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Comelec urged to probe Discaya’s Pasig bid - BusinessWorld Online
Sotto alleges Discaya understated campaign spending at P895,000 despite lavish ads and events, prompting a Comelec probe into potential election law violations.
- On Thursday, Pasig Mayor Victor 'Vico' N. Sotto asked the Commission on Elections to investigate Cezarah Rowena C. Discaya for allegedly making false SOCE declarations, overspending, and perjury.
- Victor 'Vico' N. Sotto said he filed the complaint to uphold election laws after highlighting a stark gap between Discaya's visible campaign and the modest P895,000 declared in her Statement of Contributions and Expenditures.
- Listing specific omissions, the complaint says Discaya made no declaration for a digital advertisement and failed to account for billboard rentals and high-production events despite massive billboards, celebrity-studded rallies, and professional digital ads.
- Accompanied by counsel Romulo Macalintal, Sotto filed a perjury complaint before the Pasig prosecutor's office over Discaya's citizenship, while she remains detained at Lapu-Lapu City Jail in Cebu on graft charges.
- The complaint notes that official voter counts set Discaya's legal spending cap at roughly P1.39 million, and her deficient report under oath may amount to perjury under the Revised Penal Code.
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MANILA, Philippines — Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto on Thursday filed election offense and perjury complaints against Sarah Discaya over alleged violations of campaign finance and citizenship disclosure rules following the May 2025 polls.
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Comelec urged to probe Discaya’s Pasig bid - BusinessWorld Online
PASIG CITY Mayor Victor “Vico” N. Sotto on Thursday asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to investigate his 2025 mayoral rival, Cezarah Rowena C. Discaya, for allegedly hiding the true cost of her campaign. In a nine-page complaint-affidavit, Mr. Sotto accused Ms. Discaya of election overspending and perjury, claiming her official expenditure report was “false in a material respect.” The mayor pointed out a glaring gap between the candida…
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