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mANILA — Criminal charges are being readied against seven more individuals in connection with the $81-million money laundering case, as investigators from Bangladesh are set to arrive in the country next week to begin their own probe on the loss of their government’s money
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to hackers. A source told The Star the Anti-money Laundering Council (AmLC) is gathering more evidence against the seven, who may have been among those who appeared at the recent senate Blue ribbon committee hearings on the issue. the source declined to share other details, including the identities of the seven persons to be charged. on thursday, march 31, Bangladesh
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DNC CEO emphasizes importance of AAPI vote Confident Democrat will win presidency
A WeeK after Democratic presidential candidates hillary Clinton and Bernie sanders made campaign stops in Los Angeles, Democratic National Committee (DNC) Ceo Amy Dacey visited the city to lay the groundwork to expand the party’s base and meet with Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) voters, who comprise a crucial electorate in
DIRTY MONEY. Casino junket operator Kim Wong turned over $4.63 million stolen by hackers from Bangladesh’s central bank to the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) for safekeeping at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) premises. In photo are (L-R) Second Secretary and Head of Chancery of the Bangladesh Embassy Manila Probash Lamarong, AMLC Secretariat Executive Director Julia Bacay-Abad, AMLC Member and Insurance Commissioner Emmanuel Dooc, Atty Inocencio Ferrer, Jr. – Legal Counsel of Mr. Kim Wong and BSP Deputy Governor Vicente Aquino. Photo from BSP
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Poe takes solo lead in Wong returns $4.6 million It took BSP staff 2 1/2 hours to count money latest Pulse Asia poll
CA passes measure to raise minimum wage to $15
IN a historic move, the California Legislature voted on thursday, march 31 to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next six years. With a 26 to 12 vote in the senate and 48 to 26 vote in the Assembly, the landmark measure would make California the state with the highest minimum wage in the nation.
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mANILA — sen. Grace Poe has regained the solo lead in the latest Pulse Asia survey on presidential preference commissioned by ABs-CBN. the poll, taken from march 15 to 20, showed Poe leading the race with 28 percent, up from 26 percent in the march 8 to 13 survey of Pulse Asia, which was also commissioned by ABs-CBN.
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theY started counting the $100 bills at 3:30 p.m. two and a half hours later, using three counting machines that can automatically detect the authenticity of paper currency, staffers of the Bangko sentral ng Pilipinas (BsP) and the Anti-money Laundering Council (AmLC) tallied a cash pile of $4.63 million, turned over by casino junket operator Kim Wong. the amount is believed to be part of the
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hoLLYWooD — everything manny Pacquiao does from hereon could be his last as a boxer, whose rags-to-riches story the world has learned to love. It’s always his last this or that. “maybe it’s my last time to run up the hollywood sign,� said Pacquiao, the only boxer in history to win world titles in eight different weight divisions. Pacquiao got up early Wednesday, march 30, for his road work. Being a non-sparring day, he worked harder on the Bronson Canyons up the huge hollywood sign. It could be his last. Pacquiao is in the final days of his training for his Manny Pacquiao talks to the members of the international media at the Wild Card
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$81 million stolen by computer hackers from Bangladesh Bank in february and has turned into the largest money-laundering case to be uncovered in the Philippines. Kim Wong’s lawyer, Inocencio ferrer Jr., personally turned over the money to AmLC member and insurance Commissioner emmanuel Dooc, executive director Julia Bacay-Abad and other BsP officials. “today mr. Kim Wong kept his promise to the senate blue ribbon committee to return $4.63 million in his casino to the AmLC for later transmittal to the Bangladesh central bank,� ferrer later told reporters.
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mANILA — most filipinos (88 percent) aspire to obtain gainful employment in the country instead of going abroad to work. this was according to a nationwide survey conducted by the National economic and Development Authority (NeDA). Completed last february, NeDA’s Ambisyon Natin 2040 survey also shows that filipinos aspire to eventually live in a country that can guarantee their security in their respective communities. furthermore, the survey shows that most
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