From Momentum to Survival: VNL Heavyweights Face Defining Week in PH
![Japan arrives unbeaten. Italy comes in as defending champion. The stage is set for world-class volleyball action in the Philippines. [photo credit: VNL-asig City Facebook]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Untitled-design122-400x200.png)
The world’s top volleyball stars arrive in Pasig as Japan, Italy, the United States, Serbia, Czechia, and the Dominican Republic headline the Philippine leg of the Women’s Volleyball Nations League beginning Wednesday at Philsports Arena.
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