Malacañang on Tuesday debunked the specter of a “No-el” or “No elections” scenario raised by election lawyer Romulo Macalintal, who warned that the 2016 polls may not push through if the Supreme Court (SC) will scrap the negotiated contract with Smartmatic for the maintenance of Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines.
“Meron tayong 2016 elections. Nasa Saligang Batas po ‘yan. We don’t have a plan to stay a day longer than June 30, 2016. So, we would like to ensure the elections would push through,” Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said.
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