- JOSE “JINGGOY” P. EJERCITO ESTRADA and MA. PRESENTACION VITUG EJERCITO, petitioners, vs. SANDIGANBAYAN (FIFTH DIVISION); ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING COUNCIL, represented by its EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, JULIA C. BACAY-ABAD; and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES By petition for certiorari, prohibition and mandamus, the petitioners seek to annul and set aside the resolution promulgated on February 2, 2015, whereby the Sandiganbayan denied their Urgent Motion to Suppress/Exclude (The “Inquiry Report on the Bank Transactions Related to the Alleged Involvement of Senator Jose P. “Jinggoy” Ejercito Estrada in the PDAF Scam, and the Testimony of Witness Atty. Orlando C. Negradas, Jr. Thereon) (motion to suppress) filed in Criminal Case No. SB-14-CRM-0239, a prosecution for plunder.||| (Estrada v. Sandiganbayan (Fifth Division), G.R. No. 217682 (Resolution), [July 17, 2018])
- PHILIPPINE DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, petitioner, vs. MANU GIDWANI, respondent.||| (Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. v. Gidwani, G.R. No. 234616, [June 20, 2018])For the Court’s consideration is the Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court filed by Philippine Deposit Insurance System (PDIC) and docketed as G.R. No. 234616. The petition assails the January 31, 2017 Decision and October 6, 2017 Resolution of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 146439. The challenged rulings reversed the finding of probable cause to charge respondent Manu Gidwani (Manu) with estafa through falsification under Art. 315 (2) (a) in relation to Arts. 172 (1) and 171 (4) of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), and for money laundering as defined in Section 4 (a) of Republic Act No. (RA) 9160, otherwise known as the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001 (AMLA).||| (Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. v. Gidwani, G.R. No. 234616, [June 20, 2018])
- REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, represented by the ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING COUNCIL, petitioner, vs. JOCELYN I. BOLANTE, OWEN VINCENT D. BOLANTE, MA. CAROL D. BOLANTE, ALEJO LAMERA, CARMEN LAMERA, EDNA CONSTANTINO, ARIEL C. PANGANIBAN, KATHERINE G. BOMBEO, SAMU G.R. No. 186717 is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, with an urgent prayer for the issuance of a temporary restraining order and/or writ of preliminary injunction. The petition seeks to nullify the Court of Appeals (CA) Resolution in CA-G.R. AMLC No. 00024. The CA Resolution denied petitioner’s application to extend the freeze order issued on 4 February 2009 over the bank deposits and investments of respondents. ||| (Republic v. Bolante, G.R. Nos. 186717 & 190357, [April 17, 2017]
- REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, represented by the ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING COUNCIL, petitioner, vs. HON. WINLOVE M. DUMAYAS, Presiding Judge of Branch 59, Regional Trial Court in Makati City, JOCELYN I. BOLANTE, ARIEL C. PANGANIBAN, DONNIE RAY G. PANGANIBAN G.R. No. 190357 is a petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court challenging the Resolution 3 and the Order 4 issued by the Regional Trial Court of Makati, Branch 59 (RTC), in AMLC Case No. 07-001. The RTC Resolution denied petitioner’s application for an order allowing an inquiry into the bank deposits and investments of respondents. The RTC Order denied petitioner’s motion for reconsideration.||| (Republic v. Bolante, G.R. Nos. 186717 & 190357, [April 17, 2017]
- SUBIDO PAGENTE CERTEZA MENDOZA and BINAY LAW OFFICES, petitioner, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS, HON. ANDRES B. REYES, JR., in his capacity as Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals, and the ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING COUNCIL, represented by its members, HON. Challenged in this petition for certiorari and prohibition under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court is the constitutionality of Section 11 of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9160, the Anti-Money Laundering Act, as amended, specifically the Anti-Money Laundering Council’s authority to file with the Court of Appeals (CA) in this case, an ex-parte application for inquiry into certain bank deposits and investments, including related accounts based on probable cause.
TEXT: IRR Anti-Money Laundering Act , as Amended (2021)
TEXT: RA 11521- Anti-Money Laundering Act, As Amended
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