Anti-Money Laundering Council(AMLCS)

March 26, 2021 Thank you for your request dated 11 March 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (S. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Thank you for your request dated 11 March 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (S. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your FOI request is: “Hi, I would to register with AMLC a requirement for all Real Estate Brokers under RA 11521 or the amended Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2001. The deadline for the registration with AMLC is on 15 March 2021.” Please be advised that the AMLC extended the registration for real estate developers (REDs), real estate brokers (REBs), and offshore gaming operators (OGOs), and OGO-service providers. The AMLC is in the process of revising the Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Financing Guidelines for Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBP Guidelines), which takes into account various proposals from the Professional Regulation Commission and industry associations, including the setting of a new registration deadline. We encourage REBs, REDs, OGOs, and OGO-service providers to continue registering with the AMLC even beyond the 16 March 2021 deadline initially set by this Office. The AMLC Registration is free and can be done online. As a licensed real estate broker, you would need to prepare and upload during online registration: 1. Scanned copy of PRC certificate of Registration/License as a real estate broker; 2. Your Key ID generated and exported thru Kleopatra software (please see the TSP for the procedure in generating Key ID). You can also make use of the following links: 1. To download the Kleopatra software http://www.amlc.gov.ph/2015-12-09-07-34-10/reporting-tools 2. Online Registration https://portal.amlc.gov.ph/amlc/web/register.htm The step-by-step registration procedure is laid down in the AMLC Registration and Reporting Guidelines (ARRG), particularly, the Online Registration System (ORS) and the Transaction Security Protocol (TSP), copies of these manuals are attached. Once registered, a Certificate of Registration (COR) or Provisional Certificate of Registration (PCOR), would be issued depending on the completeness of compliance with the documentary requirements. Should you require assistance at any stage of the process, or for any registration-related query, you may contact the Registration Staff, Compliance and Supervision Group, DPD-AMLCS, at tel. nos. (632) 87087067, (632) 53020-3948, or (632) 5310-3244. We hope we have been of assistance. Very truly yours, ALVIN L. BERMIDO FOI-Decision Maker AMLC Secretariat