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Unrepresentable

by FGS Gujilde - August 20, 2026 - 12:00am

While Filipinos, cheerers and bashers alike, are hooked on Alex Eala and her intense weekly campaign in the women’s tour, EJ Obiena quietly vaulted to his eighth gold medal of the year with a season best of...

Never enough

by FGS Gujilde - August 13, 2026 - 12:00am

Alex Eala is now one of the top tennis players in the world. But to her country, she is only top 20.

Reversal

by FGS Gujilde - August 6, 2026 - 12:00am

You birthed and raised nine children but lost four of them.

Right on cue

by FGS Gujilde - July 30, 2026 - 12:00am

Chezka Centeno is new champion of the women’s world 8-ball.

Headlines for the headless

by FGS Gujilde - July 23, 2026 - 12:00am

Making it to headlines are lawyers in and because of the impeachment proceedings.

Perdition

by FGS Gujilde - July 16, 2026 - 12:00am

The historic Wimbledon breakthrough of Alex Eala brought the country beyond her fourth round match.

Double life

by FGS Gujilde - July 9, 2026 - 12:00am

Alex Eala ended her Wimbledon breakthrough in three pulsating sets in the fourth round.

Misrepresentation

by FGS Gujilde - July 2, 2026 - 12:00am

Alex Eala continues to rewrite tennis herstory while many of her countrymen and women are busy revising both history and today. Now she is the first Filipino to be seeded in a grand slam in the Open Era, or better...

Never enough

by Ferdinand Gujilde - June 25, 2026 - 12:00am

Alex Eala winning Birmingham Open is her fault. It’s a low-tiered tournament just worth 125 points, does not even count as a WTA title.

Inconvenient truth

by FGS Gujilde - June 18, 2026 - 12:00am

The deadly team building did not only kill Rene Baterbonia, it is also killing the family he left behind, especially his mother, who has died several times over.

Beyond words

by FGS Gujilde - June 11, 2026 - 12:00am

Rene Baterbonia went to the country’s premiere private university with nothing but a bag of dreams.

Mindless

by Ferdinand Gujilde - June 4, 2026 - 12:00am

Is Serena Williams a Filipino politician? After months of comeback speculation, she finally confirms her return.

Bad script, good sprint

by FGS Gujilde - May 28, 2026 - 12:00am

When athletes cry in victory or defeat, the sports arena become a bulwark of genuine human emotions.

Jinx

by Ferdinand Gujilde - May 21, 2026 - 12:00am

Alex Eala snapped her 8-match losing streak to women whose tongue twister surnames end in ova, not the female egg cells, but how they blanked the Filipina.

Sentences that sentence

by FGS Gujilde - May 14, 2026 - 12:00am

Alex Eala lost to Elena Rybakina in the third round of the Italian Open, but not without a statement.

After after

by FGS Gujilde - May 7, 2026 - 12:00am

EJ Obiena, Alex Eala and Carlos Yulo carry the national flag to global excellence.

Exodus

by FGS Gujilde - April 30, 2026 - 12:00am

Jamaica and Kenya are world running powerhouse, the Carribean country in the short sprints and the African country in middle distance and full marathon.

Out of the blue

by FGS Gujilde - April 23, 2026 - 12:00am

The results of the physicians licensure examination resulted in more questions than answers.

Pickle my fancy

by FGS Gujilde - April 15, 2026 - 12:00am

Pickleball is in.

Spellbound

by FGS Gujilde - April 9, 2026 - 12:00am

The rise and rise of Alex Eala in world tennis takes the world by surprise.

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