The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

Suzuki Philippines (SPH), a leading maker of top-quality compact and fuel-efficient automobiles in the country, bagged two best-in-class awards at the 11th C! Magazine Awards, held recently at The Palms Country Club in Muntinlupa City. 

By Alvin I. Dacanay A week after popular noontime show Eat Bulaga’s “Sa Tamang Panahon” (At the Right Time) 36th-anniversary charity concert—which saw young performers Alden Richards and Maine “Yaya Dub” Mendoza, better known together as “AlDub,” meet unhindered in person for the first time—broke ticket and Twitter records, United States-based Internet media company BuzzFeed joined the growing list of …

By Alicia Rancilio / The Associated Press New York—The last time Drew Barrymore released a book about her life, it was 1991’s Little Girl Lost, about her troubled childhood. 

In a rare occurence, broadcasting giants ABS-CBN Corp. and GMA Network Inc. are set to co-host a public television conference at the former’s Dolphy Theater on November 6 and the Luxent Hotel in Quezon City on the 7th. 

By Leilani S. Junio / Philippines News Agency  “It works for me. It boosts my immune system.”

New York—Call it payable fashion. You won’t need a credit card to pay for your clothes; your clothes will be your credit card. 

Anya Resort & Residences, an up-and-coming luxury real-estate development in Tagaytay City, Cavite province, has announced its recent inclusion in the exclusive Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) group. 

By Luis Leoncio  Top property developer Megaworld Corp. is ramping up its investments in the next three years, as it expects the current property boom to last beyond President Aquino’s term, which ends next year. 

By Jerry Maglunog  Power generation is seen to become the major investment draw in the next administration, as the growing economy copes with an increased demand for electricity. 

Only 20 million out of 100 million Filipinos earn enough to save money, and only 10 million, or 10 percent of the population, own bank accounts.