Trisha Tubu and Kate Santiago have opted to go pro, signing with Farm Fresh beginning with the 2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference.
The duo were pivotal spikers for Adamson University last season.
Santiago, a 5-foot-6 outside spiker, ranked as the sixth-best scorer in the league.
Tubu, a 5-foot-8 opposite hitter, was not far behind at seventh.
Both players cited the need to help their respective families, resulting to them going pro.
“Yung desisyon po ay hindi tungkol sa akin o kanino ‘man. Para po talaga ito sa tatay ko sa Tarlac. Kailangan niya ng pacemaker dahil naka-ilang operation at stroke na po siya,” said Tubu.
“Kailangan lang po talaga ng malaking halaga. Pero sa dami nang isinacrifice niya para sa akin dati, time ko naman po na ibalik ‘yun. Ayaw ko po dumating sa punto na huli na bago ko pa yun maibigay sa kaniya,” she added.
The two will join former Ateneo spikers Pia Ildefonso and Joan Narit with the Foxies.
Composing the rest of Farm Fresh are players from NCAA champion College of Saint Benilde.
Farm Fresh will open its campaign against F2 Logistics on Tuesday at the Filoil Ecooil Centre.
