Investors troop to board member’s office to seek help

By Felipe V. Celino 

 

ROXAS CITY, Capiz – Several investors went to the office of Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) member Eleuper “Bulilit” Martinez to seek help on how to collect their money from various investment schemes that mushroomed in Capiz.

Martinez confirmed that the persons who visited him at the Capiz Provincial Capitol are investors of Junelyn Obamos of the ‘25-days double your money investment scheme’; Patrocenio Chiyuto of Chiyuto Creative Wealth Documentation Facilitation Services (CCWDFS); and RGS Online Marketing.

“Most of the investors, however, are from the RGS Online Marketing,” Martinez said.

The board member clarified that the legal services he offers is limited to the preparation of judicial affidavits for official complainants that will be filed “because it’s the job of the City Prosecutor’s Office to elevate the cases to the court.”

“They are still hoping nga mabalik pa ang ila nga kwarta kag we can’t blame them kay ila ina personal nga kwarta. But it’s better to file sang kaso subong kay ara pa sila, ang mga principal ukon mga chief executive officer (CEO) kay kun maglakat na ang mga ini, tuluyan na nga indi makabalik ang ila kwarta,” Martinez added.

He clarified that it is not true that once an investor will file a case, he or she could not retrieve their investments.

“Kun mag file sila sang kaso, didto na lang sila sa husgado nga maghinala kag magbayranay sang natungdan nga CEO. Ang iban nga na-una na nga nag file sang kaso sila ya ang una nga bayaran. Ang importante nga kun may kaso ka, unahon ka dayon nga i-entertain sining mga CEO kay ini sila ang ginapatawag sang korte.”

Martinez clarified that the provincial board did not force the investors to file charges against the owners and CEO of the investment schemes.

“Wala man kami ya nagapilit sa ila kun indi man sila mag-file sang complaint. We don’t induce them, but kun gusto man lang nila,” he stressed.

Martinez added that there will be no chance for a pay out on the part of Chiyuto’s investment scheme because of the case that he faces with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

The provincial board is set to investigate alleged investment scams in Capiz.