Manilla Santos Explained

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]

Career

Collegiate

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]

Club

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]

Personal life

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]

Awards

Individual (partial awards)

SeasonTournamentAwardRef
2009 UAAPSeason 71Most Valuable Player
Best Receiver

Collegiate

YearSeasonTitleRef
2003 UAAP65Runner-up
2004 UAAP66Champions
2005 UAAP67Champions
2006 UAAP68Champions
2009 UAAP71Champions [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manilla Santos-Ng to skip upcoming PVL season. ABS-CBN. 13 January 2024.
  2. Web site: La Salle legend Illa Santos close playing Letran. Tiebreaker times. 13 January 2024.
  3. Web site: La retires Lady Spiker's jersey number. GMA Network. 13 January 2024.
  4. News: Naredo . Camille . PVL: In return to volleyball, Illa Santos-Ng fulfills her son's wish . 14 January 2024 . ABS-CBN News . 7 August 2019.
  5. News: Agcaoli . Lance . Manilla Santos comes out of retirement to suit up for Choco Mucho in PVL . 14 January 2024 . Sports Interactive Network Philippines . 3 August 2019 . en.
  6. News: Volleyball: Manilla Santos to skip upcoming PVL season . 14 January 2024 . ABS-CBN News . 23 March 2021.
  7. News: Terrado . Reuben . Former La Salle star Illa Santos content to be hands-on mom, part-time makeup artist, and full-time fan . 14 January 2024 . Sports Interactive Network Philippines . 23 April 2016 . en.
  8. News: Manilla Santos Thankful for Hubby's ‘Most Expensive’ Gift. 14 January 2024 . Fastbreak.ph . 23 November 2019.
  9. News: Villanueva . Kristina . DLSU's ‘heart-strong’ will make difference . 14 January 2024 . The Philippine Star . 28 April 2018.
  10. News: Mendoza . Voltaire . Santos-Ng teases possible volleyball return . 14 January 2024 . The Philippine Star . 4 April 2019.
  11. Web site: Manilla Santos-Ng last UAAP match was one of her finest hour. Spin. 13 January 2024.