head coach of the Philippines women's national team which took part at the 2013 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship.[11][12]

Pamilar coached the De La Salle Green Spikers men's team in the 2016 Spikers' Turf Collegiate Conference.[13]

The Laoag Power Smashers had Pamilar as their coach for the 2016 Shakey's V-League. He remained coach when they moved to the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) and became simply known as the Power Smashers.[14][15]

In 2017, Pamilar was appointed as coach of the San Beda Red Spikers in the NCAA.[1] He also became concurrent coach of the Tacloban Fighting Warays which joined the PVL in early 2018.[16][17]

He was coach of San Beda at the time of his death.

Illness and death

Pamilar was diagnosed with a clogged artery in 2017 and underwent a bypass surgery in November of the same year. He recovered and returned to coaching.[1] He was rushed to the Philippine Heart Center in Quezon City on January 12, 2019 but was declared dead. He died due to sepsis or heart failure.[1][3][18]

Personal life

Pamilar was married to a woman named Bing, with whom he had four children.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Bacnis, Justine (January 12, 2019). "Nes Pamilar, 52, passes away". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  2. ↑ Armero, Arman (March 29, 2015). "The Sun will rise for Cagayan Valley". Manila Standard. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 Lising, Charmie (January 12, 2019). "Former national volleyball coach Nes Pamilar dies of sepsis". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 Flores, Migs (January 20, 2019). "Nes Pamilar lives on through country's top coaches, players". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  5. ↑ Zarate, Noel (January 13, 2019). "Fiery father figure: Remembering Coach Nes Pamilar". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  6. ↑ Li, Matthew (May 11, 2017). "Pamilar accepts Red Spikers coaching job". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  7. ↑ Go, Beatrice Lauren (January 12, 2019). "PH volleyball coaching legend Nes Pamilar dies". Rappler. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  8. ↑ Flores, Migs (February 5, 2017). "Pamilar fine with being forgotten in Daquis' jersey retirement". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  9. ↑ Dannug, Jonash (August 3, 2020). "Jema Galanza's school of choice was FEU". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  10. ↑ Lozada, Mei-Lin (June 2, 2014). "Cagayan coach Nes Pamilar still confident underachieving Lady Rising Suns will regain old, deadly form". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  11. ↑ Fopolan, Renee (September 6, 2013). "PHL spikers brace for tough competition at Asian Women's Volleyball Championship". GMA News. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Final Power Pinays lineup revealed". Rappler. September 12, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  13. ↑ Bacnis, Justine (September 4, 2016). "La Salle still developing oneness admits Pamilar". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  14. ↑ "V-League/Spikers' Turf All Star Teams revealed". Tiebreaker Times. November 13, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  15. ↑ Villar, Joey (June 19, 2017). "Power Smashers load up for PVL Open tournament". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  16. ↑ Villar, Joey (March 20, 2018). "Tacloban Fighting Warays join PVL". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  17. ↑ Lozada, Bong (May 6, 2018). "Alvarez, Tacloban quickly put PVL debut loss behind". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Nes Pamilar, multi-titled women's volleyball coach, passes away". ABS-CBN News. January 12, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2026.
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