The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

The Philippine Amateur Track and Field Association (Patafa) an­nounced Wednesday the staging of two international tournaments in Isabela province next year.

The Philippines, represented by standouts from the National Col­legiate Athletic Association (NCAA), stunned powerhouse China, 3-0, to pocket the bronze medal in the women’s team event in the just-concluded 8th Asian Soft Tennis Championships in Chiba, Japan.

Dumaguete City—Leading real-estate developer Filinvest Land Inc. (FLI) held last week a groundbreaking ceremony for its Marina Town development project, its first-ev­er project in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental province.

Megaworld Corp., the country’s largest developer of integrated urban townships, will start constructing a commercial town center in its 53-hectare Northill Gateway township in Negros Occidental province early next year.

Days after the Met­ro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) announced its eight official entries to its 42nd edition on November 18, the producers and stars of the movies that failed to make this year’s cut, par­ticularly the big-budget franchises that lorded over the annual event for many years, offered their two cents on their exclusion, with two of them admitting they …

Come and celebrate the holi­days as Ballet Philippines (BP), in collaboration with ABS-CBN and the ABS-CBN Phil­harmonic Orchestra, stages Awitin Mo at Isasayaw Ko (Sing It and I’ll Dance), a new dance musical featuring the songs of popular 1970s Filipino band VST & Co. at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main The­ater) of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) from …

Black Box Productions proudly presents its first theater produc­tion, Mula sa Buwan (From the Moon), a musical that deals with love and ideals—and the heart­breaks in between—that’s set to run at Ateneo de Manila Universi­ty’s Henry Lee Irwin Theater from December 2 to 4.

After being named the “Most Popular Film” at the recent Inter­national Film Festival Manhattan (IFFM), Magtanggol returns for more screenings at the University of the Philippines (UP) Film Center on November 28 at 2, 5 and 7:30 p.m.

by Alvin I. Dacanay Last Thursday, Worldhotel Makati Inc. offered friends and select members of the media a preview of I’M Hotel, its five-star flagship property at the heart of Makati City that “aims to redefine the concept of luxury by removing dated and irrelevant excesses to focus on elements that deliver the highest levels of utility.”

When hunger strikes, you want something that’s completely satisfying, but you don’t want to be bothered with a thousand and one menu choices. At Eastwood Richmonde Hotel’s The Lounge, creating your own delectable meal set is not only easy, but also super affordable.