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AMLC tags signs of digital vote buying

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 12:23 PM

Digital vote buying red flag: Transactions [that] may be deemed inconsistent with customer’s financial profile or declared business. Read more »

2 Japanese na may dala umanong P44.8-M timbog sa NAIA

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 03 02:41 AM

Ayon sa Customs, binigyan pa ng pagkakataon ang mga Hapon na sabihin kung may idedeklara silang pera, pero sinabi nilang wala kaya inaresto sila. Read more »

P50 milyong barya di pa rin alam kung kanino

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 08:20 PM

Tinutunton pa rin ng awtoridad kung kanino ang nasa P50 milyong mga barya sa isang bahay sa QC noong isang linggo. Read more »

PDEA enforces freeze order on properties of MICP drug trade suspects

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 03 10:53 PM

MANILA (UPDATED) - Authorities on Monday enforced the freeze order on properties of personalities linked to the smuggling of suspected shabu seized at the Manila International Container Port (MICP) a few years ago. Read more »

Briton charged in Wirecard-linked fraud

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 02 08:21 PM

A British man has been charged in Singapore over a fraud linked to collapsed German payments firm Wirecard. Read more »

PH measures 'not sufficient' as country slips back into dirty money gray list: BSP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 28 05:26 PM

The central bank chief said the country needs time to implement these laws to demonstrate the effectiveness of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing measures.  Read more »

Philippines back in dirty money watchdog's 'gray list'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 28 09:58 AM

A global dirty money watchdog has placed the Philippines anew on its "gray list" or jurisdictions under increased monitoring after failing to address strategic deficiencies in their regimes to counter money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing. Read more »

PNP: Police, AMLC freeze assets of allegedly ‘high-value’ drug suspect in Cebu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 10:54 PM

The PNP and the Anti-Money Laundering Council have implemented the Court of Appeals' freeze order on the assets of an allegedly "high-value" drug suspect arrested in Cebu, police said Friday. Read more »

Duterte tightens anti-money laundering rules to avoid `gray list'

Reuters
Posted at Jan 31 09:06 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte signed a law on Friday to strengthen anti-money laundering and terrorist financing regulations ahead of a Feb. 1 deadline set by a global financial watchdog. Read more »

AMLC approves freezing of properties, funds tied to communist movement

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 11:36 PM

The Philippines' Anti-Money Laundering Council ordered an immediate freeze on assets of groups linked to the country's communist movement. Read more »

CPP-NPA minaliit ang freeze order ng AMLC: 'We are not stupid'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 28 09:29 PM

Binalewala lang ng CPP at NPA ang kautusan na i-freeze ang bank accounts na konektado umano sa kanila. Read more »

AMLC orders freezing of property, funds tied to CPP-NPA

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 28 10:43 AM

The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has ordered the freezing of properties and funds that may have links to the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and the New People’s Army (NPA), according to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra. Read more »

AMLC flags surge in ‘suspicious transactions’ in e-payments amid pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 02:24 PM

The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) on Friday flagged the surge of suspicious transactions amounting to P3.1 billion as more consumers shift to digital banking due to quarantine restrictions brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.   Read more »

Senators oppose proposal to include real estate developers, brokers under AMLC's watch

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 06:09 PM

A proposal to include real estate developers and brokers in the list of covered institutions and persons of the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) was met with opposition Wednesday, with some senators saying it’s putting additional burden to an overly regulated industry. Read more »

PH money remitters flagged in millions of dollars in ‘suspicious’ transactions

Karol Ilagan, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Updated as of Sep 21 02:59 PM

In this collaboration with more than 400 journalists in 88 countries, PCIJ examines the Filipino subjects in the FinCEN Files and why the Philippines continues to attract financial crime. Read more »

Planong AI program ng AMLC, di muna itutuloy dulot sa budget cuts

Robert Mano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 10:45 PM

Hindi muna matutuloy ang planong artificial intelligence program ng Anti-Money Laundering Council dahil sa mga budget cut sa nasabing ahensiya. Read more »

Philippines seeks Germany help in Wirecard probe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 12 03:28 AM

MANILA - A top Philippine financial investigator said Friday he has asked Berlin authorities for information on dozens of "persons of interest" in a Manila inquiry on the Wirecard accounting scandal. Read more »

Public urged to be vigilant as online suspicious transactions rise

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 03:57 PM

Reported suspicious online transactions increased this year, the Anti-Money Laundering Council said Friday, as it reminded the public to be vigilant while doing digital financial transactions.   Read more »

Finance Dept, AMLC ink deal to strengthen fight vs money laundering, terrorism financing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 03:09 PM

The Department of Finance said Thursday it signed a deal with the Anti-Money Laundering Council to reinforce the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing. Read more »

AMLC urged to look into bank accounts of PhilHealth officials

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 12 10:22 PM

Some officials of state insurer PhilHealth agreed to open their bank accounts to be examined by the Anti-Money Laundering Council.  Read more »