September 26, 2025 | 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines — Fifty-five contractors suspected of making illicit campaign donations in the 2022 general elections are being investigated, according to the Commission on Elections.
Comelec Chairman George Garcia said the poll body’s Political and Finance Affairs Department is asking for confirmation from the Department of Public Works and Highways regarding illegal donations from contractors.
Three contractors are linked to candidates with positions much higher than senatorial bets, he noted.
The Comelec’s probe is not dependent on the inquiry of the Senate and the Independent Commission for Infrastructure, he said.
A representative of Lawrence Lubiano, president of Centerways Construction and Development Inc., on Wednesday appeared before the Comelec to explain Lubiano’s donation to the campaign of Sen. Francis Escudero last May 2022, Garcia recalled.
“His lawyer showed up and brought documents and an explanation being asked by the Comelec,” he said.
Escudero will be summoned by the poll body, Garcia said.
