Officials in Philippines for anti-corruption exchange

PAPUA New Guinea’s anti-corruption officials have undertaken a series of meetings with peer agencies in the Philippines.
Deputy secretary for the Department of Justice and attorney general (DJAG) Josephine Pitmur led the delegation.
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) official MGraeme Gunn and Philippines anti-corruption programme officer Kirbee Tibayan facilitated the exchanges.
Director Eric Distor, head of the Philippines National Bureau of Investigation, hosted the PNG delegation for wide-ranging discussions on running major corruption cases ethically, effectively and independently.
Chairperson Atty Emilio Aquino, head of the Philippines’ securities and exchange commission (SEC) discussed the UNODC Philippines work with the SEC on beneficial ownership transparency and on enhancing anti-money laundering.
Philippines prosecutor general Benedicto A. Malcontento and the Taskforce on anti-corruption briefed the PNG delegation on how inter-agency cooperation in law enforcement was carried out in the Philippines.
“Exploring similarities and differences with the Philippines officials helps us in PNG to grow our integrity work as a whole-of-society approach to tackling corruption and to build international partnerships,” Pitmur said.
“We also welcome the growing commitment to gender equity in the anti-corruption field.”