Senators, witnesses weigh in on VP Duterte’s ‘unusual’ bank transactions

MANILA, Philippines— The alleged unusual huge cash withdrawals made by offices headed by Vice  President Sara Duterte triggered discussions over whether they constituted covered or suspicious  transactions that should have been reported to the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC).

At Duterte’s impeachment trial on Wednesday, two prosecution witnesses— Violeta Constantino and Nenita Camposano—described as “unusual” the cash withdrawals by ...