Gov't targets civil society groups to exit FATF ‘grey list’

Gov't targets civil society groups to exit FATF ‘grey list’

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine authorities are “filing baseless terrorism-financing charges” against civil groups and activists to facilitate the country’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) “grey list,” a human rights group said on Thursday. According to Human Rights Watch (HRW), the FATF is an international group that monitors how countries prevent terrorism financing

Philippines: Terrorism-Financing Charges Abused

Click to expand Image Protesters outside the Department of Justice denounce the filing of terrorist financing cases against activists and demand that the Marcos administration stop using the FATF's "grey list" to target civil society, Manila, Philippines, January 22, 2025. © 2025 National Union of People's Lawyers (Manila) – Philippine authorities are filing baseless terrorism-financing charges against civil society groups and activists, apparen…

PH accused of using terrorism charges to exit FATF ‘Grey List’

PHILIPPINE authorities are allegedly filing baseless terrorism financing charges against civil society groups and activists to secure removal from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) “grey list,” Human Rights Watch said. FATF, a global watchdog on money laundering and terrorism financing, visited the country in January 2025 to assess its compliance with reforms. The Philippines was placed on the grey list in 2021, requiring financial monit…