MANILA, Philippines — Outgoing Senator Manny Pacquiao spent over P129 million for his presidential bid in the 2022 elections, his Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) showed. Etraim Bag-id on Tuesday but was released to the media on Wednesday, showed Pacquiao’s campaign expenses at P129,128,914. ADVERTISEMENTOf the total, over P62 million were paid out of his personal funds and resources while P7 million were cash contributions and P48 million were from in-kind contributions. In the May 9 polls, Pacquiao got over 3.6 million votes, which placed him third in the presidential race. Pacquiao is set to end his first term as senator by June 30.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 08, 2022 06:50 UTC