Dindin Santiago Manabat PVL IMAGE
MANILA, Philippines– Akari had three-time Olympian Prisilla Rivera of the Dominican Republic when it displayed its young gamers in its launching competition in the Premier Volleyball League Reinforced Conference in 2015.
From having Mama Pris on their side, the Chargers will certainly currently count on a brand-new leader in Dindin Santiago-Manabat, that made a decision to obtain a clean slate with the young team in advance of the 2023 PVL All-Filipino Conference
The celebrity wing spiker obtained made use of to having professional teammates with her previous club Chery Tiggo likeMylene Paat But betting a brand-new and also younger group includes extra exhilaration for ‘Mama D’ in leading her teammates like Trisha Genesis, Lycha Ebon, Michelle Cobb, Jaja Maraguinot, Erika Raagas, and also Dani Ravena.
“I will be more of a mommy and ate [to my teammates],” stated Manabat inFilipino “Genesis calls me Mama D because they got used to calling [Pris Rivera] as their Mama Pri. So they call me Mama D because I will be the team’s new mama.”
Playing for a brand-new group for the very first time in 6 years, the 29-year-old Manabat stated her video game remains the exact same however anticipate her to be extra patient in leading her younger teammates.
“Si Mama D palaban. Walang bago palaban, more on nakasmile. Sana mabago ko yung pagsimangot siyempre maraming mga bata sa teammates ko so feeling ko more on nakangiti ngayon si Mama D,” stated the multi-awarded spiker, that is bringing her experience from global organizations when she played in Japan V.League for the Toray Arrows in 2018 and also Kurobe AquaFairies in 2019 along with with Nakhon Ratchasima in the Volleyball Thailand League very early 2022.
[They will see the same fighter Mama D. But I’ll try my best to avoid frowning [during the game] I’ll grin extra for my younger teammates.]
After a couple of training sessions and also finalizing her agreement recently, the 6-foot-2 spiker al
