2026 Premier Volleyball League season

The 2026 Premier Volleyball League season is the ninth season of the Premier Volleyball League and its sixth as a professional league. The season began on January 31, 2026 with the All-Filipino Conference. The 2026 Volleyball All-Star Showcase will be held in Candon, Ilocos Sur on May 1, where the league will host its first all-star match since 2019.

This is the first professional season without the Chery Tiggo Crossovers and Petro Gazz Angels. Chery Tiggo announced its disbandment in December 2025 while Petro Gazz took a leave of absence in January 2026.

The league is expected to introduce trades sometime after the All-Filipino Conference.

Teams

Transactions

Coaching changes

On December 4, 2025, Alessandro Lodi stepped down as Farm Fresh Foxies head coach.
On January 8, 2026, Clarence Esteban was appointed as Galeries Tower Highrisers head coach, replacing Godfrey Okumu.
On January 9, 2026, Koji Tsuzurabara was appointed by Strong Group Athletics as a head coach. On the same day, he was assigned to the Farm Fresh Foxies, replacing Alessandro Lodi.

Retirement

On November 18, 2025, May Luna-Lumahan announced her retirement from professional volleyball. Since joining the PVL in 2021, she played for the Cignal HD Spikers, Chery Tiggo Crossovers, Foton Tornadoes and Nxled Chameleons.
On January 8, 2026, Rhea Dimaculangan-Villarete announced her retirement from professional volleyball. Since joining the PVL in 2021, she played for the PLDT High Speed Hitters and Creamline Cool Smashers.

Notable moves

On December 2, 2025, all Chery Tiggo EV Crossovers players were released following the team's disbandment, including team captain Aby MaraÃÂ±o.
On January 1, 2026, Eya Laure returned to the PVL after being absent throughout the entire 2024Ã¢ÂÂ25 season. She signed with the Choco Mucho Flying Titans.
On January 4, 2026, Chie Saet left the Petro Gazz Angels after a seven-year stint with the team after signing with the Strong Group Athletics organization. She will be assigned to one of the organization's teams.
On January 5, 2026, Petro Gazz captain Remy Palma left the team after four years after signing with Strong Group Athletics. She will also become the assistant coach for whichever team she is assigned to.
On January 9, 2026, the Galeries Tower Highrisers released a majority of its roster and coaching staff as part of the team's rebuild.
On January 10, 2026, all Petro Gazz Angels players were released as the team took a leave of absence, including star players Brooke Van Sickle, MJ Phillips, and Myla Pablo.
On January 13, 2026, former Chery Tiggo captain MaraÃÂ±o signed with the Nxled Chameleons.
On January 15, 2026, former Petro Gazz star players Van Sickle, Phillips, and Pablo all signed with Nxled.
On January 26, 2026, Rachel Daquis left the Farm Fresh Foxies after a one-year stint with the team after signing with the Foxies sister team Zus Coffee Thunderbelles. Daquis' signing with the Thunderbelles also set the stage for the long-awaited reunion of the celebrated "GonzaQuis" duo with Zus Coffee mainstay Jovelyn Gonzaga.

All-Filipino Conference

The first conference of the season will be the All-Filipino Conference which is set to begin on January 31, 2026.

Preliminary round

All-Star Game

The league will host an all-star game on May 1 after the All-Filipino Conference, their first since 2019. The event will be part of the greater 2026 Volleyball All-Star Showcase in Candon, Ilocos Sur, which the league will co-host together with Spikers' Turf.

Draft

The 2026 Premier Volleyball League draft is scheduled to be held.

There were proposals for the Philippine national team to take part in the draft and get first pick to select players for the national team pool. Selected players cannot play for another club within a two year period. This proposal was later changed with the national team will approach to invite players instead to make an exclusive commitment to the national team.

Conference results

Notable events

Off-season

On December 2, 2025, the Chery Tiggo Crossovers disbanded after five seasons in the league and thirteen years dating back to the original Foton Tornadoes.
Beginning with this season, the PVL will set aside 30 percent of the league's annual revenue to be divided among member teams. The remaining 70 percent will be used to cover operating expenses. This revenue-sharing model is similar to those of the Philippine Basketball Association and collegiate leagues like the University Athletic Association of the Philippines.
On January 7, 2026, the league ruled out a potential merger between the Petro Gazz Angels and Nxled Chameleons.
On January 10, 2026, the Petro Gazz Angels took a leave of absence after seven seasons in the league.