Rappler's latest stories on campaign expenditure
House passes bill increasing campaign expenses’ cap for candidates
If passed into law, HB 6095 would allow candidates for president, vice president, and senators to spend P50 per voter, from the current P10
Comelec to monitor social media influencers campaigning for candidates
Under the poll body's campaign rules, paid influencers will be required to report to Comelec the payments for their online posts whether for or against a candidate
House OKs bill increasing allowed campaign expenses for candidates
House Bill No. 7295 also increases the maximum campaign expenditure that political parties and candidates without political parties may spend per voter
Pimentel wants higher cap for campaign expenses
The Senate bill seeks to increase the cap for campaign spending by at least a hundred fold due to outdated existing limits
Alvarez to Comelec: Bare resolution extending SOCE deadline
Incoming Davao del Norte Representative Pantaleon Alvarez says the release of the Comelec resolution would allow other parties to challenge its legality
EXPLAINER: Common mistakes in declaring campaign expenses
A much swifter and simpler way of pursuing cases of overspending and accepting prohibited donation against candidates is through a petition for disqualification
2016 elections: How much can a presidential candidate spend?
The unrealistic spending cap set by law allows a presidential candidate to spend P836 million at the most for this election See how expenses for local campaigns are computed
Comelec warns bets: Spending meter starts running
The Comelec starts monitoring candidates expenses as the campaign season officially begins on February 9
EXPLAINER: Why 'candidates' can spend so much and not report it
The Supreme Court s 2009 ruling means that campaign expenses can only be monitored from the start of the campaign period onwards Before that there is technically no candidate to speak of
Did Binay 'fronts' keep 2010 campaign funds?
The bank accounts of Limlingan and Baloloy enjoy massive infusion of funds from December 2009 to June 2010 Were these excess funds from donations and contributions?
Binay wealth: Highest jump when he became 2010 VP
Vice President Jejomar Binay s 2010 SALN shows that his net worth rose by more than 13 million equivalent to 31 compared to 2009 It s the highest increase among his public declarations of wealth
List: Laws that Comelec wants amended, enacted for 2016
From changing the canvassing system to legislating an election money ban here are Comelec s proposals to Congress in preparation for the 2016 elections
House bill seeks to raise campaign spending limits
Baguio City Rep Nicasio Aliping Jr files HB 2362 seeking to increase campaign spending to up to P30 per voter
New senators: Who spent more per vote?
Neophytes spent P6 and up per vote garnered while re electionists spent less than that – except Alan Cayetano who spent more than P7 per vote
'Excessive, illegal spending grounds for disqualifying poll bets'
Comelec adds violations on election spending as ground for disqualification to enforce campaign finance laws as a means of guaranteeing equal access to opportunities for public service
Comelec creates new unit to monitor campaign finances
The Campaign Finance Unit will receive and examine reports submitted by candidates and their contributors during the elections
