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Eto na naman po tayo 😬

[Soki @sokinx]

Nakakadala na atang mag OP pag ganito, hays ��‍💨😵

[Soki @sokinx]

Lahat na lang kine-claim nila

[Inquirer @inquirerdotnet]

Chinese academics claimed during a symposium last month that the Philippines’ northernmost province of Batanes belongs to China through Taiwan, prompting maritime transparency initiative SeaLight to warn of an apparent “lawfare” campaign aimed at advancing a new legal narrative over the strategically located island province.

READ MORE: https://t.co/4MfQTTjujN

[Soki @sokinx]

Malapit ko nang i-adapt yung practice magbigay ng random names kapag na-order ako ng kape. Lagi din namang mali yung spelling ng name ko.

[radar PH @radarph_media]

The highly anticipated biopic of Martial Law activist Edgar Jopson, titled “Edjop” and starring Elijah Canlas, is set to hit theaters nationwide on September 16, nearly 44 years after Jopson’s death in 1982.

In an Instagram Story posted on the film’s official social media page, the project, originally developed as an independent film, secured a distribution deal with Warner Bros. Pictures Philippines after five years of donation-backed production.

“We’re part of this country, too. We pay the people in power. A lot of people are oppressed and we have to fight for them. That’s the least we could do,” Canlas asserted in an earlier interview with radar Entertainment.

“It’s not just the youth. People of all ages should start caring about the country more and start caring about the oppressed more and give voices to the voiceless,” he added

The Katski Flores film traces Jopson’s transformation from student leader to underground activist during the Martial Law era. Canlas leads the cast in the titular role, alongside Jodi Sta. Maria as his daughter Joyette, as well as Kakie Pangilinan and Cedrick Juan.

(✍️: Rafael Asonza)

#radarEntertainment #radarPH

[Wimbledon @Wimbledon]

A standing ovation from Centre Court.

Alex Eala 🫶 🇵🇭

#Wimbledon

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Alex Eala leaves Wimbledon Centre Court with a huge smile.

Throwing up 🫶 to the crowd.

Blowing them kisses.

Thanking the fans:

Not a hint of sadness here.

Everything about her & her journey up to this moment is all about hope.

Well done. 🇵🇭🥹

[Soki @sokinx]

Eto na naman po tayo. Taon-taon na lang.

[Soki @sokinx]

Yung admin ng Wimby sa IG kuhang kuha ang kiliti ng Pinoy sa mga tagalog ng post.

[radar PH @radarph_media]

For many tennis fans abroad, the reaction can seem puzzling.

Alex Eala wins another match, and suddenly social media in the Philippines erupts. News alerts multiply. Celebrities post congratulations. Even people who rarely watch tennis begin sharing clips of her victories as if she had already won a Grand Slam.

To outsiders, the celebration may appear excessive.

But to understand why Filipinos react this way, you first have to understand what tennis has represented in the Philippines for generations.

Unlike basketball, where children can improvise a hoop from a rusted rim and play barefoot on neighborhood streets, or boxing, where many champions began in makeshift gyms, tennis has always carried a reputation as a sport reserved for those who could afford it.

A tennis racket costs far more than an ordinary basketball. Balls wear out quickly. Proper courts are scarce. Coaching is expensive. Competitive players must constantly travel, enter tournaments, and train year-round—costs that are simply beyond the reach of most Filipino families.

For decades, these barriers quietly shaped the country’s sporting culture.

It’s not that Filipinos disliked tennis.

Most simply never had the opportunity to play it.

Ironically, the Philippines once had a proud tennis tradition. Before the professional Open Era began in 1968, Filipino stars like Felicisimo Ampon and Raymundo Deyro competed with the world’s best, reaching deep rounds at Grand Slam tournaments. But as professional tennis became increasingly commercialized, the country struggled to provide the financial and institutional support needed for players to compete internationally.

Meanwhile, public tennis courts gradually disappeared. After World War II, basketball’s affordability and popularity led many community courts to be converted into basketball courts, while tennis increasingly retreated behind the gates of private clubs. Over time, it became known as a “rich person’s sport”—not because it was intended to exclude people, but because economics did. Tennis became one of the least accessible mainstream sports in the country.

That is why Alex Eala’s rise feels different.

She isn’t simply winning matches.

She is succeeding in a sport where Filipinos have long believed the odds were stacked against them.

Her journey required extraordinary sacrifices—from training at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Spain at a young age to competing on an expensive international circuit that very few Filipino athletes ever get the chance to experience.

Every milestone she achieves chips away at an old belief that world-class tennis is something only wealthier nations—or wealthier Filipinos—can produce.

When she wins on courts at tournaments like Wimbledon Championships or the US Open, many Filipinos are not just watching an athlete.

They are watching someone prove that a Filipino belongs there.

That emotional investment explains why every victory feels historic, even if it comes in the early rounds of a tournament.

For countries with a long tradition of producing elite tennis players, a second-round win may barely make headlines.

For the Philippines, where generations grew up believing the sport was beyond their reach, every breakthrough carries symbolic weight.

Alex Eala represents more than rankings or trophies.

She represents possibility.

Perhaps that is why every point she wins echoes far beyond the tennis court.

Because in the eyes of millions of Filipinos, she isn’t just defeating another opponent.

She’s defeating decades of barriers that once convinced an entire nation that this sport belonged to someone else.

#radarPHLifestyle #radarPH

[9x-xx148 @9xxx148]

Alex Eala
Carlos Yulo
Hidilyn Diaz
EJ Obiena

is what happens when an athlete isn't part of a sports "program" embroiled in a corporate standoff or outright corruption.

They just get stuff done.

[Soki @sokinx]

So Alex, putting PH in the tennis map is really a big thing not only for her and the country but for the sport itself.

Plus the fact that individual sport in PH is not as well funded as team sports.

[Soki @sokinx]

I guess it’s hard for other tennis fans to understand the emotions behind Alex’s R3 win. Basketball is the biggest sport in PH, you can find a court literally everywhere unlike tennis where courts are in typically in exclusive villages.