The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

President Rodrigo Duterte led the ground-breaking ceremony of the Bicol International Airport (BIA) in Barangay Alobo, Daraga, Albay.

As we approach the end of 2016, rath­er than prepare for the merriment of the holidays, Kris Kringle and Christmas parties, and what is effectively a half-month of toil­ing at the proverbial salt mines at the height of the Yuletide season, the backroom offices and cubicles of most account­ing departments across the archipelago are busy pouring over the year’s T-accounts, …

Last Friday, motorists were fuming as a new traffic scheme being implemented by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) along Edsa and Annapolis Street in Green­hills, San Juan City, caused virtual paralysis in the country’s main road artery.

I once took for granted that all mothers breastfeed— among Filipinos especial­ly, who doesn’t? Yet, with Pasko in our minds as early as September, I’ve hardly thought of the Blessed Mother nursing the Baby Jesus; have you ever? Like me, I’m sure you haven’t, so much so that seeing her openly feeding the Baby in a fresco at the Basilica …

By Jesse C. Ong The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is looking to gather all school-based leagues in Davao City from January 6 to 8 in an effort to discover more athletes for the national team.

The International Olym­pic Committee (IOC) has granted provisional recog­nition for a period of three years to the international federations of muay thai and cheerleading during the IOC Executive Board Meeting held on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) at the Lausanne Palace Hotel in Switzerland.

Now fully recovered from a foot injury that sidelined him for a great deal late last season JC Intal has flashed his old, deadly form to lead resurgent Phoenix to back-to-back victories recently. Nicknamed “Baby Rock­et”, Intal banged in five of his team-high 22 points in the final 60 seconds to help Phoe­nix complete a shock 92-85 win over defending …

The Philippine U19 national rugby team, proudly spon­sored by First Pacific, will face powerhouse squads from Korea, Singapore and United Arab Emirates in the 2016 U19 Asia Rugby Championships on December 14 and 17 at Interna­tional School-Manila.

Having a “nice” bathroom is no longer enough for discriminating homeowners who require the most sublime fixtures to be installed in that most intimate area of the house. Top luxury kitchen and bath-product manufacturer Kohler recognizes this, and shows customers how much it does when it unveiled its second boutique showroom and latest products inside the Designo Atelier 2 of …

Designer clothes, shoes, accessories, bags, and toys that were previously owned by top celebrities and their friends shall be sold, up to 80-percent off, at Caritas Manila’s first Celebrities and Friends Luxury Brands Sale at the Glorietta 5 Atrium, Ayala Center, Makati City on December 13 and 14 at 3 p.m.