The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

Clorox campaigns for better home hygiene amidst a rise in local transmission As the country’s major cities prepare to ease alert levels, people are expected to go out and converge more as opposed to the last few months, making everyone forget that the pandemic is very much around and won’t go away anytime soon.

Subic Bay International Terminals received the first call of Wan Hai Line’s consolidated Mindanao – Hong Kong – Taiwan (MHT) service in December 2021. The earlier MHT service – the fastest connection from Mindanao to Hong Kong and Taiwan as per Wan Hai – is being integrated with the Subic Express Service. The port rotation of the MHT service now …

The Asian Legal Business (ALB) awarded the AT1 securities offering of Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) as the Debt Market Deal of the Year (Midsize). This recognition was given during the ALB’s 6th Annual Philippine Law Awards last November 19, 2021. In August 2020, RCBC successfully issued a Reg S US Dollar-denominated Additional Tier 1 (AT1) securities with an aggregate …

The Muntinlupa City Council passes an ordinance limiting the mobility of unvaccinated individuals following the consensus of Metro Manila mayors to enforce such restrictions. Majority Floor Leader Coun. Raul Corro said the city council has approved an ordinance on Monday adapting MMDA Resolution No. 22-01 series of 2022 which urges Metro Manila Local Government Units to enact ordinances on the …

In times of calamities, SM always ensures to be one of the first responders that provide immediate relief to affected individuals and families. Through its corporate social good arm, SM Foundation (SMFI), SM activates Operation Tulong Express (OPTE) as the need arises.

(Photo Credits: Eddie Boy Escudero) Music is, indeed, timeless.

Albert Fiegueras (second from left) with his models at the “Obra Maestra” 2020 For the second time, iconic Filipino fashion designer Albert Figueras will usher in the celebration of “Obra Maestra” runway parade on March 24, 2022 at the newly reinstalled Manila Metropolitan Theater in Lawton.

Traditionally, the beginning of each year in the Philippines and elsewhere seeking good fortune and dispelling bad omens among the stars, ushers in countless oracles, believe them or not.

TecPlata S.A., International Container Terminal Services, Inc.’s (ICTSI) business unit operating at the Port of La Plata, Argentina, and the Port of Sta. Fe have launched a barge feeder service, creating a new and direct link to Brazil and Asia.

Create a Pine-tastic, worry-free Christmas at home with Pine-Sol Original Last year, the pandemic stole our Christmas as if the COVID-19 virus was the Grinch. But this year, due to people’s continued compliance with safety protocols, as well as the ongoing rollout of the nationwide vaccination program, quarantine restrictions have now been less stringent, especially since health authorities record a …