The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

President Rodrigo Duterte last week named former Army Brigadier General Danilo Lim as chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). 

How easy it sounds as if that spot on earth, where one might be instantly implanted, were the most wondrous sight. Consider romps on meadows that the Green Mountains let nestle on their bosom—the little I learned from browsing through Wikipedia on the state of Vermont, cloud shapes like grazing sheep, mountain mist on waist of giant firs, descending in …

The Duterte administration’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao increases political instability in the country, research group IBON said, and will not help the economy, which is already slowing as it is. While the 1987 Constitution provides for such a declaration, its indiscriminate use gives the impression of an authoritarian government arbitrarily using power for self-serving ends. According to IBON, …

By Jesse C. Ong  Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William Ramirez reiterated his earlier stand against holding any event in Davao City when the country hosts the 2019 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the face of the mounting unrest in Mindanao. 

LeBron James scored 35 points and surpassed Michael Jordan to become the NBA’s all-time leading playoff scorer as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics 135- 102 on Thursday night to win their third consecutive Eastern Conference title. 

Chinese tennis player Wu Di’s quest for a main draw berth in 2017 French Open was dealt with a huge blow as he lost 6-1, 6-2 to Uladzimir Ignatik of Belarus in men’s first-round qualifiers here on Monday. 

Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova has returned to the top-200 international players in the weekly ratings of the Women Tennis Association. 

Marie Joe Borres pulled off a stunning victory recently in the 115th Philippine Swimming League-2nd Gov. Miraflores Swim Cup in Boracay, Aklan.