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cedricussuperius · 4 years ago

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Amyendahan ang HSA-2007: Hindi sagot ang ATA-2020

Ang Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 ay isang batas na nagpapawalang-bisa sa Human Security Act of 2007 at nagbibigay ng mas mahigpit na mga probisyon laban sa terorismo, insurhensiya, at insureksyon. Sa batas na ito, mas pinatibay nito ang parusa sa pagsagawa ng terorismo o kahit ang pagiging isang kasabwat sa pagsagawa ng terorismo. Bagaman nakalagay sa isang probisyon na ang pagprotesta, strike, at hindi pagsang-ayon sa gobyerno ay hindi kalakip sa depinisyon ng “terorismo”, may iba pang mga aspeto ng batas na ito ang maaaring makabawas sa constitutionally-guaranteed na kalayaang sibil ng mga Pilipino. Maliban sa isyu na ito, may ibang probisyon sa batas na malabo ang pagtukoy ng iilang mahahalagang termino katulad ng panahong itatagal ng “warrantless arrests” at mga tiyak na “quasi-judicial powers” ng Anti-Terrorism Council. Bukod dito, kahit na sa gitna pa ng isang malawakang krisis sa kalusugang pampubliko, naisagawa pa rin ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na gawing kagyat ang pagpasa ng Anti-Terrorism Bill, kaya marami ang nagdududa kung ano ang motibasyon sa ganitong aksyon ng Pangulo. Ayon sa Artikulo III, Sekyon 1 ng 1987 Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas: “no law shall be enacted depriving any person of his or her life, liberty, and property without due process of law”. Nasa kaalaman natin na matindi ang banta ng terorismo sa ating bansa, ngunit dapat isaalang-alang din na ang mga batas na dapat ipatupad ng Kongreso ay hindi maaabuso ng mga kawani ng pamahalaan laban sa mga sibilyan na maaaring mapagmulan ng paglabag sa mga karapatang pantao. Batay sa mga kondisyon na ibinanggit dito, ako ay nagbabatid ng pagsuporta sa pag-amyenda sa dating batas na HSA-2007 at mariing pagtutol sa mga nilalaman at kalikasan ng pagpasa ng Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020.

Sa bagong batas na ito, pinaiigting nito ang proteksyon ng bansa laban sa terorismo. Mabuti naman ang intensyon nito. Mayroon itong probisyon na nagbibigay kapangyarihan sa mga law-enforcement agencies na ilagay sa surveillance ang mga tao o grupo na suspetsadong terorista o mga nakikipagsabwatan sa mga terorista upang matigil ang pagsagawa ng kanilang iligal na operasyon. Subalit, malabo ang pagkatukoy sa salitang “terorismo” sa batas na ito dahil pinalawak din ang depinisyon nito.

Ang pagkakaroon ng malabong pagtukoy ng salitang “terorista” at mga “katangian ng terorismo”, ay maaaring magdulot ng pang-aabuso ng awtoridad. Halimbawa, batay sa Seksyon 4.a ng batas, ang terorismo ay isang aksyon na layon ang pagkamatay, malubhang pinsala sa katawan, o mangin ang pagpanganib sa buhay ng tao. Isa pang nakapagdududang probisyon ay ang Seksyon 4.b ng batas dahil napabilang dito sa terorismo ang mga kilos na naglalayong sirain ang pampublikong ari-arian at paggambala sa mga imprastrakturang pribado o publiko upang takutin ang gobyerno at mag-udyok ng pagbagsak nito. Anumang kilos na maaaring nakapaloob sa malabong probisyong ito ay maaari nang tawaging terorismo at sinumang tao na gumawa nito ay maaaring ma-aresto nang walang warrant at makulong ng hanggang 14 na araw at maaari pang mapahaba ng hanggang 10 araw (Seksyon 29, ATA-2020). Sa dating batas na HSA-2007, hanggang tatlong araw lang dapat makulong ang isang tao na walang warrant of arrest. Sa Seksyon 20 naman ng HSA-2007, nakalagay pa na mayroong parusa ang mga umaarestong opisyal ng sa hanggang 10 taong pagkakakulong kung hindi nila maipakita sa isang mahistrado ang akusadong terorista sa loob ng tatlong araw pagkatapos itong arestuhin. Ngunit sa ATA-2020, binura na ang probisyong ito. Maaaring maabuso ang batas sapagkat wala na itong malalakas na panangga laban dito.

May ilang sugnay ang tinanggal na sa Anti-Terrorism Act na dapat sanang nagbibigay ng mga pag-iingat laban sa pang-aabuso sa batas na ito. Sa Seksyon 9 ng Human Security Act ng 2007, nakalagay ang sugnay na:

“Provided, That the person being surveilled or whose communications, letters, papers, messages, conversations, discussions, spoken or written words and effects have been monitored, listened to, bugged or recorded by law enforcement authorities has the right to be informed of the acts done by the law enforcement authorities in the premises or to challenge, if he or she intends to do so, the legality of the interference before the Court of Appeals which issued the written order.”

Ang sugnay na ito ay nagbibigay ng karapatan sa sinumang tao na tinukoy na terorista na malaman ang ginagawang surveillance sa kanila ng law-enforcement agencies. Binigyan din ng karapatan ang mga hinihinalang suspek na hamunin ang legalidad ng mga aksyong ginagawa ng mga state forces. Subalit, sa kaparehong probisyon ng Seksyon 9 sa HSA-2007, ang Seksyon 18 ng ATA-2020, tinanggal na ang sugnay na ito na nakakatulong sa pagbibigay proteksyon sa karapatang pantao ng mga hinihinalang suspek at mga proteksyon laban sa pang-aabuso sa batas na ito. Makikitang nilalabag nito ang karapatang malaman ng mga taong pinagmamanmanan ng estado ang mga ginagawang pagmamanman sa kanila, at kinuha pa ang kanilang karapatang hamunin sa korte ang isinasagawang pagmamatyag sa kanila.

Dahil sa limitadong impormasyon na makukuha ng mga akusadong tao dahil ginawang classified na ang pagmamanman, maaaring hindi makapagtanggol ang akusado sa mga pinaratang na kaso laban sa kanya. Dahil dito, maaari itong lumabag sa karapatan nila sa pagkakaroon ng tamang due process.

Sa bagong ATA-2020, ang mga pamantayang pag-iingat laban sa pag-abuso ng batas ay nabawasan din. Noon, sa Seksyon 36 ng HSA-2007, detalyado pa at mabigat ang ng mga taong lalabag sa probisyong “Malicious Examination of a Bank or a Financial Institution”. Subalit sa kaparehong probisyon na ito sa Seksyon 37 ng ATA-2020, binawasan ang mga parusa sa sinumang tao na lalabag sa seksyong ito. Naging malabo na rin ang pagtukoy sa mga taong lalabag sa probisyong ito, at maaaring mapasailalim sa hindi kanais-nais na interprestasyon. Sa Seksyon 47 naman ng dating HSA-2007, nasa 12 hanggang 20 taon ang parusang pagkabilanggo sa sinumang tao na lalabag sa probisyong “Furnishing False Evidence, Forged Document, or Spurious Evidence”. Ngayon, sa Seksyon 43 ng ATA-2020, binawasan na rin ang parusa sa mga taong ito at ginawang anim (6) na taon na lamang.

Sa HSA-2007 kinakailangan ng mga imbestigador at law enforcement personnel na kumuha ng written order mula sa Court of Appeals bago imbestigahan at galugarin ang bank deposits ng mga akusado. Ito ay isang safeguard laban sa pang-aabuso ng batas. Ngunit sa ATA-2020, ang Seksyon 35 o “Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) Authority to Investigate, Inquire into and Examine Bank Deposits” ay nagbibigay ng kapangyarihan sa AMLC na galugarin ang personal accounts ng mga akusadong terorista na walang court order. Ito ay labag sa due process at maaaring gamitin ng kahit anong administrasyon laban sa kanilang mga kalaban sa politika. Ang pinaka-importanteng proteksyon laban sa pang-aabuso ng batas na ito ay binura na rin sa ATA-2020. Sa Seksyon 55 ng HSA-2007, ang Commission on Human Rights (CHR) ay may kapangyarihang isakdal ang mga opisyales at law enforcement personnel na lalabag sa anumang probisyon ng batas na ito. Sa ikalawang sugnay ng Seksyon 55, HSA-2007, nakalagay ang tekstong ito:

“…and for this purpose, the Commission shall have the concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute public officials, law enforcers, and other persons who may have violated the civil and political rights of persons suspected of, or detained for the crime of terrorism or conspiracy to commit terrorism.”

Ngayon, sa kaparehong probisyon nito sa Seksyon 47 ng ATA-2020, tinanggal na ang bahaging ito ng Seksyon 55 ng HSA-2007. Ang “Checks and Balances” ay kinakailangan din upang masigurado na hindi lalakas ang isang sangay ng pamahalaan sa iba pang sangay nito. Ngunit sa Seksyon 50 ng ATA-2020, pinaliit ang kapangyarihan ng Kongreso o “oversight powers” nito kumpara sa HSA-2007. Naging taunan na lang ang pag-ulat ng Anti-Terrorism Council sa Kongreso kumpara noong ito’y ginagawa tuwing anim na buwan sa ilalim ng HSA-2007. Kinakailangang higpitan ng batas na ito ang “Checks and Balances” upang maiwasan ang pag-aabuso nito.

Batay sa mga inilathalang argumento sa papel na ito, ang Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 ay isang mapanganib na batas sa ating Konstitusyon at karapatang pantao. Ang terorismo ay isa sa pinakamalalang problema ng Pilipinas ngayon. Kinakailang ng bansa ang isang batas upang labanan ito. Ang batas na ito ay may mabuting motibo na protektahan ang kapayapaan ng bansa at kaligtasan ng mga Pilipino laban sa mga radikal na Jihadist at Komunistang terorista sa mga kanayunan, subalit hindi dapat susupilin ng batas na ito ang karapatang pantao ng mga Pilipino. Mas mainam na amyendahan ng Kongreso ang Human Security Act of 2007 upang matitityak nito na protektado rin ng pamahalaan ang karapatang pantao at kalayaang sibil ng mga Pilipino.

BIBLIOGRAPIYA:

Constitutional Convention, Republic of the Philippines. (1987). Saligang Batas ng Republika ng Pilipinas. Retrieved from: https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/constitutions/1987-constitution/

Congress of the Philippines, Republic of the Philippines. (2007). Republic Act No. 9732: Human Security Act of 2007. Retrieved from: https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2007/03/06/republic-act-no-9372/.

Congress of the Philippines, Republic of the Philippines. (2020). Republic Act No. 11479: Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020. Retrieved from: https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2020/07/03/republic-act-no-11479/.

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smrbhagare97 · 2 years ago

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Accounts, properties valued at P8 billion frozen by AMLC since 2003

THE ANTI-MONEY Laundering Council (AMLC) has frozen P8-billion worth of assets since 2003, AMLC Executive Director Matthew M. David said on Monday. “Since the inception of the AMLC, so far we have frozen approximately P8 billion, both accounts and real properties and personal properties,” Mr. David said at a Senate hearing on Monday. He said assets that were subject to civil forfeiture were…

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777wave · 3 years ago

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Why does the Philippines attract financial fraud? That was the headline of an article on Nikkei.com and it is easy to answer even without reading the article. Loose law enforcement… officials cavorting with crooks if they are not crooks themselves… no one goes to jail for financial fraud. What the world is seeing is a lack of enforcement capacity on the part of our Securities and Exchange Commission, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, and the Anti-Money Laundering Council or AMLC. What appears to be lacking are the ability and willingness of these three bodies to conduct meaningful routine monitoring and verification of financial institutions… The sieve intended to catch bad actors and protect the nation has too many holes. That needs to change… Boo Chanco — #DirtyMoney https://www.instagram.com/p/CcxAUCpPV16GHgg0bZbYIUwFcJNKaEauPhTZfE0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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boc-naia · 3 years ago

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Press Release Dec. 15, 2021

BOC, AMLC Inaugurate Coordinating Center

As part of the Bureau of Customs' (BOC) commitment to border protection, the BOC together with the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) on December 14, 2021 inaugurated the BOC-AMLC Coordinating Center.

The event was attended by AMLCS-Investigation and Enforcement Department Director Atty. Matthew M. David together with other members of AMLCS-IED. For the BOC, Enforcement Group Deputy Commissioner Teddy S. Raval attended together with Port of NAIA District Collector Carmelita M. Talusan and Enforcement and Security Service Director Yogi Filemon Ruiz.

In his opening statement Depcomm Raval stated that the BOC-AMLC Coordinating Center shall act as a quick-action center between the two agencies and shall serve as a command center for joint operations. Raval stated that counting machines shall be present in the coordination center to aide examiners in border security efforts.

Director David for his Part stated that cross-border security is a team effort between BOC and AMLC. It will synergize efforts in ensuring that cross border security efforts are implemented and lead to better detection of false declarations of currency and the confiscation of the same. Director David is optimistic that the partnership between AMLC and BOC will result to increased confiscations and apprehensions of violators.

In her statement, NAIA District Collector Carmelita M. Talusan assured that BOC NAIA personnel are committed to exercise the Port's mandate to prevent the entry of misdeclared currencies that may be used to finance illegal activities. She also stressed that the coordination center will form part of the Port's enhancement of its capabilities.

As the movement of the economy further improves and trade becomes more efficient, the Bureau of Customs under the leadership of Commissioner Rey Leonardo B. Guerrero, remains at the forefront of border security in coordination with AMLC.

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keishiyaaa · 4 years ago

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Biggest Political Scandal of the Year: PhilHealth Executives Steal P15B

In March 2020, PhilHealth inaugurated the implementation of mechanism response to the COVID-19 pandemic without the lawmaker’s approval, making its operations “illegal”. This led to a dispute between the corporation and the Philippine senate. The corporation did not have any plain and direct guidelines as to which health care establishments were competent and suitable enough to receive funding. It became so controversial because of the suspicious distribution of funding to institutions that were non-COVID-19 health facilities. Non-COVID-19 facilities received an absurd amount of funding and received payments in just a short period of time compared to other health care establishments. This provoked a contentious issue between them, hence the corruption allegations. In September 2020, the Philippine Senate approved the report that recommends the filing of charges of corruption against various high-ranking officials of the corporation. Such as the Secretary of Health Francisco Duque III and Ricardo Morales, who recently resigned as CEO of the corporation.

PhilHealth has been known to overprice equipment and charges for personal gain. Their most recent scandal, where they allegedly stole P15 billion sparked the most controversy among their past issues. The P15 billion was said to be used by hospitals to improve their equipment and support maintenance though there hasn’t been evidence to prove so. The group of people who pocketed the money or the “mafia” would have gotten away with it until former anti-fraud legal officer Thorrsson Montes Keith called them out and caused attention to the company. With P90 billion lost last 2020, and an estimate of P 147 billion in 2021, a Philhealth official said that funds were going to run out by 2022, a 10-year plan ruined because of corruption and a pandemic. Although 95% of the stolen money was said to be liquidated to hospitals around the country, funds for COVID still remain low. The pocketed money caused permanent effects on funds reserved for healthcare and to the PhilHealth name. Until today a task force is dedicated to revealing more hidden agendas by PhilHealth.

In an official statement concerning PhilHealth’s recent scandal, Secretary Francis T. Duque III, ex-chairman of PhilHealth, released a personal statement directed towards the many PhilHealth officials affiliated with the grand larceny of P15B in the company. According to Secretary Duque, “PhilHealth was founded with the vision of providing Filipinos with universal health coverage as financial status should never hinder any Filipino from receiving quality health service, and it is utterly unacceptable that the system had been taken advantage of.” Additionally, Duque warned all health providers and PhilHealth officials that the system should not be cheated on or attempted to be cheated on, as he will ensure that justice will be served to those who defraud the system. On the other hand, President Duterte released an official statement about his take on the situation during an aired conference last August 10, 2020. Duterte expressed his infuriation towards the scandal. “Yayariin ko kayo. Maniwala kayo”, said the President. The President also expressed an extreme verbal warning towards those affiliated with the scandal: “If at all possible, I’ll kill you. You know the [cabinet members] are helping me? Because simply they love their country.”

On the 27th of July the Senate Resolution No. 475 was filed by Senators Vicente Sotto III and Panfilo Lacson, proposing an investigation to reveal PhilHealth’s supposed incompetent and corrupt system by looking into the many accusations constantly surrounding the health insurance company. This proposition was sanctioned by the senate the following day, allowing the occurrence of a 10-hour hearing with the whistle-blowers and suspected “mafia” members of this scandal on August 4th - the latter group strongly denying the accusations in response. Investigations by other house committees asking multiple high-ranking executives like Morales for information regarding their lifestyles (ie. assets), and President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the creation of a crew tasked to look more into the allegations were also performed.

Further questioning of PhilHealth officials ensue throughout the end of August, with Duque being cited as the “godfather” of the “mafia” - he denies this claim, Morales and Rodolfo del Rosario resigning from their positions, and Dante Gierran - a former NBI Director - being appointed by the President as the new chief of PhilHealth shortly afterwards. The Senate Committee revealed their findings on the 1st of September, including recommendations to press charges against Duque, Morales, and other executives for embezzlement. Two weeks later, President Duterte approves the filing of all cases against the alleged perpetrators with the exception of Duque’s - he also entertains the idea of stopping PhilHealth operations altogether. By October 8th, Philhealth says 43 of their high-ranking officials have already filed for a courtesy resignation.

As of February 2021, the Philippine Health Insurance Agency says that 94% of the 15 billion missing funds have been liquidated (could mean converted back to cash / returned or paid off / redistributed to other facilities). Gierran also claims that none of the funds relating to the IRM was lost, having been distributed to about 700 health care institutions (HCIs). PhilHealth has also sealed a partnership with AMLC or the Anti-Money Laundering Council, aiming for the heightening of coordination to halt, expose, and litigate corrupt financial management within the company. The CEO then reassures the Filipino people of the corporation's transparency and says that the liquidation of lost funds would be completed before the second quarter of the year. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has also announced its newly formed alliance with PhilHealth against health insurance fraud last March 8th 2021.

Philhealth’s stated goal is to "ensure a sustainable national health insurance program for all". However, this has not been the case at all. Corruption in one of the largest health insurance companies in the Philippines is not only colossal thievery by robbing Filipino workers and taxpayers of their contributions to the fund, but it also violates the right of Filipinos to universal health care. In a setting such as a virus that is plaguing the country and the world at large, it violates a right to life. Not only that those who have political power and authority take advantage of the vulnerable state our country is in right now, but this has been a recurring problem that is yet to be addressed. Through the years, there have been numerous circumstances of corruption of Philhealth and the Philippines yet the public, or society rather, tend to look away from it acting as if it is a normal occurrence. From “petty bribery” to systemic corruption, the idea itself has become an illness in society. One has to be conscious of the fact that corruption is constant and occurs in all civilizations. Nonetheless, it is not something to be normalized as it can affect economic growth, the legitimacy of the state, as well as the people themselves. Change starts within the public. It is up to the citizens to know their rights and demand that instances like these would be resolved with swift and appropriate actions. One must treat social issues such as corruption with a sense of morality rather than just an institutional problem in order to influence others and encourage egalitarianism to make a better society for themselves.

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luisa-writes · 4 years ago

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Biggest Political Scandal of the Year: PhilHealth Executives Steal P15B

In March 2020, PhilHealth inaugurated the implementation of mechanism response to the COVID-19 pandemic without the lawmaker’s approval, making its operations “illegal”. This led to a dispute between the corporation and the Philippine senate. The corporation did not have any plain and direct guidelines as to which health care establishments were competent and suitable enough to receive funding. It became so controversial because of the suspicious distribution of fundings to institutions that were non-COVID-19 health facilities. Non-COVID-19 facilities received an absurd amount of funding and received payments in just a short period of time compared to other health care establishments. This provoked a contentious issue between them, hence the corruption allegations. In September 2020, the Philippine Senate approved the report that recommends the filing of charges of corruption against various high-ranking officials of the corporation. Such as the Secretary of Health Francisco Duque III and Ricardo Morales, who recently resigned as CEO of the corporation.

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trendingph · 4 years ago

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PayMaya hooks up with AMLC to combat financial crimes Amid the boom of cashless payments in the Philippines, digital financial services firm PayMaya has signed an Information-Sharing Protocol (ISP) agreement with the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to help the government in its efforts to prev... https://trendingph.net/paymaya-hooks-up-with-amlc-to-combat-financial-crimes/?feed_id=200052&_unique_id=6081106fdf18c #amlc #combat #crimes #financial #hooks #paymaya #philippinenews #philippinesnews #trendingph

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phgq · 4 years ago

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PhilHealth seals partnership with AMLC

#PHnews: PhilHealth seals partnership with AMLC

MANILA – State insurer Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has partnered with the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to “promote and encourage cooperation and coordination to prevent, control, detect, investigate and prosecute unlawful and money laundering activities as well as terrorism financing”.

“The partnership also endeavors to cooperate in the areas of information exchange in accordance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012, and capacity building measures to enhance the capability of both parties in addressing money laundering, terrorism financing and unlawful activities in the country,” the PhilHealth said in a statement.

On Monday, PhilHealth President and Chief Executive Officer, Atty. Dante A. Gierran assured the public that the liquidation of PHP15 billion fund allegedly lost to corruption would be completed within the first quarter of the year.

Gierran noted that about 94 percent of the fund has been released to various healthcare facilities “under the interim reimbursement mechanism as of February 15”. (PNA)

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* Philippine News Agency. "PhilHealth seals partnership with AMLC." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1131078 (accessed February 18, 2021 at 11:39PM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "PhilHealth seals partnership with AMLC." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1131078 (archived).

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jonat941 · 4 years ago

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Duterte plugs loopholes in PH’s anti-money laundering law

President Rodrigo Duterte. FILE PHOTO / PRESIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS OPERATIONS OFFICE Duterte signed Republic Act No. 11521, which seeks to amend the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001. The final amended version of the AMLA has the following: Granted the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) the power to issue subpoenas and conduct search and seizures of suspicious accounts.Granted AMLC…

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wzuznews-blog · 8 years ago

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Under pressure, Executive Director of AMLC resigns

The head of Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) Ms. Julia C. Bacay-Abad on Monday confirmed that she was resigning from her duties effective 31st January 2017 in a three-page statement sent to journalist.

Ms Bacay-Abad in the statement said, she was leaving as she believed country’s financial intelligence unit require a fresh “strategy” in fulfilling its mandate and her exit would let AMLC…

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#AMLC #Anti-Money Laundering Council #Julia Bacay-Abad #solicitor general

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pnpmedia · 5 years ago

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The Philippines Introduces Brand-new Bc Lotteries Online Casino Anti-Money Laundering Guidelines for Casinos

The Philippines Introduces Brand-new Anti-Money Laundering Guidelines for Casinos

The motion of funds both to and from Philippine gambling enterprises will soon be checked by the country’s Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC)from 4 when the canadian online casino Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 10927 are slated to be enacted november. The collection of foibles was…

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trendingph · 4 years ago

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AMLC OKs freeze order on bank accounts, assets of IS-linked terror groups MANILA, Philippines–The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) has approved a freeze order on bank accounts and other assets of 16 sympathizers of the Islamic State (IS) and other Daesh-affiliated gr... https://trendingph.net/amlc-oks-freeze-order-on-bank-accounts-assets-of-is-linked-terror-groups/?feed_id=57072&_unique_id=5fe9a51115e12 #accounts #amlc #assets #bank #freeze #groups #islinked #oks #order #philippinenews #philippinesnews #terror #trendingph

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phgq · 4 years ago

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Task force vs. corruption logs over 200 complaints

#PHnews: Task force vs. corruption logs over 200 complaints

MANILA – Justice secretary Menardo Guevarra on Tuesday said the Task Force Against Corruption (TFAC) has so far received over 200 complaints with “large number” involving local government units (LGUs).

In a message to reporters, Guevarra said of the 208 complaints, only 148 pertain to actual corruption cases with 69 of these have been evaluated by the task force.

He said 40 cases were referred to other member agencies of the task force for comment, further investigation, or case build-up with one case set to be filed with the Office of the Ombudsman.

“The complaints involve a wide range of national government agencies, several government-owned or -controlled corporations, and a large number of local government units,” he said.

Guevarra said the complaints involve alleged violations of the anti-graft law, procurement law, Commission on Audit rules, and social amelioration programs.

He said there are also cases of overpricing, ghost projects, unfinished projects, kickbacks and commissions, bribery, extortion, smuggling, fake land titles, falsified free patents, and other fraudulent, corrupt, or illegal acts committed by public officials and private persons alike.

The DOJ earlier said it will be prioritizing reported irregularities involving a minimum threshold of PHP1 billion in public funds, among other criteria.

On the original list are allegations of irregularities in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Bureau of Customs (BOC), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), and the Land Registration Authority (LRA).

The task force, headed by the Department of Justice, is also composed of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC), Office of the Special Assistant to the President (OSAP), National Prosecution Service (NPS), and the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC). (PNA)

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* Philippine News Agency. "Task force vs. corruption logs over 200 complaints." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1130840 (accessed February 17, 2021 at 05:08AM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "Task force vs. corruption logs over 200 complaints." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1130840 (archived).

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