DESPITE repeated warnings from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) that failure to file the mandatory statement of contributions and expenditures (SOCE) is a serious election offense, only a handful of candidates have so far complied two days before the June 8 deadline.
Kristelle Balmes, Executive Assistant at the Office of the Comelec Chairman, disclosed on Monday that of the 167 national candidates, only 11 files their SOCEs – a senator and 10 party-list groups.
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