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The Commission on Elections on Saturday urged the public to scrutinize Eleksyon 2025 candidates’ Statement of Contributions and Expenditures , which will be made publicly available.This, as the poll body hopes the pubic can help confirm the veracity of the candidates' SOCE entries.“Kailangan upang malaman kung talagang tama ba yung mga nire-report o baka mayroon silang hindi na-report mga gastusin.
Garcia, however, admitted that SOCE has limitations, given that it only covers the expenses of the candidates within the campaign period, which only lasts for two to three months, and not from the period of the filing of candidacy from October 1 to 8 as provided by a Supreme Court ruling.“We have to comply with the ruling of the Supreme Court,” Garcia said.
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