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Campaign overspending ground for disqualification
The Freeman
|May 22, 2025
Candidates who go beyond the campaign spending cap may be disqualified, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Wednesday, May 21.
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"Yes, that could be a ground for disqualification," Comelec Chair George Garcia said in an interview with ANC Headstart.
Under Section 13 of the Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) Law, candidates — except those running for president or vice president — can spend up to P3 per registered voter in the area where they are running, as long as they belong to a political party.
Independent candidates, meanwhile, may spend up to P5 per registered voter in the same area.
Based on the Commission on Elections' latest count of 69,673,653 registered voters, senatorial candidates with party affiliation may spend up to P209,020,959, while independent senatorial bets are allowed a maximum of P348,368,265.
Spending limits vary for local candidates, whose allowed expenditures depend on the number of registered voters in their respective jurisdictions.
Cette histoire est tirée de l'édition May 22, 2025 de The Freeman.
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