Nagsalita na ang Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) matapos pumutok ang balita hinggil sa pagkaka-deny ng kaanak ng dating volleyball player at ngayo’y TV presenter na si Gretchen Ho sa isang foreign exchange counter sa Oslo, Norway.
Ibinahagi ng DFA sa kanilang Facebook post nitong Huwebes, Oktubre 9, ang kanilang pahayag ukol dito.
“Concerning the incident of Filipino journalist Gretchen Ho’s mother, a Filipino tourist, who was not allowed to exchange US dollars at the forex stall at Oslo airport, the Department of Foreign Affairs, through the Philippine Embassy in Oslo contacted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway, for an explanation,” anang DFA.
“It was found out that the forex stall at Oslo airport is following an outdated list, which still includes the Philippines in the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list. The FATF grey list identifies countries that have deficiencies in their anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regimes,” dagdag pa nito.
Nilinaw din ng DFA na opisyal nang tinanggal ang Pilipinas sa FATF grey list noong pang Pebrero 2025.
“The Philippines was officially removed from the FATF grey list in February 2025, and the EU grey list in August 2025, following the introduction of rigorous reforms that fortified the integrity of the Philippines’ financial system and reaffirmed the country’s commitment to combating financial crimes,” anila.
“The Norwegian Foreign Ministry officials committed to follow up with the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway to update and delist the Philippines on the forex companies’ list of countries with high risk for money laundering or terrorist financing,” dagdag pa nito.
Matatandaang tinanggihan ng nasabing foreign exchange counter ang kaanak ni Gretchen matapos mapag-alamang galing sila sa Pilipinas, at dahil daw umano sa lumalaganap na korapsyon at “money laundering” sa bansa.
“One of our family members traveling abroad got denied at the foreign exchange counter at the Gardermoen Airport in Oslo, Norway. Lady at the counter goes — ‘You came from the Philippines? We cannot exchange your dollars because of the corruption and money laundering in the Philippines’,” ani Gretchen.
MAKI-BALITA: Kaanak ni Gretchen Ho, denied sa foreign exchange counter dahil umano sa korapsyon sa Pinas-Balita
Vincent Gutierrez/BALITA
