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@PiaGarciaHere NTF against COVID-19 Medical Adviser Dr. Ted Herbosa says authorities will visit Basilan and several areas in BARMM to see the reasons behind why vaccination progress is slow in these areas

@PiaGarciaHere Herbosa says officials have communicated to residents in these areas that vaccines are safe and halal

@PiaGarciaHere Herbosa says one obstacle they see is some vaccination sites are not easily accessible

@PiaGarciaHere Herbosa says 780,000 doses of the pediatric Pfizer vaccine is scheduled to arrive tonight

@PiaGarciaHere Herbosa says not wearing face masks in open areas can be considered once a large number of the population has been fully vaccinated

@PiaGarciaHere Herbosa urges organizers of political rallies and other events to implement public health standards due to the pandemic

@PiaGarciaHere AMLC Executive Director Atty. Mel Georgie Racela has warned of several red flags they monitor as possible indicators of suspicious behavior

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@PiaGarciaHere AMLC: Combined yan along with several factors, kasama na po ang location kung saan nakatira yung recipients and yung frequency — again mas madami around on or about election day — yung number of transferees and age

@PiaGarciaHere AMLC: Lahat 'yan ay pagka kinombine ay nagiging red flag indicator. Maaaring maging ground for filing or submitting a suspicious transaction report sa AMLC

@PiaGarciaHere AMLC: Ang lahat ng covered persons — kasama na ang mga bangko at electronic money issuers — sila ay obligado na magkaroon ng electronic monitoring system

@PiaGarciaHere AMLC: Regardless of the amount, pag meron silang mga red flags na made-detect, meron silang mga AML investigators at analysts sa kanilang hanay and 'yun po ay magti-trigger ng kanilang mga analysts para mag-dig deeper

@PiaGarciaHere AMLC: Kahit maliit (na halaga) ay captured ng kanilang monitoring system

@PiaGarciaHere AMLC: Lahat ng mga reports na sina-submit sa AMLC, 'yun ay aming kinokolekta and aming ina-analyze. And 'yun po yung aming pwedeng mai-share sa aming law enforcement counterparts

AMLC on whether banks or electronic wallets can be held liable for facilitating vote-buying and vote selling: Wala po akong nakikitang criminal penalty under the election code (1/2)

AMLC: Pero kung sila ay very obvious na may maraming red flag indicators ngunit hindi nag-analyze o nag-request ng additional info, hindi nag-file ng suspicious transaction report sa AMLC, ito'y pwedeng maging basehan para maimpose-an ng administrative and criminal sanction (2/2)

AMLC: Sa hanay ng AMLC, as early as 2017 nakakuha na kami ng opinion sa National Privacy Commission na ang pag-share ng impormasyon ng AMLC ay exempted sa Data Privacy Act dahil ito ay mandato ng AMLC. (1/2)

AMLC: As a financial intelligence unit, ang mandato po ay to preserve the integrity of the bank accounts and to ensure na ang Pilipinas ay hindi ginagamit to launder proceeds of unlawful activities (2/2)

DOE Oil Industry Management Bureau Asst. Director Rodela Romero says the country is a net importer of petroleum products: Ibig sabihin, halos 100% ng requirements needed sa bansa ay kinukuha natin sa labas ng bansa

Romero: Base po sa nakaraang data, sinasabi sa world supply forecast na...kulang ang supply noong December 31, 2021 ng 1.85 barrels per day (1/2)

Romero: Ibig sabihin nagsisimula pa lang ang taon, kulang na yung supply tapos tumataas ang demand... Kapag kulang ang supply, mataas ang demand, talagang tumataas ang presyo (2/2)

Romero: Nasabayan pa ng supply disruption, kasama na yung conflict ng Russia at ng Ukraine

Romero said they are working with several government agencies to help ease the impact of oil price increases on the public.