KIDAPAWAN CITY, June 20 -- The local government here will extend legal assistance to any Kidapaweno victimized by investment scams like the Kapa (Kabus Padatuon) community investment scheme.

Mayor Joseph Evangelista, in a radio interview on Thursday, said his administration is more than willing to provide legal services to victims of Kapa and the likes to recover the hard-earned money they invested in the schemes.

After meeting his legal team, Evangelista said his office is also coordinating with the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) as to what to do if similar investment scams would crop up later.

Evangelista clarified that his office or the city government has not issued any business permit to Kapa or other money investment scams to...