Lao elected PNVF president, Tolentino calls new PNVF ‘committed’

FRANK LAO was elected president of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) whose new set of board of directors was described by Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino described as “committed.”

“This is a ‘committed team’ and I believe they could sustain the progress of volleyball that started when the PNVF was established in 2021,” said Tolentino after the elections that were held on Monday morning at the Solaire Theater Southlinks Boardroom 2M.

Also elected were Atty. Donn Kapunan (vice president), Rommel Ng (treasurer) and board of trustees Sienna Olaso, Francis Chad Salimbangon, ⁠Carmela Gamboa, ⁠Rustico Camangian, Mohamad Bernan Jr. and ⁠Jonas Cabochan.

Asian Volleyball Confederation president Ramon “Tats” Suzara, the first PNVF president, was also elected to the board while Donaldo Caringal was appointed secretary-general.

The three others on the 13-member board—POC appointed and a male and female representative from the athletes’ commission—will be announced soon.

The POC thus relinquished its role as “caretaker” of the federation which was mandated by volleyball’s world governing body, FIVB, which suspended the previous PNVF elected into office November 21 last year primarily on poor governance.

The Alas Pilipinas Men and Women teams that were formed under POC supervision for the Aich-Nagoya 20th Asian Games during the suspension, Tolentino said, will remain.

FIVB appointed Ad Hoc Committee chair Hila Asanuma of Palau and FIVB External Legal Consultant Atty. Alexa Monica Dabao witnessed and certified the exercise.