Hundreds of Barangay, SK candidates failed to beat SOCE deadline

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/14/2018

Over 400 candidates during the May 14 Barangay and SK elections have yet to file their Statement of Campaign Expenditures (SOCEs) to their respective Commission on Elections (COMELEC) officers. In the North District, only 844 of the…

No extension of June 13 deadline for SOCE filing

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 06/13/2018

All candidates in the SK and Barangay elections—winners or losers—have until today to file their Statements of Election Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE). No extension shall be given by the poll body. Those who cannot submit their SOCE…

COMELEC urges candidates to file SOCE before June ends

Morexette Erram 05/17/2018

The COMELEC- Central Visayas is now working double time to conclude and officially publish the list of winners for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections as they are set to prepare for the 2019 Senatorial Elections…

SC uphold Comelec decision to extend SOCE deadline

06/29/2016

The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday dismissed a petition that sought to nullify the Commission on Elections (Comelec) decision extending the deadline for the filing of the statement of contributions and expenditures (SOCE) upon the request of…

Can an elected official sit in post sans SOCE?

Carmel Loise Matus 06/23/2016

WHILE the elected officials at the Cebu Capitol have submitted their Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCEs), not all elected officials of the different towns in the province have complied with this Commission on Elections (Comelec) requirement.…

Comelec extends SOCE deadline to June 30

06/17/2016

MANILA — The Commission on Elections en banc, voting 4-3, officially granted on Thursday the plea of the Liberal Party and its presidential candidate Mar Roxas to extend the deadline for the filing of campaign expense reports…

Nine losing bets fail to submit expenses report

Jose Santino S. Bunachita 06/09/2016

NINE losing candidates in the province failed to submit their Statements of Election Contributions and Expenditures (SOCEs) on last Wednesday’s deadline. Based on the list of the provincial Commission on Elections (Comelec), 62 of the 71 candidates…

Tom, Mike spent more than P1M in campaign

Jose Santino S. Bunachita, Julit C. Jainar, Nestle L. Semilla, Norman V. Mendoza 06/08/2016

Both Cebu City Mayor-elect Tomas Osmeña and outgoing mayor Michael Rama spent more than P1 million during the May 9 elections based on the Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) they submitted yesterday. Osmeña spent P1,846,017.23 of…

Luigi files SOCE, declares P383k as campaign expenses

Julit C. Jainar 06/08/2016

MANDAUE City Mayor-elect Gabriel Luis Quisumbing filed his Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) through his representative Felicisimo Berenguel, a staff of Urot Law Office at past 1 p.m. Wednesday. In his statement, Quisumbing declared P383,978.00 in…

Few Cebu bets submit SOCEs

Carmel Loise Matus, Julit C. Jainar, Nestle L. Semilla 06/07/2016

Only 11 out of over 40 candidates who ran in the May 9 elections in Cebu City had submitted their statements of contributions and expenditures (SOCEs), the Cebu City office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said…

One Cebu’s Dizon, Andaya file statement of expenses

Julit C. Jainar 06/07/2016

ONLY two out of 29 candidates that ran in Mandaue City in the May 9 elections filed their statement of contributions and expenditures (SOCE) as of 3 pm Tuesday, a day of tomorrow’s deadline. One Cebu’s Mandaue…

Gwen, 6 execs submit SOCE

Carmel Loise Matus 06/03/2016

REELECTED Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia of the third district of Cebu had the highest campaign expenditures among the seven candidates who filed their statement of contributions and expenditures (SOCE) yesterday. In her SOCE, Garcia spent P884,906.72, which was…

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