The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

The Philippine Golf Convention (Golfcon) 2026 was a big success as thousands of golf enthusiasts, operators of golf clubs in the country, and golf product exhibitors converge in a 3-day gathering last March 14-16 at the Marriott Grand Ballroom in Pasay City. GolfCon 2026 featured the latest releases in clubs, apparel and accessories from brands represented by J-Ten Sports, Icon Sports, PacSports, Golf Depot, Transview and Dynamic Sports. Visitors were …

Trimotors Technology Corporation, the official importer and distributor of Bajaj motorcycles in the Philippines, unveiled its newest lineup of motorcycles at the jampacked Inside Racing Bike Festival 2026 last week at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. ​The unveiling of the newest Bajaj motorcycles — Dominar 400, Pulsar N Series, and the Pulsar RS 200 – established the brand as a formidable force in the local 2-wheeled landscape. The Dominar 400 is built …

When Philippine Sports Commission Chairman Patrick Gregorio embarked on a whirlwind journey across Davao, Iloilo, and Cebu, it wasn’t just a barnstorming tour of facilities and forums, it was a voyage into the heart of Philippine sports tourism. Each stop revealed how local passion, cultural heritage, and institutional collaboration are transforming cities into destinations where athletic dreams and tourism converge. …

GOLD Coast– It’s off to the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup for the Philippines.  Veterans Angela Beard and Jacklyn Sawicki found opportunities to score in the second half and took it, and the Philippine national women’s football team pulled off a 2-0 triumph over Uzbekistan on a wet Thursday afternoon. Beard, a Fil-Australian standout struck almost immediately in the second …

CHAMPION on and off the court. The San Miguel Beermen proved they’re not just all about basketball after lending a hand in the DWSD feeding program Walang Gutom Kitchen. Members of the reigning PBA Philippine Cup champions personally visited the Walang Gutom Kitchen in Pasay City on Tuesday and handed out packed meals and other goodies such as t-shirts and …

THE PBA Commissioner’s Office came down hard on Glenn Khobuntin and import Jaylen Johnson after slapping suspensions and fines on both players in the aftermath of their punching incident that marred the TNT-Rain or Shine Commissioner’s Cup game Friday night. Khobuntin, 34, was handed out a two-game suspension and a P70,000 fine, while the 6-foot-9 Johnson received a one-game suspension …

by Boy Villasanta This early, family members of the Villamayor and de Leon clans are prepping up for the commemoration of the first death anniversary of their beloved Nora Aunor, Nora Cabaltera Villamayor in real life. It is Ian de Leon, Nora’s eldest son and biological unico hijo with ex-husband Christopher de Leon, who is on top of the preparation. Ian intends …

Despite Vilma Santos’ admission that she plans to stop making movies, she still has the time and energy to grace public appearances. Vilma was last seen in person during the screening at the Metropolitan Theater last week of a retrospective of her film “Ekstra,” a collaboration between Quantum Films and Cinemalaya in 2013. “Ekstra,” directed by maverick filmmaker Jeffrey Jeturian …

What’s a Gen Z crooner doing, singing covers of Greatest Generation’s Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin’s hits? And then sharing them to Baby Boomers and Gen X in the crowd who get to their feet and dance to the mood of him either interpreting Michael Buble or Martin’s “Sway.” To think this is only a part of the …

There are not a few myths or false beliefs that show business (or even in daily quotidian) has made up and concoct that have passed on from generation to the next that have influenced the thinking of many people, in and out of the industry. Are they boon or bane? To do or undo? Take note of these: Nega as …