
The latter figure, cited by the Office of the Ombudsman, was contained in the couple’s statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN), an annual filing required of public officials in the Philippines.
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The lawmakers also heard a separate allegation from former senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who said members of the Duterte family had received money from Sammy Uy, whom the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) described as a “covered person”, meaning someone whose transactions had been flagged after being linked to illicit drug operations.
Presenting a case report before the committee, AMLC executive director Ronel Buenaventura said the records showed “suspicious transactions” involving large sums moving through accounts held by Duterte-Carpio and her husband, Mans Carpio, with 2.9 billion pesos left in the accounts after the recorded inflows and outflows.
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