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Senator-judge Risa Hontiveros asked Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) Metrobank Division Head Atty. Niña Aguilar whether a client subject negative media coverage would make the AMLC division to file a suspicious transaction report (STR) on their accounts, during the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Oct. 7.

Aguilar responded that her division would "generally file" an STR if they have identified the customer that is subject to negative media coverage but will conduct further review on their transactions.

She further said that the AMLC division will file additional STRs after the review of the transactions, if warranted. (Video courtesy of Senate of the Philippines)

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00:01Do you wish to make an interjection, ma'am?
00:03Mr. Presiding Officer, o po, just a couple.
00:05Yes, you have two minutes, ma'am.
00:07Thank you, Mr. Presiding Officer.
00:09Good morning, Attorney Nina.
00:11Good morning, Your Honor.
00:13Good morning, ma'am.
00:15Napique din yung interest ko dahil nga kayo yung head ng inyong anti-money laundering division.
00:21So, dalawang tanong lamang po sa inyo.
00:25So, kahapon po kasi napag-usapan yung suspicious transaction reports o STRs
00:32na ginagawa ng mga covered persons kasama ang mga banko sa AMLAC.
00:37So, in general po, sa karanasan ninyo bilang head ng inyong anti-money laundering division,
00:45basta ba may controversial na balita tungkol sa kliyente ay nire-report na yan agad?
00:53Agad-agad sa AMLAC bilang STR?
00:56O, kinokonsidera po ba ng covered person, in this case ng banko, yung circumstances ng transaction?
01:05Circumstansya kasama na po yung halaga, account activity, profiles ng nagpadala,
01:11at tumanggap ng pera, at iba pa.
01:13Ganun po ba yun?
01:16For suspicious transaction reporting based on negative media,
01:20we generally file a suspicious transaction report if we have identified our customer
01:26to be the subject of the negative media and conduct further review on the transactions.
01:31And if it is warranted, we would file additional suspicious transaction reports
01:37after the review of the transactions, Your Honor.
01:40All right.
01:47So, hindi rin basta-basta.
01:49Kung may negative report, pero identified yung customer bilang subject ng negative report,
01:56maaring nagpo-file ng STR, pero nagko-conduct ng further review if warranted.
02:00So, may ganung mga qualifications step by step.
02:03Yes, Your Honor.
02:04All right po.
02:05Then, huli na lamang po.
02:07Again, in general, yung mga suspicious transaction reports,
02:12yung mga bank teller po ba ang nagpapadala ng mga suspicious transaction reports agad-agad sa AMLAC?
02:19O dumadaan po ba yan sa internal review?
02:23Kanina, nabanggit yung further review.
02:25Dumadaan ba sa internal review?
02:27May escalation process po ba?
02:29May approval po ba ng mga boss ng covered person o ng bank ko bago i-forward ang report sa
02:37AMLAC?
02:38The suspicious transaction reports, Your Honor, goes through my division, anti-money laundering division,
02:45and would require my approval as well before filing with the AMLC.
02:50All right.
02:50So, dadaan pa po sa division ninyo in the case of your covered person, in the case of your bank,
02:57and then kailangan pang-apprubahan ng head of division na kayo po yun.
03:01Yes, Your Honor.
03:02All right.
03:03Salamat po, Attorney Nina.
03:04Salamat po, Mr. President.
03:05Thank you, Senator Judge.

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