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The 2010 Philippine presidential and vice presidential elections were held on Monday, 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.
As such, special elections are to be held in those areas on June 3, 2010, while the following areas the elections will be held on May 29, 2010. Guimbal, Iloilo: accidental ballot-switching. Pagsanghan, Samar: accidental ballot-switching.
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 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.
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).
2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Calabarzon; 2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in the Cordillera Administrative Region; 2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Caraga; 2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Visayas; Controversies in the 2010 Philippine general election
Candidate Party Votes % Benigno Aquino III: Liberal Party: 15,208,678: 42.08: Joseph Estrada: Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino: 9,487,837: 26.25: Manny Villar: Nacionalista ...