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Maturan vs. COMELEC

JOEL T. MATURAN, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND ALLAN PATIÑO, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 227155 | 2017-03-28

D E C I S I O N
 
BERSAMIN, J.:
 
The penalty of perpetual disqualification to hold public office may be properly imposed on a candidate for public office who repeatedly fails to submit his Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) pursuant to Section 14 of Republic Act No. 7166.[1] The penalty does not amount to the cruel, degrading and inhuman punishment proscribed by the Bill of Rights.
 
The Case

Assailed by petition for certiorari are the resolutions dated June 6, 2016[2] and September 8, 2016[3] promulgated by the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) respectively imposing upon the petitioner the...