The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

By Riza Lozada Globe Telecom is the most awarded telecommunications operator in the first half as a result of a series of recognitions given to the company by various institutions.

Listed budget airline Cebu Pacific has placed a firm order with Airbus for two A330-300s that will join its existing fleet of six A330s flying on long range flights to destinations in the Middle East and Australia, as well on selected domestic and regional routes.

The fast developing digital economy of the country presents more opportunities for data and privacy sharing which may it necessary for local firms to embrace technology to increase sales, a report of software firm SAP showed. The SAP Digital Experience Report said half of respondents in a local survey indicated that they are delighted with the digital experiences from companies. …

Food and beverage firm RFM Corp. is embarking on an aggressive expansion overseas to further boost its profit targeted to reach P1.1 billion this year. 

One of the first acts initiated by the Duterte administration to address past flaws was the suspension of audits contained in an eleventh-hour issuance from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). 

Jean and I had dipped into the subject of happiness after an impassioned discussion regarding the gray state, where elderly women living alone, who worked in low-income jobs, end up. Summing up their perceived condition, she and I opined, “unhappy,” as the simplest but truest description of their seeming solitary lives, insulated by hue-less walls, where dinner would be but …

IBON explains why the 10-point economic agenda President Duterte cited in his State-of-the-Nation Address (Sona) hangs like a dark cloud over his pro-people economics prospects and even his recently affirmed popularity.)

By Riza Lozada Outstanding loans of commercial banks, net of reverse repurchase placements (RRP), grew by 17.6 percent in June after posting a 17.7-percent increase in May to reflect rising economic activities.

The Ayala-led Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) reported a first-half net income of P12.67 billion, up 35.6 percent from a year ago.

Lawmakers belonging to the Makabayan bloc have asked the House of Representatives to investigate the P122.8-billion Laguna Lake Expressway Dike Project (LLEDP), which is allegedly being implemented without public consultation.