Hard luck: Choco Mucho star Kat Tolentino ruptures appendix, faces new career hurdle

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Embattled Choco Mucho star Kat Tolentino faces yet another career setback after three ACL surgeries, vertigo, and partial deafness, this time suffering a ruptured appendix and needing surgery amid the 2025 PVL All-Filipino Conference

MANILA, Philippines – Sometimes, life is just not fair.

Choco Mucho star Kat Tolentino, after fighting through three ACL surgeries, vertigo, and partial deafness in her volleyball career, once again suffered a new setback — a ruptured appendix this time — amid the 2025 PVL All-Filipino Conference, the team announced on Tuesday, January 21.

“On January 20, 2025, Katrina Tolentino had to be hospitalized for severe abdominal pains,” the Flying Titans’ statement read.

“Today, she was diagnosed with a ruptured appendix and had to undergo surgery this afternoon. She is resting now. Let’s all pray for her quick and full recovery.”

Per multiple medical websites, a ruptured appendix usually takes around six weeks for full recovery, during which time a person like Tolentino is not allowed any strenuous movements — essentially stripping her of all athletic activities for the time being.

Just two days before her hospitalization, Tolentino played a minor role in Choco Mucho’s stirring five-set reverse sweep against ZUS Coffee, scoring 3 points off the bench before sitting out the last two frames.

In her stead, veteran opposite hitter Dindin Santiago-Manabat turned back the clock with 19 points to help lift the Flying Titans to victory alongside a 25-point bomb from former MVP Sisi Rondina.

Choco Mucho, historically known for great adaptability to major player injuries, currently sits at fifth place out of 12 in the 2025 All-Filipino Conference.

The historically-long tournament will run until around April or May, giving Tolentino ample time to make another successful career comeback. – Rappler.com