Cignal HD Spikers (men)

This article is about the men's volleyball team. For the women's volleyball team, see Cignal HD Spikers (women). For the national team competing under the name 'Cignal', see Philippines national volleyball teams in AVC and FIVB club tournaments.

Cignal HD Spikers

Full name	Cignal HD Spikers
Short name	Cignal
Nickname	HD Spikers
Founded	2013
Head coach	Dexter Clamor
Captain	John Paul Bugaoan
League	Spikers' Turf PNVF Champions League Philippine Super Liga
2025 Open	Champions
Uniforms
Home Away
Championships
7 – Spikers' Turf, 2 – PVL, 2 – PNVF, 1 – PSL

The Cignal HD Spikers are a professional men's volleyball team in the Philippines. The club is owned by Cignal TV, Inc., a subsidiary of MediaQuest Holdings, Inc., a PLDT company.

Current roster

Main article: 2025 Spikers' Turf Open Conference

Cignal HD Spikers
No.	Player	Position	Height	Birthday	School
1	Sandy Domenick Montero	Libero	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	(1989-03-19) March 19, 1989 (age 36)	UPHSD
2	Alfred Gerald Valbuena	Opposite Spiker			UP
3	Joshua Retamar	Setter	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	(2002-03-07) March 7, 2002 (age 23)	NU
4	Steven Rotter	Opposite Spiker	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	(1998-04-16) April 16, 1998 (age 27)	CSUN
5	Gabriel Ej Casana	Setter			UPHSD
7	Vince Lorenzo	Libero	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	(1999-07-11) July 11, 1999 (age 26)	FEU
8	John Paul Bugaoan (C)	Middle Blocker	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	(1999-01-08) January 8, 1999 (age 26)	FEU
10	Wendel Concepcion Miguel	Outside Hitter	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)		UP
11	Joshua Umandal	Outside Hitter	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	(1998-03-08) March 8, 1998 (age 27)	UST
13	Nastin Mfena Gwaza	Middle Blocker	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	(1995-07-23) July 23, 1995 (age 30)	PCU
14	Ruvince Abrot	Outside Hitter			CSB
15	Martin Bugaoan	Middle Blocker			FEU
16	Bryan Bagunas	Outside Hitter	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	(1997-10-10) October 10, 1997 (age 27)	NU
17	John Mark Ronquillo	Outside Hitter	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	(2001-10-20) October 20, 2001 (age 23)	DLSU
19	Kris Cian Silang	Setter		(1999-04-03) April 3, 1999 (age 26)	FEU
20	Lloyd Josafat	Middle Blocker	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	(2000-04-14) April 14, 2000 (age 25)	UE
21	Louie Ramirez	Outside Hitter	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	(1999-09-18) September 18, 1999 (age 25)	UPHSD

• Head coach: Dexter Clamor
• Assistant coach: Hershel Ramos

Honors

Team

Spikers' Turf/Premier Volleyball League:

Year	Conference	Title	Source
2015	Open	4th place	[1]
	Reinforced	Champions	[2]
2016	Open	Runners-up	[3]
	Reinforced	Runners-up	[4]
2017	Reinforced [a]	Champions	[5]
	Open [a]	Champions	[6]
2018	Reinforced [a]	Runners-up	[7]
	Open	3rd place	[8]
2019	Reinforced	Champions	[9]
	Open	Champions	[10]
2022	Open	Runners-up	[11]
2023	Open	Champions	[12]
	Invitational	Runners-up	[13]
2024	Open	Champions	[14]
	Invitational	Champions	[15]
2025	Open	Champions	[16]

1. Premier Volleyball League ^[17]

Philippine Superliga:

Season	Conference	Title	Source
2014	All-Filipino	Runner-up	[18]
	Grand Prix	Champion	[19]
2015	All-Filipino	(no tournament)
	Beach Challenge Cup	Team A:3rd place
		Team B: 5th place
	Grand Prix	(no tournament)
2016	Invitational
	Beach Challenge Cup	(did not participate)
	All-Filipino	(no tournament)
	Grand Prix
2017	Invitational
	Beach Challenge Cup	Runner-up
	All-Filipino	(no tournament)
	Grand Prix
2018	Grand Prix
	Beach Challenge Cup	4th place
	Invitational	(no tournament)
	All-Filipino
2019	Grand Prix
	Beach Challenge Cup	Champion	[20]
	All-Filipino	(no tournament)
	Invitational

Others:

Year	Tournament	Title	Source
2015	AVC Club Volleyball Championship	12th place
2022	PNVF Champions League	Champion	[21]
2023	PNVF Challenge Cup	Runners-up	[22]
2024	PNVF Champions League	Champion	[23]

Individual

Spikers' Turf:

Season	Conference	Award	Name	Source
2015	Open	1st Best Middle Blocker	Rayson Fuentes	[24]
	Reinforced	Best Setter	Glacy Ralph Diezmo	[25]
		Best Libero	Sandy Montero
		Most Valuable Player (Finals)	Edward Ybañez
2016	Open	1st Best Outside Spiker	Raymark Woo	[26]
		2nd Best Middle Blocker	Herschel Ramos
	Reinforced	2nd Best Outside Spiker	Lorenzo Capate Jr.	[27]
		2nd Best Middle Blocker	Peter Den Mar Torres
		Best Libero	Sandy Montero
2018	Open	1st Best Middle Blocker	Peter Den Mar Torres	[28]
		Best Opposite Spiker	Ysay Marasigan
2019	Reinforced	Most Valuable Player (Finals)	Marck Espejo	[9]
		2nd Best Outside Spiker
		Best Setter	Vince Mangulabnan
		Best Libero	Manuel Sumanguid III
	Open	Most Valuable Player (Finals)	Marck Espejo	[10]
		2nd Best Outside Spiker
		Most Valuable Player (Conference)	Ysay Marasigan
		2nd Best Middle Blocker	Anjo Pertierra
2022	Open	1st Best Outside Spiker	Marck Espejo	[29]
		Best Opposite Spiker	Ysay Marasigan
		Best Libero	Manuel Sumanguid III
		2nd Best Middle Blocker	John Paul Bugaoan
2023	Open	Most Valuable Player (Finals)	Marck Espejo	[30] [31]
		2nd Best Outside Spiker	Wendel Miguel
		1st Best Middle Blocker	John Paul Bugaoan
		Best Opposite Spiker	Ysay Marasigan
		Best Libero	Manuel Sumanguid III
	Invitational	1st Best Outside Spiker	Joshua Umandal	[32]
		1st Best Middle Blocker	John Paul Bugaoan
		Best Libero	Manuel Sumanguid III
2024	Open	Most Valuable Player (Finals)	Bryan Bagunas	[33] [34]
		1st Best Outside Spiker	Joshua Umandal
		Best Setter	Kris Cian Silang
	Invitational	Most Valuable Player (Finals)	Louie Ramirez	[35] [36]
		Best Libero	Vince Lorenzo
2025	Open	Most Valuable Player (Finals)	Steven Rotter	[37] [38]
		Best Opposite Spiker
		1st Best Middle Blocker	John Paul Bugaoan
		Best Libero	Vince Lorenzo

Premier Volleyball League:

Season	Conference	Award	Name	Source
2017	Reinforced	Most Valuable Player (Finals)	Lorenzo Capate Jr.	[39]
		Best Setter	Vincent Raphael Mangulabnan
		1st Best Outside Spiker	Mark Gil Alfafara
	Open	Most Valuable Player (Conference & Finals)	Lorenzo Capate Jr.	[40]
		Best Setter	Vincent Raphael Mangulabnan
		Best Libero	Sandy Domenick Montero
2018	Reinforced	Most Valuable Player (Conference)	Marck Espejo	[41]
		1st Best Outside Spiker
		1st Best Middle Blocker	Rex Emmanuel Intal

Philippine SuperLiga:

Season	Conference	Award	Name	Source
2014	All-Filipino	2nd Best Outside Spiker	Howard Mojica	[42]
		Best Opposite Spiker	Gilbert Ablan	[43]
	Grand Prix	Best Libero	Sandy Montero	[44]
		Best Opposite Spiker	Gilbert Ablan	[44]
		2nd Best Middle Blocker	Rayson Fuentes	[44]
		2nd Best Outside Spiker	Lorenzo Capate Jr.	[44]
		Most Valuable Player

PNVF:

Season	Award	Name	Source
2022	Most Valuable Player	Marck Espejo	[45]
	2nd Best Outside Spiker
	1st Best Middle Blocker	John Paul Bugaoan
	Best Libero	Manuel Sumanguid III
2023	1st Best Middle Blocker	John Paul Bugaoan	[46]
	Best Libero	Manuel Sumanguid III
2024	Most Valuable Player	Joshua Umandal	[47]
	1st Best Outside Spiker
	2nd Best Middle Blocker	John Paul Bugaoan
	Best Setter	EJ Casaña

Team captains

• Dexter Clamor (2014)
• Jay dela Cruz (2014 – 2016)
• Herschel Ramos (2016)
• Ysay Marasigan (2017 – 2023)
• John Paul Bugaoan (2024 – present)

Coaches

• Michael Cariño (2014–2016)
• Oliver Almadro (2017–2018)
• Dexter Clamor (2019–present)

See also

• Cignal HD Spikers (women)

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