Cavaliers' Jordan Clarkson to Play for PH in Asian Games

Jordan Clarkson (Photo courtesy of the Cleveland Cavaliers)

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Jordan Clarkson will suit up for the Philippines at the Asian Games in Indonesia, the country's basketball federation announced Wednesday, just days after the NBA said it would not release him for the event (Yahoo News) .

US Will Return Balangiga Bells to PH

Balangiga Bells

According to a U.S. embassy in Manila statement, Defense Secretary James Mattis has notified Congress that the department will return the Bells of Balangiga to the Philippines. The church bells that were taken as a war prize from the town of Balangiga over a hundred years ago during the Philippine American War (Balitang America).

Duterte Sacks 20, Including Military Officers, Over Graft

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has fired 20 people, including colonels and a general, over accusations of fraud and graft in purchases of military medical supplies, his spokesman said on Monday, the latest step in a sweeping battle on graft (Yahoo News). l

PH Growth Slows Down in Second Quarter

Amid a high inflation environment and a six-month drop in exports, the Philippine economy’s growth slowed to 6 percent in the second quarter, below the full-year target, the government reported Thursday (Inquirer.net).

PH Eyes Joint Exploration with China By Year's End

The Philippine government is hoping to finish a bilateral deal for a possible joint exploration with China in the South China Sea before the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the Philippines later this year, reports ABS-CBN News.

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.