On the eve of the country’s tightly contested elections, President Benigno Aquino III called on Filipinos to ensure peaceful polls and to accept the outcome, whatever it may be. The President made the appeal in a statement on Sunday, May 8, a day before millions of Filipinos cast their ballots for national and local posts. Said Aquino, “Let me stress: In a democracy, everyone can decide. In the end, after the elections, hopefully the bickering will end. Let us respect and understand any decision borne out of the collective voice of the majority.”
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