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Comelec looking into campaign donations by contractors in #Halalan2025

Job Manahan

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1759214188741174668378024120240716-garcia-george-ph-disability-expo-JC-3.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Comelec Chairman George Garcia delivers a message, July 16, 2024. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/File </span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday said it already began looking into the campaign donations made by contractors to candidates in this year’s midterm elections, as the country’s probe on anomalous flood control projects continues.</p><p>In an interview with reporters, Garcia said the political finance department began checking their data for May 2025 based on the Statements of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE).</p><p>“Mayroon na silang inisyal na listahan din na sinabi natin kung sana nakita na agad na may possible contractors, sana makasulat na rin sa DPWH para ang batch na ito ay ma-confirm natin kung talagang contractor,” he said.</p><p>“Sinabi natin sa mismong pinuno ng opisina na yan, baka pwede, tutal sinimulan na nila ang 2025 SOCE, baka pwedeng balikan ulit ang 2022 at tingnan din ang ibang contributors na hindi naman public works contractors, baka naman sa mining at sa mga prangkisa sa pamahalaan,” he said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/9/1/comelec-looking-into-contractors-who-donated-to-2022-natl-candidates-campaigns-1733">Comelec looking into 31 contractors who donated to 2022 nat&#x27;l candidates&#x27; campaigns</a></div><p>Earlier this month, Comelec issued a show cause order against Lawrence Lubiano, President of Centerways Construction and Development Inc., who admitted that he donated P30 million to the campaign of Senator Francis &quot;Chiz&quot; Escudero in 2022.</p><p>The poll body is looking into 52 contractors, one of which is Lubiano, who may have violated the Omnibus Election Code when they contributed to certain candidates during the 2022 elections.</p><p>The law prohibits government contractors from contributing to partisan political activities.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VO77hVKYpfU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/L_ef1tLe5YE?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAFz8gWM8iRADsJr&amp;cid=ABj4R5TMPTGtAX3I"></script>

<p>The law prohibits government contractors from contributing to partisan political activities.</p>

The law prohibits government contractors from contributing to partisan political activities.

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Comelec looking into campaign donations by contractors in Halalan 2025

Job Manahan,

ABS-CBN News

Published September 30, 2025 03:06 PM PHT

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Updated September 30, 2025 10:26 PM PHT

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