The Philippines ranked 64th out of 69 countries in the IMD World Talent Ranking 2025. Photo by Edd Gumban, The Philippine StarBy Justine Irish D. Tabile, ReporterTHE PHILIPPINES fell to near bottom in an annual global ranking of countries’ ability to attract and retain a

Workers at the assembly line of a factory in Malvar, Batangas in this file photo taken on Aug. 10, 2018. — REUTERS/ERIK DE CASTROBy Matthew Miguel L. Castillo, ResearcherMANUFACTURING OUTPUT fell to a five-month low in July amid uncertainty over US tariff policies and bad

Philippine businesses are ramping up adoption of artificial intelligence. — REUTERS/DADO RUVIC/ILLUSTRATIONBy Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, ReporterTOP EXECUTIVES in the Philippines are pushing for the faster digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI) adoption to stay ahead amid global uncertainties. At the 23rd Management Association of the Philippines

A worker walks past a train coach at the construction site of the Malanday Depot and Station in Valenzuela City. This is part of the North-South Commuter Railway project. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMANBy Katherine K. ChanAT LEAST 52 infrastructure flagship projects (IFPs) of the

THE PAVILION is designed as a communal setting, with modular rattan and bamboo seats amid the 500 Philippine book titles on display, with translucent walls that also double as a canvas for artworks.A DECADE AGO, Anvil Publishing Manager Karina Bolasco sought the support of arts

SCREENGRABS FROM BUSINESSWORLDTV YOUTUBE CHANNELSOLIDARIDAD BOOKSHOP, a 60-year-old enterprise founded by the late National Artist for Literature F. Sionil José, is in the midst of a potential buyout. Antonio J. José, the second-generation owner, talked to BusinessWorld about the bookshop’s history, the management changes he

MANILABOOKFAIR.COMTHE 2025 Manila International Book Fair (MIBF) is opening today, Sept. 10, and will run until Sept. 14 at the SMX Convention Center Manila, Pasay City.The MIBF — which is the longest-running and largest book fair in the Philippines, tracing its roots back to the

1 of 5Jonathan Ching, Juno Santos at MO_SpaceTWO EXHIBITIONS are opening at MO_Space on Sept. 13. One is Jonathan Ching’s The World, in a Moment at the Main Gallery, which presents a world of connectedness through an inward process of reflection and deliberate brushstrokes. The

MERALCO.COM.PHBy Sheldeen Joy Talavera, ReporterPOWER DISTRIBUTOR Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) expects a lower overall rate this month, as a stronger peso is seen to have brought down the cost of power purchased from its suppliers.“We expect lower generation charge to pull down the overall rate