The Philippine’s election commission deputizes the country’s anti-money laundering body to help monitor candidates’ compliance with finance laws. The Commission on Election’s law department will lead the ad hoc group monitoring expenses of senatorial and party list candidates. It can enlist the help of other agencies like the Bureau of Internal Revenue and Commission on Audit, aside from the Anti-Money Laundering Council. The team will also look out for money laundering under the guise of campaign contributions.

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