The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

On March 6, Cherry “Sisi” Rondina will be crowned Miss Volleyball by the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA), a fitting cap to what had been a sterling 2019 for the former University of Santo Tomas star.

Ninety-seven (97) teams have signed up for the 34th Philippine Airlines (PAL) Seniors Interclub golf team championships set Feb. 26-29 in Bacolod City.

Miss Universe 2016 (from France) Iris Mittenaere sashayed with supermodels Erin O’Connor, Coco Rocha, Gigi Hadid, Jourdan Dunn, Estelle Lefébure, Noémie Lenoir and Farida Khelfa during the final couture show of Jean-Paul Gaultier at the Paris Fashion Week.

At the onset, relationships are easy. Everything is new and exciting. You go on dates, take trips, spend time together and intentionally cultivate experiences that allow your relationship to grow. Then, somewhere along the way, life happens.

Catriona Gray’s smile has a child-like appeal – contagious and all-encompassing — a smile that transcends the universe. 

By David Klepper / The Associated Press Cyborgs, trolls, and bots can fill the Internet with lies and half-truths. Understanding them is key to learning how misinformation spreads online.

After nearly two months since the outbreak of the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) – WHO’s new name for the nCoV – speed of global spread is starting to slow down but not enough for governments to let their guard down.

By Tracy Cabrera Targeted to be a copy of Munich Airport in Germany–Europe’s best airport and one of the very few with five-star status in the world—Sangley Point International Airport (SPIA) in Cavite is envisioned to replace the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in its operations as the premier entry point and gateway to the Philippines.

The non-renewal of the franchise of ABS-CBN may get in the way of pursuing diversity in the economy and affect investor confidence in the country, said Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia.

Health officials in China published the first details on nearly 45,000 cases of the novel coronavirus disease that originated there, saying more than 80% have been mild and new ones seem to be falling since early this month.