Jonah Sabete

Jonah Sabete (born January 29, 1994) is a Filipino volleyball player. She currently plays for the Petro Gazz Angels in the Premier Volleyball League.

Jonah Sabete
Sabete in 2025
Personal information
Nationality	Filipino
Born	(1994-01-29) January 29, 1994 (age 31) Kabankalan, Negros Occidental, Philippines
Hometown	Escalante, Negros Occidental[1][2]
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
College / University	Bulacan State University
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Petro Gazz Angels
Number	20
Career
Years Teams 2016 Standard Insurance-Navy Corvettes 2017–2019 Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors 2019 Petro Gazz Angels 2021 Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors 2022–present Petro Gazz Angels

Education

Hailing from Negros Occidental, Jonah Sabete was born in Kabankalan on January 29, 1994.^[3] She was a marathoner during her elementary school studies but was convinced to take up volleyball by a coach. She attended San Pedro High School in Hagonoy, Bulacan. She studied at the Bulacan State University (BulSU) in Malolos.^[4]

Career

College and youth

Sabete played for the BulSU Gold Gears during her collegiate years. She was named part of the 2014 Bulacan Collegiate Athletic Association (BCAA) Mythical Six, 2015 BCAA MVP and Athlete of the Year, 2016 BCAA Athlete of the Year and UCLAA Mythical Six member. She was also represented Bulacan province in the Central Luzon Regional Athletic Association (CLRAA).^[4]

Club

Sabete joined the Philippine Super Liga via the 2016 Philippine Super Liga draft as the seventh pick for the Standard Insurance-Navy Corvettes.^[5][6][7]

Sabete in played for two season with the Sta. Lucia Lady Realtors in the Philippine Super Liga (PSL) from 2017.^[4][8]

Sabete then moved to the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) in 2019 to join the Petro Gazz Angels where she became a long-time player.^[8] The team won its first ever title in the 2019 Reinforced Conference.^[9] The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted league activity.^[10]

She joined Sta. Lucia's indoor team in 2022. Sta. Lucia has just moved from the PSL to the PVL. She returned to Petro Gazz the following year.^[1][11][12]

Despite an injury from January to February 2025, Sabete helped the team win the 2024–25 All-Filipino Conference, which is Petro Gazz's first ever All-Filipino title.^[13] She also played in the 2025 AVC Women's Volleyball Champions League where her team reached the quarterfinals.^[14]

Beach volleyball

Sabete has played beach volleyball for Sta. Lucia. She played alongside Bianca Lizares for Sta. Lucia B in the 2018 PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup^[15] For the 2021 edition she played alongside Bang Pineda also with Sta Lucia B.^[10][11]