In light of the recent bank expose’ by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV concerning Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s multi-million peso account with the Bank of the Philippine Islands, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas issued the following official statement on Monday, May 2, 2016:

                  “We would like to categorically state that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) are not the source of the documents and information being cited by a vice-presidential candidate regarding the alleged bank accounts of a certain presidential candidate.

                 “We assure the Filipino people that the BSP and the AMLC are not engaged in partisan politics and will never allow themselves to be used as a tool for political persecution or harassment, or as an instrument to hamper competition in trade and commerce.”

• Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) approved Resolution No. 34 Series of 2016
• AMLC adopts a new seal