The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

Teaser: The global trade routes are currently challenged due to increased import tariffs and movement within the free-trade zones, though it also opens new opportunities.

By Tracy Cabrera The Duterte administration should be more aggressive in its pursuit of energy self-sufficiency by launching a ‘Drill, Drill, Drill’ program to support its ‘Build Build Build’ advocacy in order to strengthen its economic agenda.

Sports, entertainment and more. These are the main ingredients of the newly-formed Community Basketball Association (CBA) which will hit the road starting next month.

By Tracy Cabrera                                                    The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has warned that the fare increase for public utility vehicles may even cause greater hardship for the public because it could impact on the spiraling …

By Tirso N. Paglicawan, Jr. “Upang tunay na ipaglaban, itaguyod at pangalagaan ang ating mga karapatan at kapakanan, mga OFW sa buong mundo, magkaisa,” (“To truly fight, promote and secure our rights and welfare, OFW of the World, unite”), an ardent and urgent call made by Advocates and Keepers Organization of OFWs Inc. (AKO OFW) partylist nominees led by Dr. …

Teaser: The USD-PHP exchange has continuously gone up throughout 2018 partly due to a weaking peso. But even though the U.S dollar is fairly stable in a certain way compared to other major currencies, it is showing signs of weakness.

By Tracy Cabrera                                                     Passengers may now expect proper service from taxis with the passage of House Bill 7774, otherwise known as the Taxi Passenger Rights Bill, which was approved on its third and final …

By Tracy Cabrera        Only good will come out in having two more districts in Isabela, according Isabela District III representative Napoleon ‘Pol’ Dy at the Unified Petitioners Against K to 12 (UPAK) media forum at the Aberdeen Court in Quezon City.

Santé recently held its Annual Business Conference (ABC) 2018, entitled The Big Shift: Building a Future-Proof Business on August 30 at the Bayanihan Center, Pioneer Avenue in Pasig City. It was attended by more than 500 leaders and entrepreneurs. 

Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions, today issued a security alert that cybercriminals are now targeting media devices and unsecured IoT devices for cryptomining as many of them use powerful GPUs to decode and transcode content in high-resolution formats. Media devices are especially attractive targets due to their use of powerful GPUs combined with lax …