Comelec urges public to review Eleksyon 2025 bets' SOCEs
'Ang SOCE ay amin pong ibinabalita sa ating mga kababayan, available na po 'yan sa atin pong website,' Comelec chairperson George Erwin Garcia said.
(We are announcing the publishing of the SOCEs on our website.)
'Marapat po sana na 'yung mga kababayan natin makita natin, tingnan natin, ma-review natin, ma-analyze natin para kahit paano makita natin, kahit man lang per item yung comparison ng kanilang mga sinubmit, at kung ito ba'y makatotohanan o kung may kasinungalingan 'yung mga nakalagay sa SOCE,' said Garcia.
(We are hoping the public may review and analyze the items indicated on the SOCEs so they'll see if they are realistic or not.)
The Comelec published the candidates' SOCEs on their website on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. The deadline for the submission was set on June 11.
Of the 66 senatorial candidates, only 60 submitted their SOCEs. A total of 29 political parties and 141 partylists, meanwhile, complied with the requirement.
Based on the SOCEs, Senator Camille Villar was the biggest spender among senatorial candidates in Eleksyon 2025, reporting a total of P179.6 million worth of campaign expenditures for her senatorial bid.
A total of 13 other senatorial candidates reported spending over P100 million for their respective campaigns.—LDF, GMA Integrated News
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