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Wilma Salas: 'Philippines is in my heart every time'
Wilma Salas: 'Philippines is in my heart every time'
Kennedy Caacbay,
ABS-CBN News
Published Apr 25, 2025 10:00 AM PHT
PLDT import Wilma Salas in the AVC Women's Champions League. PVL Media Bureau
PLDT import Wilma Salas in the AVC Women's Champions League. PVL Media BureauMANILA, Philippines – Now we know why Wilma Salas keeps on returning to the Philippines.
MANILA, Philippines – Now we know why Wilma Salas keeps on returning to the Philippines.
Salas, 34, has played for two PVL teams now — Petro Gazz and PLDT.
Salas, 34, has played for two PVL teams now — Petro Gazz and PLDT.
The Cuban import gave her best for the High Speed Hitters, but she and the team fell short against Zhetysu, 13-25, 22-25, 20-25, in the AVC Women's Champions League on Thursday at PhilSports Arena.
The Cuban import gave her best for the High Speed Hitters, but she and the team fell short against Zhetysu, 13-25, 22-25, 20-25, in the AVC Women's Champions League on Thursday at PhilSports Arena.
She might have seen her return get halted by the Kazakhs, but that didn't stop Salas from falling in love with her current team and the country itself.
She might have seen her return get halted by the Kazakhs, but that didn't stop Salas from falling in love with her current team and the country itself.
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Salas said she would go to Cuba with a happy heart, sharing that she felt at home with PLDT.
Salas said she would go to Cuba with a happy heart, sharing that she felt at home with PLDT.
"I say [after] the first conference, I feel like [I’m] home with PLDT. I will go back to my country happy," she said.
"I say [after] the first conference, I feel like [I’m] home with PLDT. I will go back to my country happy," she said.
The foreign winger expressed thanks for the opportunity to represent the Philippines, and that the Southeast Asian country "has her heart."
The foreign winger expressed thanks for the opportunity to represent the Philippines, and that the Southeast Asian country "has her heart."
"This opportunity is good for me, that’s why I would like to thank [everyone] for the opportunity to represent the Philippines," she said. "For sure, the Philippines is in my heart every time, so, thank you for this."
"This opportunity is good for me, that’s why I would like to thank [everyone] for the opportunity to represent the Philippines," she said. "For sure, the Philippines is in my heart every time, so, thank you for this."
Salas previously revealed that she had talks with Petro Gazz for AVC, but ultimately chose PLDT for the Asian tilt.
Salas previously revealed that she had talks with Petro Gazz for AVC, but ultimately chose PLDT for the Asian tilt.
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