A gold medal last month, a gold ring this month.
Sisi Rondina rang in the new year with another milestone, announcing her engagement to fellow Alas Pilipinas beach volleyball player Ronniel Rosales.
The former PVL MVP shared photos of the intimate proposal on Sunday, held at the Montemaria Shrine in Batangas City, with both families and close loved ones present.
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“It’s a forever thing,” Rondina wrote in her post.
The engagement caps off a memorable stretch for the 29-year-old volleyball icon, who closed 2025 by helping deliver a historic breakthrough for Philippine beach volleyball.
Rondina, alongside Bernadeth Pons, Dij Rodriguez, and Sunny Villapando, powered Alas Beach Women to the country’s first-ever SEA Games beach volleyball gold medal, dethroning long-time regional powerhouse Thailand in the process.
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Rosales was also part of this year's Philippine delegation to the SEA Games, suiting up for Alas Beach Men, making the moment even more special for the couple.
The SEA Games triumph further solidified Rondina’s decorated international resumé, as she became a three-time SEA Games gold medalist after previously winning back-to-back indoor golds in 2019 and 2021.
It also earned Rondina and the Filipina beach volleyball aces SPIN.ph’s Newsmaker of the Year honors in 2025.
Rondina returns
Now entering 2026 on a personal high, Rondina is set to shift her focus back to indoor volleyball, preparing for her much-anticipated return to the PVL with Choco Mucho.
She sat out nearly a full year of club action to fully commit to the national team’s SEA Games campaign.
With the Flying Titans, Rondina is expected to reunite not only with familiar faces, but also with former University of Santo Tomas teammates Eya Laure, Alina Bicar, and Caitlin Viray, as she looks to carry both momentum and joy from a life-changing year into the next chapter of her career.
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