Diversification is key amid pressure from China F&B players and the new Johor transport link, says Dellen Soh
Oct 13, 2026
Zahir says managing such relationships requires greater maturity.
The acclaimed Cinemalaya 2026 film “2 Valid IDs,” starring Marietta Subong, popularly known as Pokwang, is set for a nationwide theatrical release on October 14.
Kana Liu, a Chinese Canadian living in the US on a work visa, felt compelled to speak up. Faced with a Department of Homeland Security proposal to charge up to US$100,000 in fees for international students to work in the US after graduation under Optional Practical Training (OPT), she rushed to the government’s public comment portal. “I firmly oppose the proposed $70,000 initial OPT fee and $30,000 subsequent fee,” she wrote on the federal comment site on October 12. “They create undue barriers...
CEBU CITY — The Visayas grid may be free of red and yellow alerts this week, but it remains vulnerable to power supply shortfalls, Energy Secretary Sharon Garin warned on Monday. Garin said the region could still face red alerts through 2028, adding that planned power barges, battery storage systems and new generating plants may
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s lawyers have allegedly painted her as the victim after the prosecution team has withdrawn three of four articles of impeachment, but counsel for the prosecution Lorna Kapunan maintained that the true victims are the people. Kapunan in a press briefing on Tuesday, after Duterte’s impeachment trial, said that the
The White House’s bid for a US “golden age” of science should put China on alert, Chinese analysts have warned, but they remain sceptical as to whether President Donald Trump’s alliance with Silicon Valley billionaires can pull it off. This comes as Trump, in another arguably unconventional move, handed the country’s highest science and engineering awards to top American tech bosses. Elon Musk, head of electric-vehicle maker Tesla and aerospace manufacturer SpaceX, received the National Medal of...
MANILA, Philippines—A lone ticket holder won the ₱94.81 million Lotto 6/42 jackpot in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) draw on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, while the jackpots for Ultra Lotto 6/58 and Super Lotto 6/49 remained unwon. According to the PCSO results provided, the winning Lotto 6/42 combination was 42-05-15-26-19-40, which carried a jackpot
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — The North Luzon Expressway (NLEx) Corp. has dredged and widened around 20 kilometers of three rivers in Pampanga province as part of efforts to prevent floods and slow traffic on the toll road. NLEx Corp. president and general manager Luis Reñon provided the update during a briefing with Pampanga Gov.
SAN ILDEFONSO, Ilocos Sur — A provincial board member has filed a proposed ordinance seeking to create the “Ilocos Sur Contra Super El Niño” Task Force to strengthen disaster preparedness, secure water supplies and protect communities from the potential impacts of El Niño and extreme heat. The proposed measure, authored by Board Member Pablito Sanidad
MANILA, Philippines — Lead public prosecutor and Batangas Rep. Gerville Luistro has admitted that things would have been different — in the decision to drop three out of four Articles of Impeachment — had Vice President Sara Duterte shown interest in her trial. Luistro said this in a press briefing on Tuesday when asked why the
LEGAZPI CITY — Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo has called for the swift resolution of the killing of broadcaster Adrian “Golden Boy” Loterte in Daraga, Albay, warning that failure to solve the case could have a chilling effect on media practitioners and discourage them from speaking out against wrongdoing. Robredo said the killing was particularly
Katie Zacharia, US President Donald Trump’s newly appointed White House press secretary, faces questions about her legal credentials after telling reporters on Tuesday that she passed a bar exam “when I moved to China”, without identifying the jurisdiction. Zacharia, who has repeatedly described herself as a lawyer, made the remark after her first official White House press briefing. According to her LinkedIn profile, she worked as an associate at Zhong Lun Law Firm, one of China’s largest, in...