Filipina Domestic Worker Bleeds to Death in Dubai

Angel Paula Trasadas

Angel Pauya Trasadas, 33, a Filipino woman, bled to her death on July 29 while working as a part-time domestic worker in one of the apartments in Dubai International City, reports Inquirer.net. Dubai Police launched an investigation on the circumstances surrounding the death.

PH July Inflation at 5.7%, Fastest in at Least 5 Years

Consumer prices in the Philippines grew by 5.7 percent in July, the fastest rate in at least five years, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) revealed Tuesday (GMA News).

PH Is 4th Laziest Country in the World -- Stanford Study

We hate to break it to you but, a recent study from Stanford University suggested that the Philippines is the 4th laziest country in the world, reports MSN.com.

Manila Symphony Junior Orchestra Wins Top Prize in Vienna

Manila Symphony Junior Orchestra (Photo by Rey Vincent Sunglao)

The Manila Symphony Junior Orchestra (MSJO) won first place, alongside the Jerusalem Hassadna String Orchestra, in a competition in Vienna, Austria (Inquirer.net).

Fil-Am Boy Swimmer Breaks Michael Phelps' Record

Clark Kent Apuada, (Monterey County Aquatic Team / AFP / Getty Images)

Clark Kent Apuada, 10, registered a time of 1 minute and 9.38 seconds in the Far Western Long Course Championship held at Moraga, California, on Sunday, shattering the 23-year-old record set by multiple Olympic champion Michael Phelps in the same 10-and-under age group (ABS-CBN News).

PH Concerned Over Increasing China Radio Warnings in W. PH Sea

The Philippines has expressed concern to China over an increasing number of Chinese radio messages warning Philippine aircraft and ships to stay away from newly fortified islands and other territories in the South China Sea claimed by both countries, officials said on Monday (Inquirer.net).

Janitor, 38, Finishes College as a Scholar

Emmanuel Ricalde

Emmanuel Ricalde, a janitor, received his hard-earned Bachelor of Science in Business Administration diploma, major in Business Management, as a scholar from De la Salle-College of St. Benilde on June 30, 2018, reports Inquirer.net.

New PH Police Chief Vows 'Surgical, Chilling' War vs. Drugs

PNP Police Chief Oscar Albayalde

Incoming Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde vowed to revamp and intensify a fight against crime and drugs. "Surgical and chilling will be the trademark of the reinvigorated anti-illegal drugs and anti-criminality campaign," police chief Oscar Albayalde told a news conference, reports Yahoo News.