Alice Guo (left), Pastor Apollo Quiboloy (Facebook) Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas is pressing the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to hasten its efforts to freeze bank accounts and other assets linked to dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor...
CEBU CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) will file additional charges against individuals who were arrested for allegedly running an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator hub in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. Lawyer Rennan Oliva, chief of NBI-7, said that they plan to...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is gearing up to strengthen interagency cooperation and coordination to effectively combat tax evasion and money laundering. BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. said it is necessary to enhance collaboration with the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) amid...
While the green halo of renewables is highly regarded as the planet’s ultimate shield against climate change risks, the flourishing ‘silent infiltration’ of terrorist financing in many energy markets around the world is a ‘dark undercurrent’ that Philippine financial regulators will be...
The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has announced plans to implement an artificial intelligence (AI) system aimed at enhancing the detection and monitoring of money laundering activities in the country. During the Department of Finance (DOF) budget deliberations on Tuesday, Aug. 27, AMLC...
CEBU CITY – The cash reward for the arrest of the robbers who struck two jewelry shops here last week has doubled. Acting Mayor Raymond Garcia on Monday, August 12, announced that the cash reward has increased from P100,000 to P200,000. Garcia initially shelled out P100,000 in personal money that...
Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson Andres Bautista has been charged by the United States (US) Department of Justice (DOJ) for their role in an alleged bribery and money laundering scheme to retain and obtain business related to the 2016 Philippine elections. (MB file photo) This...
Senator Risa Hontiveros welcomed on Thursday, August 8 the Court of Appeals (CA) issuance of a freeze order against the properties of Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Apollo Quiboloy and other persons involved in the criminal cases filed against them by the government. “Deserve....
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILABULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has reiterated his belief that a highly-organized criminal syndicates--with its hands dipped in...
BACOLOD CITY – An elderly money lender was hacked to death by a farmer during a heated argument over unpaid debt in Sitio Ecogan, Barangay Minapasuk, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Saturday, August 3. A 60-year-old money lender was hacked dead by a farmer in Barangay Minapasuk, Calatrava, Negros...
"I hope he tell these accusations under oath and waive his immunity." This was Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia challenge to SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta's latest disclosure against the poll chief which involves two offshore bank accounts in the Cayman...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez here warned the people of counterfeit money following the discovery of fake P500 paper bills in a public market in this city on Saturday, July 20. Benitez posted photos of the fake paper bills on his Facebook page. A WALLET containing fake P500 currency was...
