Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Lakas–Kampi Benigno Aquino III Liberal Noli de Castro Independent Jejomar Binay PDP–Laban 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.

Incumbent Vice-President Noli de Castro was allowed to seek re-election, though he could have possibly sought the presidency.

As he didn't offer himself in any manner of candidacy at the election, his successor was determined as the 13th Vice President of the Philippines.

Meanwhile, in the election for the vice-presidency, Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) defeated Senator Mar Roxas of the Liberal Party in the third-narrowest margin in the history of vice presidential elections.

Both winners will serve six-year terms commencing on the noon of June 30, 2010, and ending on the same day six years later.

The campaign will run for three months, beginning in early February 2010 and ending on the eve of the election.

Election protests are handled by the Supreme Court, when it sits as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal.

The Commission on Elections released its list of 16 approved candidates for president and vice-president on December 15.

The Philippines has two primary opinion polling companies: Social Weather Stations (SWS) and Pulse Asia.

[85] According to the SWS exit poll, 45% of Muslims voted for Binay, while only 17% chose Roxas and 28% for Legarda.

The accredited citizen's arm, the Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) also used the election returns from the polling precincts.

Congress in joint session as the National Board of Canvassers convened in the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City, the home of the House of Representatives.