Topic: soce

A closer look at the senatorial survey leaders

A closer look at the senatorial survey leaders

ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group, infographic by Pamela Ramos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 07 05:57 PM

Comprehensive profiles of the senatorial candidates who have consistently figured on top of the surveys since last year. Read more »

Bets for president, VP, senator splurge P5.8B in May 2016 polls

Bets for president, VP, senator splurge P5.8B in May 2016 polls

Floreen M. Simon, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Updated as of Aug 10 12:57 PM

ELECTIONS 2016’s 50 candidates for national office and the political parties that fielded them spent P5.8 billion across the 90-day campaign period, PCIJ has found in its review of documents submitted to the country’s poll body. Read more »

Bask in name recall, spend a mite: How Duterte's kids win elections

Bask in name recall, spend a mite: How Duterte's kids win elections

Ma. Cecilia Badian, Fellow, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Aug 09 08:42 PM

Candidates in Philippine elections usually complain about what many of them say are outdated, low campaign-spending caps. But the Dutertes of Davao City apparently have no problem with spending limits – at least when they’re running in their family’s political turf. Read more »

Pasay City bets for mayor deflate, omit key election expense items

Pasay City bets for mayor deflate, omit key election expense items

Ryan Jay Roset, Fellow, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Updated as of Aug 09 06:54 PM

One of them was determined to keep his post while the other two wanted to wrest from him the title of Mayor of Pasay City, one of the smallest cities in Metro Manila but which is nevertheless classified as first-class in terms of income.  Read more »

Iloilo City bets for mayor fail to report full bill for radio ads

Iloilo City bets for mayor fail to report full bill for radio ads

Maricyn A. de los Santos, Fellow, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Updated as of Aug 09 11:55 AM

IN THEIR bid to be Iloilo City’s chief executive from 2016 to 2019, then incumbent Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog (Liberal Party) and Dr. Marigold Gonzalez (Independent, but with support from the United Nationalist Alliance) staged a costly advertising war that later ran into a total of more than P1 million for radio spots alone. Read more »

3,937 candidates in May 2016 did not file poll expense reports

3,937 candidates in May 2016 did not file poll expense reports

The Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Posted at Aug 08 04:20 AM

According to the Comelec Campaign Finance Office (CFO), 3,937 candidates in the May 2016 elections, as well as six political parties, and six party-list groups did not submit their Statement of Election Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) by the June 30, 2016 extended deadline. Read more »

OPINION: LP SOCE case being eyed for oust-Leni operation?

OPINION: LP SOCE case being eyed for oust-Leni operation?

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Jan 13 01:39 PM

Amid the many items in media not favorable to Vice President Leni Robredo- LeniLeaks, banned from Cabinet meetings, disinvited by Malacanang in the New Year Vin d'honneur, drop in satisfaction ratings – another one came up the other day. Read more »

Comelec to hear PCIJ report on campaign funding

Comelec to hear PCIJ report on campaign funding

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 08 03:57 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Elections has invited the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) on Tuesday to share with them its investigative report on the contributions to the campaign funds of candidates in the May 2016 elections. Read more »

Fundraisers scooped P383M for Binay from secret donors

Fundraisers scooped P383M for Binay from secret donors

Karol Ilagan, Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism
Updated as of Dec 08 11:32 AM

Germelina I. Taylor, Wilbert T. Lee, Danilo E. Suarez, and Teddie E. Rivera were among the 10 biggest donors of then presidential candidate Jejomar C. Binay. The four alone gave Binay P172.3 million altogether – except the money wasn’t really theirs. Read more »

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