LIST: Senatorial candidates, parties who submitted SOCE on time

MANILA, Philippines — Sixty out of 66 senatorial candidates in the 2025 midterm elections submitted their statements of contributions and expenditures (SOCEs) before the Commission on Elections' deadline on Wednesday, June 11, according to the poll body.

Meanwhile, 141 out of 154 party-lists also submitted their campaign expenditure reports before the 5 p.m. deadline, according to the poll body's update at around 9:30 p.m. yesterday.

The Comelec will now start uploading the candidates', party-lists' and political parties' SOCEs on its website — the first time it will make the documents available for public viewing after an election.

All SOCEs will be publicly available in "one or two weeks," Comelec Chairperson George Garcia confirmed to Philstar.com. 

"We have to scrutinize their submissions," Garcia said. "Transparency demands a counterpart on our side – vigilance."

Garcia earlier said the poll body will request an explanation from candidates who did not submit their SOCEs. Non-submission may lead to the filing of an administrative case against candidates.

What do the SOCEs contain? 

Candidates' SOCEs must contain a "full, true, and itemized statement of all contributions and expenditures" in connection with their campaigns, as mandated under Republic Act 7166.

The campaign finance reports require detailed disclosure of all cash and in-kind contributions, including donations of services, goods, or property, with each donor's name, address and contribution amount clearly specified. 

All campaign expenditures must also be itemized. This covers advertisements across television, radio, print and online platforms, as well as rallies.  

Candidates must declare any unused campaign funds and either return them to donors or pay income tax if they choose to retain the money.

According to the Comelec, the candidates and groups who have submitted the required SOCEs are the following:

The six senatorial candidates not included in the Comelec's list of those who submitted their SOCEs are the following: Teodoro Casiño of the Makabayan coalition, independent candidate Wilson Amad, Wilson Lee of Aksyon, Mody Floranda of the Makabayan coalition, Michael Tapado of Partido Maharlika and Roy Cabonegro of the Democratic Party of the Philippines. 

Lee withdrew from the race in February but still appeared on the ballot. 

Philstar.com reached out to all five candidates and will update this article with their response.

Amad told Philstar.com that he still plans to submit his SOCE and that he was still preparing his documents. Amad said he would reach out to the Comelec's local office. 

Casiño said: "Wrong forms used. Staff had to redo and get signatures again."

Comelec's list of those who submitted their SOCEs appears to have listed Makabayan candidate Jerome Adonis twice. Philstar.com has reached out for clarification.