The Comelec only began monitoring social media campaign expenditures in the 2019 elections, when it released a resolution that classifies “social media posts” as “election propaganda.” PHVote WeDecide READ:
The Commission on Elections guaranteed the social media campaigning expenditures of candidates seeking office in the 2022 elections will be “strictly monitored,” even as the nagging question is how.
“We will be strict on that matter, especially as we anticipate this coming election, social media presence will be a major thing for campaigns,” Kho said in the“We cannot stop them from posting. That’s free expression. We will control [social media campaigning] in relation to spending limits,” he added in a mix of English and Filipino.
“Every candidate and political party has to submit to the Comelec their SOCE,” he said. “Take note that we have disqualified several candidates because of that.”it “perpetually disqualified” from holding public office “due to repeated failure to file their SOCE” after past elections.