The Philippines has successfully exited the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) following reforms implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to enhance financial integrity and transparency in the corporate sector.On the final day of the FATF plenary on Feb. 21, 2025,...
Malacañang has welcomed the country's much-wanted exit from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) greylist, saying the development reaffirms the government's actions are aligned with international standards.File photosIn a statement, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said the country's exit from...
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 Alice...
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 the...
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...
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 was...
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. Dapat...
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 Philippine...
"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...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, July 12 disclosed that billions of alleged "unjustified" money went into the bank accounts of suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo sometime in 2019 to 2022. Gatchalian made the revelation a day after the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC)...