MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has ruled that Senator Rodante Marcoleta did not commit any election offense regarding his campaign contribution disclosure.
This came after the en banc, during its session on Wednesday, adopted the recommendation of the poll body’s Political Finance and Affairs Department (PFAD) to terminate the investigation “as there being no other evidence to show that Respondent committed any election offense.”
“The Commission, after due deliberation, RESOLVED, as it hereby RESOLVES to NOTE the findings of Political Finance and Affairs Department relative to the Fact-Finding Investigation Case No. 2025-032,” the seven-page decision read.
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However, the Comelec en banc approved PFAD’s recommendation to file an election complaint before its law department for the conduct of preliminary investigation against Marcoleta’s campaign donators Michael Tan Defensor, Joseph Varias Espiritu and Aristotle Baluyut Viray.
The poll body said this move is “due to their failure to submit their respective individual Report of Contributions within thirty (30) days after elections.” /apl
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