Germelyn Rose
Team Manager
National Grassroots Volleyball League · Season 2
Represent Filipino Italians. Compete internationally in Manila. Discover your roots.
The official STREAM selection for athletes representing Italy at the National Grassroots Volleyball League in the Philippines.
What is NGVL?
One of the largest grassroots volleyball competitions in the Philippines.
Every year hundreds of teams travel from every corner of the country to compete — school teams, club teams, barangay teams. It is volleyball at its most raw and most joyful: packed gyms, families in the stands, whole towns behind a single roster.
Season 2 opens the league to international selections for the first time. Team Italy is one of them.
STREAM is the official organizer for Team Italy — responsible for tryouts, selection, travel and the athletes’ experience from the first application to the flight home.
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Season
The NGVL Journey
The Journey to the National Finals.
Thousands of young athletes begin this journey every season. Only the strongest teams reach the National Finals in Manila.
Team Italy enters this journey as an international representative, competing alongside the best grassroots volleyball teams in the Philippines.
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competition regions, from Mindanao to North Luzon
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months of competition, August 2026 to May 2027
12–16
players per team, one head coach and two assistants
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international selections: Dubai, Australia, New Zealand, Italy
Phase 1
Local Qualifying Tournaments
Registration opens August 3 and closes September 30, 2026. From there the league travels: local qualifying tournaments are played across all five regions, twelve teams per tournament and twenty in NCR. Only the top two teams of each qualifier move on.
Phase 1 · Local qualifying tournaments
Mindanao
Local qualifying tournaments run across each region for months before the Regional Finals. Exact venues are announced by NGVL every season.
Philippines · NGVL Season 2 competition regions
Phase 2
Regional Finals
Every region crowns its champions between January and April 2027. Teams may reinforce with up to four players from rivals they met in the same qualifier — the region arrives at the Regional Finals stronger than it left the qualifiers.
Mindanao
Jan 11–19
2027
South Luzon
Feb 11–17
2027
Visayas
Feb 20–26
2027
North Luzon
Mar 11–17
2027
NCR
Apr 10–18
2027
Stage one
Local Qualifiers
12 teams per tournament, 20 in NCR. Played across every region from autumn 2026.
Top 2 teams advance ↓
Stage two
Regional Finals
Five regional champions decided between January and April 2027, plus the international selections from Dubai, Australia, New Zealand and Italy.
1st & 2nd place advance ↓
Stage three
National Finals
Division 1 for the regional first and second placers. Division 2 for the third placers of Visayas, Mindanao, South and North Luzon, and the third and fourth of NCR.
Manila · May 2027
International legs
Dubai · Nov 2026
Australia · Nov 2026
New Zealand · Selection team
Italy · Selection team
Phase 3
National Finals
May 3–9, 2027
Playtime FilOil Center · San Juan, Metro Manila
This is where the best grassroots volleyball teams from across the Philippines come together. This is also where Team Italy begins its international journey.
Why this matters
More Than Volleyball.
This journey is about much more than winning matches. For many Filipino-Italian athletes, it is the first opportunity to compete in the country where their family’s story began.
They won’t simply wear the Italian jersey. They will discover the Philippines through sport.
Meet athletes from every region
From Davao to Baguio, in one gym.
Experience Filipino culture
Food, language, family, the noise of a Filipino crowd.
Create lifelong friendships
Teammates and rivals who stay in touch long after May.
Reconnect with their heritage
For many, a first return to where the family began.
Represent Italy with pride
The jersey travels with them, and so does the country.
Build bridges between two countries
Sport as the shortest route between Italy and the Philippines.
This is where sport becomes culture. This is where competition becomes connection.
One journey.
Two cultures.
One heart.
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The Road to Manila
Every date that matters.
From the day applications open to the day the team flies home.
Phase 01 · Applications
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Aug 3, 2026
Registration opens
Applications go live for athletes across Italy.
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Sep 27, 2026
Italy confirms participation
Team Bayani Italy is formally entered into Season 2.
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Sep 30, 2026
Registration closes
Last day to submit an application.
Phase 02 · Selection
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Autumn 2026
Tryouts · Milan & Rome
Two sessions. Attend whichever is closer to home.
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After tryouts
Team announcement
The final roster and the reserve list are published.
Phase 03 · Manila
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Late April 2027
Departure
Flight to Manila, arriving at least three days early.
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May 3–9, 2027
National Finals
Seven days of competition at the FilOil Centre, San Juan.
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≈ May 11, 2027
Return to Italy
Roughly two days after the finals.
Eligibility
Who can apply?
Four conditions. If all four are true, your application is welcome.
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If you grew up in Italy, this team is yours.
You don’t need to have been born in the Philippines. You don’t need to speak Tagalog or Bisaya. You don’t need to have played at a national level. If Italy is home and the Philippines is family, you belong here.
Milano, Roma, Torino, Bologna, Napoli, Firenze — the roster is built from every corner of Italy. Nessuno gioca da solo: this is a squad, and a community, before it is a selection.
Cresciuta in Italia. Filippina nel cuore.
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Girls born in January 2010 and younger.
The Season 2 age category for the Italy selection.
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Willing to travel internationally.
A valid passport is required before departure.
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Available late April to ≈ May 11.
The full trip, including travel days either side.
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Able to attend a tryout and practices in Milan or Rome.
Choose the closer city — tryout plus the collective practices before departure.
Why Join
This is not just about making a team.
This is about building a bridge between two countries, two cultures, and one community.
For many athletes, this will be their first opportunity to discover the Philippines — not as tourists, but as representatives of Italy and members of a global Filipino community.
Whether you are Filipino-Italian or simply passionate about volleyball and cultural exchange, this journey is about creating connections that go beyond the game.
Represent Filipino Italy with pride on an international stage.
Celebrate and reconnect with Filipino heritage, traditions, and community.
Build friendships with athletes from across the Philippines and around the world.
Experience a different volleyball culture and challenge yourself against new competition.
Become part of a movement that uses sport to unite people, cultures, and generations.
Discover that identity is not defined by where you were born, but by the bridges you choose to build.
This is more than a tournament. It is a journey of identity, culture, belonging, and purpose.
One team.
Two cultures.
One heart.
School Support
We handle the paperwork with the school.
STREAM assists families with all required school documentation for the period of the trip. Families never have to negotiate alone.
We issue official participation certificates and formal letters to support communication with teachers and school administration, describing the selection, the competition and the dates involved.
The Travel Experience
Eleven days in the Philippines.
Arrival in Manila
At least three days before the first whistle — time to adjust, train and settle in.
Tournament · May 3–9
Seven days of NGVL Season 2 competition at the FilOil Centre, San Juan, Metro Manila.
Culture & community
Cultural activities, team bonding and time with local families and clubs.
Return to Italy
Approximately two days after the finals, with the whole delegation together.
Official Partnership
STREAM × NGVL
STREAM is proud to be the official partner of the National Grassroots Volleyball League for Team Italy.
This partnership was created with one mission: to build a bridge between Italy and the Philippines through sport, culture and community.
Together, STREAM and NGVL are creating opportunities for young athletes to compete internationally, reconnect with their heritage, and experience the values of teamwork, respect and cultural exchange.
This is only the beginning of a long-term collaboration between our organizations.
STREAM Staff
STREAM staff - The people behind Team Bayani Italy.
Alex Kurt Gunda
Head Coach
Gallery
NGVL, Italy, the Philippines.
Application
Apply for Team Bayani Italy.
Six short steps, about eight minutes. Everything can be reviewed before you send it.
This is more than volleyball.
Represent a country. Discover your roots. Create lifelong memories. Become part of the STREAM family.
Support the Team
Help send Bayani Italy to Manila.
Flights, accommodation, kit and training for the selected roster are funded together — by families, clubs, sponsors and the community. Every contribution goes directly to the athletes’ journey.
Flights
Italy to Manila and back for the full delegation.
Stay
Accommodation and meals across the eleven days.
Kit
Match and training kit for every selected athlete.
Training
Collective practices in Milan and Rome before departure.
Staff & volunteers
We are still looking for you.
The delegation travelling to Manila is more than a roster. We need people around the team — before departure and on the ground in the Philippines.
Transport, accommodation, food, team staff, media, translation, fundraising: if you can help with any of it, from Italy or in Manila, tell us how. Non serve viaggiare per essere parte della squadra.
In Italy
Practices in Milan and Rome, logistics, fundraising, admin.
In Manila
Team staff, transport, meals, media and interpreters, May 3–9.
Official Merchandise
Wear the badge. Fund the journey.
Every order supports the crowdfunding for the selected roster — kit, flights and training.
STREAM T-Shirt
€35
Lightweight training tee with the Bayani Italy crest.
100% cotton
Oversize
Machine wash 30°, no tumble dry
Ships in 2–3 weeks
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Questions
Good to know
Yes. Every athlete needs a valid passport covering the whole travel period, with at least six months’ validity beyond the return date. If the passport has not been issued yet, apply anyway — STREAM will tell you the deadline and help with the checklist.
Departure from Italy in late April 2027, arriving in Manila at least three days before the first match. The tournament runs May 3–9, 2027, and the delegation returns to Italy roughly two days after the finals — approximately May 11.
The full delegation stays together in one accommodation in Metro Manila, with athletes sharing rooms by team and STREAM staff on site throughout. Details are confirmed with families after the team is announced.
Yes. Parents are welcome to travel and attend matches. They book their own flights and accommodation, and STREAM shares the delegation’s schedule, venues and recommended hotels so families can stay close by.
STREAM assists every family with the required school documentation, issuing official participation certificates and formal letters describing the selection, the competition and the dates involved.
The final athlete contribution is confirmed once flights and accommodation are secured, and it is communicated in full before any commitment is required. STREAM works with partners and sponsors to keep it as low as possible; payments are staged, never a single lump sum.
Two sessions, one in Milan and one in Rome — attend whichever is closer. A session runs about three hours: technical drills, positional work and match play, observed by the Team Italy coaching staff.
Yes. Once the roster is announced, the team meets for a series of collective training camps and a pre-departure gathering, so the squad plays together before it plays in Manila.
Yes. Every selected athlete is covered by travel and medical insurance for the full duration of the trip. The policy summary is shared with parents before departure.