Manila, June 12 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Thursday the Statements of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCEs) submitted by candidates, party-list groups, and political parties in the May 12 elections may be posted online next week.

In an online interview, Comelec Chairperson George Garcia said they are just waiting for the approval of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on the program that will be used for the posting of the SOCEs.

"A few weeks ago, we contacted DICT. The DICT needs prior consent and approval for our program. The program for publishing SOCE is still in DICT at the moment," he said.

Garcia said they are hoping to get the approval by Friday.

"Hopefully by tomorrow, they w...