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Josh Ybañez thrived as a libero for Alas Pilipinas during the SEA V.League first leg.
“I’m happy with my new role here at Alas and I’m learning a lot from my coaches,” Ybañez, a two-time MVP in the UAAP for University of Santo Tomas (UST) who has received accolades for his scoring prowess.
But it is precisely his transition back to his roots as a defensive player—and the program’s demand for the UST ace to undergo that change—that illustrates how much more the men’s national team needs to improve as it seeks its place among the region’s best. “There’s still so much to improve on and, of course, we will achieve that if we stay together longer,” Ybañez said.
National coach Angiolino Frigoni certainly hopes that the team continues growing as it flies to Indonesia for the second leg slated this weekend.
