The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business

By Jinky Jorgio Earlier on May 2, while president Duterte kept the Filipino people distracted with his regular ramblings against the New People’s Army, Executive Order No. 113 was silently passed implementing the following strange economic measure: a 10% increase in prices of imported petroleum. As a basis for increasing prices, the executive order cited the state of emergency, the …

By Jinky Jorgio The labor union at Everbright Net and Twine, a rope manufacturer located at Edison Ave., in Sun Valley Paranaque, has resisted the back-to-work order of their employer, citing the need for factory disinfection and occupational safety measures before returning to work.

By Jinky Jorgio The Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) reproached the Duterte Administration’s decision to ease the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in most provinces by allowing select industries to resume operations without sufficient mass testing and adequate health facilities.

The global response to the current COVID-19 pandemic have led to a decline in the global economy, with the majority of businesses, big or small, that run through physical stores being the most affected.

The Virtual Mentor Archie P. Inlong Last Wednesday’s statement from the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for Managing Emerging Infectious Diseases was disappointing for some, a relief to others.

The Department of Trade and Industry-Regional Operations Group (DTI-ROG) continues to cater its services nationwide responding not only to the needs of the micro enterprises but also to the consumers, particularly in the rural areas including those in remote island and marginalized locales.

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said that 75 of its personnel assigned at the agency’s detention facility in Bicutan, Taguig City as well 84 foreign detainees have tested negative for COVID-19.

The Philippines is yet to declare a rolling brownout occurrence in many parts of the provinces, however, its energy companies are now finding ways to provide sufficient supply initially with the entry of mobile and custom-designed generator sets powered with gas.

Three Cardinals, one Archbishop and three bishops – mostly from the US Catholic Church – recently issued a stern warning to various governments that their respective responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, especially the quarantine protocols, infringe on inalienable human rights.

Japan has authorized the antiviral drug remdesivir to treat coronavirus patients, the government said, with a plan to approve another medication Avigan this May.