Galeries Tower Highrisers

Galeries Tower Highrisers
2026–27 Galeries Tower Highrisers season
Short nameGaleries
NicknameHighrisers
Founded2023
HistoryGaleries Tower Highrisers
2023–present
OwnerGrand Taipan Land Development Inc.
Head coachClarence Esteban
CaptainRoselle Baliton
LeaguePremier Volleyball League
2026 All-Filipino8th place
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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. The team debut in the 2023 Second All-Filipino Conference. The team is owned by real estate developer Grand Taipan Land Development Inc. and was named after the Galeries Tower Manila residential condominium.

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. They would go on to be swept by the Akari Chargers in the best-of-three series.

Current roster

Galeries Tower Highrisers roster
No. Nat. Player Pos. Height DOB From
3 Philippines Ann Asis Middle Blocker 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) (2002-03-07) March 7, 2002 (age 24) Far Eastern
4 Philippines Shola Alvarez Outside Hitter 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) (1997-07-11) July 11, 1997 (age 29) José Rizal
6 Philippines Julia Angeles Libero 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) (1998-09-01) September 1, 1998 (age 28) Letran
7 Philippines Blove Barbon Libero 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) (1999-04-25) April 25, 1999 (age 27) UST
8 Philippines Aiza Maizo-Pontillas Opposite Hitter 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) (1988-02-29) February 29, 1988 (age 38) UST
9 Philippines Gayle Pascual Outside Hitter 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) (1999-09-03) September 3, 1999 (age 27) St. Benilde
10 Philippines Jean Asis Middle Blocker 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) (2002-08-08) August 8, 2002 (age 24) Far Eastern
11 Philippines Erika Raagas Outside Hitter 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) (2000-03-30) March 30, 2000 (age 26) Ateneo
12 Philippines Roselle Baliton (C) Middle Blocker 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) (1997-03-27) March 27, 1997 (age 29) UE
13 Philippines Camilla Lamina Setter 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) (2002-03-23) March 23, 2002 (age 24) National-U
14 Philippines Camille Victoria Opposite Hitter 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) (1999-12-26) December 26, 1999 (age 26) UST
15 Philippines Alyssa Bertolano Opposite Hitter 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) (2002-08-23) August 23, 2002 (age 24) Philippines
16 Philippines Dolly Versoza Libero 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) (1998-03-10) March 10, 1998 (age 28) José Rizal
17 Philippines Erika Deloria Outside Hitter 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) (2001-05-20) May 20, 2001 (age 25) Enderun
23 Philippines Lycha Ebon Opposite Hitter 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) (1999-10-23) October 23, 1999 (age 27) Far Eastern
24 Philippines Maji Mangulabnan Setter 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) (1999-03-24) March 24, 1999 (age 27) UST
25 Philippines Jade Gentapa Outside Hitter 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) (2000-11-28) November 28, 2000 (age 25) St. Benilde
Updated as of: October 22, 2026 | Source: PVL.ph

Coaching staff

  • Head coach:
    Clarence Esteban
  • Assistant coaches:
    Rommel Abella
    Franz Damian
    John David Subere
    Lorence Cruz
    John Michael Millado
  • Statistician:
    Enzo Miguel Vinarao
    John Emmanuel Dedoroy
  • Strength and conditioning coach:
    Kim Robert Bejo

Team staff

  • Team manager:
    Rontristan Notado
    Charles John Quimpo
  • Team coordinator:
    John Lennard Cruz

Medical staff

  • Physical therapist:
    Juan Miguel Duzon
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Season-by-season records

SeasonConferencePreliminary roundFinal roundRankingSource
2023
(team)		 Second All-Filipino 11th (1–10, 2 pts)Did not qualify 11th place
2024–25
(team)		 All-Filipino 10th (3–8, 9 pts)Did not qualify 10th place
Reinforced 11th (0–8, 4 pts)Did not qualify 11th place
Invitational Did not qualify
All-Filipino 10th (1–10, 5 pts)Lost in quarterfinals vs. Akari, 0–2 8th place
2025–26
(team)		 PVL on Tour 6th (0–5, 0 pts)Did not qualify 12th place
Invitational Did not qualify
Reinforced 12th (0–8, 0 pts)Did not qualify 12th place
All-Filipino 9th (2–7, 6 pts)Lost in Play-in semifinal (Pool A) vs. Nxled, 0–3 8th place
2026–27
(team)		 Invitational Did not qualify
Notes
  1. ↑ Galeries Tower won in the qualifying round vs. Cignal and advanced to the final round.
  2. ↑ Best-of-three series.

Individual awards

Team captains

Coaches

Imports

Former players

Draft history

Season Pick No. Name
20243Julia Coronel
15Jewel Encarnacion
21Dodee Batindaan
23Danivah Aying
20252Jean Asis
15Winnie Bedaña
20261Camilla Lamina
10Ann Asis

References

  1. 1 2 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. ↑ "Nxled shows depth, poise to stay in semis hunt, sweeps Galeries". Retrieved March 28, 2026.
  13. ↑ Dannug, Jonash (August 22, 2025). "Galeries Tower parts ways with Lerma Giron after two years". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Godfrey Okumu promoted to head coach of Galeries Tower". Retrieved August 23, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Galeries unveils revamped coaching staff". Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  16. ↑ Dannug, Jonash (June 27, 2024). "Galeries Tower taps young Brazilian Monique Helena for PVL Reinforced Conference". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  17. 1 2 Demigillo, Kiko (July 16, 2024). "PVL: Nxled, Galeries Tower change imports ahead of Reinforced Conference opener". One Sports. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  18. ↑ Demigillo, Kiko (September 27, 2025). "Galeries Tower signs ex-Chery Tiggo import Jelena Cvijovic for PVL Reinforced Conference". onesports.ph. Retrieved September 27, 2025.