The beauty of Wimbledon is that it has always rewarded belief as much as talent. Champions are remembered not only for their trophies but for the moments they announced themselves to the world. Alex Eala may not have lifted the Venus Rosewater Dish this year, but she left the All England Club having accomplished something almost as meaningful.
As COA-N fills every seat in its new Executive Board, vacancies continue to mark the Liderato kan Nueva Atenista. Between a full council and an incomplete central student government lies a deeper challenge of representation, participation, and a student body that institutions still struggle to summon.
The tragic truth is that the Philippines itself has become the world’s backburner. We are the ones who tear out our own hearts just to keep everyone else warm. We are good enough to keep the engine running, but never invited to sit at the table. We are passionately remembered in moments of need and seamlessly forgotten in moments of abundance. When the crisis passes, so does the attention. Because when the time comes for global decisions to be made, wealth to be distributed, or power to be shared, the world suddenly looks the other way. We are left waiting in the dark, hoping to finally be chosen.
