and Exchanges Commission (SEC) filed criminal charges against Kapa-Community Ministry International and its executives, citing an investment scam. President Rodrigo Duterte was the first government official to announce the legal actions, doing so on June 8, 2019, when he ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to shut down Kapa. Duterte said that the company was "clearly a form of 'syndicated estafa [fraud].'" Kapa claimed that it helped millions of Filipino people raise money, promising to donors that they would "be receiving 30% of the amount for life." A criminal investigation revealed that members would have to donate at least 10000 Philippine pesos (₱; US$) to receive the promised return. On June 10, the NBI raided the home of Apolinario in General Santos while he was absent. It also raided 14 branches of Kapa with a warrant issued by the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 20. The Court of Appeals (CA) had already frozen the bank accounts and assets of Kapa due to the suspected scheme. On June 14, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued an immigration lookout against 15 members of Kapa including Apolinario. On June 13, a certain Xian Gaza exposed that Apolinario would escape the country with no plans of returning. On June 16, the SEC announced that over ₱100 million (US$) worth of assets were linked to Kapa. The SEC cited public records that showed at least nine luxury cars, other sports utility vehicles, and still other properties were registered under Kapa and its executives. It also revealed that Kapa members were promised to receive a "love gift" as the interest. The SEC estimated that Kapa had invested about ₱50 billion (US$) from donations from its members over the last three years. Shutting down Kapa resulted in a reduction in the income of sari-sari store (similar to a general convenience store) owners, who operated outside the Kapa headquarters. Prior to the shutdown, Apolinario had transferred Kapa's headquarters to Alabel, Sarangani. On June 21, a video message posted by Apolinario stated that "he also asked the government to help Kapa return the money to its members" after the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) froze the company's accounts. On the same day, Rhema International Livelihood Foundation, an alleged donor of Kapa that had been involved in an Ponzi scheme, petitioned the Supreme Court to have Duterte submitted for impeachment proceedings because he shut down Kapa. In addition, the petition