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Choco Mucho's Mars Alba and Sisi Rondina. PVL Media Bureau

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John Franklin Kennedy Caacbay

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17424778996752-Composite.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Choco Mucho&#x27;s Mars Alba and Sisi Rondina. PVL Media Bureau</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA, Philippines – Mars Alba and Sisi Rondina of semifinal-bound Choco Mucho expressed their thanks to their seventh man every match.</p><p>Both aces recognized the roles of their fans, somehow making every encounter a home game.</p><p>Even PLDT&#x27;s Savi Davison acknowledged in a previous interview that their fans are a huge boost for the Flying Titans.</p><p>&quot;Sobrang nagpapasalamat po kami sa Choco Mucho fans kasi sobrang big factor talaga ng pag-cheer nila sa amin during games. Maraming, maraming salamat — manalo, matalo, andiyan pa rin sila,&quot; said Alba after ousting PLDT, 25-15, 12-25, 25-23, 21-25, 15-13, in Game 2 of the 2024-25 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference Quarterfinals on Thursday at the PhilSports Arena.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1900906536613933351&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-03-20T12%3A18%3A28.729193%3A3b1e2759-6a1c-4333-9b1c-8dc1ccdf507e%26action%3Dedit%26popup&amp;sessionId=e26b8f9f61c7af3022c9544897cbddfe1625e766&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:576px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1900906536613933351"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>&quot;Ako naman, &#x27;di rin kami mapapagod ilaban and bigyan sila ng magandang entertainment. Siyempre [dapat] sumaya din [sila] para worth it naman &#x27;yung biyahe nila at panonood nila,&quot; said Rondina.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/3/20/pvl-choco-mucho-first-to-enter-semis-by-completing-qfinals-sweep-of-pldt-1850"><strong>READ: PVL: Choco Mucho first to enter semis by completing q&#x27;finals sweep of PLDT</strong></a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/3/15/pvl-choco-mucho-completes-epic-reverse-sweep-vs-pldt-nears-semis-2156"><strong>READ: PVL: Choco Mucho completes epic reverse sweep vs PLDT, nears semis</strong></a></div><p>Coach Dante Alinsunurin also discussed how the cheers helped the players in the game.</p><p>&quot;Nagsimula sa fans na nandito... Kahit lamang &#x27;yung kalaban nandiyan sila, suporta nang suporta sa amin. Sobrang sigaw sila and alam mo &#x27;yun, nabubuhayan kami sa ginagawa nila,&quot; he said.</p><p>They somehow channeled their Ginebra-like &quot;never say die&quot; spirit because of their supporters, Alinsunurin asserted.</p><p>&quot;Same thing din naman sa Ginebra, dati pinapanood ko &#x27;yan — kahit nalalamangan sila maraming pa ring support,&quot; said Alinsunurin.</p><p>&quot;Pero &#x27;yung sa amin, &#x27;yung &#x27;never say die&#x27; namin every time na may situation, talagang tinatakbuhan namin &#x27;yung isa’t isa. Na kailangan ma-maximize namin kung ano &#x27;yung pwede naming gawin sa loob ng court, and kung ano &#x27;yung ineensayo namin sana mapakita namin.&quot;</p>

<p>"Sobrang nagpapasalamat po kami sa Choco Mucho fans kasi sobrang big factor talaga ng pag-cheer nila sa amin during games," says Alba #PVL2025 </p>

"Sobrang nagpapasalamat po kami sa Choco Mucho fans kasi sobrang big factor talaga ng pag-cheer nila sa amin during games," says Alba #PVL2025

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PVL: Alba, Rondina of semis-bound Choco Mucho express gratitude to fans

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published March 20, 2025 09:38 PM PHT

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