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Presidential elections in the Philippines were held on May 10, 2010. The incumbent President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, was ineligible to seek re-election as per the 1987 Constitution.
Elections for all positions in the Philippines above the barangay (except for Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao regional level) were held on May 10, 2010. The elected president is Benigno Aquino III, the 15th President of the Philippines, succeeding President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo who was barred from seeking re-election due to term restrictions.
For much of its history since 1935, the Philippines has been governed as a presidential unitary republic.The term "general election" is not predominantly used in the Philippines, but for the purposes of this article, a "general election" may refer to an election day where the presidency or at least a class of members of Congress are on the ballot.
The Commission on Elections has delivered the needed election paraphernalia to the voting areas on October 24, 2010, although there are areas were the materials were delivered late. [5] The Philippine National Police (PNP) has heightened security in the lead-up to the polls and has placed it on full alert.
The 2010 Senate election in the Philippines occurred on May 10, 2010, to elect one-half of the Senate.The senators elected in 2010, together with those elected in 2007, comprise the Senate's delegation in the 15th Congress.
The 2010 House of Representatives of the Philippines party-list election was on May 10, 2010. The whole country was one at-large district, where parties nominate three persons to be their candidates, ranked in order of which they'll be seated if elected.
List of senators elected in the 2010 Philippine Senate election; 2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Mimaropa; Maguindanao massacre; 2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Metro Manila; 2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Northern Mindanao; Opinion polling for the 2010 Philippine Senate ...
Gubernatorial elections were held in the Philippines on May 10, 2010. All provinces elected their provincial governors for three-year terms that will begin on June 30, 2010. Governors that are currently serving their third consecutive terms are prohibited from running as governors (they may run in any other position).