MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) moved to make public election-related documents required from candidates for added transparency, starting in the upcoming 2025 national and local polls.

Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia on Thursday identified the required documents as the certificate of candidacy (CoC), statement of contribution and expenditures (SOCE) and the certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA).

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