The Philippine flags were back in full color at the Miami Open—and so were the handmade signs, louder now, prouder, and no longer surprised. Because Alex Eala isn’t sneaking up on anyone this time.
The desert run ended abruptly for Alex Eala — but not before the Filipina rising star left a clear signal that she belongs among the emerging elite in women’s tennis.
In the California desert, Alex Eala came searching for redemption. Two weeks after a straight sets defeat to Coco Gauff at the Dubai Tennis Championships, the Filipina star finally got it Sunday night at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.
On a chilly Friday night in the California desert, with the clock creeping toward midnight, Alex Eala delivered a debut worthy of the glare and grandeur of the BNP Paribas Open.
A University of the Philippines study is urging the government to consider using the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) to finance a dedicated semiconductor development fund that could help the Philippines move into higher-value segments of the global chip industry.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is targeting the settlement of outstanding incentives under the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) program within the year before fully rolling out a new generation of automotive incentives, including the Electric Vehicle Incentive Strategy (EVIS).
The Chamber of Real Estate and Builders’ Associations (CREBA) is pushing for housing reforms that protect buyers while keeping homebuilding commercially viable, warning that excessive regulation and tax uncertainty could ultimately squeeze housing supply.
CHERRY is tightening the protection of its intellectual property as the homegrown electronics brand expands beyond mobile phones into smart home devices and other consumer technologies sold increasingly through e-commerce.