CTRs, STRs, and KYC Document Submissions during MECQ from 12 to 30 April 2021

In addition to the previous AMLC advisory on covered transaction reports (CTRs), suspicious transaction reports (STRs), and know-your-customer (KYC) document submissions during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period and in view of the announcement of the Office of the President, placing the Greater Manila area, which includes Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, Abra, and Quirino (Santiago) under modified ECQ (MECQ) from 12 to 30 April 2021, please be advised of the following:

Pursuant to Item V-A of Part 1, General Provisions of the AMLC Registration and Reporting Guidelines, the periods 17 to 18 and 24 to 25 April 2021 fall on weekends, thus these non-working days shall be excluded from the counting of the prescribed reporting period.

The period 12 to 30 April 2021 shall be considered workday suspensions in accordance with the MECQ.

Further, all specified deadlines relative to pending requests for submission of KYC documents as well as requests during the MECQ period (12 to 30 April 2021) are hereby suspended.

THE AMLC SECRETARIAT
Issued on 12 April 2021

2021 APRIL RES WEBINAR

CTRs, STRs, and KYC Document Submissions during ECQ from 29 March to 4 April 2021

In view of the announcement of the Office of the President, placing the Greater Manila area under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) from 29 March to 04 April 2021, please be advised of the following:

Pursuant to Item V-A of Part 1, General Provisions of the AMLC Registration and Reporting Guidelines (ARRG), 01 and 02 April 2021 are official holidays and the period 03 to 04 April 2021 falls on a weekend, thus these non-working days shall be excluded from the counting of the prescribed reporting period.

The period 29 to 31 March 2021 shall be considered workday suspensions in accordance with the ECQ.

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.

Further, all specified deadlines relative to pending requests for submission of know-your-customer (KYC) documents as well as requests during the ECQ period (29 March to 04 April 2021) are hereby suspended.

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. Please be reminded that compliance with said requests may be made during this ECQ period but shall be submitted through the AMLC portal instead of personal delivery.

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. 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. The filename should contain the name of the account holder.

THE AMLC SECRETARIAT
Issued on 29 March 2021

CTRs, STRs, and KYC Document Submissions during ECQ from 05 to 11 April 2021

In addition to the previous AMLC advisory on covered transaction reports (CTRs), suspicious transaction reports (STRs), and know-your-customer (KYC) document submissions during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period and in view of the President’s approval of the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to extend the ECQ in the Greater Manila area, which includes Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal, from 05 to 11 April 2021, please be advised of the following:

Pursuant to Item V-A of Part 1, General Provisions of the AMLC Registration and Reporting Guidelines, 09 April 2021 is an official holiday and the period 10 to 11 April 2021 falls on a weekend, thus these non-working days shall be excluded from the counting of the prescribed reporting period.

The period 05 to 11 April 2021 shall be considered workday suspensions in accordance with the extension of the ECQ.

Further, all specified deadlines relative to pending requests for submission of KYC documents as well as requests during the extended ECQ period (05 to 11 April 2021) are hereby suspended.

THE AMLC SECRETARIAT
Issued on 05 April 2021