IT happened before to the Liberal Party-dominated regime under President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino 3rd. In 2013, three consecutive disasters — the September Zamboanga siege by the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), the Bohol earthquake the following month, and supertyphoon “Yolanda” in November — launched the train of events that led to the LP’s defeat in the 2016 elections for the presidency.