Galeries Tower Highrisers

Galeries Tower Highrisers

Short name	Galeries
Nickname	Highrisers
Founded	2023
Owner	Grand Taipan Land Development Inc.
Head coach	Clarence Esteban
Captain	Julia Coronel
League	Premier Volleyball League
2025 Reinforced	12th place
Uniforms
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2026 Galeries Tower Highrisers season

The Galeries Tower Highrisers is a Philippine professional women's volleyball team owned by Grand Taipan Land Development. The team competes in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL), where they made their debut in the 2023 Second All-Filipino Conference.

History

The Galeries Tower Highrisers joined the Premier Volleyball League in 2023. ^{[1] [2]} The team debut in the 2023 Second All-Filipino Conference. ^[3] The team is owned by real estate developer Grand Taipan Land Development Inc. and was named after the Galeries Tower Manila residential condominium. ^[1]

In the 2024–25 All-Filipino Conference, despite finishing 10th in the preliminary round, Galeries upset the third-seeded Cignal HD Spikers in their qualifying round match to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time. ^[4] They would go on to be swept by the Akari Chargers in the best-of-three series. ^[5]

Current roster

Main article: 2026 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference

Galeries Tower Highrisers roster
No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Height	DOB	From
1		Venice Puzon	Setter	1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)		Lyceum
3		Winnie Bedaña	Middle Blocker	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	(2001-03-20) March 20, 2001 (age 24)	UPHSD
4		Jules Samonte	Outside Hitter	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	(1998-10-22) October 22, 1998 (age 27)	Ateneo
5		Julia Coronel  (C)	Setter	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	(2001-10-05) October 5, 2001 (age 24)	De La Salle
6		Julia Angeles	Libero	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	(1998-09-01) September 1, 1998 (age 27)	Letran
7		Blove Barbon	Libero	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	(1999-04-25) April 25, 1999 (age 26)	UST
8		Aiza Maizo-Pontillas	Opposite Hitter	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	(1988-02-29) February 29, 1988 (age 37)	UST
9		Gayle Pascual	Outside Hitter	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	(1999-09-03) September 3, 1999 (age 26)	St. Benilde
10		Jean Asis	Middle Blocker	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	(2002-08-08) August 8, 2002 (age 23)	Far Eastern
11		Erika Raagas	Outside Hitter	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	(2000-03-30) March 30, 2000 (age 25)	Ateneo
12		Roselle Baliton	Middle Blocker	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	(1997-03-27) March 27, 1997 (age 28)	UE
13		Sharya Ancheta	Middle Blocker	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	(1999-11-25) November 25, 1999 (age 26)	Adamson
14		Camille Victoria	Opposite Hitter	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	(1999-12-26) December 26, 1999 (age 26)	UST
15		Shola Alvarez	Outside Hitter	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	(1997-07-11) July 11, 1997 (age 28)	José Rizal
16		Dolly Versoza	Libero	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	(1998-03-10) March 10, 1998 (age 27)	José Rizal
17		Erica Jin Deloria	Outside Hitter		(2000-07-09) July 9, 2000 (age 25)	Enderun
23		Lycha Ebon	Opposite Hitter	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	(1999-10-23) October 23, 1999 (age 26)	Far Eastern
24		Maji Mangulabnan	Setter	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)	(1999-03-24) March 24, 1999 (age 26)	UST
Updated as of: January 29, 2026 | Source: PVL.ph

Coaching staff Head coach: Clarence Esteban Assistant coaches: Rommel Abella Franz Damian John David Subere Statistician: Enzo Miguel Vinarao Angelo Dela Paz Strength and conditioning coach: Kim Robert Bejo

Team staff Team manager: Rontristan Notado Jolina Paz Nicolas

Medical staff Physical therapist: Glen Marc Toledo

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Season-by-season records

Season	Conference	Preliminary round	Final round	Ranking	Source
2023 (team)	Second All-Filipino	11th (1–10, 2 pts)	Did not qualify	11th place	[6]
2024 (team)	All-Filipino	10th (3–8, 9 pts)	Did not qualify	10th place	[7]
	Reinforced	11th (0–8, 4 pts)	Did not qualify	11th place	[8]
	Invitational	Did not qualify
2024–25 (team)	All-Filipino	10th (1–10, 5 pts) [a]	Lost in quarterfinals vs. Akari, 0–2 [b]	8th place	[9]
	PVL on Tour	6th (0–5, 0 pts)	Did not qualify	12th place	[10]
	Invitational	Did not qualify
	Reinforced	12th (0–8, 0 pts)	Did not qualify	12th place	[11]

Notes

1. Galeries Tower won in the qualifying round vs. Cignal and advanced to the final round.
2. Best-of-three series.

Individual awards

PVLPC Comeback Player of the Year Alyssa Eroa – 2025

PVLPC Best Libero Alyssa Eroa – 2025 Best Libero Alyssa Eroa – 2024 Reinforced

Team captains

• Fenela Risha Emnas (2023)
• Dimdim Pacres (2024)
• Alyssa Eroa (2024–2025)
• Roselle Baliton (2025)
• Julia Coronel (2026–present)

Coaches

• Lerma Giron (2023–2025) ^[12]
• Godfrey Okumu (2025) ^[13]
• Clarence Esteban (2026–present) ^[14]

Imports

• Monique Helena ^{[15] [16]} (2024)
• Sutadta Chuewulim ^[16] (2024)
• Jelena Cvijović ^[17] (2025)

Former players

Local players Alyssa Eroa (2023-2025) AC Masangkay Andrea Marzan Audry Paran Carly Hernandez Danivah Aying Dimdim Pacres Dodee Batindaan Fenela Risha Emnas (2023-2025) France Ronquillo Grazielle Bombita Jewel Encarnacion (2024-2025) Jhoanna Maraguinot Julia Ipac Juliet Catindig Marian Tracy Andal Rapril Aguilar Renee Mabilangan Renesa Melgar Roma Joy Doromal Ysa Jimenez

Foreign players Sutadta Chuewulim Jelena Cvijović

References

1. Agcaoili, Lance (September 25, 2023). "PVL up to 12 teams with addition of Galeries Highrisers". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved October 1, 2023.
2. Garcia, John Mark (October 3, 2023). "New PVL team Galeries Highrisers feature Emnas, IpacNew PVL team Galeries Highrisers feature Emnas, Ipac, Hernandez, Jimenez, Hernandez, Jimenez". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
3. Berry, Russel (September 25, 2023). "Expanding PVL Teams To 12 Including Galeries Highrisers". vervetimes.com. Verve times. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
4. Demigillo, Kiko (February 27, 2025). "Galeries Tower stuns Cignal in four sets, advances to PVL All-Filipino quarterfinals". One Sports . Retrieved November 8, 2025.
5. Navarro, June (August 20, 2025). "PVL: Akari fends off Galeries Tower to advance to semifinals". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
6. Morales, Luisa (December 5, 2023). "Creamline completes 11-0 run through PVL prelims". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
7. "Chery Tiggo defies scare, secures last semis". Premier Volleyball League. April 25, 2024. Archived from the original on April 25, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
8. "Capital1 primes up for quarters, frustrates Galeries". Premier Volleyball League. August 20, 2024. Archived from the original on August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
9. "Akari's grit shines as Chargers edge out raw but fiery Galeries Highrisers to gain semis". Premier Volleyball League. March 20, 2025. Archived from the original on March 20, 2025. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
10. "Chery Tiggo outlasts gallant Galeries Tower, secures QF berth" . Retrieved August 2, 2025.
11. "Capital1 rallies past Galeries behind Bytsenko, Yandoc, boost ranking" . Retrieved November 20, 2025.
12. Dannug, Jonash (August 22, 2025). "Galeries Tower parts ways with Lerma Giron after two years". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
13. "Godfrey Okumu promoted to head coach of Galeries Tower" . Retrieved August 23, 2025.
14. "Galeries unveils revamped coaching staff" . Retrieved January 8, 2026.
15. Dannug, Jonash (June 27, 2024). "Galeries Tower taps young Brazilian Monique Helena for PVL Reinforced Conference". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
16. Demigillo, Kiko (July 16, 2024). "PVL: Nxled, Galeries Tower change imports ahead of Reinforced Conference opener". One Sports . Retrieved July 16, 2024.
17. Demigillo, Kiko (September 27, 2025). "Galeries Tower signs ex-Chery Tiggo import Jelena Cvijovic for PVL Reinforced Conference". onesports.ph. Retrieved September 27, 2025.