Negative media, gossip not lone basis for STR, says witness

MANILA, Philippines – Suspicious transactions are reported not solely due to negative media or gossip, Metrobank Anti-Money Laundering Division Head Atty. Niña Aguilar told the Senate impeachment court on Wednesday. Aguilar said this during interjections from Senator-judges Risa Hontiveros and Francis Pangilinan, who asked about the basis for suspicious transaction reports (STRs) transmitted to the