Creamline’s Jema Galanza during a game against Akari within the PVL All-Filipino Conference.–PVL PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — Jema Galanza, Erika Santos, Eya Laure, MJ Phillips, and Alyssa Eroa led the second fan voting returns of the 2026 Volleyball All-Star Showcase.
Galanza, who was third in the primary returns, climbed to the highest of the skin hitter race, overtaking Capital1’s Bella Belen and Creamline teammate Alyssa Valdez with 27.15 percent of the vote for Team Heart.
Despite her injury, Galanza’s fan voting surged from third in the primary returns. Belen stays in a starting position because the second outside hitter with 16.03 percent, while Valdez slid to 3rd with 15.48 percent.
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Cignal’s rising star Santos, who won the PVL on Tour MVP, took a commanding 44.57 percent of the votes for the starting opposite spiker position, leading Farm Fresh’s Ara Galang, who dropped to second with 27.11 percent.
In the center blocker category for Team Heart, Jeanette Panaga of the Cool Smashers retains the highest spot with 33.39 percent, while Nxled’s two-time Finals MVP Phillips, who ranked fifth in the primary returns, jumped to second with 21.56 percent.
At libero, Justine Jazareno of Akari continues to steer Team Heart with 50.48 percent, while Creamline’s Jia De Guzman stays the highest setter with 79.91 percent.
Meanwhile, Choco Mucho’s Laure moved to second in the skin hitter race for Team Hustle with 32.08 percent, joining top-ranked Bernadeth Pons of the Cool Smashers, who leads with 32.89 percent.
Laure now leads three-time MVP Brooke Van Sickle, who had 18.47% votes.
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ZUS Coffee libero Eroa also made an enormous leap from fourth place, jumping from 10.55 percent to first with 35.22 percent, surpassing PLDT’s Kath Arado, now second with 23.33 percent for the Team Hustle’s starting libero.
Tots Carlos of Creamline built an enormous lead in the other spiker race with 54.08 percent, while High Speed Hitters’ Kianna Dy stays second with 21.81 percent.
In the center blocker rankings, Mika Reyes of PLDT (26.24 percent) and Fifi Sharma of the Chargers (30.23 percent) hold the highest spots, while High Speed Hitter Kim Fajardo still leads the setter race with 59.42 percent.
Within the Spikers’ Turf All-Stars fan voting, several recent names have emerged to challenge the previously dominant Criss Cross players.
For Team Passion, Mark Calado (Savouge) leads the other spiker race with 45.63 percent, while Alche Gupiteo (Criss Cross) with 32.74 percent and Jau Umandal (Alpha Insurance) with 27.18 percent are in contention for the skin hitter spots.
In the center blocker race, Poy Colinares (Criss Cross) holds 35.55 percent, followed by Giles Torres (Savouge) with 21.37 percent. Vince Imperial (Savouge) leads the setter race with 48.03 percent, and John Pepito (Criss Cross) tops the libero voting with 41.42 percent.
For Team Power, Jude Garcia (Criss Cross) stays the runaway leader in the other spiker race with 72.36 percent. In the skin hitter category, Noel Kampton (Criss Cross) leads with 39.92 percent, followed by Louie Ramirez (Savouge) with 23.76 percent.
JP Bugaoan (Savouge) and Kim Malabunga (Criss Cross) are in a good battle for middle blocker standings, with 24.46 percent and 23.39 percent, respectively.
Adrian Villados (Criss Cross) continues to steer the setter race with 72.04 percent, while Menard Guerrero (Criss Cross) tops the libero position with 72.29 percent.
Voting over at https://pvl.ph/allstar will run until April 11.