Uncover details of money laundering

Sen. Win Gatchalian wants to uncover every single detail on how suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo and others were able to launder money in the Philippines, particularly the money that was used to build a multi-million “POGO hub” in Bamban, Tarlac. During Thursday’s hearing, September 5, 2024 of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights, Gatchalian asked the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) on how a huge amount of money came into the country. “This is the bigger crime, putting up a building that we don't know how the money came in. I want to understand from AMLC how this big amount came in, where did it go and who were paid by this money,” Gatchalian said. “I remember during the (previous) hearing, we were made to understand that once the cases are filed and it formed part of the public document, then we can discuss the details here so that the public will understand what the government is doing in order to go after the people who laundered money and also to prevent this from happening again,” he said. Atty. Adrian Arpon, AMLC representative, asked the committee to give the agency until the second week of October to finish the entire investigation, although initially, they already filed 87 counts of money laundering case against Guo and others. (Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau)