Comelec perpetually bars 18 political bets from Davao over poll campaign expenses

Eighteen local candidates in Davao region are now perpetually barred from holding public office for failure to comply and submit their statements of election contributions and expenses (SOCE) for two or more elections, an official Comelec document showed.

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HANDS TIED. Atty. Marlon Casquejo, Comelec Davao assistant regional director says they cannot act on the candidates who are pre-campaigning due to the existing Supreme Court ruling which says that a candidate who is running for the elections can only be considered a candidate at the start of the campaign period. (Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Official says Comelec helpless on candidates’ premature campaigning

An official of the Commission on Elections admitted that their hands are tied over the premature campaigning of some candidates due to an existing ruling of the Supreme Court.

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