VICE President-elect Sara Duterte-Carpio spent a total of P216,190,935.06 for her vice presidential campaign, according to her Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) submitted to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Tuesday.

Duterte-Carpio, daughter of outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte, received a total of P216,190,935.06 in contributions.

Of this amount, P79,581,690.15

came from in-kind contributions received from other sources while P136,609,244.91 was inkind contributions from her political party.

Based on the SOCE, she did not receive cash contributions either from other sources or her political party.

Duterte-Carpio, who ran under the LakasCMD party, claimed no personal funds were used for the campaign.

President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Duterte-Carpio’s running mate, had declared P623,230,176.68 worth of total expenditures incurred in the recent national elections.

Based on his SOCE, Marcos did not spend from his personal resources, but relied on cash contributions (P371.7 million) and in-kind contributions (P251.4 million).

The Comelec earlier said that there will be no extension for the filing of SOCE. Candidates who failed to file their SOCE will be prevented from holding office.

The SOCE is the final Comelec requirement from the party pursuant to the Election Code and other Comelec resolutions.

Under Republic Act 7166, all candidates and treasurers of the political party shall, within 30 days after election day, file their full, true, and itemized statement of all contributions and expenditures in connection with the elections.

Based on Comelec Resolution 10695, the last day for the filing of SOCEs is on June 8, Wednesday.

Winning candidates who failed to meet the June 8 deadline for the filing of their SOCE will be barred from assuming office, according to the Commission on Elections.

Director James Jimenez of the ComelecEducation and Information Department said on Wednesday that winning candidates and party-list groups can still file their SOCE within six months from their official proclamation.

“The June 8 deadline in relation to the 2022 NLE (national and local elections) is final and non-extendible, except for winning candidates and party list groups,” Jimenez explained.

Republic Act (RA) 7166 provides that “no person elected to any public office shall enter upon the duties of his office until he has filed the statement of contributions and expenditures.”

Based on said provision of the law, Jimenez pointed out that “The office of an elected candidate who failed to file their SOCE shall be deemed vacant until they have complied and submitted their SOCE within a period of six months from proclamation.”

Under the law, all candidates, whether they won or lost, or even if they or the political parties concerned did not receive any contribution or incurred any expenditure, should still submit their SOCE reflecting such fact as required by law.

A candidate is still required to submit a SOCE even if he or she did not pursue or continue the campaign, or even if his or her candidacy has been withdrawn unless it was done officially before the start of the election campaign, which started on Feb. 8, 2022 for national candidates and on March 25, 2022 for local candidates.

Comelec has also warned candidates against non-filing of SOCE, particularly those who failed to file for two successive elections, that they could be perpetually disqualified from seeking an elective office.

It also warned against the filing of “untruthful” SOCE or risk being slapped with a criminal case for perjury and also perpetual disqualification as administrative penalty.

Moreover, spending beyond the allowable limit on election expenses is an election offense which could result in disqualification, even if the candidate has won and assumed office. The penalty also includes a jail term.