The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

The women’s basketball team of National University (NU) is the latest addition to the athletes who are taking part in the Milo Home Court campaign. 

After a year-long due diligence study within ASEAN, Yokowo Co., Ltd., has chosen the Philippines to set up a new subsidiary for automotive wiring harness and components manufacturing and assembly operations. 

The 27th World Travel Awards recognized the Philippines as Asia’s leading beach destination and Asia’s leading dive destination in 2020. 

When award-winning actress Alessandra de Rossi begged a pivotal role in the new film version of the Balangiga bells epic in Samar because of the threat of COVID-19 pandemic, “Balangiga: 1901” director Danny Marquez was challenged to give newbie Lala Vinzon, daughter of prizewinning actor Roi Vinzon, the big break. 

The Supreme Court’s First Division, in a 10-page decision penned by Associate Justice Mario V. Lopez, declared that the area occupied by the Philippine Navy golf course located inside the Fort Andres Bonifacio Military Reservation in Taguig City, remains part of the alienable and disposable public land of the AFP Officers’ Village. 

Government’s fuel marking program has resulted in increased tax collection, proving the program’s efficacy against illegal trade activities, according to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III. 

By end of November, all travelers will be required to use Traze, a digital contact tracing app that will automatically notify its users if they have had contact with a traveler who tested positive for COVID-19. 

I’ve known Ronaldo Carcamo—better known as Ony Carcamo—in the 90s when I was writing for a tabloid where he was a writer in the lifestyle and human interest pages of the paper. Ony was running around with the brilliant editors and writers like Jim Alcantara, Marc Guerrero, Lourd de Veyra etc. 

Tokyo’s ability to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and stage next year’s Olympic Games safely will undergo a major test with gymnasts from four nations gathering in the Japanese capital for a friendly tournament. 

CIMB Bank Philippines has partnered with MoEngage – a San Francisco-based customer analytics and engagement platform – to drive its digital customer engagement strategy.