As suggested by the recent career of 'money politics' in Filipino elections, large corporate and finance capital lend instrumental support to political parties and candidates during elections. While such decidedly partisan corporate interventions in electoral politics have attracted considerable attention, this essay examines the increasing role and significance of business backing for concerted non-partisan efforts on behalf of 'free and fair elections' in the Philippines. In situating business support for 'national citizens' movements for free elections' within a broader comparative-historical perspective, the essay also captures a glimpse of the structures and dynamics behind such corporate bids for universalist leadership.