Rhea Katrina Dimaculangan

Rhea Katrina Karla Dimaculangan-Villarete (born March 21, 1991) is a Filipino former professional volleyball player. Villarete played setter for and was a former captain of the UST Golden Tigresses. She is also a former of the Philippines women's national team.

Early life and education Dimaculangan was born on March 21, 1991 in Batangas to a family of five siblings. She is the younger sister of Ray Karl Dimaculangan, also a volleyball player and used to play as a setter for the men's volleyball team of the UST Golden Spikers.

Career Beginnings Dimaculangan started her career in volleyball early in her elementary days in De La Salle Lipa. She was originally a hitter for her team, and only transitioned into her current position in 5th grade.

Post-graduate career Shakey's V-League Dimaculangan also made a name in several Shakey's V-League conferences. In Shakey's V-League Season 6 1st Conference, she was entitled the Final's Most Valuable Player and Best Setter. She also snatched the Best Setter award in Shakey's V- League Season 11, Open Conference.

Philippine Super Liga Dimaculangan's debut in the Philippine Super Liga was in the 2014 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino league where she snatched the Best Setter award and led her team, RC Cola Air Force Raiders, to a championship silver medal.

She then transferred to the club team Foton Tornadoes together with Maika Ortiz in mid-2015 where she brought the team into a first-runner up finish in the 2015 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino. With the aid of the imports Lindsay Stalzer and Ariel Usher, she helped the team bag its second championship gold medal in the 2016 PSL Grand Prix Conference.

Early 2017, Dimaculangan moved clubs and signed a year contract with the Petron Tri-Activ Spikers. With Petron Blaze Spikers, she won the 2017 PSL Grand Prix Conference silver medal. The following year, she together with Lindsay Stalzer, Katherine Bell and Aiza Maizo-Pontillas led Petron to the 2018 PSL Grand Prix Conference championship. Villarete won the Most Valuable Player award of the 2018 PSL All-Filipino Conference. In 2020, Villarete signed with the Generika-Ayala Lifesavers.

Premier Volleyball League In 2021, she joined the PLDT Home Fibr Power Hitters. In 2024, she left the team to focus on her family.

In 2025, Dimaculangan joined PVL club, Creamline Cool Smashers for their 2025 AVC Women's Volleyball Champions League stint. She later helped Creamline win the PVL on Tour tournament and Invitational Conference. Her last tournament was the Reinforced Conference where Creamline finished sixth. In January 2026, Dimaculangan announced her retirement from volleyball.

Personal life In 2024, Dimaculangan married her boyfriend, Raymond Jomarcel Villarete.

Awards

Individuals Philippine Super Liga Most Valuable Player: 2018 All-Filipino Best Setter (3): 2014 All-Filipino, 2017 All-Filipino, 2019 Grand Prix

Shakey's V-League Finals Most Valuable Player: 2009 First Conference Best Setter (2): 2009 First Conference, 2014 Open Conference

UAAP women's volleyball Finals Most Valuable Player: 2009 (Season 72) Best Server: 2009 (Season 72)

Collegiate 2007 UAAP Season 70 – Image:Med 3.png 2nd Runner-Up, with UST Golden Tigresses 2008 Shakey's V-League 2nd Conference – Image:Med 2.png 1st Runner-Up, with UST Golden Tigresses 2008 UAAP Season 71 – Image:Med 3.png 2nd Runner-Up, with UST Golden Tigresses 2009 Shakey's V-League 1st Conference – Image:Med 1.png Champion, with UST Golden Tigresses 2009 Shakey's V-League 2nd Conference – Image:Med 1.png Champion, with UST Golden Tigresses 2009 Philippine University Games – Image:Med 1.png Champion, with UST Golden Tigresses 2009 UAAP Season 72 – Image:Med 1.png Champion, with UST Golden Tigresses 2010 Shakey's V-League 1st Conference – Image:Med 1.png Champion, with UST Golden Tigresses 2010 UAAP Season 73 – Image:Med 2.png 1st Runner-Up, with UST Golden Tigresses 2011 UAAP Season 74 – Image:Med 3.png 2nd Runner-Up, with UST Golden Tigresses

Club 2016 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino Conference – Image:Med 2.png 1st Runner-up, with Foton Tornadoes 2016 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix – Image:Med 1.png Champion, with Foton Tornadoes 2017 Philippine Super Liga Invitational Cup – Image:Med 2.png 1st Runner-up, with Petron Tri-Activ Spikers 2017 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino Conference – Image:Med 1.png Champion, with Petron Blaze Spikers 2017 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix Conference – Image:Med 2.png 1st Runner-up, with Petron Blaze Spikers 2018 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix Conference – Image:Med 1.png Champion, with Petron Blaze Spikers 2018 Philippine Super Liga All-Filipino Conference – Image:Med 1.png Champion, with Petron Blaze Spikers