Alex Eala is eyeing a much-needed breakthrough on clay as she turns her focus to the upcoming WTA 1000 event in Rome slated on May 5 to 17. The 20-year-old Filipina standout has opted to skip this week’s WTA125 Catalonia Open, choosing instead to fine-tune her preparation for the higher-stakes...
Tennis ace Alex Eala returns to clay action when she guns for a better finish in the WTA 125 Catalonia Open slated April 27 to May 3. The 20-year-old Eala targets her second WTA 125 crown in the tournament that features 32 players headlined by world No. 25 Filipina-Canadian Leylah Fernandez and...
MILAN (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni was supposed to be Europe’s bridge to U.S. President Donald Trump. It may be burning. After chastising Pope Leo XIV, Trump turned his ire on Meloni, long one of his closest European allies, for calling his papal broadside “unacceptable” and not...
An Italian senior citizen was arrested by the police for attempting to extort money from a 28-year-old businessman in Barangay San Antonio, Makati City, on Thursday, March 12. The Makati City Police identified the suspect as alias "Claudio," 74. The police said Claudio attempted to extort P80,000...
The Italian Film Festival 2025 returns this year with a curated selection of acclaimed films that celebrate the charm, wit, and emotional depth of contemporary Italian cinema. The festival will take place on June 6 and 7, 2025, at Cinema 2, SM Aura. Presented by the Embassy of Italy in Manila, in...
ROME (AP) — There could be some high-profile athletes joining the crowds in St. Peter’s Square over the coming days to keep track of the conclave to elect a new pope. With the Italian Open starting this week just up the road, tennis players Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek both said they will...
President Marcos bid his farewell to outgoing Italian Ambassador to Manila Marco Clemente, who is retiring from his diplomatic role. "Every time we lose a friend, all ambassadors after a while, we always feel we have made a friendship with [them] and every time we lose that friendship to somewhere...
The Italian Embassy and the Servants of Charity stage the "Friends are Forever" event in Quezon City. On June 8, 2024, as part of the Italian Republic Day 2024 celebrations, the "Friends are Forever" festive event unfolded in Tandang Sora, Quezon City. In collaboration with the Servants...
The Embassy of Italy and the Canossa-Tondo Children’s Foundation Inc. (CTCFI) celebrates the 78th Republic Day of Italy in Tondo, Manila. On June 1, 2024, the grand finale of “The Embassy of Italy meets the Youth of Tondo” festival was held at the SPA Multi-Purpose Court of San Pablo Apostol...
ROME (AP) — If Iga Swiatek can keep up her form, it’s hard to imagine anyone preventing her from winning a fourth French Open title. Iga Swiatek, of Poland, poses with her trophy after defeating Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, in the Italian Open tennis tournament final match at Rome's Foro...
ROME (AP) — The Italian Open was where it all began for Alexander Zverev with his first Masters Series title seven years ago. Alexander Zverev, of Germany, poses with his trophy after defeating Nicolas Jarry, of Chile, in the Italian Open tennis tournament final match at Rome's Foro Italico,...
ROME (AP) — For about an hour, Alexander Zverev had no answer to the rocket-like forehands and perfectly placed drop shots that Alejandro Tabilo kept producing on Rome’s red clay. Germany's Alexander Zverev returns the ball to Chile's Alejandro Tabilo during a men's tennis semifinal match at...
