Me, again

Everybody in Metro Manila it would seem but most likely more Filipinos abroad...they're keeping close watch on the ongoing televised Impeachment Trial of VP Sara Duterte just to know if she's viable to run as President in the next National Elections as I am, a deciding factor on our collective fate as citizens of this National Economy, the Phillipines, the Maharlika of SEA despite being children of diaspora. But I am watching with a different reason other than the majority of Filipinos', the majority population who belong below the poverty line. I am watching because I want to honor the status of my father in life when he was acting judge at the Special Court of Tax Appeals where I was given a few months to be his Executive Assistant. My brothers Rocky who was a UP Law Student at that time and Aly who was studying at the College of Economics at UP and me who was also a student of Film at UP then were all made his Executive Assistants at one point to earn income. It was our ...

Shared with Public Ah, yes — the “Eala Effect” refers to the phenomenon created by Filipino tennis star Alex Eala and the extraordinary attention, enthusiasm, and commercial interest she is bringing to tennis. It isn't a scientific “effect” or an official tennis term. It has become a media shorthand for what happens when Alex Eala enters a tournament or takes the court. ESPN itself used “The Alex Eala Effect” as the title of a feature about her growing impact on global tennis. � ESPN.com What exactly is the Eala Effect? 1. She brings Filipino fans with her. Wherever Eala plays, Filipino fans can turn the atmosphere into something resembling a home match. This has become particularly noticeable at international tournaments, with large and very vocal Filipino contingents showing up to support her. � BusinessMirror +1 2. She makes people who normally don't watch tennis watch tennis. This may be the biggest part of the effect in the Philippines. People who previously couldn...