The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

When President Duterte visited Tacloban City several weeks ago during the third-anniversary rites for Supertyphoon Yolanda, he gave a directive to government officials overseeing the rehabilitation efforts in the typhoon-devastated areas to hasten the transfer of the victims to their permanent resettlement sites before Christmas. 

Hair brushed back from an ideal profile, summer sheer whites draped on well-proportioned shoulders, slim pants fitted to skim her straight back, she positions herself a bit off McDonald’s entrance on a plant box on Granville Street, and as if from a view deck aims her sight in the distance—apparently the cross street, where pedestrians cued by traffic lights either …

Story and photos by Alvin I. Dacanay We all had it at least once in our lives: a failing relationship. There are many reasons for it. For a lot of people, they find that they’re no longer compatible with or felt betrayed by their partners. For others, they’ve grown tired of making it work. For some, they’ve outgrown it. In most, …

Global smartphone brand Vivo unveiled in the Philippine market recently the V5 smartphone, which has the world’s first 20 megapixel (MP) softlight camera that allows users to take selfies to the “perfect” level.

Noche Buena preparations can turn anyone from jolly to cranky. As if buying gifts and putting up Christmas decorations in and around the house are not enough to keep one busy, one still has to cook an excellent banquet for his or her extended family. With so much to do and so little time to lose, expect everyone’s stress levels …

ViewSonic has introduced a new line of exciting gaming monitors that will surely take the Philippine gaming world by storm.

Story and photos by Alvin I. Dacanay Krispy Kreme is marking its 10th year in the Philippines with the reopening of its flagship store at Bonifacio High Street in Bonifacio Global City and the addition of new items to its menu that, the leading doughnut brand said, testify to how it “continues to stay relevant and committed to its customers’ evolving …

What images come to mind when we hear the word “Christmas”? A child with eyes wide open, in awe of the sparkles that come with the season. Glitter everywhere, and stars twinkling in the vast night sky. A cup of hot cocoa on cold mornings while curling up beside a gigantic decorated tree. Let Makati Shangri-La turn these images into …

This month, Bonifacio Global City’s (BGC) streets come alive as countless retail and office buildings, all bedecked with red, glistening ribbons, transform into larger-than-life Christmas presents waiting to be unwrapped, while the main-avenue lamp posts and BGC buses are adorned with beaming bows that bring holiday cheer all over the city. 

To cap off its Visual Arts program for 2016, the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) will mount a retrospective exhibit by renowned artist Danilo Dalena, titled Last Full Show, on the third and fourth floor galleries of the CCP on December 10 and will run until March 4, 2017.