Life does not always go according to plan, EPF told to evolve

KORONADAL CITY—For as little as P5 per grave, youths and adults living beside Koronadal City Public Cemetery earn extra money by cleaning tombs and lighting candles for visitors ahead of “Undas” (All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day). The annual influx of cemetery visitors offers these residents a chance to earn money for their families’

The U.S. turned down nearly 1 in 4 South Korean applicants for business and tourist visas in the year to September 2025, a record high and more than four times the rate for Japanese applicants.

Seoul National University (SNU) is considering Vietnam, mainland China, Taiwan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan as priority recruitment markets for its first international-only undergraduate division, opening in fall 2027.

'Address youths grouses instead of worrying about image.'

Some travelers who meant to fly to Sydney's main airport, or even to Western Australia, landed at the new Western Sydney International Airport on Oct. 26, a day after it opened to passengers.

Locally developed app designed as additional service for tolled highway users, Hasni explains.

The APEC Convention and Exhibition Center on Vietnam's largest island Phu Quoc is 98% built, with the accompanying 4,000-seat multipurpose performance hall expected to finish by late June 2027.

The flight from this country to New York covers nearly 13,350 km in 18 hours, making it the longest direct flight in the world.

MANILA, Philippines — No bettor won the ₱305.12 million Grand Lotto 6/55 jackpot or the ₱15 million MegaLotto 6/45 jackpot in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) draws on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. According to the PCSO results provided, the Grand Lotto 6/55 draw produced the winning combination 27-38-44-51-20-47, with a jackpot prize of ₱305.12

BAGUIO CITY— Police arrested all five regional-level most wanted persons in the Cordillera Administrative Region during manhunt operations conducted across the region in October, the Police Regional Office-Cordillera (PRO-CAR) said. In a report on Monday, Oct. 26, PRO-CAR said the five suspects, listed as the region’s top most wanted persons for the fourth quarter of

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Environmental and human rights advocates on Monday urged the Marcos administration to adopt a national industrial policy and enact an alternative minerals management law, warning that current mining policies could promote destructive extraction without ensuring Filipinos benefit from mineral resources. At the Oct. 26 launch of Mining Hell Week, Alyansa

MANILA, Philippines — As early as Monday, Oct. 26, the Manila North Cemetery has started its preparations for Undas — the Filipino term encompassing All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, which are commemorated on Nov. 1 and 2, respectively. According to Daniel Tan, the cemetery director, some 2 million people are expected to visit