The AfterRun Vlog

04/10/2026

KAPAG ANG WORLD NO. 1 AY NATALO SA WORLD NO. 118… MAY ARAL DIN PARA KAY ALEX EALA.

Nagulat ang mundo ng tennis.

Ang bagong World No. 1 na si Elena Rybakina—fresh from winning the US Open—ay bumagsak sa kamay ni Alina Charaeva, World No. 118, sa China Open.

Mula sa 6-3 na unang set, bumawi si Charaeva at tinapos ang laban, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3. Hindi lang ito ordinaryong upset—isa itong makasaysayang panalo laban sa bagong No. 1. (Tennis Now)

At dito pumapasok si Alex Eala.

Hindi rin bago kay Alex ang matalo sa mas mababang-ranked na kalaban.

Sa Singapore Tennis Open, natalo siya kay Tatiana Prozorova, na 162 places na mas mababa sa ranking niya noong panahong iyon. At nitong Asian Games, ang World No. 18 na si Eala ay natalo naman kay Wang Xiyu, na No. 85, sa laban para sa gold-medal opportunity. (Yahoo Sports)

Pero may isang mahalagang bagay na dapat tandaan:

ANG RANKING AY NUMERO. HINDI ITO GARANTIYA.

Sa tennis, isang masamang araw, isang momentum shift, ilang crucial points, o isang kalabang naglalaro nang lampas sa kanyang ranking—puwedeng baguhin ang buong kuwento.

At iyon mismo ang nakita natin kay Rybakina.

Kung ang World No. 1 ay maaaring matalo ng No. 118, hindi ibig sabihin na kapag natalo si Alex sa mas mababang-ranked player, wala siyang kakayahan.

Ang ibig sabihin:

MAY ARAW NA IKAW ANG FAVORITE. MAY ARAW NA IKAW ANG UNDERDOG.

Ang tunay na sukatan ng isang champion ay hindi kung ilang beses siyang natumba.

Kundi kung paano siya bumabalik pagkatapos.

At kung may isang bagay na ipinakita na ni Alex Eala sa kanyang mabilis na pag-angat sa world tennis, iyon ay ang kakayahang bumangon, matuto, at lumaban muli.

Dahil sa tennis…

Hindi ranking ang huling nagsasalita. Ang performance sa court ang nagsasalita.

At minsan, ang pinakamalaking upset ay siya ring pinakamalaking paalala:

NEVER STOP BELIEVING.

02/10/2026

Jeus Yape delivers the Philippines’ fourth gold in virtual taekwondo as Carlo Paalam adds silver in boxing, while India strengthens its campaign with landmark golds in women’s recurve archery and boxing, and Japan celebrates Rui Yamaguchi’s men’s 55kg title on home soil.

30/09/2026

𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝟭𝟮
𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆

𝟮𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗶-𝗡𝗮𝗴𝗼𝘆𝗮 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

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𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗣𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗟𝗘 🇵🇭

𝗣𝗛 𝗚𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗔𝗟 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦: 11🥇

🎯 ARCHERY

• Women's Individual Compound

⏰ 08:51am PHT
Quarterfinal to Final 🏅

Amaya Amparo Cojuangco 🇵🇭 VS Iran 🇮🇷

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🥎 SOFTBALL

• Women's Team

⏰ 10:00am PHT
Preliminary Round Robin

PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭 VS China 🇨🇳

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🥋 JIU-JITSU

• Men's -62kg

⏰ 08:05am PHT
Round of 32 to Final 🏅

Myron Myles Mangubat 🇵🇭 VS Uzbekistan 🇺🇿

⏰ 08:40am PHT
Round of 32 to Final

Santino Luis Luzuriaga 🇵🇭

• Men's -69kg

⏰ 08:10am PHT
Round of 32 to Final 🏅

Yman Xavier Baluyo 🇵🇭 VS Kuwait 🇰🇼

⏰ 08:05am PHT
Round of 32 to Final

Marc Alexander Lim 🇵🇭 VS Mongolia 🇲🇳

• Women's -48kg

⏰ 10:20am PHT
Round of 32 to Final 🏅

Jollirine Co 🇵🇭 VS Japan 🇯🇵

⏰ 10:45am PHT
Round of 16

Kimberly Anne Custodio 🇵🇭 VS United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪

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🏌🏾 GOLF

• Men's Individual
• Men's Team

⏰ 05:30am PHT
Round 2

Justin Michael De Los Santos 🇵🇭
Carl Jano Corpus 🇵🇭
Miguel Tabuena 🇵🇭

• Women's Individual
• Women's Team

⏰ 10:20am PHT
Round 2

Pauline Beatriz Del Rosario 🇵🇭
Bianca Pagdanganan 🇵🇭
Rianne Mikaela Malixi 🇵🇭

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🤸🏾 RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS

• Individual All Around

⏰ 10:00am PHT
Qualification Group A

Breanna Labadan 🇵🇭

⏰ 02:30am PHT
Qualification Group B

Jasmine Althea Ramilo 🇵🇭

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🥋 JUDO

• Women's -57kg

⏰ 10:00am PHT
Round of 16 to Final 🏅

Joemari Heart Rafael 🇵🇭

• Men's -73kg

⏰ 10:00am PHT
Round of 16 to Final 🏅

Gabriel Benedict Quitain 🇵🇭 VS Thailand 🇹🇭

• Women's -63kg

⏰ 10:00am PHT
Round of 16 to Final 🏅

Khrizzie Pabulayan 🇵🇭 VS Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬

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🏓 PADEL

• Women's Pair

⏰ 09:00am PHT
Quarterfinal

Danna Abad/Joshea Malazarte 🇵🇭 VS Iran 🇮🇷

• Men's Pair

⏰ 09:30am PHT
Quarterfinal

Jason Lapidus/Argil Canizares 🇵🇭 VS Malaysia 🇲🇾

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🏉 RUGBY SEVENS

• Men's Team

⏰ 10:05am PHT
Preliminary Pool C

PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭 VS Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

⏰ 03:55pm PHT
Preliminary Pool C

PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭 VS United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪

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⛵ SAILING

• Mixed Dinghy

⏰ 10:00am PHT
Race 6-8

Edgar Villapaña/Coleen Jem Ferrer 🇵🇭

• Youth Mixed Dinghy

⏰ 10:10am PHT
Race 6-8

Ronello Castillo III/Khim Ashley Albo 🇵🇭

• Men's Windsurfing

⏰ 12:00nn PHT
Race 2-6

John Harold Madrigal 🇵🇭

• Women's Windsurfing

⏰ 12:05pm PHT
Race 1-5

Arriane Paz 🇵🇭

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🦵🏾 SEPAK TAKRAW

• Women's Quadrant

⏰ 08:00am PHT
Preliminary Group A

PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭 VS Thailand 🇹🇭

⏰ 01:00pm PHT
Preliminary Group A

PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭 VS Vietnam 🇻🇳

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🥋 TAEKWONDO

• Women's Individual Poomsae

⏰ 08:00am PHT
Semifinal to Final 🏅

Juliana Candelaria 🇵🇭

• Men's Individual Poomsae

⏰ 10:30am PHT
Semifinal to Final 🏅

Jeus Gabriel Yape 🇵🇭

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🎾 TENNIS

• Women's Singles

⏰ 01:00pm PHT
Semifinal

Alexandra Eala 🇵🇭 VS China 🇨🇳

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🏐 VOLLEYBALL

• Men's Indoor Team

⏰ 06:00pm PHT
Qualification Match 9th-16th

PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭 VS Indonesia 🇮🇩

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🏖️🏐 BEACH VOLLEYBALL

• Women's Beach Team

⏰ 08:00am PHT
Semifinal

Khylem Harl Progella/Sofiah Shanine Pagara 🇵🇭 VS Thailand 🇹🇭

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🤼‍♀️ WRESTLING

• Men's Greco-Roman -60kg

⏰ 09:37am PHT
Round of 16 to Final 🏅

Joe Fer Callado 🇵🇭 VS Uzbekistan 🇺🇿

• Men's Greco-Roman -77kg

⏰ 09:52am PHT
Round of 16 to Final 🏅

Jason Baucas 🇵🇭 VS Indonesia 🇮🇩

30/09/2026

Lakas ng Pinay Tennis 🎾
Congrats Alex 🎊🎊
Semis
Ranked #18☝

GAME, SET, SEMIS 🇵🇭🔥

Alex Eala dominates Joanna Garland, 7-5, 6-0, to advance to the semifinals and guarantee at least a bronze medal for the Philippines in the women’s tennis singles event at the 20th Asian Games!

Cignal is the official broadcaster of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026.

📺 Catch all the Asian Games action on Cignal Play, One Sports YouTube channel, and other Cignal platforms from September 10 to October 4. 🇵🇭🔥

25/09/2026

PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭 CLIMBS TO 13TH IN ASIAN GAMES MEDAL TALLY! 🥇🥈🥉

Thanks to Carlos Yulo’s second gold medal in the Men’s Vault, the Philippines now has 2 GOLD, 1 SILVER, and 4 BRONZE medals, placing the country 13th overall in the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games.

The Philippines is also currently 3rd among Southeast Asian nations, behind Thailand and Malaysia.

And the hunt for more medals continues today! Carlos Yulo returns for the Men’s Parallel Bars final, while Karl Eldrew Yulo competes in the Horizontal Bar final. Elreen Ando is also in action in Women’s 61kg weightlifting. Meanwhile, Gilas Pilipinas Women 3x3 battles Japan for GOLD, while Gilas Pilipinas Men 3x3 fights for BRONZE. With more Filipino athletes in action throughout the day.

More medals could be on the way! Laban Pilipinas! Go for Gold!

ctto📸: Rising Philippines

25/09/2026

🇵🇭 GOOD LUCK, RICHARD SALAÑO! 🇵🇭

The Philippines is behind you! 🇵🇭🔥

One of the country’s finest marathoners, Richard Salaño is set to represent the Philippines at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in the Marathon event. 🏃‍♂️💨

Richard is also one of only two Filipino marathoners to break the 22-year-old national marathon record of Eduardo Buenavista, clocking an incredible 2:15:08. 🇵🇭🏆

Now, he takes on the biggest stage in Asia. 🌏

Run strong. Run fearless. Make the Philippines proud! 💪🇵🇭

🗓️ September 26, 2026
⏰ 6:30 AM Philippine Time
🏃 Men’s Marathon | Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026

GO SIR RICHARD! 🇵🇭🔥 LET’S GO, CHAMP!

The AfterRun Vlog

22/09/2026

BREAKING: Razon's ICTSI secures $1-B, 10-year loan from BDO

The most valuable company in the Philippine Stock Exchange index has sealed a $1-billion loan deal with the country’s largest bank, adding considerable firepower to its global expansion drive.

CTTO 📸: Insider PH
Story link in the comments.

16/09/2026

For the 1st time
Former President Appears
In the ICC
Since he was left in the
Philippines last year.

16/09/2026

Chill by the Pool