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The Anti–Money Laundering Council (AMLC) is the agency of the Government of the Philippines that is tasked to implement the provisions of Republic Act No. 9160, also known as the Anti–Money Laundering Act of 2001 (AMLA), as amended, and Republic Act No. 10168, also known as the “Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012” (TFPSA).
The Philippines is hopeful of being taken off the money laundering 'grey list' of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) of this year, the country's Anti-Money Laundering Council said on Tuesday.
The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), with the National Bureau of Investigation and Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission, jointly filed multiple counts of money laundering against Guo ...
Eli M. Remolona Jr. (born 1952) is a Filipino economist serving as the governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the central monetary authority of the Philippines, and the ex officio chairman of the Anti-Money Laundering Council, the central anti-money laundering/counter-terrorism financing authority of the Philippines, under the Bongbong Marcos administration since July 3, 2023.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signed a law on Friday to strengthen anti-money laundering and terrorist financing regulations ahead of a Feb. 1 deadline set by a global financial watchdog.
Adopting the National Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorism Financing and Counter Proliferation Financing Strategy 2023-2027, reorganizing the National Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Committee, and amending Executive Order No. 68 (s. 2018) for the purpose [33] 34
In February 2013, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III signed "Republic Act No. 10365" known as An Act Further Strengthening the Anti-Money Laundering Law, [41] which aims to strengthen the AMLC by requiring that any suspicious transaction in foreign exchange, real estate, and jewelry and precious metal trading be reported. [42]
Finally, in September 2001 Congress agreed to pass the Anti-Money Laundering Act, which led to the creation of the Anti-Money Laundering Council, a body headed by the BSP and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Subsequent legislation in 2002 and 2003 implemented and strengthened the AMLA's mechanisms and measures.