The outdoor red dirt of Spain offered little mercy for Alex Eala, who bowed out of the Matua Madrid Open after a straight-sets loss to Belgium’s Elise Mertens.
Alex Eala has kicked off her Madrid campaign off to a good start, easing into the second round of the Mutua Madrid Open with a composed 6-3, 6-3 win over Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
In a first-time clash at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, a WTA 500 event, Canada’s Leylah Fernandez showcased experience and firepower to outplay Philippine rising star Alex Eala, 6-1, 6-4, in a match that doubled as a crash course on clay-court tennis.
Filipino tennis fans were hoping good things come in threes. Alex Eala instead got a reminder that in tennis, past wins do not always travel well across surfaces.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has more than doubled the Philippines’ minimum access volume (MAV) for corn to 500,000 metric tons (MT) in 2026, allowing additional imports in a bid to ease feed costs and limit potential increases in pork and poultry prices.
Ayala Corporation’s healthcare arm AC Health and US-based healthcare operator Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH) are planning a flagship hospital campus in Pasig City, a proposed investment that could help keep more Filipinos’ healthcare spending in the country by expanding access to advanced medical treatments locally.
Metro Manila’s condominium market continues to grapple with persistent oversupply as buyers withdraw from purchases when monthly payments jump sharply upon transitioning from developer financing to bank loans.
Isuzu Philippines Corp. (IPC) has expanded its pickup truck lineup with the launch of the D-MAX LS 4x2 AT, offering the new variant at an introductory price of P1.549 million until December 31, 2026.