John Franklin Kennedy Caacbay

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<p>MANILA — Risa Sato is returning to the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) with the Akari Chargers.</p><p>Sato, who has won 11 titles in the league -- 10 with Creamline and one with Balipure -- will be bringing her wealth of volleyball experience to the Chargers.</p><p>The squad announced the development Thursday.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FAkariChargers%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02Nb1o46BHbKdXGVB8a4NGSzGXRNNPcs11NeYrEP4t4A7dowRTPBpwUo1MaFXhGG1hl&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=500" width="500" height="498" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>The middle blocker returns to the league after giving birth to her first born and after also seeing her former team, Chery Tiggo, disband last December.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/people-culture-events/2025/10/4/volleyball-birthday-celebrant-risa-sato-announces-pregnancy-2303"><strong>READ: Volleyball: Birthday celebrant Risa Sato announces pregnancy<br/></strong></a></div><p>She is expected to bolster the middle blocker rotation of Akari, while reuniting with Ced Domingo.</p>

<p>Risa Sato is returning to the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) with the Akari Chargers.</p>

Risa Sato is returning to the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) with the Akari Chargers.

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PVL: Risa Sato returns, joins Akari

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published July 02, 2026 06:59 PM PHT

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