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Alyssa Valdez named ‘Most Trusted Sports Personality’ anew

Filipina volleyball star Alyssa Valdez is the ‘Most Trusted Sports Personality.’ Anna Cerezo, ABS-CBN News

MANILA — Volleyball superstar Alyssa Valdez, the captain of the Creamline Cool Smashers, has once again been named the “Most Trusted Sports Personality” at the Reader’s Digest Trusted Brand Awards.

Valdez received the honor on Friday in Pasig City. This is the second straight year that the “Phenom” was recognized with the honor.

“Thank you to Reader’s Digest and to all those who believed in me and who believe in this sport. And thank you so much for recognizing women in sports,” Valdez said as she received the award.
“I hope we can continue to build trust amongst each other although we are from different fields to make a difference to make a difference in society,” she added.

Alyssa Valdez named ‘Most Trusted Sports Personality’ anew

According to Valdez, these kinds of recognitions help defy gender stereotypes and social norms in sports.

“We are thankful dahil talagang nagkakaroon na ng space ang kababaihan sa larangan ng sports,” said the national team standout.

[We are thankful women are taking up more space in the field of sports.]

Such an honor comes with responsibilities, which Valdez and her fellow volleyball stars embrace.

“It is such a big responsibility for me and to all the women in sports. I hope they can be an inspiration to the youth. We take it also as a motivation for us to continue pushing our advocacies,” she said.

It is the second major honor that Valdez received in the past week, after being named as a “Flame Awardee” in the inaugural Women in Sports Awards presented by the Philippine Sports Commission and Philippine Commission for Women.

A two-time UAAP champion and a three-time UAAP Most Valuable Player with the Ateneo de Manila University, Valdez has played for the Rebisco-backed Creamline squad since 2017 and has helped them win seven championships.

Filipina weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz-Naranjo continues to serve as an inspiration not only to young weightlifters, but to athletes in general.

Diaz-Naranjo was honored on Wednesday night as a “Flame Awardee” in the inaugural Women in Sports Awards at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila.

It’s another accolade for the veteran weightlifter, who has made history many times over for the country — none more significant than in 2021, when she won the Philippines’ first-ever Olympic gold medal in Tokyo by ruling the women’s 55kg weight class.

“Malaking bagay ‘to sa aming mga atleta, kasi it will serve as inspiration sa aming mga young athletes, at sa amin ding mga patapos na,” Diaz-Naranjo told reporters. “Kasi parang pinaparamdam sa amin na pinapahalagahan pala kaming mga kababaihan sa sports.”

Diaz-Naranjo, who endured her fair share of challenges during her rise to stardom, acknowledged that there are many young female athletes who may wonder if sports is for them.
It’s a question that she answered firmly on Wednesday night.

“Ang mensahe ko sa mga batang babae na maraming question — ‘Pwede ba kami diyan sa sports?’ Yes. Sports is for everyone, babae, lalake, wala namang gender ang sports,” said Diaz-Naranjo.

“So kayang-kaya niyo ‘yan. Don’t doubt yourself. Ang sports naman, walang gender. At saka, makita naman natin ngayon, most of our achievers ay mga kababaihan. So more chances for women’s athletes,” she added.

Aside from Diaz-Naranjo, also honored as “Flame Awardees” were volleyball superstar Alyssa Valdez, skateboarder Margielyn Diaz, billiards icon Rubilen Amit, and mountain climber Carina Dayondon.

Tennis sensation Alex Eala and top Filipinas striker Sarina Bolden are the joint Athletes of the Year of the inaugural Women in Sports Awards.