Ybañez-Chavez was part of the squad that was supposed to participate at the 1994 Asian Games but the Philippine Olympic Committee did not permit the national squad to participate. Ybañez-Chavez was also then named as part of the squad that will participate at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games but she was pulled out from the squad due to her getting pregnant. She was not also able to play for the national team at the 1997 and 2003 Southeast Asian Games due to two other pregnancies.