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Harlene Delgado

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<p>MANILA — The Commission on Elections said it sent Thursday a show cause order to Lawrence Lubiano, President of Centerways Construction and Development who admitted that he donated P30 million to the 2022 campaign of Senator Francis &quot;Chiz&quot; Escudero.</p><p>The poll body earlier said it was<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/10/52-contractors-may-have-donated-to-2022-election-candidates-comelec-1323"> looking into 52 contractors,</a> one of which is Lubiano, who could have violated the Omnibus Election Code when they contributed to certain candidates during the 2022 elections. The law prohibits government contractors from contributing to partisan political activities.</p><p>Lubiano was given 10 days to submit his reply to the poll body, Comelec spokesperson Director John Rex Laudiangco said in an interview with PTV&#x27;s Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon.</p><p>Comelec Chair George Garcia said they were looking into calling for a formal meeting with Lubiano.</p><p>“Ang sabi natin maliban sa written explanation, maganda siguro kung maipatawag din para naman magkaroon ng formal na, hindi hearing, pero more or less formal meeting at matanong siya dun sa mga bagay-bagay,” he said in a chance interview.</p><p>“Kasi may mga bagay din na kinakailangang ikumpirma ng komisyon sa kanya kahit na meron siyang pag-amin sa Mababang Kapulungan nung siya ay humarap dito,” he added.</p><p>Escudero earlier said he would &quot;adhere to whatever orders may be issued to me in order to prove that I did not violate any law.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I would also like to thank the Comelec Chair for finally affording me the chance to prove this,&quot; he said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/8/12/escudero-denies-hand-in-flood-control-projects-secured-by-campaign-donor-1516">READ: Escudero denies hand in flood control projects secured by campaign donor</a></div><p>Garcia added that they were awaiting the certification from the Department of Public Works and Highways on who among the 52 firms are public work contractors who will be subjected to the investigation.</p><p>The poll body is also mulling over writing the Securities and Exchange Commission to verify the owners of the firms.  </p><p>“Kaya asahan natin, pagdating ng mga darating na panahon ay wala na halos kasi syempre iiwasan nila ‘yung mga ganyan dahil sa mga ganitong klase na kontrobersiya,” Garcia said.</p><div><iframe width="1100" height="619" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lXsuZ_zHU20" title="Comelec tells Chiz Escudero, Lawrence Lubiano to explain P30M campaign donation | ABS-CBN News" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>The Commission on Elections said it sent Thursday a show cause order to Lawrence Lubiano, President of Centerways Construction and Development who admitted that he donated P30 million to the 2022 campaign of Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero.</p>

The Commission on Elections said it sent Thursday a show cause order to Lawrence Lubiano, President of Centerways Construction and Development who admitted that he donated P30 million to the 2022 campaign of Senator Francis "Chiz" Escudero.

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Comelec sends show cause order to Lubiano, seeks meeting over Escudero campaign donation

Harlene Delgado,

ABS-CBN News

Published Sep 11, 2025 12:55 PM PHT

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Updated Sep 11, 2025 03:08 PM PHT

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