manilastandard.net
@ManilaStandardPH
@mnlstandardph
@manilastandard
@ManilaStandardYT
Missed your copy of Manila Standard? Call or text our Circulation Hotline at 0917-8848655 or email: circulation@manilastandard.net . For advertisement: email: advertise@manilastandard.net • 09173382170 / 85646229
PH tennis greats Ampon, Deyro led way to Grand Slam tourneys TWO names carried the torch for the Philippines -- Felicisimo Ampon and Raymundo Deyro -- before the Open Era, when professional players were not yet allowed to compete with amateurs in major tournaments. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Filipino tennis players of all time, Ampon reached the quarterfinals of the
French Open twice (in 1952 and 1953), advanced to the fourth round of the US Open four times, and made it to the third round of Wimbledon on three occasions. Deyro, another prominent figure from the late 1940s onwards, reached the French Open fourth round twice and the third rounds of Next page
VOL. XXXIX • NO. 137 • 3 SECTIONS 16 PAGES • P20 • WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 2025
Eala in Wimby makes ‘herstory’ Despite loss to defending champion Krejcikova By Peter Atencio Barbora Krejcikova
E
VEN before Filipino tennis phenom Alexandra Eala stepped onto Centre Court on Tuesday (Manila time) for her Wimbledon main draw debut against defending champion Barbora Krejcikova, the storyline was already written -- win or lose, she had already carved her name into the annals of Philippine tennis history.
Alexandra Eala
‘Badge of honor’, says Tolentino of China’s sanctions on him By Ram Superable CHINA on Tuesday announced sanctions against former Philippine senator Francis Tolentino, a move that has sparked criticism over the timing and intent behind the decision, as it came a day after he left public office.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said the sanctions were due to Tolentino’s “egregious conduct” related to China-Philippines affairs, accusing him of making malicious remarks and actions that harmed bilateral relations. “Driven by selfish interests, a hand-
At just 20 years old, Eala is the first Filipina in the Open Era to compete in the singles’ main draw of the prestigious championships. During Tuesday’s match, Krejcikova powered back from a set down to beat Eala. The Czech was outplayed in the
ALEXANDRA EALA
BARBORA KREJČÍKOVÁ
Philippines
Czech Republic
Career record: 180W– 107L
Career record: 393W– 226L
Career titles: 0
Career titles: 8
Highest ranking: No. 56 (June 30, 2025)
Highest ranking: No. 2 (28 February 2022)
Current ranking: No. 56 (June 30, 2025)
Current ranking: No. 16
Grand Slam singles results: Australian Open- Q1 (2023, 2024, 2025)
Next page
Grand Slam singles results: Australian Open- QF (2022, 2024) French Open- W (2021)
French Open- 1R (2025)
Wimbledon- W (2024)
Wimbledon- 1R (2025)
US Open- QF (2021)
By Maricel V. Cruz and Charles Dantes
US Open- Q3 (2024)
Gatchalian declined to say if he favored junking the case without trial, but asserted the need to start the hearings. “My position is for the trial to begin. Even during the votation, the trial needs to begin... Whatever the defense will raise, whatever the defense, the prosecution will raise, then we will discuss it.
THE Makabayan Bloc in Congress has filed a measure opposing the bid of former President Rodrigo Duterte for interim release or repatriation from his detention in The Hague, Netherlands. Meanwhile, Malacanang said President Marcos has not decided on whether or not the Philippines will rejoin the International Criminal Court (ICC), despite survey results showing that majority of Filipinos favor the move. In House Resolution 9, the bloc’s members, party-list Reps. Antonio Tinio of ACT Teachers and Renee
Next page
Next page
Next page
Senate impeach court likely to vote on VP Sara’s motion to dismiss By Maricel Cruz and Ram Superable SENATOR Sherwin Gatchalian believes the Senate impeachment court will vote on the arguments of Vice President Sara Duterte’s camp seeking to junk the impeachment charges against her. Meanwhile, House spokesperson
Princess Abante said the forthcoming impeachment trial would not derail efforts by Congress to tackle priority measures for the benefit of the people. Gatchalian was among the five senators of the 19th Congress who voted against remanding the impeachment case to the House of Representatives. “We will see in the Vice President’s
reply invoking the constitutionality of the Articles of Impeachment. I am very sure the defense lawyers will invoke it again, so possibly, there will be voting,” Gatchalian said in mixed English and Filipino. Senate President Francis Escudero has said the impeachment case could be dismissed through majority vote.
House militants oppose Rody’s interim release
OPENING BELL. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads the bell-ringing ceremony yesterday at the Philippine Stock Exchange in Taguig City, marking the implementation of the Capital Markets Efficiency Promotion Act (CMEPA). This landmark law slashes the stock transaction tax from 0.6% to 0.1%, significantly boosting the competitiveness of the Philippine market within the ASEAN region. The President was joined by key figures including Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, OSAPIEA Sec. Frederick D. Go, Finance Sec. Ralph Recto, PSE Chairman Jose T. Pardo, PSE President and CEO Ramon S. Monzon, Ma. Vivian Yuchengco, Retired Chief Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro, Atty. Marilyn Victorio-Aquino, and business tycoons Hans Sy, Tessie Sy Coson, Ramon Ang, among others. PPA POOL
Paolo: Rody doesn’t want house sold; OVP denies Sara against sale property sold as it is the first house By Joel E. Zurbano and Cherrie Anne E. Villahermosa that he bought. VICE President Sara Duterte denied reports she is opposed to the sale of her father’s house in Davao City. However, her father, former President Rodrigo Duterte, told her brother Paolo that he does not want the
“We asked him if the house will be sold, and he said no way. He told me, ‘Why would I sell that? That’s my very first house.’ He does not want it to be sold,” Davao City First District Rep. Paolo Duterte said in an interNext page