PHILIPPINE SHARES may rise this week on the back of companies’ reports on their third quarter corporate earnings and the release of manufacturing and inflation data.

THE CENTRAL BANK may adjust monetary policy further to support the government’s limited fiscal space and strong balance of payments (BoP) position, Nomura said in a report, but this would result in loose liquidity, a stronger peso and slightly higher government bond yields.

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is evaluating a plan to provide financing to micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) that belong to the supply chains of larger firms, easing their collateral requirements by leveraging the superior credit profiles of their major customers.

FINANCE SECRETARY Carlos G. Dominguez III said incentives offered in pending tax reform legislation could facilitate the attraction of investment in clean energy projects, which will go hand-in-hand with the government’s recent ban on new coal-fired power plants.

THE ASEAN region is seeing some pockets of recovery but the overall picture is mixed with the Philippines and Indonesia the clear laggards in the region, according to Maybank Kim Eng.

AT LEAST 16 people died and three more went missing after the world’s strongest typhoon this year battered the Bicol region in eastern Philippines and several other provinces on Luzon island, according to the Office of Civil Defense.

THE DEPARTMENT of Health (DoH) reported 2,298 coronavirus infections on Monday, bringing the total to 385,400.

METRO Manila’s water supply will be enough for the rest of the year after rains brought by Typhoon Rolly, according to the state weather bureau.

THE Blackwater Elite return to PBA Philippine Cup action on Tuesday after a two-week break because of coronavirus concerns, taking on the defending champions San Miguel Beermen in the opener at 10 a.m. of a quadruple-header offering at the Angeles University Foundation Arena in Pampanga.

NEW Philippines Football League (PFL) team Maharlika Manila FC is out to sustain its spirited run in the ongoing league tournament, banking on a collective go-getting mindset.

SIX-TIME world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Sunday there were no guarantees he would be in Formula One (F1) next season.

Prior to the pandemic, the Philippine apparel and footwear retail industry registered stellar sales, closing at P184.9 billion in 2019 (Euromonitor, 2020).