Marvel superheroes that once called Netflix home are moving on to rival streaming platform Disney Plus. No surprise there as Disney owns Marvel Entertainment. Among those leaving Netflix soon are titles like "Daredevil," "Luke Cage," "Jessica Jones," "Iron Fist," "The Punisher," and "The...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved five corporations that will acquire the bad loans and non-performing assets (NPAs) of financial institutions affected by the pandemic-induced crisis, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a statement, the DOF said that five Financial...
Vaccine czar, Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. and United States (US) Embassy Chargé d'Affaires John Law greeted each other with a fist bump as they welcomed the arrival of 813,150 doses of the Pfizer vaccine on Wednesday night, Aug. 11, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). (Photo from...
The Singaporean-British actress is on a hot streak! Jessica Henwick is fast becoming a regular face on Netflix. After acing key roles in Marvel’s “Iron Fist” and “The Defenders,” the actress is now set to be part of “Knives Out 2.” The 28-year-old actress-writer has been added by...
The central bank’s Monetary Board has issued the circular for banks’ sale/transfer and investment transactions under the Financial Institutions Strategic Transfer (FIST) Act (Republic No. 11523). The circular was on the transfer/sale of non-performing assets (NPAs) to a FIST corporation or...
With CREATE, FIST laws The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) expects the economy to post positive growth in the second quarter due to base effects, but whether or not this will be sustained for the rest of the year will depend on the implementation of recently approved laws, such as the...
With the promulgation last week of the implementing rules and regulations of the Financial Institutions Strategic Transfer (FIST) Act (Republic Act No. 11523), the government has delivered a solid jab into the financial muscle of banks as prime movers of business and industrial growth that has...
The government has issued the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 11523, or the Financial Institutions Strategic Transfer (FIST) Act which will regulate the sale of non-performing assets of banks. The IRR was issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),...
Screenshot from Team Lakay's Youtube channel Team Lakay's women's strawweight bet Jenelyn Olsim remained unfazed ahead of her ONE Championship debut against No. 5 contender Maira Mazar in ONE: Fists of Fury III at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Friday, March 19. Olsim feels excited to make a "huge...
Photo from ONE Championship Team Lakay coach Mark Sangiao is confident that ONE women's strawweight newcomer Jenelyn Olsim would show a different side of her in the Circle. Olsim is set to return to mixed martial arts action next Friday, March 19, in ONE: Fists of Fury III at the Singapore Indoor...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is circulating three draft rules on the implementation of the recently-approved Financial Institutions Strategic Transfer (FIST) Act that includes proposed guidelines on eligibility issues and how banks’ soured assets will be treated under the new law. The...
The enactment of the Financial Institutions Strategic Transfer (FIST) law, which is expected to free up over P1 trillion worth of banks’ soured loans and non-performing assets and assist 600,000 micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), will ensure the stability of the local financial system...
