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Practice question: Anti-Money Laundering Act (RA 9160, as amended by RA 9194, 10167, 10365, 10927, 11521, 11930, and 12312)

Multiple Choice Easy Jurisprudence

Practice question

For an ordinary bank transaction, what is the general covered-transaction threshold stated in current AMLA section 3(b)?
  1. Any cash amount, regardless of size
  2. Exactly PHP 100,000 each calendar month
  3. Cash or equivalent monetary instruments totaling more than PHP 500,000 within one banking day
  4. More than PHP 5 million in every transaction of every sector
  5. Exactly PHP 500,000 over a lifetime

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2001/ra_9160_2001.html — RA 9160, the Anti-Money Laundering Act, read with the subsequent amendments cited below.
  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2003/ra_9194_2003.html — sections 1–2, covered and suspicious transactions.
  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10365_2013.html — sections 4–5 and 7, current money laundering offense, independent prosecution and reporting confidentiality.
  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2017/ra_10927_2017.html — sections 1–3, casino coverage and cash transactions.
  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/ra_11521_2021.html — section 2, current covered and suspicious transaction definitions and real-estate cash threshold.
  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2022/ra_11930_2022.html — section 9(c), sections 4–5 violations as AMLA unlawful activity.
  • https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/100174 — RA 12312, sections 8, 16–17 and 20; October 29, 2025 newspaper publication recorded by the Supreme Court E-Library; statutory predicate rule operative before June 30, 2026.

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