Months after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) disqualified Laguna Gov. Emilio Ramon “ER” Ejercito for overspending in the 2013 campaign period, the poll body has found his cousin, Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito, to have also overspent in the 2010 elections when he was still campaigning as congressman in San Juan City (Metro Manila).

A complaint filed by the Campaign Finance Unit (CFU) of the Comelec, said the Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) of Ejercito filed in June 2010 revealed that the senator spent more than what was allowed by election laws.

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