A recent decision of the Supreme Court increasing the allowable maximum airtime for national candidates may put moneyed candidates and parties in an advantageous position but it could also expose them to overspending that may lead to their disqualification.

Acting Senate Minority Leader Vicente Sotto 3rd raised this point during plenary deliberations on the proposed 2015 budget of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) as he reminded the need for the poll body to strictly monitor campaign spending of all candidates in the 2016 national and local polls.

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