Looking beyond looming CEO succession, should UOB potentially pursue a transformative merger?

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This week’s milestones: Oct. 18 to Oct. 24

Oct 18, 2026

Oct. 19, 1938 Bacolod was formally inaugurated as a city of Negros Occidental by virtue of Commonwealth Act No. 326, approved on June 18, 1938. Built on the wealth of sugar plantations of the past, Bacolod has since grown into a first-class city with a population of 624,787 as of the 2024 Census. It is

What makes a story film festival-worthy?

Oct 18, 2026

While local films at Puregold's CinePanalo do what they do best by making audiences laugh, grieve, remember, and feel, the festival actively seeks out stories rarely told on screen

P7M offered for 4 Maserati luxury cars during negotiated sale - BOC

Oct 18, 2026

An offer of P7,055,664 was made to four Maserati luxury cars during a recently conducted negotiated sale, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said on Sunday.

Network of polytechnic educators in PH launched

Oct 18, 2026

A consortium of educational institutions seeking to strengthen polytechnic education in the Philippines was recently launched during a national summit last October 14 to 16.

PMA’s first female summa cum laude takes command of cadets

Oct 18, 2026

Nearly three decades after becoming the Philippine Military Academy's first female summa cum laude, Colonel Leah Lorenzo Santiago returns to help shape the next generation of military leaders

15-year-old Korean posts AI-assisted proof that a 62-faced shape can't pass through its own copy

Oct 18, 2026

A South Korean ninth grader says he used Anthropic's Claude to prove that a 62-faced solid cannot pass through a hole in an identical copy of itself, a claim not yet peer reviewed.

One Ivy League university has drawn more South Korean chaebol heirs than any other abroad

Oct 18, 2026

Ivy League school Columbia University has educated more members of South Korea's chaebol families than any other overseas university, counting Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin among its 22 alumni, a survey found.

Internal probe not good enough, MP says on alleged immigration abuses

Oct 18, 2026

Claims of corruption, criminal offences must be referred to MACC and police - Lip Eng.

PT PMA or sector-specific entity: which structure is the best choice for foreign investors in Indonesia?

Oct 18, 2026

Foreign investors must understand if their activities need a PT PMA or sector-specific approval with licenses, ownership, and regulatory requirements.

[Two Pronged] Fighting an erection problem by sleeping with a woman?

Oct 18, 2026

Our letter sender writes, 'I sometimes lose my erection when I do that with a man. I really want to try having sex with a woman, but I’m afraid that I might also lose my erection with her.'