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Former UE standout and incoming UP Fighting Maroon Casiey Dongallo. UAAP Media/file photo

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:959px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1748003128274casiey.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Former UE standout and incoming UP Fighting Maroon Casiey Dongallo. <em>UAAP Media/file photo</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA – Casiey Dongallo, 19, has taken a coaching role at her former school, California Academy.</p><p>Dongallo will be guiding the school in its 2025 Shakey’s Girl Volleyball Invitational League campaign, which starts on May 28 at the La Salle Green Hills gym.</p><p>California Academy previously snatched the maiden Shakey’s Girl Volleyball Invitational League crown in 2023, with Dongallo at the helm, winning the Most Valuable Player citation.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/04/23/california-academy-clips-inaugural-shakeys-girls-title"><strong>READ: California Academy clips inaugural Shakey&#x27;s Girls title<br/></strong></a></div><p>&quot;Actually po, parang it&#x27;s a big milestone for me kasi at the age of 19, I&#x27;m coaching na sa high school,&quot; said Dongallo, who called her latest responsibility a &quot;milestone.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Ngayon, nagko-coach na ako sa school kung saan man ako galing,&quot; she added. &quot;And it&#x27;s time to give back naman.&quot;</p><p>Asked what she could offer to California Academy&#x27;s volleyball team, Dongallo said she&#x27;s here to boost their morale and not impose &quot;power.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Sa akin naman po bilang coach sa kanila, hindi ko naman po [sinasabi] na parang, &#x27;ay mas power ako sa inyo kasi coach niyo ako,&#x27;&quot; said Dongallo.</p><p>&quot;Sa kanila lang po, parang everyday, binibigyan ko sila ng motivation na parang malapit na &#x27;yung laro niyo, gawin n&#x27;yo lang kung ano &#x27;yung kailangan niyo gawin and tapangan lang talaga.&quot;</p><p>The former University of the East standout is also returning to the UAAP with the UP Fighting Maroons after sitting out Season 87, serving a one-year residency period.</p><p>She has two seasons of eligibility left with the Fighting Maroons.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div> <span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/glc_VN4JwpA?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div>

<p>"Actually po, parang it's a big milestone for me kasi at the age of 19, I'm coaching na sa high school," says the 19-year-old Dongallo.</p>

"Actually po, parang it's a big milestone for me kasi at the age of 19, I'm coaching na sa high school," says the 19-year-old Dongallo.

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Young Casiey Dongallo takes coaching role at California Academy

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published May 23, 2025 11:25 PM PHT

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