Phılıppınes Electıon

epa02119282 Filipino children scavenge on a pile of trash at a street corner pasted with election posters in Manila , Philippines on 16 April 2009 . Filipinos are hoping that the upcoming elections will make a difference in the condition of the country . Filipinos are due to vote for president , vice president , senators , congressmenlocal officials in May 2010 . Elections in the country have traditionally been marred by violence despite gun restrictions during the campaignpolling periods . It will be the first national computerized election in the history of the Philippines  EPA/FRANCIS R . MALASIG