Sara Duterte's campaign spent P216M, matched contributions

Vice President-elect Sara Duterte's campaign reported expenditures totaling P216,190,935.06 for the 2022 vice presidential race.

Her Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) filed with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) showed that her total expenditures precisely matched her total contributions.

The contributions she received consisted of P79,581,690.15 in in-kind donations from other sources and P136,609,244.91 in in-kind contributions from her political party, Lakas Christian Muslim Democrats.

All of her reported expenditures were incurred using in-kind contributions.

Duterte's total expenditures were below the P674-million spending cap for vice presidential aspirants.

She garnered 32.2 million votes in the 2022 elections, the highest of any candidate in Philippine history.

Her running mate, President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., declared campaign expenditures exceeding P623 million.

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