Kayla Nicole De Quiroz
PH exits FATF grey list: What now?
Kayla Nicole De Quiroz | August 13, 2025On February 21, 2025, the Philippines was finally removed from the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) grey list where it had been for nearly four (4) years. The government celebrated the country’s removal and congratulated itself for its efforts to combat terrorist financing and money laundering. But is following FATF standards and being removed from […]
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The development myth of USAID
Kayla Nicole De Quiroz | February 28, 2025On January 24, 2025, United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced to the world that the US is suspending its foreign aid programs, halting government and non-government organizations’ projects all over the world. According to the US State Department’s ForeignAssistance.gov, the US spent US$72 billion on international humanitarian assistance in 2023, of which […]