Comelec to look into Marcoleta's SOCE

Under the law, all contributions in connection with the elections should be reported.

- By DHEL NAZARIO

This was underscored by Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia on Monday, Nov. 10, after Senator Rodante Marcoleta said that he withheld details about campaign donations in his Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) for the 2025 midterm elections because his contributors had asked that their identities be kept confidential.

Marcoleta stated this in an interview on Net 25 when asked about his campaign spending. In his SOCE, which is available on Comelec's website, he declared zero contribution received, and spent P112 million in the May 2025 midterm polls.

Yet in his Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) reported at the Senate, he declared a net worth of P51.96 million.