Manila: Scattered violence, long lines and glitches in the vote-counting machines used for the first time have failed to dissuade millions of Filipinos from voting as they seek a clean start after a decade of corruption-tainted politics.
Senator Benigno Aquino III - whose father was assassinated while opposing a dictatorship and whose late mother led the "people power" revolt that restored freedoms and swept her into power - commanded a large lead in the last pre-election polls.
Computer problems and pockets of violence that killed more than 30 people in the last three months was the main concern in elections Monday that officials hope will set a new standard for the Philippines' fragile democracy.
Filipino boxing great and a congressional candidate for the lone province of Sarangani Manny Pacquiao votes at a polling precinct in Sarangani province in southern Philippines in the country's first ever automated presidential elections Monday May 10, 2010.
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Presidential candidate Sen. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, from right, Jimmy Lopa, Eldon Cruz, Jiggy Cruz, Ballsy Aquino-Cruz, Pinky Aquino Abellada, and Jonty Cruz, line up to vote at the start of the country's first ever automated presidential elections Monday, May 10, 2010, at Hacienda Luisita, Tarlac province in northern Philippines.
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Filipino voters (from left:) Flordele Abdullah, Mary Anne Frial and Maria Theresa Frial flash their thumbs after voting for the Philippine National Election at the polling station in the Philippine Consulate General's office in Dubai on Monday.
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Computer problems and pockets of violence that killed more than 30 people in the last three months was the main concern in elections Monday that officials hope will set a new standard for the Philippines' fragile democracy.
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Filipino voter Miguel Domingo (left) casts his ballot at the polling station in Dubai.
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