# Philippines men's national under-19 volleyball team

The Philippines men's national under-19 volleyball team represents the Philippines in men's under-18/19 volleyball events. It is controlled and managed by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF), which is a member of the Asian volleyball body Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) and the international volleyball body government the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB).

## Team image
### Names

Nicknames :
| Nickname | In use |
| Alas Pilipinas Boys | 2024–present |
The Philippine men's national under-19 team is known by their moniker "Alas Pilipinas", with Alas meaning "Ace" in Filipino. The nickname is an official designation by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation in partnership with sponsor Cignal TV. Adopted on May 15, 2024, the moniker is shared with all national indoor and beach volleyball teams of the Philippines, including the youth teams.

## Rankings

This is the current ranking of the under-19 volleyball team of the Philippines in FIVB World Rankings.
FIVB Boys' U19 Ranking as of 24 August 2023 :
| Rank | Team | Points | Confederation |
| 61 | Philippines | 0 | AVC |
| 61 | Canada | 0 | NORCECA |
| 61 | Switzerland | 0 | CEV |

## Current roster

Philippine National U19 Volleyball Team for 2024 Men's Asian U18 Volleyball Championship :
| Position | Name | Date of birth | Height | Current team |
| OH | Tyler Jessie Ramos (c) | (2007-11-17) November 17, 2007 (age 17) | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws |
| OH | Terrence Jame Marticion | (2009-06-19) June 19, 2009 (age 15) | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | VNS Savouge Baby Griffins |
| OH | Lance Danielle Babon | (2007-09-20) September 20, 2007 (age 17) | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | UE Junior Warriors |
| OH | Luke Anton Carl Macatangay | (2007-07-28) July 28, 2007 (age 17) | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Canossa Academy-Lipa V.C. |
| MB | Rain Dela Paz | (2007-02-21) February 21, 2007 (age 17) | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | UST Tiger Cubs |
| MB | Julius Jao Arcillo | (2008-07-28) July 28, 2008 (age 16) | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | VNS Savouge Baby Griffins |
| MB | Clarence John Hades Gianan | (2007-09-20) September 20, 2007 (age 17) | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | UE Junior Warriors |
| MB | Eligio Naguit III | (2007-11-16) November 16, 2007 (age 17) | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | FEU–D Baby Tamaraws |
| OP | Roderick Medino | (2008-11-28) November 28, 2008 (age 16) | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | VNS Savouge Baby Griffins |
| S | John Howard Guerra | (2010-02-24) February 24, 2010 (age 14) | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | VNS Savouge Baby Griffins |
| S | Raine Christian Mhel Mariano | (2007-01-29) January 29, 2007 (age 17) | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Umingan National High School V.C. |
| L | John Lan Juris Guevarra | (2007-11-03) November 3, 2007 (age 17) | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Adamson Baby Falcons |
The following persons were assigned by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation as part of the coaching staff.
Coaching Staff :
| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Sergio Valadares Veloso |
| Assistant coach 1 | Ralph Ocampo |
| Assistant coach 2 | Melchiazedek Samonte |
| Trainer | Eusebio Solis |
| Statistician | Mark Gil Alfafara |
| Team manager | Cherry Rose Macatangay |

### Starting Rotation
## Competition record
### Mens' Asian U18 Volleyball Championship

Asian U18 Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1997 | Classification Round | 8th place | 5 | 0 | 5 | No info | No info | No info |
| 1999 | Classification Round | 8th place | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | No info |
| 2001 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2003 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2005 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2007 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2008 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2010 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2012 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2014 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2017 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2018 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2020 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2022 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2024 | Classification Round | 11th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | – |
| Total | 0 Title(s) | 0 Title(s) | 17 | 3 | 14 | | | — |

## Coaches

* Sérgio Veloso (2024–present)