The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

State pension fund Govern­ment Service Insurance System (GSIS) was chosen as a finalist in the Technology Innovation Award at the 7th World Pension Summit held last November 10 at The Hague, Netherlands.

The proposed com­prehensive tax re­form program, if ap­proved in toto, will let the Duterte administration improve 44,000 kilometers of national and local roads; build 6,700 health centers and hire nearly 10,000 doctors, nurs­es and midwives; and attain 100 percent health insurance coverage, along with building 80,000 more classrooms and hiring 157,000 teachers over the next five years, according to Finance …

Davao City will have 10 bypass road proj­ects worth P7.6 billion in a bid to alleviate the worsening traffic situation in the city’s urban areas.

The Department of Public Works and Highways is com­mitted to complete the con­struction of Radial Road 10 (R- 10) by January 2017 to provide alternate route to Edsa and C-5 from Quezon City to Ma­nila and Pasay.

For most economists we respect, it’s what works. It is embodied in the Laffer Curve – a graphic model central to most Libertarian economics often advocated by politicians vying for a popular mandate based on change.

In the midst of chaos, some see danger. Many others see opportunity.

Like an exclusive club, some of us compose take-charge crews that include preparing the altar for Mass, arranging the flowers, watering plants in the grotto, cleaning altar crevices and polishing the brass cande­labras. Filipinos also comprise the cathedral’s multiple Le­gion of Mary presidia. As well, in my parish, a Filipina had been president of the Cath­olic Women’s League while another …

By Jesse C. Ong Philippine Olympic Committee President Jose “Peping” Cojuang­co, Jr. has gained a fourth term as chief of the lo­cal Olympic body unopposed after the Pasig City Regional Trial Court denied the motion by the camp of Ricky Vargas for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on the POC elections.

The search for the best sports tourism efforts in the coun­try has culminated with the first-ever Philippine Sports Tourism Awards. Held at Re­sorts World Manila, the Awards recognized events, destinations, local government units, national sports associations, private companies, and event organiz­ers who have contributed to the growth of the local sports tourism industry.

The provincial government of Sarangani has allotted around P300 million for the develop­ment of a modern sports com­plex in Alabel starting next year.