ALAS Pilipinas standouts Eya Laure and Bryan Bagunas were introduced as Official Ambassadors and indie folk-pop band Ben&Ben as Official Music Partner of the FIVB Men’s Volleyball World Championship Philippines 2025 in September.
The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) led by Ramon 'Tats' Suzara made the announcements on Tuesday at The Vault in BGC in Taguig City in rites launching a six-month countdown for the historic conclave from September 12 to 28.
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Laure and Bagunas will join the PNVF in a bevy of promotional tours here and abroad with Ben&Ben’s ‘Triumph’ serving as the official song all throughout the countdown until the 32-team world joust, which will be the country’s first-ever hosting and only its second appearance since the 1974 edition in Mexico.
Included in the tour are International Road Show, Mascot Contest and Launch, Trophy Tour, Media Broadcast Conference, Team Managers Meeting, Test Event and the 100-Day Countdown in June.
“It’s such an honor to be one of the ambassadors. Maraming salamat po dahil dito ay mas nakikilala ang volleyball sa Pilipinas at ngayon, best of the best pa ang magpupunta dito sa atin,” said the 25-year-old Laure.
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The 25-year-old Bagunas, a former UAAP and Spikers’ Turf MVP who also served as a Pinoy import in Japan and Taiwan, said: “Nagpapasalamat po kami sa PNVF for bringing the world championship here. Sobrang laking bagay po nito sa Philippine volleyball community.
"Marami kaming matutunan dito at malaking pagkakataon para sa atin na mai-showcase ang Philippine volleyball."
Bagunas is in the thick of his recovery from a left knee injury, making steady progress to full availability for the world championships as Alas takes on 11-time African champion Tunisia, current Africa titlist and Paris Olympian Egypt, and 2024 Asian Championship runner-up Iran in Group A.
With an official music partner, song and the ambassadors on deck, the PNVF along with the Men’s World Championship Local Organizing Committee Executive Board are all set to step up the preparations for a monumental turn in Philippine volleyball history.
“Let’s get it going. We’re 192 days away from history. Tulong-tulong tayo and let’s get the (full preparations) started,” said PNVF head Suzara, also the executive vice president of the FIVB and president of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC).
Joining Suzara for the launch were Presidential son William Vincent “Vinny” Araneta Marcos, who co-chairs the LOC executive board and PNVF chairman emeritus with Senator Alan Peter Cayetano and Senator Pia Cayetano.
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