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A fresh push to amend the Bank Secrecy Law is gaining ground in Congress. But what’s behind this renewed effort — and what exactly do lawmakers want to revise?

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How can the prosecution get hold of Vice President Sara Duterte's “confidential” bank records? Retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio explains two legal avenues.

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Handang ipakita ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang bank accounts upang patunayang wala siyang itinatagong yaman ngunit tanging mga itinalaga lamang niya ang makakakita.

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Mahindra presses its Top Four aspiration, Rain or Shine and Phoenix Petroleum try to keep spots in the middle of the chart while Star fights for survival in a crucial double-header in the PBA Governors Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Friday night.

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The Philippines needs to ease its Bank Secrecy Law to be able to fully participate in the Paris-based International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)’s multilateral memorandum of understanding concerning consultation and cooperation and the exchange of information (MMOU), a ranking Securities and Exchange Commission official said.

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A fresh push to amend the Bank Secrecy Law is gaining ground in Congress. But what’s behind this renewed effort — and what exactly do lawmakers want to revise?

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How can the prosecution get hold of Vice President Sara Duterte's “confidential” bank records? Retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio explains two legal avenues.

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Handang ipakita ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang bank accounts upang patunayang wala siyang itinatagong yaman ngunit tanging mga itinalaga lamang niya ang makakakita.

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Mahindra presses its Top Four aspiration, Rain or Shine and Phoenix Petroleum try to keep spots in the middle of the chart while Star fights for survival in a crucial double-header in the PBA Governors Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Friday night.

[DatePublished] => 2016-09-01 16:41:33 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804773 [AuthorName] => Nelson Beltran [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/20160813/phoenix.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1538306 [Title] => To facilitate cross-border info exchange SEC bats for easing of Bank Secrecy Law [Summary] =>

The Philippines needs to ease its Bank Secrecy Law to be able to fully participate in the Paris-based International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)’s multilateral memorandum of understanding concerning consultation and cooperation and the exchange of information (MMOU), a ranking Securities and Exchange Commission official said.

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