The Quezon City Gerflor Defenders, a private professional club[1] supported by the Quezon City Sports Management Services[2] [3] joined the Premier Volleyball League debuting in the 2023 Invitational Conference.

[6][7] The team had Edgar Barroga as its inaugural head coach.

[8] On November 9, 2023, during the 2023 Second All-Filipino Conference, the Defenders were put under investigation by the league after some of its players posted on Reddit in regards to various internal problems including wage issues.

[12] In January 2023, it was announced that the Strong Group Athletics would be taking over Gerflor's franchise.

It will be Strong Group's second PVL team, the first being the Farm Fresh Foxies.