Securities and Exchange Commission

Infante 03:58 PM, Oct 11, 2021

October 11, 2021

Dear Bernadette,

Thank you for your request dated Oct 10, 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for IIlegal Online Lending Operation.

We received your request on Oct 10, 2021 and will respond on or before Oct 29, 2021 03:25:53 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.

Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHQsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEFNFQy02NjM2NTYyNzI2MzIM, for request with ticket number #SEC-663656272632.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Violeta Infante
FOI Officer

Gumtang- Remalante 12:55 PM, Oct 21, 2021

October 21, 2021

Dear Ms. Lauresta,
 
Greetings!
 
Thank you for your request dated October 10, 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
 
Your Request
 
You wanted to report about iIlegal online lending operation
 
Response to Request
 
Please be informed that Honey Loan, Zada Cash, and Halika Cash are the registered online lending platforms of Warm Cash Lending Corp., Convenience Cash Lending Corp., and E-Borrow Lending Corp., respectively. For a complete list of registered online lending platforms, please refer to the SEC website at https://www.sec.gov.ph/lending-companies-and-financing-companies-2/list-of-registered-online-lending-platforms/.
 
As for your allegations with respect to harassment and online lending applications operating without the necessary Certificate of Authority to Operate as a Lending/Financing Company (CA), kindly file a formal complaint regarding these by following the instructions below:

1. To File a Formal Complaint Against a Lending or Financing Company
Download and fill out the Complaint Form completely and accurately: https://www.sec.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2021FORM_Updated-Complaint-Form.docx

2. Provide the necessary attachments, namely:
a. relevant documents and evidence that will support your claim/s or allegation/s ( e.g. screenshots of text messages and conversations with the financing/lending company);
b. loan agreement (if any);
c. valid government-issued ID; and
d. evidence/proof that you have exhausted all remedies against the company concerned before filing your complaint with the SEC, if any.

3. Indicate the following personal information of the complainant in the complaint form:
a. personal e-mail address;
b. personal contact number/s; and
c. address (in the Philippines) where you may be furnished a copy of letter/s and order from the Commission.

4. Use the below format in the subject head of e-mail in sending the complaint form to cgfd_md@sec.gov.ph:
COMPLETE  NAME_RESPONDENT COMPANY _SUBJECT OF COMPLAINT
(ex: JUAN DELA CRUZ_ABC LENDING_DISCLOSURE STATEMENT VIOLATION)
 
5. Submit one complaint form per respondent company.
 
For more information, refer to this link: http://www.sec.gov.ph/lending-companies-and-financing-companies/complaints/
 
Your right to request a review
 
If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to the Commission Secretary at comsec@sec.gov.ph. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.
 
If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).
 
Thank you.
 

Respectfully,

Atty. Rachel Esther Gumtang- Remalante
FOI Receiving Officer