Comelec: Cebu tops SOCE delinquents list in CV; 93 fail to comply

Pia Piquero 06/14/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu leads in the number of candidates who failed to declare how much was contributed and spent during the 2025 elections. Out of 2,383 certified candidates across Central Visayas, 93 candidates from Cebu…

Comelec reminds candidates to file SOCE within 30 days

Pia Piquero 05/14/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has reminded all candidates in the recently concluded midterm polls to submit their Statements of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) within 30 days after Election Day. It warns that…

SOCE: Comelec-7 will not grant extension of filing

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 11/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections in Central Visayas (Comelec-7) has once again reiterated that there will be no extensions for the filing of the Statement of Contributions and Expenditures or SOCE after November 29.…

SOCE submission of Mandaue BSKE bets to start next week

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/08/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) candidates in Mandaue City will start submitting their Statement of Contribution and Expenditure (SOCE) next week. Lawyer Anna Fleur Gujilde, election officer of the city’s Commission on…

Comelec reminds Barangay, SK candidates of their SOCE

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 10/31/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections in Central Visayas (Comelec-7) is urging the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) candidates to file their statement of contribution and expenditures (SOCE) as soon as possible. Comelec-7 Director Lionel…

Comelec Cebu Province reminds candidates to file SOCE early and keep their promises

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 10/24/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Cebu Province reminded candidates of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) to file their statement of contribution and expenditures (SOCE) early and not wait for the…

Why Soce is important

Artemio V. Panganiban - @inquirerdotnet 06/13/2022

Why do our laws require all candidates, whether they won or lost, to file with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) their respective “statement[s] of contributions and expenses” (Soce) within 30 days from Election Day (that is, on…

Comelec Mandaue says only one failed to file SOCE

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/09/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—Only one candidate during the May 9 elections here was not able to file his Statement of Contribution and Expenditures (SOCE). Lawyer Michael Angelo Sarno, Election Officer of the Commission on Elections in Mandaue City,…

Top spenders in Cebu province’s electoral race: Gwen, Ace, and Duke 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – At least three candidates in vote-rich Cebu province have spent more than P1 million during the recently concluded May 2022 Local Elections. Based on the initial Statements of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCEs) filed…

30 Cebu candidates file SOCEs a few hours before deadline

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The deadline for the submission of Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCEs) is up in a few hours, and in Cebu province, 30 candidates have already filed their documents. Data from the Commission…

Only three so far submit SOCE in Lapu-Lapu — Comelec

Futch Anthony Inso 06/07/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu—Only three candidates here who ran in the recent May elections have submitted their Statement of Contribution and Expenditures (SOCE), according to the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in Lapu-Lapu City. Among those who submitted their…

Only 8 election winners file SOCE as of June 6 — Comelec Cebu

Morexette Marie Erram 06/07/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines- The deadline for the submission of the Statement of Contribution and Expenditures (SOCEs) is already set on Wednesday, June 8. Records from the Commission on Elections in Cebu province (Comelec-Cebu) showed that as of…

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