DID YOU KNOW: Anti-Money Laundering Council

The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 9160 or the Anti-Money Laundering Act, which was signed on Sept. 29, 2001. The AMLC, the country’s Financial Intelligence Unit, is composed of the governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) who serves as chair and the commissioner of Insurance Commission and chair of Securities and Exchange Commission as members. The AMLC secretariat is located at the BSP complex in Malate, Manila. —Marielle Medina, Inquirer Research