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SEC ADVISORY
Records of the Commission further showed that another entity, MASA MART
ENTERPRISE OPC (“MME OPC”), a corporation registered with the Commission on 09
March 2020 under Company Registration No. 202003000157-01 also operates out of
the same principal address as MMBC OPC at MARC IV 9056, Jose Abad Santos Ave.,
Salawag 4114 City of Dasmariñas, Cavite Philippines.
Both MMBC OPC and MME OPC are under the name of JESSIE R. ROYO as its
single stockholder/director/president with the same nominee and alternate nominee
namely, Annabelle Tansiongco Muros and Emery Jestine Palevino Royo. The name
of Jessie R. Royo also appeared in the DTI Business Name Registration System Portal.
It may be recalled that the Commission issued an Advisory dated 14 April 2020
against TBCMMP1 MASA MART INC. (“TBCMMP”) a registered corporation with SEC
Registration No. CS201815816 issued on 31 July 2018. Based on its Articles of
Incorporation, it appears that Jessie R. Royo is the President.
Under this program, a member may invest for as low as One Thousand Two
Hundred Fifty Pesos (Php1,250) up to Five Hundred Million Pesos (Php
500,000,000.00) and promises, depending on the selected lock-in period (i.e., 3
The gain depends on the option availed of by the investor, i.e., monthly or a “lock-
in” period of 3 months, 6 months or 1 year.
Notably, the following are the other programs offered by MASA MART, namely:
(1) The MMBC P5,888 Combo Package - where aside from Php6,000 worth of
products, the investment earns Php78.4 per day or a total of Twenty Thousand (Php
20,000) after six (6) months;
(3) The United Masa Coin (UMC), now known as XUM Coin and the
UmcUSDTbot - where for investments ranging from Php1,250 to Php100,000 there are
corresponding equivalents in USDT or Tether (worth Php50 or $1 = equivalent to 10
XUMs) or XUM (1 XUM is worth Php5) with packages from 3 months to a year with
compounding and monthly payouts with referral system; 4) Referral Program where
for recruiting other members, entitles an investor to incentives such as a car or a house
and lot.
Please be informed that MASA MART BUSINESS CENTER OPC and MASA MART
ENTERPRISE OPC registered as One Person Corporations under the Revised
Corporation Code of the Philippines and MASA MART BUSINESS CENTER, registered
with the DTI are not authorized to solicit investments from the public as they did not
secure prior registration and/or license to solicit investments from the Commission as
prescribed under Section 8 of the Securities Regulation Code.
The public is hereby warned that such investment schemes are considered as
securities subject to the regulatory authority of this Commission. The offering and
selling of securities to the public without a permit or license is a violation of Section 8.1.
of the Securities Regulation Code.
MASA MART BUSINESS CENTER OPC, MASA MART ENTERPRISE OPC and
MASA MART BUSINESS CENTER also do not appear among the registered banks,
exchanges or companies engaged in digital assets with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
(BSP) in accordance with the GUIDELINES FOR VIRTUAL CURRENCY EXCHANGES
(BSP CIRCULAR NO. 944) which requires all entities engaged in Virtual Currencies in
the Philippines to obtain a Certificate of Registration to operate as remittance and
transfer company pursuant to the BSP rules and regulations.
Moreover, both UNITED MASA COIN (UMC) and X United Masa (XUM) are not
included among the list of the generally accepted virtual currencies posted on the World
Coin Index and Coin Market Cap websites.
Worse, it appears that no open exchanges allow the trading of UMC and XUM so
MASA MART seemingly manages its own digital exchange platform contrary to Sections
32 of the SRC on the “Prohibition on Use of Unregistered Exchange.”
Accordingly, those who invite or recruit other people to join or invest in this
venture or offer investment contracts or securities to the public may be held criminally
liable under Section 28 of the SRC penalized with a maximum fine of Five Million Pesos
(P 5,000,000.00) or imprisonment of Twenty One (21) years or both pursuant to Section
73 of the SRC (SEC vs. Oudine Santos G.R. No. 195542, 19 March 2014).
In view thereof, the public is hereby advised to exercise caution before investing
in these kinds of activities and to take the necessary precautions in dealing with MASA
MART BUSINESS CENTER OPC., MASA MART ENTERPRISE OPC, MASA MART
BUSINESS CENTER and its related entities or its representatives. In view thereof, the
public is further advised NOT TO INVEST or TO STOP INVESTING in any investment
scheme being offered by aforesaid entities/individuals.
Should you have any information regarding the operation of the subject entity,
please call the Enforcement and Investor Protection Department at telephone numbers
8818-6047 or send your report to the EIPD at epd@sec.gov.ph.