RAMON “Tats” Suzara was elected to a fresh two-year term as president of the Philippine National Volleyball Federation during the national sports association’s board meeting yesterday at The Vault at the Bonifacio Global City.
“I would like to thank the PNVF board for their trust and confidence in me leading the federation. Rest assured, I will work toward making volleyball better and our national athletes stronger in the next two years,” said Suzara, who also thanked the Philippine Olympic Committee and the Philippine Sports Commission for supporting the PNVF.
Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano was elevated as the PNVF’s chairman emeritus, while Dr. Arnel Hajan of Isabela City (Basilan) was named chairman.
“Thank you for the small part that I have been given in the PNVF,” Cayetano said in a brief speech after the elections. “Let’s look forward again to 2023 and further.”
Cayetano was also named as head of delegation of the national volleyball team to the Cambodia Southeast Asian Games in May and Sen. Pia Cayetano of the squad to the Hangzhou Asian Games in September.
Leyte Fourth District Rep. Richard Gomez was also named deputy secretary-general in charge of international competitions.
Also reelected were Richard “Ricky” Palou as vice president, Donaldo Caringal as secretary-general, Tuguegarao City Councilor Maria Rosario “Charo” Soriano of as treasurer and Yul Benosa as auditor.
Completing the board are Anthony “Tonyboy” Liao, Carmela Arcolas Gamboa, Rodrigo Roque, Fr. Victor “Vic” Calvo Jr., Sisinio Ariel Paredes, Karl Jeffrey Chan and Michael Angelo “Miko” Vargas.
Suzara was elected president in February 2021 after the FIVB ordered the creation of a new NSA for volleyball under the supervision of the POC headed by Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino.
Yesterday’s polls were supervised by Atty. Alfedo Villamor Jr. and witnessed by POC representative Karen Tanchanco Caballero.
The PNVF has been tapped by the UAAP to supervise the league’s volleyball tournament starting this season.
Vargas replaced Atty. Wharton Chan, whose two-year term as POC caretaker-representative has expired.
