OFFICIAL PHOTO BY EXPLODING GALAXIES“TELL THE STORY. Make a song,” is how Filipino novelist Erwin E. Castillo concludes his preface to the new edition of The Firewalkers. In it, he details how the novel arose in 1992 “while the country tried to rearrange itself, but

FREEPIK(Part 3)As we saw in the last two columns in this series, Pope Leo XIV — true to the promise he made immediately after being elected Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church — has been issuing moral and ethical guidelines about the use of artificial

BW FILE PHOTOTHE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has directed E-Value Phils. Inc., the appraiser of Villar Land Holdings Corp.’s properties, to explain its valuation of assets owned by the Villar Land group as part of an ongoing review of the accuracy of the developer’s

GLOBAL macroeconomic uncertainty due to trade concerns could affect corporate borrowers’ debt servicing capacity, Moody’s Ratings said. — REUTERSPHILIPPINE BANKS face moderate risk from their exposure to corporates as the uncertain global macroeconomic environment could affect businesses’ capacity to repay their debt, Moody’s Ratings said.“Banks

BW FILE PHOTOThe Philippines, despite its own challenges, is on track to achieve upper middle-income status by the end of this year or in 2026 — a milestone defined by the World Bank based on gross national income per capita. Beyond economic symbolism, this signals

MacroAsia’s waterworks system in Solano, Nueva Vizcaya. — MACROASIACORP.COMMACROASIA CORP. has broken ground on the P2-billion New Earth Iloilo Water Supply Project, which aims to address the rising water demand in Iloilo.The project is being implemented by New Earth Water System, Inc. (NEWS), a wholly

Inflation Rates in the Philippines - BusinessWorld Online                                    HEADLINE INFLATION accelerated to a six-month high in September, mainly due to costlier fuel and vegetables, but remained

HitPayHITPAY Payment Solutions, Inc. has partnered with financial technology company Ingenico to launch an all-in-one system that will allow small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to accept major types of payments like cards and e-wallets for transactions.The payments system, available via an integrated smart terminal, lets

A FUSION of microcapsules, cement and reclaimed waste engineered to cool. — JAMES DYSON AWARDBy Edg Adrian A. Eva, ReporterA GROUP of students from Mindanao State University has developed a concrete panel designed to reduce indoor heat and cut household energy use, offering a potential

VIVANT.COM.PHVIVANT WATER, a subsidiary of energy and water conglomerate Vivant Corp., plans to explore other potential sources of potable water aside from desalination to support Metro Cebu’s growing water supply needs.“Actually, that is one of our goals for next year, where we want to identify