Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal urged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to withdraw their decision ordering the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the House of Representatives to unseat the 422 erring candidates for failure to submit their “correct” Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE).
Macalintal cited the admission of the poll body that a failure to secure SOCE does not constitute administrative liabilities for elected officials under Comelec Resolution 9834.
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