| Manilla Santos | |
| Full Name: | Manilla Santos-Ng |
| Nickname: | Illa |
| Nationality: | Filipino |
| Birth Date: | December 28, 1984 |
| Height: | 1.63 m |
| Position: | Outside Hitter |
| Years1: | 2019 |
Manilla Santos-Ng (born December 28, 1984) is a former Filipino volleyball player last played for the Choco Mucho Flying Titans of the Premier Volleyball League.[1]
Santos-Ng play for the Lady Archers of the De La Salle University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). She also tried out to play for the Letran Knights of the Colegio de San Juan de Letran but decided to go to De La Salle.[2]
She ended her stint with La Salle last playing for them in Season 71, where they won the championship title in 2009. After her farewell game and winning their championship title, her jersey #14 was retired by De La Salle University. She is the first non-basketball player to retire the jersey.[3]
Granting her son's wish to see her play,[4] Santos-Ng in 2019 came out of retirement to suit up for the Choco Mucho Flying Titans of the Premier Volleyball League.[5] After playing for her only tournament with Choco Mucho, the 2019 Open Conference, Santos-Ng announced that she would not suit up for the 2021 season.[6]
After her retirement from collegiate volleyball, Santos would get married and had children Aside from being a housewife, she would work as part-time make up artist with some of her clients knowing her through her volleyball stint.[7] She is married to a business executive from the Ng family who works for Republic Biscuit Corporation, with whom she has two children.[8] [9] [10]
| Season | Tournament | Award | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 UAAP | Season 71 | Most Valuable Player | |
| Best Receiver |
| Year | Season | Title | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 UAAP | 65 | Runner-up | ||
| 2004 UAAP | 66 | Champions | ||
| 2005 UAAP | 67 | Champions | ||
| 2006 UAAP | 68 | Champions | ||
| 2009 UAAP | 71 | Champions | [11] |