President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday lashed out at officials of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) for being “hard to deal with” and for protecting money launderers. In his speech during the 80th founding anniversary of the National Bureau of Investigation, Duterte told the BSP and AMLC officials to cooperate with his administration or he will look into their shortcomings. For I really have none,” Duterte said. And do not give me a reason to have a confrontation with you,” Duterte added. The President also challenged the AMLC to expose hidden wealth and corruption.

Source: Manila Times November 14, 2016 17:14 UTC