Sometimes, a sport runs across an athlete that is on another level compared to his or her peers. They are known as generational talents, once-in-a-lifetime superstars, athletes who can do special things, great things, mixing it with charisma to charm more than a hundred thousand people. Phenoms. 

  
The Philippines has its own phenomenal athletes. There’s Manny Pacquiao for boxing, Paeng Nepomuceno for bowling, Efren Bata Reyes for billiards, and Caloy Loyzaga for basketball. The recent rise in popularity of volleyball in the country also gave birth to another Filipino “phenom.”  

This Sunday (June 19), Filipinos will get to witness the rise of Philippine volleyball’s brightest star in “Alyssa Valdez: The Flight of the UAAP Phenom,” an ABS-CBN Sports’ documentary detailing the path to stardom of one Alyssa Valdez, a three-time MVP in the UAAP Women’s Volleyball division, which will air on ABS-CBN Sports + Action at 6pm, with a replay on Monday (June 20) at 11:30am.

Valdez, who led the Ateneo Lady Eagles to two championships, will narrate how she ended up in Katipunan to play for the Blue and White and train under coaches Roger Gorayeb and later Tai Bundit, and then achieving superstardom never before seen in local collegiate sports.

Valdez will also open up about her personal life, from her roots in Batangas to her blooming relationship with fellow “Phenom” Kiefer Ravena. The documentary will also reveal the current path the erstwhile Queen Eagle, wherein she hopes to do more for the sport, her fans, and the country.

Anchored by Gretchen Ho, The “Alyssa Valdez: The Flight of the UAAP Phenom” is a documentary produced by ABS-CBN Sports, the sports arm of ABS-CBN, which aims to champion sports and Filipino athletes through providing inspiring and exciting sports content on multiple platforms, ABS-CBN Sports + Action on free TV, ABS-CBN Sports + Action HD on cable, and sports.abs-cbn.com online. ABS-CBN is the Phillppines’ leading media and entertainment company.

Don’t miss the airing of “Alyssa Valdez: The Flight of the UAAP Phenom” ABS-CBN Sports + Action and this Sunday (June 19) at 6:00pm. For more information about ABS-CBN Sports and the UAAP, visit sports.abs-cbn.com, and follow ABS-CBN Sports’ official Facebook and Twitter accounts, @abscbnsports.