Philippine elections: Voting begins to elect next President, 18,000 other officials of all levels of government

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Philippine elections: Voting begins to elect next President, 18,000 other officials of all levels of government Filipinos began voting on Monday morning to elect their next President and some 18,000 other officials of all levels of government. A total of 37,211 polling centers across the country opened at 6 am local time for the 65.7 million eligible voters and will close at 7 pm local time, said an IANS report.