Secret bank deposits
The Philippine Star|November 22, 2024
Congressmen stress that the ongoing inquiry being con-ducted by four committees of the House of Representatives is in aid of legislation.

One such measure that the quad comm can recommend to the House plenary is the lifting or at least easing of bank secrecy laws. Whether the plenary will go along with such a recommendation, or whether the quad comm will even propose it, will test the commitment of the chamber to transparency in government.

The issue of bank secrecy was once again put in the spotlight when former senator Antonio Trillanes revived his allegations of corruption against Rodrigo Duterte, citing bank transactions supposedly showing huge amounts funneled into Duterte's bank account by contributors to his 2016 campaign for the presidency, including suspected drug traffickers.

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