The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

The House of Representatives recently approved the request of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) for an additional P650 million for the Philippine Sports Commission’s (PSC) 2022 budget from general appropriations. 

The Mindanao State University (MSU) Marawi Campus has conferred a Doctor of Humanities honoris causa degree to Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Chairman William “Butch” Ramirez for his contribution to the Mindanao Sports for Peace movement at the MSU Convention Center, Lanao del Sur during the university’s celebration of its 60th founding anniversary recently. 

With how the world has changed over the past year, cashless transactions have become more of a necessity and a preferred payment option for most consumers. In fact, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), digital payments have increased by 5000% in almost the same period.

The international entertainment stage is indeed peopled with a good number of Filipinos or those who have Filipino lineage and they are many.

It cannot be underestimated that one of the most promising and durable actresses this side of the Pacific is Maja Salvador.

There’s no stopping Cherry Prepaid from doing more for its stakeholders. CherryMobile Communications, Inc. (CMCI), the company behind Cherry Prepaid, launches its fourth Concept Store here, to the delight of local residents.

It took nine long years before young actor Vince Rillon is given the right breaks in his career and once he is offered the opportunity, he makes good at it.

No less than international entertainment journalist Patrick Frater of variety.com who exclusively announced that Brillante Ma. Mendoza’s latest opus, “Gensan Punch” will be shown in HBO Asia Original anytime soon.

The future of retail to boost customer experience is here Globe continues to elevate customer experience while keeping them safe with its new store concept that combines traditional brick-and-mortar Globe Stores with a digital retail format. Called Shop & Pay, the hybrid offering is a one-stop shop for all of Globe’s essential products and services. It was introduced as part …

It was artist and fellow Lopenze (a native of Lopez town in Quezon Province) Gemma Suguitan who broke to me the news National Artist for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera died today, September 28, 2021.