Tolosa: AMLC can share records with foreign counterparts, impeach court

Inquirer.net - Oct 3, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) is allowed to share information with foreign counterparts, giving further basis for it to provide financial records to the Senate impeachment court, prosecution legal spokesperson and counsel Benjamin “Jay” Tolosa Jr. said Saturday. Tolosa made the argument amid the defense’s continuing questions over the confidentiality of AMLC

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