THE Senate Blue Ribbon committee investigating the laundering of the $81 million stolen from the Bank of Bangladesh may get additional information to shed light on how Philrem, a remittance firm, distributed money.

Senator Teofisto Guingona, chairman of the Blue Ribbon committee, said they subpoenaed Mark Palmeras, the messenger of Philrem who was with Salud Bautista, the owner of the remittance firm, when she delivered a portion of the stolen fund to casino junket player Wei Kang Xu at Solaire Resort and Casino.

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