DILG Maintains No Elected Official Can Assume Office without Filing Soce

DILG: Elected officials cannot assume post without SOCE

**media[20029]**No elected official shall be allowed to assume office until the required statement of contribution and expenditure (SOCE) are submitted in compliance with the Commission on Election (Comelec) ruling, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said.“The SOCE filing requirement applies to all candidates, whether elected or not,’’ the DILG explained, citing Republic Act No. 7166 and Comelec Resolution No. 10730, whic…

No expense report, no office for elected officials

NO elected official in the May 2025 polls will be allowed to assume office without first filing their statement of contributions and expenditures (SOCE), as required by law, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Monday. Under Section 14 of Republic Act 7166 and Commission on Elections (Comelec) Resolution 10730, all candidates and political parties — regardless of electoral outcome — were required to submit their SOCE b…

DILG maintains no elected official can assume office without filing Soce

Department of Interior and Local Government facade and logo. MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Monday affirmed that no elected official can assume office without having filed their Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (Soce). The DILG made the pronouncement after the June 11 deadline on the submission of Soce for candidates and political parties, citing Republic Act (RA) No. 7166 and the Commi…