The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

US tech giant Apple said that disruption due to the novel coronavirus had hit both production and demand in China, and the company is “experiencing a slower return to normal conditions” than planned.

Remittances from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) reached over $30 billion last year, an all-time high, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order setting a price ceiling on certain medicines to make quality drugs accessible to Filipinos.

The Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) is studying the possibility of allowing the medical use of the marijuana derivative cannabidiol (CBD) through the issuance of regulations.

A Senate inquiry revealed a bribery scheme at the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to make it easier for Chinese nationals to enter the country on tourist visas and eventually work in Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) firms.

Senator Risa Hontiveros revealed a “disturbing” pattern of abuse of Philippine visas leading to a possible collusion between personnel at the Bureau of Immigration (BI) who allow Chinese nationals to easily enter the Philippines.

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) may now return to Hong Kong and Macau after being exempted from the travel ban imposed by government, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.

International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) recently partnered with the Katala Foundation, Inc. to implement a wildlife research and conservation project within Palawan’s Victoria-Anepa’an Mountain Range aimed at improving the conservation status of a critical segment of the country’s threatened wildlife.

Manila Southwoods will go to Bacolod in two weeks thinking of one thing: Starting from scratch.

Federalism stands to immensely benefit more than 1,400 towns and municipalities throughout the country through faster allocation of budgeting requirements for their respective developmental projects.