Securities and Exchange Commission

Infante 02:39 PM, Apr 24, 2022

April 24, 2022

Dear Mariel Lyra Piñero,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Apr 24, 2022 01:20:12 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for information on Leefire's legality to operate in the Philippines.

Response to Request

The information on registered firms may be checked online from the SEC Check App (https://bit.ly/secmobileapp), the official mobile app of the Securities and Exchange Commission Philippines.  Apart from providing information on whether a company is registered with the SEC, it gives on-the-go guides in doing business and investing in the Philippines, and contains investor alerts and educational materials aimed at protecting the investing public from investment scams.

For further verification of Leefire’s registration, you may coordinate directly with the SEC Company Registration and Monitoring Department.  You may send an email to crmd_publicassistance@sec.gov.ph or contact them through telephone numbers (632) 8818-7187; 8818-0763; 8818-5554 and 8818-8803.

Please bear in mind, however, that a SEC company registration does not automatically grant authority to offer investments in securities, bonds, commercial papers or similar financial instruments to more than 19 investors. The appropriate SEC license/certificate of authority must be obtained to engage in the said activities.  Kindly visit the following to obtain more information:
https://www.sec.gov.ph/investors-education-and-information/investment-scam-checklist/; and,
https://www.sec.gov.ph/investors-education-and-information/investment-101/.

Should you need a copy of the company's registration documents filed with the SEC, you may visit https://secexpress.ph/application-form or contact hotline number (02) 8737-8888 to discuss the details of your request and obtain information on the related fees and procedures. All documents requested through this system will be delivered within five to seven days from confirmation of payment. The list of SEC fees may be found at https://secexpress.ph/service-fees. 

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 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,

Violeta Infante
FOI Receiving Officer