MANILA - President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and two losing presidential aspirants in the May 9 polls were among the filers of Statements of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) on Tuesday, a day before the deadline of the one-month filing period. Marcos Jr. has submitted his SOCE, a day after his political party Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) filed its SOCE before the Commission on Elections-Campaign Finance Office (Comelec-CFO) in Intramuros, Manila. Aside from him, outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo and Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso also filed their SOCE. It was reported that Marcos spent some PHP623 million during the 90-day campaign period while he received around PHP624 million as contributions. On Monday, Marcos' party Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) said it has spent PHP247 million in the May polls. Earlier, losing presidential candidates Senator Panfilo Lacson and Dr. Jose Montemayor have filed their respective SOCE
(PNA file photo) MANILA-One presidential aspirant out of the 10 candidates who ran in the May 9 polls has so far submitted his Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) before the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Based on the information released by the Comelec-Campaign Finance Office (CFO), as of 5:00 pm, June 3, only losing presidential bet Senator Panfilo Lacson has complied with the requirement under Republic Act No. 7166, otherwise known as the Synchronized Elections Act. No bets for vice-president have filed their SOCEs yet. For those who participated in the senatorial race, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has also complied with the requirement of the law, joining fellow senatorial bet Guillermo Eleazar, who was the first to file his SOCE among the senatorial candidates. As for the party-list organizations, eight groups have filed their SOCEs. They are: Ang Kabuhayan, Ako Bisaya, Kabalikat ng Mamamayan, Abante, Anakpawis, Ang Bumbero, Bayan Muna and A Teacher. Thes