(image via the group 2010 Philippine Election on Facebook) Some 50 million Filipinos are expected to go to polling precincts today (May 10 2010) for the Philippines' first-ever automated elections. At stake are 17,999 positions from the municipal to the national level. Most important is the hotly-contested post of President who will succeed Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, now the second longest-serving Philippine President after Ferdinand Marcos. Like most civic-minded Filipinos, I pray that the elections will be generally peaceful and honest. I do have my doubts about ... Continue Reading...