The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

Last month, rather than grace the annual celebrations of the 1986 Edsa Revolution many endearingly call “People Power,” President Rodrigo R. Duterte chose instead to remain in Davao City at the far end of the archipelago. The distance from Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa) alone was a brazenly graphic and deafening shout-out that declared in no uncertain terms what he …

We received an email from the office of Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano regarding a recent opinion piece published in the online version of a major newspaper questioning his citizenship. 

In a baby-marsupial way, the little boy clung to his grandmother, when presented to my mother, then a grade school teacher, midway in the school year—not only in hopes he could continue schooling but also to regain his speech that he suddenly lost, as the elderly woman implored. 

By Jesse C. Ong The government is getting more aggressive in its effort to discover and train future athletic champions as it seeks the support of local government units (LGUs) in the identification of a new breed of sports talents. 

Huawei Technologies Philippines Inc. (HTPI), led by Vice President for Sales, Bruce Liu, recently signed an agreement with the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) to launch a Premium Android Game Club dubbed GamePad and be one of the sponsors for the Commissioner’s Cup and Governors’ Cup. 

The conference break gave James Yap enough time to work on his conditioning and a strong resolve to bounce back following a so-so stint with his new team Rain or Shine in the Philippine Cup. 

The Zambales Sports Complex will serve as a high-performance training center for national athletes who will compete in the forthcoming Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. 

All is set for the staging of the 32nd “Araw ng Kagitingan” ultra marathon, an event that pays tribute to the veterans of World War II. 

In a surprise move on social media, Roland Mueller announced last Wednesday his retirement from international football play hours before the Azkals are set to take on Southeast Asian rivals Malaysia in a Fifa-friendly match at the Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila. 

By Leslie D. Venzon / Philippines News Agency  Real-estate giant Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) plans to spend P16 billion to build new malls in the next three years, as it continues to increase its recurring income and ride on the Philippines’ robust economic growth.