Prior to becoming a full-fledged professional league in 2021, the PVL was open to participation of corporate owned semi-professional clubs and non-collegiate teams backed by local governments.

[12] In October 2020, the Philippines' Games and Amusements Board (GAB) issued a directive that players compensated for non-national team play would be considered as professionals, as well as all sporting events organized for profit.

[14] In November 2020, the PVL announced that the league would turn professional starting with the 2021 season,[14] believing it has enough women players to make the move.

[22] After the All-Filipino Conference, the league saw the addition of two new teams in Farm Fresh Foxies and Quezon City Gerflor Defenders, and the reappearance of Foton Tornadoes in the Filipino volleyball scene.

[25] With the inclusion of three new teams comes with the skipping of Philippine Army Lady Troopers from joining the league due to military training to most of its players.

[26] Foton withdrew shortly after their participation in Invitational Conference because some of its players didn't get a contract renewal and they returned to the franchise's main team, the Chery Tiggo.

[28][29] During the 2024 season, two new established teams joined the All-Filipino Conference namely Strong Group Athletics (now called as Zus Coffee Thunderbelles), who took over the Gerflor Defenders franchise, and Capital1 Solar Spikers.

[35] With this sanction, the club teams were temporarily barred from getting foreign players for the tournament as the federation was forbidden from issuing international transfer certificates.

[36] Athletes from the NCAA were still able to play by obtaining a special guest license (SGL) granted by the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) and honored by their collegiate league.

[37] The 2024 season saw the commencement of the league's inaugural rookie draft, where players coming from colleges and universities who have not previously competed professionally can apply and be hired by club teams.

With the launch of the rookie draft, teams are now barred from directly hiring players from the collegiate ranks, such as the NCAA, and the UAAP.

[39] The PVL follows the rules and guidelines set by the FIVB, including unique mechanics created by the league or adopted from other tournaments.

This season also introduced "green cards" that are given to a team or player that admits a committed fault to the referee as a promotion of fair play, streamlining the adjudication process and minimizing the need for unnecessary video challenges.

The 2024–25 Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino Conference saw the addition of two new challenges – Last Touch and Reaching Beyond the Net.

And in the 2022 Open, the preliminary round games were held in Paco Arena in Manila in the same bubble format as the last conference.

Continuing from PVL's predecessor, Shakey's V-League, the league's broadcast coverage partner was ABS-CBN Sports and Action.