The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

The continued flow of investments into the Philippines will continue driving the rising demand for more office spaces in the country, leading property consultant Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) said recently. 

In line with its strategic focus on infrastructure and tourism this year, Premiere Horizon Alliance Corp. (PHA) aims to raise between P300 million and P500 million to fasttrack the development of the master-planned property of West Palawan Premiere Development Corp. (WPP), the company’s tourism subsidiary. 

After marking its 50th anniversary last year as the Philippines’ ceramic-tile industry leader and standard-setter for beauty and durability, Mariwasa introduced its new tile designs at the 22nd Worldbex, held from March 15 to 19 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. 

by Alvin I. Dacanay More than two months after announcing that she’s pregnant with actor-fiancé Aljur Abrenica’s child, former Encantadia star Kylie Padilla appears to be taking her condition and greater public interest in her in stride, and is now regarding her impending motherhood as “a blessing.” 

There’s no doubt that technological advancements through the years have changed the way we live. This is especially true when it comes to entertainment, especially those offered by theaters. 

By Luis Leoncio The House committee on ways and means has approved in principle the first phase of the Duterte administration’s Comprehensive Tax Reform Package (CTRP) as package subject to the creation of a Technical Working Group (TWG) that would draw up a substitute bill consolidating the proposed reforms by the Department of Finance (DOF) with other tax-related proposals by …

A golden age for trade primarily among micro, small and medium enterprises (MS­MEs) is expected due to increased infrastructure spending and business opportunities brought about by free trade agreements (FTAs) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (Asean) Economic Community (AEC), Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (Philexport) President Sergio R. Ortiz-Luis Jr. said.

By Riza Lozada A stronger US currency and national government (NG) repayments of its foreign liabilities resulted in a $2.7 billion drop in the country’s foreign debts to $74.8 billion last year from $77.5 billion a year ago, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data showed.

Voting 18-0-0, the Senate passed last week Senate Bill 1277, or the Free Internet Access in Public Places Act, which will mandate the government to provide free access to Internet services in public places in the country.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pili­pinas’ (BSP) Monetary Board (MB) has eased deposit requirements to entice more Filipinos to save while tightening rules on huge bank deposits to prevent money laundering.