Cess Robles

{{Short description|Filipino volleyball player (born 1999)}} {{use mdy|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox volleyball player | name = Cess Robles | image = 2025_PVL_IC_CherryTiggo_PrincessRobles_2.jpg | imagesize = 150px | caption = R0bles in 2025 | nickname = Cess | full_name = Princess Anne Robles | birth_date = | hometown = Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines | height = 1.60 m | position = {{hlist|Outside hitter}} | college = National University | currentnumber = | currentteam = Zus Coffee Thunderbelles | years1 = 2018 | team1 = BaliPure–NU Water Defenders | years2 = 2023–2025 | team2 = Chery Tiggo Crossovers | years3 = 2026–present | team3 = Zus Coffee Thunderbelles }}

'''Princess Anne "Cess" Robles''' is a Filipino professional volleyball player for the Zus Coffee Thunderbelles of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.panaynews.net/height-not-an-issue-for-ilongga-hitter-robles/?amp_markup=1/|title=Height not an issue for Ilongga Hitter Robles|first=Pinay news|last=net|work=pinay news|date=August 11, 2020|access-date=July 15, 2022}}</ref>

== Career == ===Collegiate=== Robles played for the Lady Bulldogs of the National University in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines from 2018 to 2023.

The BaliPure Purest Water Defenders of the then-semiprofessional Premier Volleyball League partnered with NU. Robles was part of the BaliPure team which played at the 2018 Reinforced Conference.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Olivares |first1=Rick |title=BaliPure NU's youth to best tested by PetroGazz |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2018/05/14/1815145/balipure-nus-youth-best-tested-petrogazz |access-date=3 December 2025 |work=The Philippine Star |date=14 May 2018}}</ref>

In 2019, Robles won best Server in the UAAP Season 81 women's volleyball tournaments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.inquirer.net/349574/look-the-best-volleyball-players-of-uaap-season-81-feted/|title=Look at the best volleyball player of the UAAP Season 81|first=Bong|last=Lozada|work=Inquirer Sports|date=March 15, 2019|access-date=July 16, 2022}}</ref>

In 2022, Robles and her team National University won against De la Salle University and declared as champions in the UAAP Season 84 women's volleyball tournaments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.inquirer.net/467313/nu-lady-bulldogs-sweep-season-to-end-65-year-drought-for-uaap-volleyball-title/|title=NU Lady Bulldogs sweep season to end 65 years drought for UAAP volleyball title|first=Mark Anthony|last=Reyes|work=Inquirer Sports|date=June 22, 2022|access-date=July 16, 2022}}</ref> She also bagged the Finals MVP award.

She and her teammates Jen Nierva and Joyme Cagande played their final playing year with the Lady Bulldogs in Season 85, where they finished in second place after losing to DLSU Lady Spikers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/08/03/nu-seniors-commit-for-final-playing-year/?amp=#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16597104932713&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com|title=NU seniors commit for final playing year|first=Carlo|last=Anolin|work=Manila Bulletin|date=August 2, 2022|access-date=August 5, 2022}}</ref>

===Club=== In May 2023, Robles joins the Chery Tiggo Crossovers of the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) in the lead up to the 2023 Invitational Conference.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Agcaoili |first1=Lance |title=Cess Robles links up with NU teammates at Chery Tiggo |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/511942/cess-robles-links-up-with-nu-teammates-at-chery-tiggo |access-date=3 December 2025 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=27 May 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

Robles was left without a club after Chery Tiggo disbanded in December 2025 but was shortly signed in by the Strong Group Athletics to either play for the Farm Fresh Foxies or the Zus Coffee Thunderbelles.<ref name="joins-sga">{{cite news |last1=Dannug |first1=Jonash |title=Robles, Verdeflor, Peñafiel join Strong Group after Chery Tiggo disbands |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/robles-verdeflor-penafiel-join-strong-group-after-chery-tiggo-disbands/358823 |access-date=3 December 2025 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=3 December 2025}}</ref>

== Personal life == Robles took an elementary education degree at National University.

== Awards ==

; UAAP women's volleyball * '''Finals Most Valuable Player''': 2022 (Season 84)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.inquirer.net/467322/cess-robles-wins-uaap-finals-mvp-award-as-nu-cops-volleyball-crown/|title=Cess Robles wins UAAP Finals MVP|first=Lance|last=Agcaoili|work=Inquirer Sports|date=June 22, 2022|access-date=July 16, 2022}}</ref> * '''Best Server''': 2019 (Season 81)<ref>{{cite news|last=Escarlote|first=Mark|title=UAAP Season: Rondina wins MVP award, Laure takes RoY|url=https://sports.abs-cbn.com/amp/uaap/news/2019/05/10/uaap-season-rondina-wins-mvp-award-laure-takes-roy-56641|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510051248/https://sports.abs-cbn.com/amp/uaap/news/2019/05/10/uaap-season-rondina-wins-mvp-award-laure-takes-roy-56641|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 10, 2019|access-date=April 15, 2023|work=ABS-CBN Sports|date=May 10, 2019}}</ref> * '''Medals''': ** Image:Med 1.png Champions: 2022 (Season 84)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.inquirer.net/467313/nu-lady-bulldogs-sweep-season-to-end-65-year-drought-for-uaap-volleyball-title/|title=NU Lady Bulldogs sweep season to end 65 years drought for UAAP volleyball title|first=Mark Anthony|last=Reyes|work=Inquirer Sports|date=June 22, 2022|access-date=July 16, 2022}}</ref> ** Image:Med 2.png Runner-up: 2023 (Season 85)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Valencia |first=Justin |date=2023-05-14 |title=La Salle storms back, completes revenge on NU for UAAP 85 crown |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/la-salle-completes-redemption-campaign-outlasts-nu-for-uaap-85-wvb-crown/272307 |access-date=2023-05-14 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

; Shakey's Super League * '''Medals''': ** Image:Med 1.png Champions: 2022 Pre-season<ref>{{cite web|title=Dominant NU blanks DLSU, wins Shakey's Super League|url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/volleyball/shakeys-super-league-game-results-nu-lady-bulldogs-la-salle-lady-spikers-november-19-2022/|publisher=Rappler|access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref>

; UAAP girls' volleyball * '''Finals Most Valuable Player''': 2017 (Season 79)

; PNVF Champions League * '''Medals''': ** Image:Med 3.png Third place: 2024

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Robles, Cess}} Category:Filipino women's volleyball players Category:Living people Category:1997 births Category:Outside hitters Category:University Athletic Association of the Philippines volleyball players Category:National University (Philippines) alumni Category:Chery Tiggo Crossovers players