VERA Files
At the seminar workshop conducted by the Legal Network for Truthful Elections last month, James Jimenez, spokesperson of the Commission on Elections proposed something that makes a lot of sense and like many sensible things, may not sit well with some people who would be directly affected by it.
BY MARIA FEONA IMPERIAL THE Commission on Elections Campaign Finance Office (CFO) has started looking into campaign finance records of President Rodrigo Duterte after it found that he had not declared […]
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte believes he was destined for the presidency, having won despite little financial backing from politicians–if at all. If his campaign had a saving grace, it was Ilocos […]
By MIKHA FLORES THIS is something lawmakers should consider before the 2016 elections. If campaign finance laws limit the expenditure of candidates in local and national elections, then contributions should also […]
[tabs] [tab title=”Top Spenders for TV”] [/tab] [tab title=”Top Spenders for Radio”] [/tab] [tab title=”Networks”] [/tab] [/tabs] By MIKHA FLORES JOSEPH Victor Ejercito Estrada of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) […]
By MIKHA FLORES A Comelec official cautioned candidates Monday that appearing as guests in entertainment shows will be counted against their airtime limits. James Jimenez, chief of the election commission’s […]
By MIKHA FLORES REQUIRING candidates to regularly submit their statements of election contributions and expenses (SECE) during the campaign period will be an added burden for the Commission on Elections, Chairman […]
By MIKHA FLORES THE National Movement for Free Elections (NAMFREL), one of the accredited citizens’ arms in the May 13 polls, has suggested a regular submission by candidates of their […]
What is a contribution? “Contribution” includes a gift, donation, subscription, loan, advance or deposit of money or anything of value, or a contract, promise or agreement to contribute, whether or […]
By MIKHA FLORES STATEMENTS filed by candidates with the Commission on Elections in the past elections declaring the money they had supposedly raised and spent on their campaign used […]