WASHINGTON, United States -- A Texas jury ordered US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Friday to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages for falsely claiming that the deadly 2012 Sandy Hook elementary shooting was a "hoax." This file photo taken on August 15, 2018 shows a computer screen displaying...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS If you know me, or at least follow me on my social media platforms, then you are aware of the happiness food brings me. A good meal, or a comfort snack is no fail, my instant pick me up. Whether it is a simple home-cooked meal, take-out from one of my favorite restaurants, a...
Alex Eala Alex Eala lost steam in the W100 Grodzisk Mazowiecki International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament Wednesday after bowing to her German foe in Poland. Eala yielded to Katharina Hobgarski, 6-4, 6-3, in the second round to make an early exit after 90 minutes. Hobgarski, who earned a...
Alex Eala fell short on her bid at the W25 El Espinar/Segovia International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament after yielding in the semifinals to hometown bet Eva Guerrero Alvarez, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, Friday in Spain. Photo from Alex Eala's Facebook page Eala, 17, failed to sustain her second set...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS “I know in my heart, and in my soul that the state of our nation is sound.” The closing of President Ferdinand R. Romualdez Marcos’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA) went along those lines. It was promising, in as much as it was hopeful. Again, many people have...
Alex Eala edged Spaniard opponent Rosa Vicens Mas to barge into the semifinal of the W25 El Espinar/Segovia International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Spain Thursday, July 28. Alex Eala (Photo from Alex Eala's Facebook page) Eala survived two hours and 19 minutes of duel against Vicens Mas...
Alex Eala trounced American Amy Zhu, 6-4, 6-3, to barge into the quarterfinals of the W25 El Espinar/Segovia International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Spain Wednesday. The 17-year-old Eala, seeded fourth in the $25,000 event, dominated her rival with her strong baseline game to set up a...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS You have just gone through a whirlwind of emotions because of the loss of loved ones one after the other. But, you have also just celebrated our “coming of age” as society deems it in a most grand manner. You will realize as time goes on that such is life – it is a...
Actor Alex Medina is asking followers for help relating his father, seasoned star Pen Medina. On Facebook, he shared a post called "A CALL FOR CHARITY FOR PEN MEDINA." He wrote: "To his friends, relatives, and co-workers: Our dad, 71-year-old actor Pen Medina, has been in the hospital for three...
IT'S THE SMALL THINGS My social media feed lately has been filled with graduations left, and right. It is also heartwarming to know that this year’s graduates are once again able to physically walk across stage to get their diplomas, after two school years of virtual graduations. A whiff of...
IT’S THE SMALL THINGS Our 17th president, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. has officially taken office, after he took his oath last June 30. While people will forever have their own opinion – shaped by experiences of the past, beliefs, values, priorities, the list goes on – at this point,...
Photo from Alex Eala's Facebook page Alex Eala fell short in her singles and doubles matches Thursday in the W25 Corroios-Seixal International Tennis Federation (ITF) tournament in Portugal. Eala couldn’t sustain her hot start and succumbed to Australia’s Alexandra Bozovic, 1-6, 6-4, 7-5, in...
