Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has filed a measure seeking to give the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) additional powers and widening the scope of covered persons involved in financial crimes and updating the list of predicate offenses to money laundering. Lacson said...
DAVAO CITY – A Davao City councilor said on Tuesday, Nov. 25, that shifts in committee chairmanships are likely once acting Vice Mayor Rodrigo S. Duterte II formally assumes his post. Councilor Alberto Ungab, chairperson of the Committees on Appointments and Government Reorganization and Disaster...
Malacañang stressed that the people behind the "transition council" only have one goal—to remove President Marcos from office for their "own vested interests." Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro made the statement, following the revelation of Senate President...
Manila City Vice Mayor Chi Atienza led the council in expressing gratitude on Thursday, Nov. 20, after the Department of the Interior and Local Government–National Capital Region (DILG–NCR) recognized the 13th Manila City Council as an Outstanding Local Legislative Awardee for its exemplary...
The Manila City Council expressed its full support for the Madrasah Education Program after passing on second reading an ordinance aimed at strengthening and institutionalizing the said initiative. "Draft Ordinance No. 8873, principally authored by Councilor Elmer Par, seeks to integrate...
For repeatedly lamenting the establishment of a nature reserve in Bajo de Masinloc at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) level, President Marcos was able to take a "principled stand" and encouraged support towards the issue. National Maritime Council (NMC) Spokesperson Alexander...
Philippine financial intelligence unit Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has so far frozen nearly 2,000 bank accounts and assets valued at around ₱5.2 billion, while a bank inquiry into possible signs of money laundering remains ongoing. “As of this morning [Oct. 23], the total value of...
President Marcos has reappointed retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Jose Mendoza to the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC), Malacañang confirmed Saturday, Oct. 18. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro confirmed the reappointment via text message. Mendoza, whose...
Manila Vice Mayor Chi Atienza announced that the city council is set to hold a public hearing on Thursday, Oct. 16, to investigate the sexual harassment allegations of a councilor against her colleague which were raised during the council 's session last Oct. 9. Manila 4th District Councilor...
President Marcos renewed his administration’s commitment to making medicine more affordable to the public following the launch of a pilot program that allows licensed pharmacists to supervise multiple drugstores remotely. Marcos said this as he witnessed the signing of the Memorandum of...
The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), in support of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), has frozen more than ₱4 billion in assets linked to fraudulent flood control projects as the government intensifies its crackdown on corruption. The move follows the AMLC’s issuance of...
As the probe into controversial flood control projects continues, more than 800 new bank accounts have also been identified as having questionable transactions, leading authorities to add them to the growing list of frozen accounts. According to the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), it secured...
