Election lawyer questions Comelec’s decision on Marcoleta case

MANILA, Philippines — Election lawyer Romulo Macalintal criticized on Sunday the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) decision to clear Senator Rodante Marcoleta regarding his controversial Statement of Contributions and Expenditure (SOCE) but not his donors. In its resolution, the Comelec cleared Marcoleta after the commission’s Political Finance and Affairs Department found that while the senator did

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