Only 167 candidates in the Oct. 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in Pateros have filed the mandatory statements of contributions and expenditures (SOCE) as the deadline nears.
All winning and losing candidates nationwide only have until Nov. 29, or 30 days after the elections, to file their SOCE with their respective Commission on Elections (Comelec) office.
Pateros officials led by Mayor Miguel Ponce III with the newly elected officials of Barangay Aguho (Photo from the Pateros municipal government)
According to Comelec-Pateros Election Officer Armando Mallorca, as of Nov. 23, a total of 167 candidates have filed their SOCE, or 40 percent out of the total 417 candidates in the elections.
Of the 167, 14 punong barangay candidates have submitted their SOCE, 98 barangay kagawad, 11 SK chairperson and 44 SK kagawad.
Excluding Saturday and Sunday, and the Nov. 27 holiday to mark Bonifacio Day, candidates only have three days to file their SOCE. These are on Nov. 24, 28 and 29.
Mallorca said while there will be no administrative fine or penalty that will be imposed on any candidate for failure to file the SOCE, it is still mandatory under the law.
A winning barangay or SK candidate cannot assume office unless they file their SOCE.
Meanwhile, the Comelec has recognized the Comelec-Pateros office for being the first office in the National Capital Region to accomplish the following: pay honoraria of serving BSKE personnel under the Category 1 (50,000 to 250,000 registered voters); and submit a complete 100 percent voter's turnout; and the third office to proclaim all winning candidates (Category 1).
The Comelec earlier reminded all candidates the following:
All official candidates shall file their Statement of Contributions and Expenditures, despite that:
- They were not elected;
- Their campaign was self-funded;
- They neither received contributions nor incur expenditures;
- They did not pursue or continue their campaign; or
- They withdrew their candidacy, unless they officially withdrawn the same before October 19,2023.
2. The SOCE must be personally signed by the candidate, subscribed and sworn to any person authorized to administer oath.
3. The candidate shall file a soft/electronic copy (i.e. PDF and excel file format) and two (2) hard/printed copies of SOCE using the prescribed forms.
4. The soft/electronic copy of the SOCE must be store or save in an external storage device.
5. It must be filed by the candidate or the duly authorized representative within thirty (30) days from the date of elections, or until November 29,2023, at the Office of the Election Officer of the city/municipality where the candidate submitted his or her Certificate of Candidacy. The submission must be made during weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm.
6. The deadline shall be final and non-extendible. Any SOCE filed beyond the deadline shall not be accepted.
7. Submissions via registered mail, electronic mail, courier, or messenger services shall not be allowed and accepted.
8. No elected candidate shall assume office unless he or she complied with the submission of SOCE and within the period allowed by law.
Downloadable Forms:
- 2023 BSKE SOCE MAIN FORM
- Page 1: BSKE Form [.xlsx] [128 KB]
- Form 2: Schedule of Election Contribution and Expenditures [.xlsx] [80 KB]
- Form 3: Certification and Consent on Data Privacy [.xlsx] [82 KB]
- SPA Authority to Submit SOCE [.doc] [106 KB]
- NPR Notice of Public Rally [.doc] [106 KB]
- SER Statement of Expenses on Public Rally [.xls] [113 KB]
- ARC Authority to Receive Contribution [.docx] [113 KB]
- ROC Report of Contributions [.xls] [115 KB]
- DEED OF CONTRIBUTION [.doc] [59 KB]
- AIE Authority to Incur Expenditures [.docx] [106 KB]
- ROC Report of Contractor and Business Firms [.xls] [115 KB]
- SAC Summary Report of Advertising Contracts by Media [.xls] [108 KB]