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In protest, 35 technicians, composed of 30 women and five men, walked out of the processing center at 10:30pm on 9 February, two days after the election day. [6] They first sought refuge in Baclaran Church in Parañaque, about 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) away from PICC, where they gave their only press conference before they went into hiding.
February 9 – Thirty Comelec computer technicians walk out of their tabulation center at the PICC to protest attempts to manipulate the election results. [1] February 11 – Opposition Antique former Gov. Evelio Javier is assassinated in front of the provincial capitol as the canvassing is being held there. [1]
Attempts of fraud, vote-buying, intimidation, and violence are reported and election returns are tampered with. The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) tally board shows Marcos leading while the National Citizen's Movement for the Free Elections (NAMFREL) consistently shows Corazon Aquino ahead by a comfortable margin. [1]
This electoral exercise was marred by widespread reports of violence and tampering of election results, culminating in the walkout of 30 COMELEC computer technicians to protest the deliberate manipulation of the official election results to favor Ferdinand Marcos. The walkout was considered one of the early "sparks" of the People Power Revolution.
The 1986 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on February 7, 1986. Popularly known as the 1986 snap election , it is among the landmark events that led up to the People Power Revolution , the downfall of the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos , and the accession of Corazon C. Aquino as president.
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Abalos was the COMELEC chair when the election body approved a P1.3-billion contract with the Mega Pacific Consortium for the purchase of automated counting machines, which the Supreme Court in January 2004 declared as void because of "clear violation of law and jurisprudence" and "reckless disregard of COMELEC 's own bidding rules and procedure."
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