FACT CHECK: Sherwin Meneses still Creamline coach, not replaced by Alyssa Valdez

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In an interview with Spin.ph, Meneses dismissed rumors of his alleged departure as Creamline head coach

Claim: Sherwin Meneses resigned as the head coach of the Creamline Cool Smashers (CCS) and was replaced by team captain Alyssa Valdez as the playing coach.

Rating: FALSE

Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook post was made on April 25, a day after the early exit of CCS in the 2025 AVC Women’s Champions League.

As of writing, the Facebook post has garnered 24,000 reactions, 1,100 comments, and 372 shares.

The caption of the post says, “BREAKING NEWS!! The long wait is over…Coach Sherwin resign [sic] as head coach of the CCS, ayon sa PVL insider…nasa CCS pa rin si Coach She as the team consultant. The management [and] staff decides [sic] that he will be replaced by Valdez as the 1st ever PVL playing coach…wait lang tayo sa official announcement.”

(Breaking news! The long wait is over. Coach Sherwin resigned as head coach of the CCS, according to a PVL insider. He remains on the team as a consultant. The management, the staff decided that he would be replaced by Valdez as the first ever PVL playing coach. Let’s wait for the official announcement.)

The facts: Meneses debunked the claim of his alleged departure as the CCS head coach in an interview with sports website Spin.ph on May 3.

“Hindi naman siya totoo. Tsismis lang ‘yun (It is not true. It’s just a rumor),” Meneses said. 

Meneses further clarified that everything was normal and that the team is currently on break.

“Hindi ko alam kung ano ‘yung statement ng Rebisco du’n sa issue na ‘yun, pero issue lang ‘yun eh. Management naman masusunod diyan. Normal ang lahat. Bakasyon lang,” he said.

(I don’t know what Rebisco’s statement regarding that issue is, but it’s just an issue. The management will decide on that. Everything is normal. We’re currently on vacation.)

Meneses addressed the issue after his collegiate team, National University (NU), won the semi-finals game against Far Eastern University in the UAAP Season 87 women’s volleyball. Meneses leads the NU Lady Bulldogs in the UAAP.

No official statement: There are no official statements from the Rebisco group, which manages the CCS, about the alleged coaching transition. The misleading Facebook post also offers no evidence to back up its claim that a supposed “PVL insider” was the source of the information.

The post circulated online after CCS bowed to Thailand’s Nakhon Ratchasima Qmin C VC in the knockout quarterfinals on April 24. The team also lost to Petro Gazz in the PVL All-Filipino Conference Finals on April 12.

The CCS team is on break after the PVL All-Filipino conference and the 2025 AVC Women’s Champions League. – Owenh Jake Toledo/Rappler.com

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