Friday night in Abu Dhabi felt less like a loss and more like the final bow of a breakout act. Alex Eala and Janice Tjen, the Southeast Asian pairing that had spent the week gatecrashing expectations, saw their inspired run halted in the semifinals of the Abu Dhabi Open.
Alex Eala’s singles run at the Abu Dhabi Open bowed out Thursday night, not with fireworks but with a firm handshake from reality. No miracle rally arrived. No late twist. Just a polished reminder of what a top-tier opponent looks like when she decides to get straight to business.
It was already past midnight in Manila when Alex Eala finally exhaled in Abu Dhabi, three hours after she began wrestling with Aliaksandra Sasnovich—and with herself.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is investigating a trash landslide at a sanitary landfill in Barangay San Isidro, Rodriguez, Rizal.
Clark Development Corp. (CDC) generated P6.83 billion in revenues and P3.81 billion in net income in 2025, underscoring the sustained growth of the Clark Freeport as one of the country’s premier economic hubs.
Proposals to launch electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing under the government’s Electric Vehicle Industrial Strategy (EVIS) must be examined more closely to ensure scale, sustainability, and industry alignment, according to Alfred Ty, chairman of Toyota Motor Philippines Corp..
Lopez-led First Gen Corp. has won a Gold Anvil award from the Public Relations Society of the Philippines(PRSP) for its corporate social responsibility (CSR) program that supports the Mamanwa indigenous community in Mindanao.