We beg to differ.
Recall Filipino tennis sensation Alex Eala’s words after her career breakthrough win beating world number five ranked Madison Keys in Miami in 2026. Asked post match what she thought the victory meant to Filipinos — the first Filipino woman to beat a Grand Slam champion and the first Filipino woman to beat a top ten…
Looking at this year’s Asian Games lineup, a standout observation is just how lopsided the ratio of world-class Filipino achievers is to the Philippines’ overall population. Within just the sample of tennis players led by world 18th-ranked star Alex Eala, one couldn’t be blamed for thinking that this looks sort of like a typical Philippine…
As a professional tennis player, Alex Eala’s one job is to play world class tennis in a manner that wins matches. Can it be simpler than that? Her tennis and grace on and off court had, until mid this year, gotten her on the map and in the spotlight that drew the legions of fans…
Alex Eala is the long-overdue “hero” Filipinos needed. She has been criticised as being a “nepo baby” who had more opportunity than most to jumpstart her spectacular rise to international stardom; a reference to her privileged upbringing by her affluent parents, her studying in elite Philippine private schools and, all that, before finally spending her…
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In his citation to the rising tennis star on receiving her in Malacanang on the 13th July, Philippine President Bongbong Marcos was on point here… You have brought such pride to the Philippines, to the Filipinos, not only because of your success, but also because of the grace with which you handle that success. Because…
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A recent article I saw on my feed was how parents were pushing for rewarding children who just participated and never had any worthwhile achievements. The derogatory symbol for it is the participation trophy. It’s another extreme of the false positivism and self-esteem movement. Some believe that any sort of criticism, such as pointing out…
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