{{Short description|Filipino volleyball coach}} {{use mdy|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox volleyball biography | name = Ramil de Jesus | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = Filipino | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | hometown = | college = Far Eastern University | currentcoachteam = DLSU Lady Spikers | coachyears = 1997–present<br>2005 <br> 2014 <br> 2014 <br> 2015 <br> 2015 <br> 2016–2021 | coachteams = DLSU Lady Spikers<br>Philippines (women)<br>Generika-Ayala Lifesavers<br>AirAsia Flying Spikers<br>Meralco Power Spikers<br>Shopinas.com Lady Clickers<br>F2 Logistics Cargo Movers | resultyears = | location = | result = | medaltemplates = | updated = }}
'''Ramil H. de Jesus''' is a Filipino volleyball coach who is the head coach of the De La Salle University women's volleyball team since UAAP Season 62.
==Education== De Jesus initially pursued an architecture degree before shifting to business management.<ref name="creativity">{{cite news |last1=Flores |first1=Migs |title=Ramil De Jesus' creativity extends outside the playing court |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/ramil-de-jesus-creativity-extends-outside-playing-court/108732 |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=12 February 2018}}</ref> He graduated from the Far Eastern University in 1993.<ref name=halloffame>{{cite news|url=https://sports.inquirer.net/501444/ramil-de-jesus-makes-feu-sports-hall-of-fame|title=Ramil de Jesus makes FEU Sports Hall of Fame|first=Rommel|last=Fuertes|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=March 19, 2023|access-date=March 25, 2023}}</ref>
==Playing career== De Jesus was a player himself, playing as an opposite hitter with the FEU Tamaraws.<ref name=halloffame/>
==Coaching career== ===Collegiate=== De Jesus has been a long-time coach of the De La Salle Lady Spikers women's volleyball team in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). He first coached DLSU for the Season 60 in 1997.<ref name=espn>{{cite news |last1=Lising |first1=Charmie |title=Ramil De Jesus was synonymous with volleyball championships in the 2010s |url=https://www.espn.com/story/_/id/28344747/ramil-de-jesus |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=ESPN.com |date=21 December 2019}}</ref><ref name=longgame-26>{{cite news |last1=Valencia |first1=Justin |title=Ramil de Jesus’ long game pays off |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/ramil-de-jesus-long-game-pays-off/374734 |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=9 May 2026}}</ref> He credits his coaching style to his mentors Emil Lontoc and Kid Santos.<ref name=drives>{{cite news |last1=Valencia |first1=Justin |title=Passion drives Ramil De Jesus as he vows to keep shaping Lady Spikers |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/passion-drives-ramil-de-jesus-as-he-vows-to-keep-shaping-lady-spikers/374824 |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=10 May 2026}}</ref>
From Season 62 in 1999 to Season 88 in 2026, De Jesus has guided the team in 26 seasons and led the team to 24 podium finishes. DLSU won 13 championships, had nine runner-up finishes, and two bronze medals with him.<ref name=longgame-26/><ref name=drives>{{cite news |last1=Valencia |first1=Justin |title=Passion drives Ramil De Jesus as he vows to keep shaping Lady Spikers |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/passion-drives-ramil-de-jesus-as-he-vows-to-keep-shaping-lady-spikers/374824 |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=10 May 2026}}</ref> In Season 69, the whole DLSU sports program was imposed a ban following an eligibility controversy with the basketball team while in Season 70, the DLSU Lady Spikers forfeited games where its unenrolled star player played in which led them to miss the semifinals.<ref name=espn/>
The DLSU Lady Spikers has competed in the Shakey's V-League under de Jesus and won three titles. The team last competed in the 2nd Conference of the 2008 season finishing third.<ref name="makesfirstpvl">{{cite news |last1=Dannug |first1=Jonash |title=Ramil de Jesus makes first PVL appearance |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/ramil-de-jesus-makes-first-pvl-appearance/267487 |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=26 March 2023}}</ref> The team stop competing in 2009, after they withdrew due to injuries. De La Salle was allegedly banned for leaving on short notice.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Li |first1=Matthew |title=The History of Ramil De Jesus, La Salle, and the V-League |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/the-history-of-ramil-de-jesus-la-salle-and-the-v-league/202959 |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=9 March 2021}}</ref> This was denied by Sports Vision Ricky Palou in 2015 who insists the Lady Spikers were invited to take part for the past four years.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Terrado |first1=Reuben |title=No truth to DLSU coach De Jesus claim that Lady Spikers banned from V-League, says Palou |url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/pvl/shakeys-v-league-ricky-palou-ramil-de-jesus-la-salle-coach-ban-v-league-lady-spikers-invitation |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=7 July 2015 |language=en}}</ref>
===Club=== ====Early years in the PSL==== Ramil de Jesus has coached various clubs in the Philippine Super Liga (PSL) such as the Generika–Ayala Lifesavers, the AirAsia Flying Spikers, the Meralco Power Spikers and the Shopinas.com Lady Clickers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lozada |first1=Mei-Lin |title=Generika gets big boost in morale ahead of semis with win over top seed Petron |url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/super-liga/super-liga-generika-petron-aby-marano-stephanie-mercado-volleyball |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=26 November 2014 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lozada |first1=Mei-Lin |title=Flying Spikers playing together like one family key to AirAsia's fast start in Super Liga |url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/flying-spikers-playing-together-like-one-family-key-to-airasias-fast-start-in-super-liga- |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=23 May 2014 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Reyes |first1=Marc Anthony |title=Petron trips Meralco; Cignal outlasts Philips Gold |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/196262/petron-trips-meralco-cignal-outlasts-philips-gold |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=13 October 2015 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Songalia |first1=Ryan |title=SuperLiga: Petron stays unscathed while Army takes care of AirAsia |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/volleyball/60021-superliga-petron-unscathed-army-airasia/ |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Rappler |date=8 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Flores |first1=Joaqui |title=Shopinas.com Lady Clickers: Starter Pack |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/shopinas-com-lady-clickers-starter-pack/18615 |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=20 March 2015}}</ref>
====F2 Logistics Cargo Moves==== When the F2 Logistics Cargo Movers was formed in 2016 for the PSL, De Jesus was tap as its head coach.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Poblador |first1=Paolo |title=Gumabao, Gohing stay loyal to Pocari Sweat amid Lady Spiker reunion |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/gumabao-gohing-stays-loyal-to-pocari-sweat/57733 |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=31 May 2016}}</ref> He won his first PSL title in the 2016 All Filipino.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lozada |first1=Mei-Lin |title=After UAAP and Super Liga double, De Jesus wants to bring success to national team |url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/coach-ramil-de-jesus-wants-to-be-national-team-coach |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=18 August 2016 |language=en}}</ref> He skipped the 2018 PSL Grand Prix with Arnold Laniog temporarily taking over.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mendoza |first1=Voltaire |title=La Salle's De Jesus to also coach F2 Logistics in PSL |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2019/02/19/1894989/la-salles-de-jesus-also-coach-f2-logistics-psl |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=The Philippine Star |date=19 February 2019}}</ref> While he has always been concurrently the head coach of F2 Logistics and the DLSU, 2019 was noted to be a busy year with the UAAP Season 81 volleyball tournament and the 2019 PSL Grand Prix occurring simultaneously.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ramil de Jesus coaching La Salle, F2 Logistics simultaneously |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/ramil-de-jesus-coaching-la-salle-f2-logistics-simultaneously/141299 |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=20 February 2019}}</ref> The league was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic with De Jesus garnering five PSL titles for the F2 Logistics.<ref name="cements">{{cite news |last1=Ulanday |first1=John Bryan |title=Ramil de Jesus cements status among coaching elite with Champions League crown |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2021/11/27/2144227/ramil-de-jesus-cements-status-among-coaching-elite-champions-league-crown |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=27 November 2021}}</ref>
F2 Logistics returned to competition in the 2021 PNVF Champions League for Women. They won the title with de Jesus as the coach.<ref name="cements"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Agcaoili |first1=Lance |title=F2 Logistics rules Champions League without loss of a single set |url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/f2-logistics-beats-chery-tiggo-to-rule-pnvf-champions-league-a2522-20211125 |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=25 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
De Jesus did not serve as head coach the F2 Logistics after they entered the Premier Volleyball League in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dannug |first1=Jonash |title=Bocboc explains why RDJ will not be with F2 in PVL |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/bocboc-explains-why-rdj-will-not-be-with-f2-in-pvl/234147 |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=16 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Velasco |first1=Jillian |title=Still no Ramil De Jesus for F2 Logistics in PVL comeback |url=https://www.spin.ph/volleyball/pvl/still-no-ramil-de-jesus-for-f2-logistics-in-pvl-comeback-a5136-20221005 |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=5 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> However, de Jesus did appear as part of F2 Logistics' coaching staff during the team's bronze medal match in the 2023 All-Filipino Conference.<ref name="makesfirstpvl"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Dannug |first1=Jonash |title=Marano, Dy make sure not to disappoint Ramil de Jesus in his F2 return |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/ramil-de-jesus-inspires-marano-dy-f2-to-not-disappoint/267544 |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=26 March 2023}}</ref>
===National team=== De Jesus led the Philippines women's national volleyball team under the Philippine Volleyball Federation to a bronze medal finish in the 2005 SEA Games.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pinays confident of making SEAG final |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2005/10/03/299729/pinays-confident-making-seag-final |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=The Philippine Star |date=3 October 2005}}</ref><ref name=newcoach18>{{cite news |last1=Leongson |first1=Randolph |title=Ramil de Jesus is new PH women’s volleyball team coach |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/292816/ramil-de-jesus-new-ph-womens-volleyball-team-coach |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=13 April 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
De Jesus was appointed again to be head coach of the Philippine national team, now under the Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, ahead of the 2018 Asian Games in April 2018.<ref name=newcoach18>{{cite news |last1=Leongson |first1=Randolph |title=Ramil de Jesus is new PH women’s volleyball team coach |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/292816/ramil-de-jesus-new-ph-womens-volleyball-team-coach |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=13 April 2018 |language=en}}</ref> However de Jesus resigned in June due to scheduling issues.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Giongco |first1=Mark |title=Commitment, schedule issues reasons why de Jesus resigned as nat’l team coach |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/300256/commitment-schedule-issues-reason-ramil-de-jesus-resign-national-volleyball-coach-shaq-delos-santos |access-date=10 May 2026 |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=6 June 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
==Hall of Fame== * DLSAA Sports Hall of Fame (2017)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dlsaa.com/honors-and-awards/awardees/de-jesus-ramil-h-0|title=2017 DLSAA Sports Hall of Fame awardee|first=|last=|work=De La Salle Alumni Association|date=4 May 2017|access-date=March 25, 2023}}</ref> * FEU Sports Hall of Fame (2023)<ref name=halloffame/>
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