THE PHILIPPINE government will not be part of an out-of-court settlement between the Bangladesh central bank and a Philippine bank linked to the $81-million cyber heist that happened two years ago, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd said on Friday.

Dominguez’s comment stemmed from a statement by Bangladesh Bank officials who said they would consider an out-of-court settlement with Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC).

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