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Sports digital publisher OneSports debunked the fake Alas Pilipinas AVC rosters that use the same visual template
Claim: The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) released the official 14-player roster of Alas Pilipinas, the women’s national volleyball team that will compete at the AVC Women’s Nations Cup.
The roster includes setters Jia De Guzman, Camilla Lamina, open hitters Angel Canino, Michaela Belen, Shaina Nitura, Eya Laure, opposite hitters Alyssa Solomon, Shevana Laput, liberos Dawn Catindig, Jennifer Nierva, and middle blockers Thea Gagate, Fifi Sharma, Maddie Madayag, and Clarisse Loresco. The Alas Pilipinas is headed by coach Jorge De Brito.
Rating: FALSE
Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook post containing the claim bears the same visual template as the sports digital publisher OneSports. As of writing, it has 1,700 reactions, 347 comments, and 49 shares.
The facts: The 14-woman Alas Pilipinas roster featured in the post is fake. The PNVF released the 16-woman Alas Pilipinas roster for the 2025 AVC Women’s Nations Cup in Hanoi, Vietnam, from June 7 to 14. The women’s national team is grouped in Pool B alongside New Zealand, Mongolia, Indonesia, Iran, and Kazakhstan.
Among the 14 women featured in the fake graphics, Maddie Madayag and Shevana Laput were not included in the official lineup. Leila Cruz, Vanie Gandler, Dell Palomata, and Julia Coronel were missing in the fake graphics but were part of the official roster.
The other players in the official roster include Jia De Guzman, Camilla Lamina, Dawn Catindig, Jeniffer Nierva, Angel Canino, Michaela Belen, Shaina Nitura, Eya Laure, Alyssa Solomon, Thea Gagate, Fifi Sharma, and Clarisse Loresco.
Fake graphics: On May 29, OneSports debunked the fake Alas Pilipinas roster in their Facebook post.
“Beware of Fake News. A fake AVC roster using One Sports’ visual template has been circulating on social media. Please note that this graphic was not created or posted by One Sports,” the post reads.
Alas Pilipinas women’s competition: The national team, bannered by De Guzman, Catindig, and Laure is now in training, as they compete in several tournaments, including the AVC Women’s Nations Cup where they bagged the bronze medal in the 2024 edition and De Guzman and Canino won the Best Setter and Best Opposite Spiker awards, respectively, at the VTV Cup in Vietnam, and the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Thailand. – Owenh Jake Toledo/Rappler.com
Owenh Jake Toledo is a graduate of Rappler’s fact-checking mentorship program. This fact check was reviewed by a member of Rappler’s research team and a senior editor. Learn more about Rappler’s fact-checking mentorship program here.
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