In 2013, Aquino presided over the election of 12 new senators. An entire community of election transparency workers demanded that Smartmatic be finally kicked out. He first came to the Philippines as head of Sawyer Miller, a US-based political consulting firm, which helped Mrs. Corazon Aquino run against Marcos in the February 7, 1986 snap election. The need to moveAs the de facto government grew in size, the group began to feel an urgent need to move. I will now appeal to our President and Vice President to summon the vast reserves of their patriotism and announce their joint resignation in order to pave the way for a snap presidential election.

Source: Manila Times May 31, 2018 16:46 UTC