The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero has assailed fellow legislators for kowtowing to Malacañang in the performance of their mandated task of legislation. 

By Luis Leoncio Property developer 8990 Holdings Inc. will soon offer homeowners in its subdivisions in General Trias, Cavite, the option of prepaid electricity service through the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco).

East West Banking Corp. (EastWest) has secured the approval of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed joint-venture insurance business with Belgian firm Aegas Insurance International N.V.

It’s been tried several times before and, perhaps, the frequency of its successes is one more than once too often. Had not we been bobotante, it would not have succeeded the first time. But that it’s a tried-and-tested business model a second, third and fourth time, and now, under the administration of Benigno Aquino III, has attained the stature of …

Walls to ward off anyone deemed undesirable or just about anyone who doesn’t belong has become a prominent idea these days in America, as posed by Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump to solve the immigration problem.

Contrary to the view of a self-styled “political analyst,” the move by Davao City Mayor Digong Duterte to stay out of the 2016 presidential race primarily favors the bid of Vice President Jejomar Binay.

Washington—Hillary Rodham Clinton battled questions for hours from Republicans in a hearing that grew contentious but revealed little new about the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, as she defended her record while seeking to avoid any mishap that might damage her 2016 presidential campaign.

By Jerry Maglunog The 512 rural banks (RBs), fast becoming an endangered breed, are mostly in dire need of white knights, according to the president of the Rural Bankers’ Association of the Philippines (RBAP).

By Riza Lozada Listed Philippine Business Bank Inc. (PBB) had spent P200 million for branch license acquisition in accordance with its prospectus for its initial public offering (IPO) conducted in 2013 that raised P3.008 billion. 

Tokyo—Tucked in a shabby alley of Shibuya, Japan’s Silicon Valley, is a startup that’s done the almost impossible: win funding from the country’s notoriously conservative banks.