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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

What does AMLA’s reporting-confidentiality rule prohibit covered persons and their officers or employees from doing?
  1. Maintaining the legally required records
  2. Submitting the legally required report to AMLC
  3. Using a lawful internal reporting process
  4. Communicating to others that a transaction has been or is about to be reported, or disclosing the report’s contents or related information
  5. Identifying a customer as required by law

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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