14/08/2026
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๐๐๐ฎ ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ: ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐โฃ๏ธ
The world received a clear introduction to what Philippine volleyball is. At the heart of Alas Pilipinas Girlsโ volleyball team, one girl stood out and delivered a resounding statement on the global taraflexโฆ Caera Celis.
Dubbed the โBacolod Phenomโ, the 16 year-old open/outside hitter from St. Johnโs Institute goes head-to-head with the worldโs elite youth volleyball powerhouses, showing not only her explosive smashes but also her tactical maturity, defensive grit, and unwavering character.
๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต-๐ฏ๐-๐ ๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐โ ๐จ๐ญ๐ณ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ
๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ด ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ, ๐ข๐ด ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ด ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎโ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด:
Against China, she led the team with her international debut score, 13 points (12 attacks, 1 ace), 2 digs, 1 excellent reception.
Anchoring the team to the countryโs first-ever U17 World Championship match victory against the worldโs No. 8 Mexico, she exploded with 24 points (22 attacks, 1 block, 1 ace), 12 digs, 2 excellent receptions.
In a commanding straight-set sweep against Tunisia, she scored 15 (13 attacks, 2 blocks), with 7 digs, 1 excellent reception.
Meanwhile, she tallied 17 points (15 attacks, 2 aces), plus outstanding floor defense: 9 digs and 3 excellent receptions, in a grueling four-set match versus Peru.
Despite failing to complete the reverse sweep against Venezuela, she tallied a massive 24 points (22 attacks, 2 aces), 5 digs, and 4 excellent receptions.
Overall, her preliminary match performance shows her heavy cross-court spikes, sharp down-the-line hits, and lethal scoring at the net, making her as the 2nd Best Attacker | 84 points (attacks), 87 attempts, 41.8 % attack success, 25 attack efficiency, 1.8 ace/s average per match and 4th Best Scorer | 93 points (84 attacks, 3 blocks, 6 aces).
Congratulations, Caera!
The whole Johnian community is incredibly proud of you!
Thank you for showcasing our core values in the global arena and bringing home another historic milestone for Bacolod and the Philippines.
Hua Ming pride่ฏๆ็ๅ
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Bugal sang Bacolodโฆ Inspirasyon ng kabataang Pilipino!
DUC IN ALTUMโฃ๏ธ
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