The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

Members of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) are pushing for Luis “Chavit” Singson, LMP National President, to run for a Senate seat in the 2022 elections.

Davao City Mayor and presidential daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio asked her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, and the president’s personal aide, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, to declare publicly their decision to run as a tandem in next year’s elections.

The Philippines’ extended quarantine has infringed on the rights to learn of more than 27 million Filipino students, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef).

Six out of every 10 Filipino households that experienced financial difficulties had to skip meals or pawn their possessions to survive in the pandemic, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Players of Axie Infinity, a popular online game, should pay income tax on their earnings from selling game “pets”, according to the Department of Finance (DOF).

Adonis Buemia, 70, has been delivering ice for a living for 30 years. Despite being a solo parent and caring for a special child, his hard work paid off: he was able to buy a house and a brand-new tricycle.

A group of indigenous people from Bataan was discovered to have the highest level of ancestry of archaic human species, which is a crucial find in the study of human evolution.

Success is an iceberg; what people see is only on the surface,” says Time Magazine writer Alex Altman. Its pinnacle juts out of a vast ocean, yet beneath it, unseen, are things that make it rise gloriously to the top: hard work, sacrifices, discipline, perseverance, rejections, failure and risk. Crystals of small victories and tribulations slowly coalesce and gather momentum, …

Water and electricity disconnections due to non-payment of bills will be suspended in the National Capital Region when the metropolis is again placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) from August 6 to 20.

Pres. Duterte has approved the distribution of cash aid, amounting to P13.1 billion, to those affected by the reimposition of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Metro Manila.