The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

The government has asked a meeting with Chinese Customs officials to check the narrowing but still significant gap between that country’s registered export volumes to the Philippines and import figures officially reported here.

By Riza Lozada The Joint Foreign Chamber (JFC) urged Congress to speed up the crafting of legislation that would resolve the vehicular traffic congestion crisis in the country.

By Riza Lozada The Philippines registered the highest rate of foreign direct investment (FDI) growth in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) region last year, with the country hoping to capitalize on the global attention generated by hosting the bloc’s most recent summit to enhance trade and investment flows, think tank Oxford Business Group (OBG) said in a report.

Butuan City – Residents of Libertad in Butuan City, Agusan del Norte, led by its local government leaders and Department of Health officials recently came together to celebrate the inauguration of the town’s newly rehabilitated rural health unit.

Seven groups, including large Chinese companies, submitted offers to design and build a passenger terminal that would triple existing capacity of the Clark International Airport, which is being positioned as alternate to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

The Tarlac-Pangasinan-La Union Expressway (TPLEX) covering Binalonan to Pozorrubio has been opened to motorists after the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) issued the toll operation permit to Private Infrastructure Development Corp. (PIDC), a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation.

The United States supreme court has ruled a travel ban proposed by president Donald Trump on visitors from six mainly Muslim countries can go into full effect.

Geneva, Switzerland—Drunk passengers urinating on others. Passengers fighting with each other. And some trying to open the emergency exit door during a flight.

Five consortia were shortlisted as contractor for the P12.5 billion expansion project of the Clark International Airport which is being developed as an alternative gateway to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).

The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), the country’s largest trade group, fears that the Senate’s version of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) bill would drag instead of improving competitiveness of local businesses.