Vietnam weighs full indoor smoking bans at bars, karaoke parlors and hotels

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.

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— Vice President Sara Duterte’s lawyers have allegedly painted her as the victim after the prosecution team has withdrawn three of four articles of impeachment, but counsel for the prosecution Lorna Kapunan maintained that the true victims are the people.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

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

MANILA, Philippines — The first batch of 230 public school personnel has received scholarships to undergo the Learning Initiatives for Nurturing Guidance Associates and Counselors Program (Lingap), which will prepare them to fill the nationwide shortage of school mental health professionals. The scholarships for the program are a joint initiative of the Department of Education

MANILA, Philippines — Labor group Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa (Sentro) said lawmakers who voted against the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget for 2027 were “right to do so,” arguing that the spending plan fails to adequately address the needs of Filipino workers and their families. The House of Representatives approved the proposed budget

MANILA, Philippines – Here are the key moments from Day 39 of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial at the Senate impeachment court on Tuesday. /dp READ: Impeachment court approves prosec move to drop 3 of 4 charges vs VP