"Konting tiwala naman (Have a little trust in me)." Former senator Antonio "Sonny" Trillanes IV made this appeal to his fellow Filipinos after the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) essentially proved that he wasn 't lying with his sworn statement, particularly on his annexes showing bank...
Wednesday was a bad day to be a Duterte. This was highlighted by the Makabayan bloc congressmen, as well as Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima, in separate statements on Aprill 22. That day, former president Rodrigo Duterte 's challenge to the International Criminal Court...
The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) told congressmen on Wednesday, April 22 that it had flagged nearly P6.8 billion worth of transactions from bank accounts linked to Vice President Sara Duterte and her husband, lawyer Manases Carpio from 2006 to 2025. Attending Wednesday 's House...
The camp of Leyte 1st district Rep. Martin Romualdez said on Tuesday afternoon, April 21 that it was technically "speculative" to say that a freeze order on the former House Speaker 's assets was imminent. "On the reported request for a freeze order: under the law, the Anti-Money Laundering...
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Tuesday, April 21, said his office is waiting for the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to file a freeze order on the assets of former House speaker Martin Romualdez due to reported money laundering. In a press briefing, Remulla said the Office of the Ombudsman...
If detainee Ramil Madriaga was the main attraction during the last House impeachment hearing against Vice President Sara Duterte, then former senator Antonio "Sonny" Trillanes IV could be the star of the show Wednesday, April 22, when the proceedings resume. This, after the Committee on Justice...
Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), the Philippine financial intelligence unit, has entered a new chapter with the appointment of Ronel Buenaventura as its new executive director, succeeding Matthew David. Buenaventura takes the helm of AMLC at a time when the agency continues to deepen...
Former Ako Bicol partly-list representative Zaldy Co remains the beneficial owner of Sunwest, Inc. with around P802 million recorded transactions for years since 2019, the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) told the Sandiganbayan on Tuesday, April 7. In his testimony, AMLC’s lawyer Jan Mark...
The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), the Philippine financial intelligence unit, has begun searching for its next executive director as Matthew David prepares to step down and seek another position within the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). David led several asset freezes and seizures...
Senator Joel Villanueva has filed a measure that seeks to amend and further boost Republic Act No. 9160 or the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) to combat financial crimes and protect the integrity of the financial system. Under Senate Bill No. 1983, Villanueva seeks to give more teeth to the...
Maharlika Investment Corp.’s (MIC) ₱19.7-billion acquisition play for a 20 percent stake in Synergy Grid and Development Philippines Inc. (SGP), the holding gateway to transmission firm National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), failed to close on the original schedule. This failure...
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...
