The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

After staging Nina Raine’s family seriocomedy Tribes to critical and audience acclaim last year, young theater company Red Turnip Theater is set to immerse audiences in an environment so different from the others it brought to life before with its fourth-season closer, Jennifer Haley’s science-fiction thriller The Nether. 

To celebrate March as International Women’s Month, the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) is holding several activities aimed to put women’s empowerment in the spotlight. Kicking off the celebration will be a photo contest, called Panay Pinay Potograpiya, which features women who have demonstrated significant roles in promoting change; and the launch of Panay Pinay Pelikula with the …

Just in time for Women’s Month, the SM Woman label of the beloved SM Store is offering flattering and refreshing spring and summer looks for the modern woman as part of its efforts to cater to ladies of unfailing sophistication and style, regardless of their shape, lifestyle, and age.

Tourism Secretary Wanda Corazon Teo led the recent Metro Manila Tourism Forum (MMTF), which tackled issues on the development of the National Capital Region (NCR) as one of the world’s top urban destinations. 

If there is one thing that French women are known for, it is their sophistication and elegance. They wear simple, yet classy outfits that are partnered with the most stylish accessories. They will not be caught leaving the house without spraying on their favorite perfume. 

Leading telecommunications and digital-services company Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) celebrated the beautiful blooms of Baguio City by participating in the 2017 Panagbenga Festival. 

By Luis Leoncio  Local businesses maintained their positive outlook in the first quarter despite the political noise as a result of the determined anti-drugs campaign of President Duterte, a recent Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) survey among executives showed. 

The postponement of the visit to Manila of Chinese Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng was not in retaliation for the statement of Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay on the Chinese militarization of the South China, but was due to new appointments in the Chinese government, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez said. 

Hitting the goal of a yearly economic growth of from 7 to 8 percent would need “efficient fiscal management” in the local government level, while local government units (LGU) should stop their heavy reliance on the Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA), according to Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno. 

By Riza Lozada  The government has banned the hoarding of radio frequencies that telecommunications firms are in dire need of to improve their services.