The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

Some people in the last administration seem to have gotten their messages and mandates mixed. Ironically, the confusion seems to emanate from an agency whose very name encompasses a vast, however, focused spectrum that clearly spells out its singular objective as well as its singular target market.

It had stunned me so much so that I leaned to have a closer look at the operator of the Greyhound bus bound for Atlantic City.

Lately, there are concerns that Sen. Grace Poe could be silently blocking the bid of the new administration to have President Duterte vested with special powers to help him solve the grave traffic woes of Metro Manila.

By Luis Leoncio The groundwork for the return of normal relations between China and the Philippines has been laid down in the recent Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit in Laos that, unfortunately, was overshowed by the diplomatic row between the Philippines and the United States.

Plans to increase wages nationwide to the level of those in the National Capital Region (NCR) should be tempered by productivity gains, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo said.

By Riza Lozada The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) is requiring financial institutions to conduct enhanced due diligence on clients from high-risk jurisdictions before terminating banking services and advising against arbitrary closure of accounts.

Interior and Local Government Secretary Ismael Sueno has underscored the significance of a strong alliance between the government and the private sector in fast tracking infrastructure development projects and improving public services.

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is asking for P2.65 billion to revive the Pasig River ferry as one of the solution to Metro Manila traffic problem.

By Weng C. Ocfemia Avalon Pools, one of the leading swimming pool contractors in the country, is set to revolutionize the process of treating pool water by adopting the Waterco Ltd, Hydroxypure technology a truly chlorine-free water treatment system.

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced the completion and upgrading works of the 16- kilometer Dinadiawan-Casiguran Section of Baler-Casiguran Road, which leads to Casapsapan Beach in Casiguran, Aurora – known for its white sand and crystal clear water.