Petro Gazz Angels

The team debuted in the 2018 PVL Reinforced Conference. Petro Gazz Angels was primarily composed of former players from CSB Lady Blazers in the NCAA and DLSU Lady Spikers in the UAAP.^[1]

Petro Gazz won their first conference in the 2019 Reinforced Conference, followed by a 2022 Reinforced Conference title under coach Rald Ricafort. They often lost to the Creamline Cool Smashers in the finals.^[3]

Under Oliver Almadro, Petro Gazz finished second in the 2023 First All-Filipino Conference. However the latter half of the 2023 season, Petro Gazz's worse finish; ninth place in the Invitational under Almadro and sixth place in the Second All-Filipino Conference under Timmy Santo Tomas.^[3]

At the start of the 2024 season, the club hired Japanese coach Koji Tsuzurabara. Petro Gazz return to the podium after finishing third at the 2024 All-Filipino Conference. However in the 2024 Reinforced Conference, Creamline ended Petro Gazz' stint in the quarterfinals.^[3]

Petro Gazz took part at the 2024–25 All-Filipino Conference. As one of the top two teams in the prelimary round they qualified for the 2025 AVC Women's Volleyball Champions League.^[4] They later finished their campaign by winning their first ever All-Filipino Conference in April 2025.^[5] The team competed in the AVC tournament hosted at in Pasig within the same month. Their run ended in the quarterfinals and was eliminated by Chinese club BAIC Motor.^[6]

They were supposed to compete at the VTV Cup but was replaced by the national team.

In October 2025, Petro Gazz brought in Gary and Lisa Van Sickle as head coach and assistant coach respectively aiming for a more "American-style of play". The couple are parents of player Brooke Van Sickle.^[7] The team went on to obtain their fourth overall title by winning the 2025 Reinforced Conference.^[8]

On January 7, 2026, the PVL blocked a merger of Petro Gazz with the Nxled Chameleons with the former could be potentially be disbanded rather than formally merged to the latter.^[9][10]

On January 10, 2026, the team officially filed a leave of absence from the league after seven successful years with a total of 4 PVL trophies, 3 runner-up finishes, and 2 bronze finishes, citing financial concerns.^[11] Team manager David Dichupa clarified however that the team is not yet technically dissolved and it has a "very big chance" to return to the PVL.^[12]

Petro Gazz was involved in a rivalry with the Creamline Cool Smashers. Despite the latter's dominance, Petro Gazz won two of their three league championships against Creamline.

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Team

Premier Volleyball League:

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Season	Conference	Title	Source
2018	Reinforced	5th place	[13]
	Open	4th place	[14]
2019	Reinforced	Champions	[15]
	Open	Runner-up	[16]
2021	Open	3rd place	[17]
2022	Open	Runner-up	[18]
	Invitational	6th place	[19]
	Reinforced	Champions	[20]
2023	1st All-Filipino	Runner-up	[21]
	Invitational	9th place	[22]
	2nd All-Filipino	6th place	[23]
2024	All-Filipino	3rd place	[24]
	Reinforced	6th place	[25]
2024-25	All-Filipino	Champions	[26]
	PVL on Tour	9th place	[27]
	Reinforced	Champions	[28]

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PNVF Champions League:

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Season	Title	Source
2021	3rd place	[29]
2024	Champions	[30]

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AVC Women's Volleyball Champions League:

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Season	Title	Source
2025	6th place	[6]

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Individual

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Season	Conference	Award	Name	Ref.
2018	Open	Best Libero	Cienne Marie Arielle Cruz	[31]
2019	Reinforced	2nd Best Middle Blocker	Cherry Rose Nunag	[32]
		Best Foreign Guest Player	Wilma Salas
		Most Valuable Player (Finals)	Janisa Johnson
	Open	1st Best Outside Spiker	Jovielyn Grace Prado	[33]
		2nd Best Middle Blocker	Jeanette Panaga
2021	Open	2nd Best Outside Spiker	Myla Pablo	[34]
		1st Best Middle Blocker	Ria Meneses
		Best Libero	Kath Arado
2021	PNVF Champions League for Women	1st Best Outside Spiker	Frances Molina	[35]
2022	Open	2nd Best Outside Spiker	Grethcel Soltones	[36]
	Reinforced	2nd Best Outside Spiker	Myla Pablo	[37]
		1st Best Middle Blocker	Mar-Jana Phillips
		Best Foreign Guest Player	Lindsey Vander Weide
		Most Valuable Player (Finals)
2023	1st All-Filipino	1st Best Middle Blocker	Mary Remy Joy Palma	[38]
		2nd Best Middle Blocker	Mar-Jana Phillips
2024	PNVF Champions League for Women
		Most Valuable Player	Brooke Van Sickle	[39]
		1st Best Outside Spiker
		2nd Best Outside Spiker	Jonah Sabete
		2nd Best Middle Blocker	Mary Remy Joy Palma
2024	All-Filipino
		Most Valuable Player (Conference)	Brooke Van Sickle	[40]
		Best Opposite Spiker	Aiza Maizo-Pontillas
	Reinforced	1st Best Outside Spiker	Brooke Van Sickle	[41]
2024–25	All-Filipino
		Most Valuable Player (Conference)	Brooke Van Sickle	[42] [43]
		Most Valuable Player (Finals)	Mar-Jana Phillips
	PVL on Tour
		2nd Best Outside Spiker	Myla Pablo	[44]
	Reinforced	Most Valuable Player (Conference)	Brooke Van Sickle	[45] [46]
		1st Best Outside Spiker
		Most Valuable Player (Finals)	Mar-Jana Phillips

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• Stephanie Mercado (2018)
• Janisa Johnson (2019)
• Chie Saet (2019–2023)
• Remy Palma (2024–2025)

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• Jerry Yee (2018, 2022)
• Arnold Laniog (2019–2021)
• Rald Ricafort (2022)
• Oliver Almadro (2023 1st All-Filipino–Invitational) – elevated as the team's head of volleyball operations^[52]
• Timmy Santo Tomas – (2023 2nd All-Filipino)^[52]
• Koji Tsuzurabara (2024–2025)^[53][54]
• Brian Esquibel (interim; 2025)
• Gary Van Sickle (2025)^[55]