00:00Comelec is now requiring the candidates for the 2025 elections
00:04to include in their Statement of Contributions and Expenditures, or SOSE,
00:09those who endorsed their celebrities and online influencers.
00:13According to Comelec Chairman George Garcia,
00:15endorsement of a celebrity or influencer is free of charge,
00:19it is also considered paid,
00:22so it must be included in the SOSE of the candidate.
00:25This is in line with the resolution they issued yesterday.
00:29Candidates' relatives are not included until 2nd Degree of Consanguinuity
00:35or Consanguity and Affinity,
00:37or the parents, children, siblings, grandfather, grandmother, and grandchild.
00:42This is a way to ensure a fair battle
00:45for those who do not use celebrities or influencers in their campaigns.
00:59Thank you for watching!
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