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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1773138801799PVL AFC 26 PLDT vs. Galeries - Kim Fajardo-9093.JPG" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="PLDT playmaker Kim Fajardo. PVL Media Bureau"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">PLDT playmaker Kim Fajardo.<em> PVL Media Bureau</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — PLDT&#x27;s Kim Fajardo is wary of playmakers&#x27; &quot;trend&quot; of making their presence felt in scoring.</p><p>But for the De La Salle University product, she intends to do lead the PLDT offense in her &quot;own way.&quot;</p><p>PVL returnee Jia de Guzman, Farm Fresh rookie Alohi Robins-Hardy, as well as Galeries freshman and Alas Pilipinas&#x27; Julia Coronel were among the setters who have contributed in their respective teams&#x27; scoring,&quot; but Fajardo doesn&#x27;t see the need to join the &quot;trend.&quot;</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Di naman ako necessarily na kailangan sumabay sa trend na &#x27;yun, basta gusto ko lang mag-contribute sa team namin sa way na kaya ko,&quot; said Fajardo after the High Speed Hitters&#x27; 25-18, 25-22, 25-17 win in the 2026 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) on Tuesday at the Filoil Centre in San Juan.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2026/3/10/pvl-kim-fajardo-sets-up-pldt-s-6th-win-thwarts-galeries-1804"><strong>READ: PVL: Kim Fajardo sets up PLDT&#x27;s 6th win, thwarts Galeries</strong></a></div><p>Talking about her own playstyle, Fajardo highlighted her on-court decision-making, enabling her scorers on the taraflex.</p><p>&quot;Siguro &#x27;yung playmaking lang siguro, &#x27;yung decision making,&quot; said Fajardo, with coach Rald Ricafort quipping, &quot;pogi,&quot; referring to her setter&#x27;s playstyle.</p><p>As setters take the spotlight, veterans like her hope to learn from the newbies, including fellow ex-Lady Spiker Coronel.</p><p>&quot;For me, hindi siya porket kami &#x27;yung veterans, kami na yung nasa taas palagi. Kasi lagi naman &#x27;yan bumabalik sa basic, so kailangan din namin matuto sa kanila. Excited and siyempre kailangan marami pa rin kami dapat matutunan kahit mga veterans kami,&quot; she said.</p><p>Fajardo said she was &quot;excited&quot; when she played against Coronel, who also plays for the national team.</p><p>&quot;Before mag-start &#x27;yung game, excited ako na makita kung ano &#x27;yung improvement pa nung bata kasi [nag]-Alas [siya]. Excited ako and happy na nakatapat ko siya,&quot; she said regarding the young playmaker of the Highrisers.</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/WG1ktGh49Xo??si=Nrb9B8SaPv2sjox7&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>"'Di naman ako necessarily na kailangan sumabay sa trend na 'yun, basta gusto ko lang mag-contribute sa team namin sa way na kaya ko." #PVL2026</p>

"'Di naman ako necessarily na kailangan sumabay sa trend na 'yun, basta gusto ko lang mag-contribute sa team namin sa way na kaya ko." #PVL2026

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PVL: Kim Fajardo intends to steer PLDT in 'own way'

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published March 10, 2026 06:40 PM PHT

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Updated March 10, 2026 07:28 PM PHT

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