The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

Hundreds of passengers has set sail from Singapore on a “cruise to nowhere” with safety measures in place to prevent coronavirus outbreaks, as the industry seeks to bounce back from a pandemic-induced crunch. 

It was award-winning filmmaker Emmanuel de la Cruz (”Sarong Banggi,” a runaway winner the 2005 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival) who invited me over to attend the opening of an art exhibit which would present him and fellow artists, actor Ian de Leon, dance diva Edna Vida and regional arts organizer Noel Garrovillo in a gig at the Hot Off …

The MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) hopes to get the approval of the IATF-EID (Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases) for the resumption of its suspended Lakan Season before the end of the year. 

Allianz is the world’s no. 1 insurance brand for the second consecutive year, according to Interbrand’s Best Global Brands Ranking. 

By Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, Secretary – Department of Tourism “We recover as one” is the mantra of our collective efforts toward national recovery, and it refers to the meaningful collaborations between the government, the private sector and fellow citizens, in order to beat COVID-19. For the tourism industry, however, it is perhaps more accurate to say that we are recovering one …

There is a saying among us that “there are no permanent friends or enemies, only permanent interests.” 

Monthly allowances of national athletes and coaches that were slashed in half since July because of the Covid-19 pandemic are expected to revert to 100 percent starting this week, according to Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) president Rep. Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino. 

Financial technology (a.k.a. fintech industry) has shown clear potential at helping economies recover during the coronavirus pandemic. 

The country’s inflation continued to settle within target in October 2020, though upside risks such as the adverse impact of inclement weather and the lingering presence of the African Swine Fever (ASF) remain, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. 

President Rodrigo Duterte wants corrupt Public Works officials to step down so they can be prosecuted and jailed for graft-ridden infrastructure projects.