Seminars Held

The Nitty-Gritty of the Anti-Money Laundering Law: Its Implementing Rules and Regulations

Conducted at the Garcia Villa-Balagtas-Balmori Rooms, Manila Peninsula Hotel, Makati City, Philippines on 5 December 2001.

Agenda - Program

A.M.

1. Registration (8:30-8:59 A.M.)
   
2. National Anthem and Invocation (9:00-9:05 A.M.)
   
3. Preview (9:06-9:40 A.M.)
   
4. Legal and Regulatory Framework (9:30-10:30 A.M.)
   
   1. Highlights of the law.
      
   2. Synthesis of the questions, suggestions and proposal discussed in previous forum
      
5. COFFEE BREAK (9:41-10:10 A.M.)
   
6. The IRR in General and the IRR applicable to banks under the supervision of the BSP (10:11-11:09 A.M.)
   
7. The IRR affecting Insurance Companies (11:10 A.M.-12:10 P.M.)
   

P.M.

8. LUNCH (12:11-12:40 P.M.)
   
9. The IRRs affecting Financial Intermediaries under SEC supervision
   Guest Speaker: Speech by SEC Chair Lilia R. Bautista. (12:41-1:41 P.M.)
   
10. The Enforcement Aspects of the Law (1:42-2:40 P.M.)
    
11. Open Forum (2:41-3:30 P.M.)
    
12. COFFEE BREAK (3:31-3:40 P.M.)
    
13. Resumption of Open Forum (3:41-4:40 P.M.)
    
14. Wrapping Up (4:41-5:00 P.M.)
    

The Speakers

SEC Chair Lilia R. Bautista

Atty. Celia Escareal-Sandejas

Atty. Jose P. Aquino

Judge Pio C. Guerrero
Executive Director, Anti-Money Laundering Law Council

Atty. Elmore O. Capule
Deputy Director, Office of the General Counsel, BSP

Insurance Commissioner Eduardo Malinis

Atty. Richard David C. Funk II

Justice Undersecretary Jose C. Calida

Assistant Secretary Ricardo V. Paras III

Atty. Eliseo P. Ocampo

The Moderator

Eliseo P. Ocampo
Executive Chairman, Institute of Continuing Legal Studies and Education, Inc.

The Sponsors

Arellano University
2600 Legarda, Manila
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Established right after World War II with the pre-war Arellano Law School as its nucleus, Arellano University grew to become one of the country’s major educational institutions, with branches in Pasig, Pasay, Mandaluyong and Malabon. Its law school is now the biggest in the country in point of enrollment. It is currently pioneering in developing innovative study programs to keep abreast with, and help fill the need of, the times. Last June, it offered a new course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Major in Paralegal Studies. Next school year, the University hopes to obtain CHED approval for two additional courses, one in E-Business Management and the other in Securities Marketing.

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The Institute of Continuing Legal Studies and Education, Inc. was organized by law practitioners with executive experience in the fields of finance and business for the purpose of

• conducting seminars and teach-ins in the legal aspects of special fields of business, such as banking and finance, the equity, capital, money, derivatives and commodity markets, and international trade practices / relations and international agreements;
  
• undertaking continuing researches and studies on various fields of law, with focus on a project to "shepardize" and computer-program laws, jurisprudence, the rules and regulations of important regulatory agencies of the government with quasi-judicial functions, and relevant commentaries of legal authorities;
  
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• publishing "Fiat Lux Law Review" that will feature articles, tracts and commentaries on subjects and matters of great or significant interest to the law profession.