PH Wins Gold in Weightlifting in Asian Games

Hidilyn Diaz

Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won the Philippines' first gold medal in the Asian Games, capturing the women's 53-kilograms event at Jakarta International Expo Hall A in Indonesia on Tuesday (ABS-CBN News).

OFW Remittances Down By 4.8% in First Half of '18

The government’s decision to repatriate thousands of Filipino workers suffering from abusive work conditions in the Middle East took an immediate toll on the amount remittances in the first half of 2018. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said that personal remittances for June declined by 4.9 percent to $2.6 billion compared to the same period last year, reports Inquirer.net.

Filipino Students Bag 97 Medals in World Math Meet

Filipino students from kindergarten to senior high school bagged 97 medals – 21 gold, 41 silver and 35 bronze – on top of 14 merit awards at the 2018 World Mathematics Invitational (WMI), reports Inquirer.net.

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.