Submission of CTRs, STRs, and KYC Documents

As the AMLC recognizes the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on business operations due to health risks and measures implemented to control the spread of the virus, such as the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), curfews, and localized work suspensions, please be advised of the following:

Pursuant to Item V-A of Part 1, General Provisions of the AMLC Registration and Reporting Guidelines (ARRG), 12 to 13 March 2020 are officially declared as workday suspensions, thus shall be excluded from the counting of the prescribed reporting period.

Likewise, 17 March to 12 April 2020 shall be considered as workday suspensions in accordance with Presidential Proclamation No. 929, which imposes the ECQ throughout Luzon, unless revoked earlier when ECQ conditions improve.

The foregoing is without prejudice to the voluntary submissions by covered persons of covered (CTRs) and suspicious transaction reports (STRs) within the reglementary period through the AMLC portal.

Moreover, all specified deadlines in regard to pending requests for submission of know-your-customer (KYC) documents as well as requests during the ECQ period (17 March to 12 April 2020) are hereby suspended, unless said period is cut short or extended, depending on the conditions upon which the ECQ period was fixed.

For requests during the ECQ period, the same shall be sent through e-mail to the respective compliance officers or other authorized officers of covered persons registered as such with the AMLC. Compliance with said requests may be made during this ECQ period but shall be submitted through the AMLC portal instead of personal delivery. This same mode shall henceforth be the mode of compliance even beyond the ECQ period.

Access details are as follows:
1. Log-in the AMLC portal (Ver. 2.9.9).
2. In the Electronic Documents Upload Facility, click the Electronic Return / KYC Documents Request Upload icon.3.
3. Select KYC Documents Request in the Document Type dropdown and click Proceed.
4. Enter the reference number as specified in the AMLC request.
5. Click Browse, choose the filename of the document, and click Upload

For the information and guidance, please click the Link.

 
In view of the recent pronouncement of the Office of the President raising the COVID-19 alert system of the country to Code Red Sublevel 2, the AMLC has taken measures to ensure that it will continue performing its mandates, including receiving covered and suspicious transaction reports via the portal.

The AMLC is one with the whole country and the whole world in overcoming COVID-19.

Suspension of Proceedings in the Adjudication and Enforcement Unit (AEU)

In line with the President’s declaration of Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) and Social Distancing Measures over the entire Luzon effective 17 March 2020 and expiring on 12 April 2020, the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) including its Adjudication and Enforcement Unit (AEU) having been directed to work from home (WFH), hereby issues this Advisory, to wit:

All scheduled clarificatory hearings and deadlines to file any pleading within the ECQ period are hereby suspended. The AEU shall set another date for said hearings or deadlines to file such pleadings after the ECQ period.

Any party who wishes to file any pleading within the ECQ period may do so by emailing the same together with scanned copies of supporting documents to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., copy furnished This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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