MANILA, Philippines — The Senate on Wednesday snubbed Malacaang’s certification for the urgent passage of a bill seeking to strengthen the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) because it sets some “conditions” thus, violating the separation of powers between two co-equal branches of government.
“Some of us that have been here long enough know that yes, indeed, there are times when the executive department would whisper their wishes on certain pieces of legislation, but it is never written down in black and white,” Senate President Vicente Sotto III said during the plenary session.
“This is the first time that it is done and I don’t think it will qualify as a letter of c…
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