The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) is willing to allocate for the Philippines USD1 billion in concessional loans over a six-year period that may form part of the KEXIM pipeline in the current medium term (2017-2022). 

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) has signed a credit agreement with Maynilad Water Services Inc. for a non-revenue water improvement program in the National Capital Region (NCR). 

Parades, after which blisters from thin-soled shoes on gravel walks on the way back home in my Girl Scout uniform, a Philippine paper flag pasted on a stick that we waved through the camino real—by then, limp if not hanging by a tip—would be all I remember of Philippine Independence Day in my growing up. Later as university freshman in …

The Duterte administration came to power almost a year ago on the promise of change. 

By Jesse C. Ong  A Philippine national men’s basketball team loaded with tall and promising players is likely to carry the country’s flag in several major tournaments this year as certain young talents, led by Kobe Paras, were recently invited to join the training pool. 

As an avid PBA follower growing up in the late 1980s, I recall developing an aversion toward the Alaska team. 

No less than the Office of the President has taken notice of the recent developments in tennis. 

Four-time wushu world champion Rene Catalan recently won the gold medal in the sambo competition of the Philippine Pre-Aimag at the Harrison Plaza and gained a shot at a berth for the national team seeing action in the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (Aimag) in Turkmenistan. 

Former world champion Rey “Hitman” Loreto of the Philippines will fight again for the world title on July 15 in Chonburi, Thailand. 

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