June 22, 2023
Dear Ms. Guevarra,
Thank you for your request dated 09 June 2023 under Executive Order No. 2, Series of 2016, on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
We understand that you would like us to assist you with the alleged harassment of CASH-IN, an online lending application.
The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), as the central anti-money laundering/counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) authority of the Philippines, primarily functions as a financial intelligence unit, money laundering/terrorism financing investigator and prosecutor, as well as an AML/CTF supervisor, in accordance with the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001, as amended (AMLA), and its 2018 Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). The AMLC has no legal basis, either in the AMLA or the IRR, to provide legal assistance to persons who online lending entities may have harassed.
Considering that CASH-IN is a lending company, we suggest that you reach out to the Securities and Exchange Commission at
[email protected] and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas at
[email protected], who supervise lending companies in the Philippines.
Should such harassment amount to light or grave threats, you may also report the matter to the relevant law enforcement agencies, such as the Philippine National Police at
[email protected] and the National Bureau of Investigation at
[email protected].
Please be guided accordingly.
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Respectfully,
FOI Decision Maker
