WHILE some Filipinos were involved in laundering $81 million stolen from the Bangladesh Bank, the money heist did not originate from the Philippines but from another country, Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto said on Thursday.

There are indications, according to Recto, that the money heist may have been hatched in China based on information obtained by the Senate blue ribbon committee.

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