12/10/2026
The UP Travel Society proudly congratulates ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ง๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐-๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ, a graduate of UP AIT and a UPTS alumna from Batch 13A, for ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ปโ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ at the ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan! ๐ฅ
On September 22, 2026, Ricca, alongside teammates Samantha Veguillas and Ysabielle Arrogante, secured the bronze medal after defeating Thailand, 4โ1, in the battle for third place. Their victory earned the Philippines its third bronze medal of the Games, showcasing the teamโs discipline, dedication, and determination on the international stage.
Riccaโs achievements extend beyond the Asian Games. In July 2026, she also earned ๐๐ถ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ปโ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ and ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ปโ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ at the ๐ญ๐ฏ๐๐ต ๐ฆ๐ผ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ๐ in Vietnam.
Beyond her athletic achievements, Ricca carries with her the experiences and friendships she gained through UPTS. In her words, โUPTS really became a training ground for me to speak with confidence and be a better leader everyday. Big shoutout to my TS family, especially Pato, Laih, Allysiu, Kei, Jak, Sammee, Jas, Von, and our other friends. I love TS!โ
Your UPTS family is incredibly proud of you, Ricca! May this milestone be one of many more achievements to come. You inspire not only fellow Iskolars but also aspiring Filipino athletes to keep striving for excellence. ๐๐
๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ธ๐ฎ, ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐!
