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Through its “Cybersafe Philippines” campaign, BWorld has sought to promote not just cybersecurity awareness but also a more coordinated approach to digital resilience. Read: zurl.co/flDyS #BusinessWorldAt39 #BeyondSurvival

The disco era and the music of Hotdog are inextricably linked to the late 1970s and early ’80s, making it a challenge to tell a story set in that time without resorting to mere nostalgia. zurl.co/3XeUf

OPINION | Making NCD care safer for life By Teodoro B. Padilla Read: zurl.co/mW2H4

Spotlight | SM Cares gathered more than 56,000 volunteers across 32 SM malls nationwide for this year’s International Coastal Cleanup, turning collective action into a powerful movement for an #SMWastesFreeFuture. Part of the SM Green Movement, the initiative reflects the spirit of bayanihan and the power of empowered communities to create meaningful change. Read more: bworldonline.com/spotlight/2… #SeaTheChange #SMCares #EmpoweringCommunities #SMGreenMovement #ICC2026 @smsupermalls @OfficialSMCares

The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines on Wednesday urged the government to investigate school infrastructure projects in other regions, following the probe into ‘ghost’ classrooms in Davao del Norte. zurl.co/l5bjW

Shakespeare in the Park returns to Makati, Metrobank Art & Design Excellence holds exhibition, and more in our Arts & Culture stories. zurl.co/9tLx0

Department of Science and Technology (DoST) and Capiz State University (CapSU) inaugurated two facilities on Tuesday that will enable the province to develop homegrown agricultural machinery, helping local farmers and fisherfolk process their products more efficiently. zurl.co/ydeAf

GREECE won’t countenance any deal over the contested Parthenon sculptures that signals recognition of their ownership by the British Museum, according to the country’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. zurl.co/ZIVLO

DEATH row inmate Christa Pike, convicted of murdering a schoolmate three decades ago, is due to be executed by lethal injection in Tennessee on Wednesday, becoming the first woman that state has put to death in more than two hundred years. zurl.co/XBBf2

ANCIENT ROME is very used to being looked at. We see versions of it everywhere: in films and TV series, in school syllabi, and in contemporary politics. zurl.co/il50W

The United Nations Refugee Agency on Wednesday said it was concerned by Malaysia’s return of more than 1,000 people to Myanmar because of the dire humanitarian conditions there. zurl.co/dTxRD

BusinessWorld, together with employee-experience platform WorkL, has been assessing workplaces beyond pays and perks through “Best Places to Work in the Philippines. Read: zurl.co/iLd1j #BusinessWorldAt39 #BeyondSurvival

READ: Twenty-eight Filipinos affected by the bus accident on Germany’s A96 highway near are in Milan or en route to Milan, the Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt confirmed. Three remain hospitalized in Bavaria. The consulate said that the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration provided transportation back to Milan for seven of the affected Filipinos. Jainal T. Rasul, Jr., Undersecretary of the Department of Migrant Workers, has spoken with German police about the investigation, in view of possible legal action. | @bworldph 📷: Philippine Consulate General in Frankfurt

US forces ended their mission in Iraq on Wednesday, raising fears they will leave behind a security vacuum, further embolden Iranian-backed Shi'ite militias and give the resurgent Islamic State group an opening to regroup. zurl.co/q4hH6

For its fifth year, the Gateway Art Fair is continuing its mission of making art more accessible by going beyond exhibiting the works of artists, artist groups, galleries, and art schools from Metro Manila and nearby provinces. zurl.co/Yx1lh

Spotlight | With a clear purpose, careful financial planning, and a financing option suited to the need, property can become a resource that helps push business goals forward. Learn more about BDO Multipurpose Loan. Read: bworldonline.com/spotlight/2…

OPINION | Riding the momentum of trust: The Philippines-EU and ASEAN trade agenda By Victor Andres C. Manhit Read: zurl.co/7mUtW

Property developers are holding back new project launches as weaker economic growth, elevated borrowing costs, and geopolitical uncertainty weigh on expansion decisions, according to Colliers Philippines. zurl.co/BAwsC

#WeatherUpdate | Tropical Depression monitored outside PAR As of 2 p.m. on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, the Tropical Depression (LPA 09h) is being monitored outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), according to DOST-PAGASA. | @bworldph 📸: DOST-PAGASA

PHILIPPINE COMPANIES need to make better use of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to expand exports and increase the presence of Filipino products in regional markets, according to an economist from SM Investments Corp. (SMIC). zurl.co/QkJsV