Kumpiyansa ang isang Mindanao church group na aaprubahan ng Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ang kanilang petition for re­gistration sa kabila ng paninira sa kanilang grupo na una nang inakusahan na nagsosolicit ng investment.

Ayon kay KAPA Community Ministry International Founder Joel Apolinario na kanila nang nilinaw sa SEC na walang katotohanan ang paratang ng kanilang kritiko at umaasa silang dedesisyunan ng SEC ang kanilang petisyon nang patas.

“We are saddened by the move on the part of our detractors to use a respected institution like the SEC in their bid to damage our Christ­ian community life and evangelistic mission but we are confident that the SEC  will appreciate the truth” and resolve the issues facing our group with fairness and impartiality” pahayag ni Apolinario.

Una nang sinabi ng KAPA na ang kanilang grupo ay hindi nagsosolicit ng pera para sa isang investment.

“We explained to the SEC that there is no such thing as investments to KAPA but we cannot prevent our members and supporters who vo­luntarily donate to the church. These donations are used by the church to support our charit­able projects and to assist needy members, like what the other religious organizations do,” paglilinaw ni Apolinario.

Aminado si Apolina­rio na maraming indibidwal ang humaharang sa kanila na mairehistro sa SEC subalit kumpiyansa silang hindi magpapagamit at magpapadala ang SEC sa ganitong mga paninira, sa katunayan umano ay mayroon ilang indibid­wal na ang naaresto at kinasuhan dahil sa pambablackmail sa kanilang grupo.

“We believe in the fairness of the SEC’s regu­latory processes and have informed the Commission that we will extend our full cooperation to help it arrive at the truth,” pagtatapos pa nito.