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[Title] => No risk of Philippines return to dirty money list – AMLC
[Summary] => As corruption scandals involving infrastructure projects raise concerns about the country’s compliance with global anti-money laundering standards, the Anti-Money Laundering Council said the Philippines is not at risk of being placed back on the gray list of Paris-based Financial Action Task Force.
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[Title] => BSP cracks down on e-wallet gambling links
[Summary] => The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has enforced a total ban on online gambling links in e-wallets, warning that failure to curb such activities could endanger the country’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force gray list.
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[Title] => NBI cited in Philippines exit from FATF gray list
[Summary] => President Marcos on Monday recognized the National Bureau of Investigation for its role in helping the country exit the money laundering gray list of the Financial Action Task Force.
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[Title] => ‘FATF gray list exit to boost entry of foreign investments’
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[Title] => Still a dirty money haven
[Summary] => Now that the Philippines, after missing its deadline, finally managed to get out of the gray list of countries under tighter monitoring by the Financial Action Task Force or FATF, the global dirty money watchdog may want to take a look at one of the biggest financial laundromats in this country: campaign finance.
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[Title] => Dirty money still abounds
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[Title] => Palace: POGO ban played key role in removal from FATF grey list
[Summary] => President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s directive last year to eliminate all Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) was instrumental in the Philippines' removal from the FATF grey list, Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro said.
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[Title] => Palace blames previous government for gray list woes
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[Summary] => As corruption scandals involving infrastructure projects raise concerns about the country’s compliance with global anti-money laundering standards, the Anti-Money Laundering Council said the Philippines is not at risk of being placed back on the gray list of Paris-based Financial Action Task Force.
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[Summary] => President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s directive last year to eliminate all Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) was instrumental in the Philippines' removal from the FATF grey list, Palace Press Officer Undersecretary Claire Castro said.
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