ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 79-year-old businesswoman was robbed and stabbed to death inside her house in Barangay Vitali here on Thursday, Oct. 16. Police identified the victim as Asuncion Pajarito. Initial investigation showed that the suspects forcibly entered the victim 's residence and robbed...
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...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, September 21 welcomed the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) for expanding its freeze orders on assets that are linked to flood control anomalies. This after the AMLC was able to secure a new freeze order from the Court of Appeals targeted at assets...
The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has taken another step in its fight against corruption, securing a fresh freeze order to seize assets connected to the government’s flood control scandal. In a statement, AMLC Executive Director Matthew M. David said that the order, issued Friday, Sept....
The Court of Appeals (CA) has ordered the freezing of 135 bank accounts and 27 insurance policies of at least 26 Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials and contractors involved in anomalous flood control projects. In a press briefing, DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon, Anti-Money...
The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has secured a freeze order for more than 130 bank accounts and insurance policies linked to a corruption scandal involving flood-control projects, officials announced Tuesday, Sept. 16. The Court of Appeals granted the order for 135 bank accounts and 27...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has vowed to help the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) and the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) get the funding they need to fight money laundering and corruption. Lacson made the assurance at the hearing of the Senate Finance Committee when...
Sen. Erwin Tulfo said on Sunday, September 14 he will file a resolution calling for a Senate inquiry into the role of casinos in the anomalies surrounding government flood control projects. Tulfo said it was clear casinos were turning a blind eye on questionable transactions and refusing to report...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince B. Dizon on Friday, Sept. 12, vowed to recover public funds allegedly lost to irregularities in flood-control projects, stressing that taxpayers’ money must be returned from erring officials and contractors. Following directives from...
Malacañang said the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will further intensify anti-money laundering reforms as it welcomed the Philippines ' removal from the European Union’s list of high-risk third world countries. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro...
Loans from big banks or universal and commercial banks (UK/Bs), excluding investments in the central bank’s reverse repurchase (RRP), grew by a faster 12.1 percent in June from May’s 11.3-percent expansion. According to the latest data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) released on...
