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Do you remember what happened on Feb. 7, 1986? Deposed president Ferdinand Marcos called for a snap election. It was between Ferdinand Marcos-Arturo Tolentino and Cory Aquino-Salvador Laurel. Two days later on Feb. 9, 1986, Comelec employees tabulating the votes walked out of the plenary hall of the Philippine International Convention Center in protest. They were angry, noting how their Comelec superiors were manipulating the results of the election in favor of Marcos. This event became the catalyst of the first People Power Revolution. On Feb. 20, 1986, Marcos proclaimed victory. Cory Aquino …