MANILA
On the wake of a renewed investigation on the poll cheating in the 2007 national elections, Senator Miguel Zubiri announced his resignation on 3 August 2011 (Wednesday) from the Senate "because of these unfounded accusations against me and these issues has systematically divided our nation and has casted doubt in our electoral system which has affected not only myself, this Institution, but the public as well."
In that election, Zubiri got over 11 million votes placing him on the 12th slot for Senate, ahead of his closest rival, lawyer Aquilino Pimentel III, son of former senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. Pimentel however contested the result before the Senate Electoral Tribunal over alleged irregularities and cheating in the controversial elections. The protest remained pending since 2007 until mid-year this year.
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