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.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have intercepted more than P7 million worth of smuggled fresh carrots concealed inside shipments falsely declared as processed food products, dealing another blow to agricultural smuggling operations that authorities say threaten both consumers and local farmers.
The National Dairy Authority (NDA) expects to finalize the implementing rules for its expanded role under Republic Act 12308, or the Animal Industry Development and Competitiveness Act, before October this year. The law allocates P20 billion annually over 10 years to strengthen the country’s livestock sector.
The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) on Sunday held its #BestLifeRun 2026 Corporate Race along Ayala Avenue, Makati City, gathering more than 10,000 runners from over 200 companies and 50 running clubs.
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has begun fulfilling fresh pineapple orders from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), marking a major push into the Middle East market and reopening key trade routes despite ongoing logistical challenges.