Republic of the Philippines

) COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS
Intramuros, Manila

IN RE: SEVERAL REQUESTS

FOR EXTENSION TO FILE Chairman J. Andres D. Bautista
STATEMENT OF Commissioner Christian Robert S. Lim
CONTRIBUTIONS AND Commissioner Al A. Parreno
EXPENDITURES BY Commissioner Luie Tito F. Guia
CANDIDATES, POLITICAL Commissioner Arthur D. Lim
Commissioner Ma Rowena Amelia V.
PARTIES, AND P ARTYLISTS
Guanwn
ORGANIZATIONS IN Commissioner Sheriff M. Ahas
RELATION TO THE 2016
NATIONAL AND LOCAL
ELECTIONS
x____________.x Promulgated: Jun€: 23, 2016�

RESOLUTION NO. 1014 7 (

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WHEREAS, the Commission En Banc received several lett-er

requests1 for extension of the deadline to file the required SOCE for
the May 9, 2016 National and Local Elections (NLE);

WHEREAS, as records show, the deadlines for the filing of

SOCE has been invariably and consistently extended by the
Commission out of legal necessity and particularly in the 2010 and
2013 NLE wherein the Commission allowed the extension of the
deadline for filing of SOCE;

WHEREAS, in relation to the May 2010 NLE, the Commission

promulgated Resolution No. 89442 mandating every candidate to file
statement of all contributions and expenditures in connection with the
elections not later than June 9, 2010;

Letter requests for extension to file SOCE from the Liberal Party and its presidential
candidate Manuel A. Roxas, II, Senator Sergio Osmefia, Rafael Alunan and other local candidal·es.
2 RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING ELECTORAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND
EXPENDITURES IN CONNECTION WITH THE MAY 10, 2010 NATIONAL AND LOCAL
ELECTIONS, May 25, 2010.