Is it just us or does it seem like the sky is falling over the Philippines?
“Batangas Governor Vilma Santos said she was shocked when she, along with over 400 other local officials who won in the elections in May, were told to resign by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) for failing to submit their Statement of Election Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) on June 6,” report Maila Ager and Nestor Corrales on Inquirer.net.
Santos said she was certain that they filed her SOCE on time. “We did comply. If we have deficiencies and corrections, we need the letter from Comelec stating the corrections. If there are problems, we are willing to correct it,” she said.
Meanwhile Santos’ husband, Senator Ralph Recto, also explained, “We have a certificate of compliance dated June 6 from COMELEC-Batangas that we complied. We reviewed just now all the documents we filed and we do not see any mistakes.”
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