Morph Code: Day 2 starts

By Erwin Oliva INQUIRER.net SEVENTEEN startup firms have attended Day 2 of Morph Code, a bootcamp hosted by Morph Labs, Ayala Foundation, and the Philippine Emerging Startups Open Inc. Each company will be given five minutes to present their idea to a panel. "It's going to be fast and furios," said George Telenko, who is moderating toda y's event. The panel is composed of Winston Damarilo, executive chairman of Morph Labs; Ma rtin Lichauco, managing director of AO Capital; Bill Luz, executive vice presid ent of Ayala Foundation; Federico Gonzalez, president and CEO of PESO; and Eric Manlunas. Damarillo also announced that Morph Labs is the first software company in the c ountry to go public. Xlang, a startup that hopes to help people learn a foreign language, started th e ball rolling with its presentation.