The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez, acting on separate rulings of the Office of the Om­budsman, had dismissed a Bu­reau of Customs (BOC) officer and two municipal treasurers.

Banco de Oro’s insurance arm BDO Life Assurance Co. Inc. (BDO Life) capped the third quarter of 2016 with P6.3 billion in total premium income, representing a 24 percent growth from a year ago.

The World Bank has upgraded its economic outlook for the Phil­ippines for 2016-2018 as part of its quarterly forecast exercise, considering recent trends.

The Duterte administration awaits promising development and financing cooperation with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to help fund the country’s big-ticket infrastructure projects, according to National Treasurer Roberto Tan.

Philippine-based architecture firm WTA Architecture and Design Studio was chosen as a finalist at the World Architecture Festival 2016 in Berlin, Germany.

By Weng C. Ocfemia The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has rejected the appeal of property developer, Cen­tury Communities Corporation and totally cancelled the En­vironment Compliance Certificate (ECC) for its housing proj­ect at La Mesa Watershed.

In the Philippines corporate world, December is practically a mere half month as the Yuletide season goes into full gear and the season’s default operations overwhelm and oftentimes overtake the day-to-day commercial operations of many companies relative to other times of the year.

“GMA,” of course, is former President and current Pam­panga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

So what should a bagel be? For me, it’s really nothing more than a roll shaped like a donut, the size of my hand. According to food writer and connois­seur, Mimi Sheraton, among commenters solicited by The New York Times for an item on the State of the Bagel in the NYT, “a bagel should be about 3.5 inches in …

By Jesse C. Ong Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William Ramirez announced recently that they have yet to schedule a meeting with top officials of the City of Manila to tackle the proposed sale of the 82-year-old Rizal Memo­rial Sports Complex (RMSC) and seek the approval of President Rodrigo Duterte.