Comelec to 2019 bets: File statements of contributions, expenses
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 08:05:32 +0000
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) reminded all candidates, party-list groups and political parties in the just concluded midterm elections to comply with the mandatory filing of statements of election contributions and expenditures (SOCE).
Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said on Friday that all candidates were required by law to submit a SOCE, warning that non-compliance is a violation of elections laws.
“Regardless of the results of elections, whether one had won or lost, or even if the candidates or parties concerned did not receive any contribution or incurred any expenditure, they should still submit their SOCEs reflecting such fact,” Jimenez said.
He also reminded candidates to fill all the required information because an incomplete SOCE shall be deemed not submitted.
All candidates and electoral parties are required to submit their SOCE within 30 days after the elections.
Jimenez said, however, that considering that the last day of filing of SOCE was on June 12, 2019, a holiday, the SOCE can still be submitted on the following day, June 13. WILLIAM B. DEPASUPIL
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