Timeline

2008

• August 26 - Then Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Bayani Fernando
  Bayani Fernando
  Bayani Flores Fernando is the former Chairman of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority .He has announced his intention to run for President of the Philippines in the 2010 election. However, after talks with Richard Gordon, he agreed to slide as Vice President for Gordon's newly-established...
  
   announces bid for presidency.
• September 4 - Senator Manny Villar
  Manny Villar
  Manuel "Manny" Bamba Villar, Jr. is a Filipino businessman and politician. He is currently a Philippine Senator, president of the Nacionalista Party...
  
   announces bid for presidency.
• November 12 - Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay
  Jejomar Binay
  Jejomar "Jojo" Cabauatan Binay, Sr. , also known as Jojo Binay or VPNay, is a Filipino politician who has been the 15th Vice President of the Philippines since 2010. Previously, he was Mayor of Makati City from 1986 to 1998 and again from 2001 to 2010...
  
   announces bid for presidency.
• November 26 - Senator Manuel Roxas
  Manuel Roxas
  Manuel Acuña Roxas was the first president of the independent Third Republic of the Philippines and fifth president overall. He served as president from the granting of independence in 1946 until his abrupt death in 1948...
  
   is elected as party president of the Liberal Party
  Liberal Party (Philippines)
  The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the...
  
   and is nominated as the standard-bearer.

2009

• March 12 - Former Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, Jr.
  Gilberto Teodoro
  Gilberto Eduardo Gerardo Cojuangco Teodoro, Jr. , or more commonly known as Gilbert/Gibo, is the former secretary of the national defense of the republic of the Philippines, having assumed the post in August 2007 until November 15, 2009...
  
   announces bid for presidency.
• April 25 - Senator Richard Gordon
  Richard Gordon (politician)
  Richard "Dick" Juico Gordon is a Filipino politician and broadcaster who currently serves as the chairman of the Philippine National Red Cross....
  
   announces bid for presidency.
• May 12 - Senator Panfilo Lacson
  Panfilo Lacson
  Panfilo "Ping" Morena Lacson, Sr. is a Filipino politician. He was Director-General of the Philippine National Police from 1999 to 2001 and has been a member of the Philippine Senate since 2001.-Early life and education:...
  
   announces bid for presidency.
• June 6 - Senator Lacson withdraws from presidential race.
• June 17 - Environmentalist Nicanor Perlas
  Nicanor Perlas
  Nicanor Jesus "Nicky"/"Nick" Pineda Perlas, III is a Filipino activist and a recipient of the Right Livelihood Award in 2003. He was a Philippine presidential aspirant for the 2010 presidential elections but lost to Liberal Party's President Benigno C...
  
   announces bid for presidency.
• July 14 - Senator Loren Legarda
  Loren Legarda
  Loren Legarda is a Filipino broadcast journalist, environmentalist, and politician of Visayan ancestry, notable as the only female to top two senatorial elections . During the 2004 Philippine general election, she ran for the position of Vice-President as an Independent with Fernando Poe, Jr...
  
   announces bid for presidency.
• July 22 - The Social Weather Stations
  Social Weather Stations
  The Social Weather Stations or SWS is a public opinion polling body in the Philippines. It is a private, independent, non-partisan, non-profit scientific institute in the Philippines which conducts social surveys and does survey-based social science research and other educational activities, using...
  
   Second Quarter Polls: Villar (33%) lead narrows.
• July 31 - Senator Jamby Madrigal
  Jamby Madrigal
  Maria Ana Consuelo Madrigal-Valade , better known as Jamby Madrigal, is a politician in the Philippines. She was elected during the 2004 general elections as a Senator...
  
   announces bid for presidency.
• August 1 - Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino
  Corazon Aquino
  Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines...
  
   dies from colorectal cancer
  Colorectal cancer
  Colorectal cancer, commonly known as bowel cancer, is a cancer caused by uncontrolled cell growth , in the colon, rectum, or vermiform appendix. Colorectal cancer is clinically distinct from anal cancer, which affects the anus....
  
  . The country
  Philippines
  The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
  
   descends into a five day period of mourning and grief
  Death and funeral of Corazon Aquino
  The 11th President of the Philippines, Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino, died on August 1, 2009 at the Makati Medical Center in Makati City, after having suffered from colorectal cancer for over a year. Her official cause of death was cardiorespiratory arrest...
  
   for the late President.
• August 21 - Evangelist Eddie Villanueva
  Eddie Villanueva
  Eduardo C. Villanueva , known as Bro. Eddie Villanueva, is a religious and political leader in the Philippines and a presidential candidate in the 2010 Philippine election as standard bearer of the Bangon Pilipinas Party...
  
   announces bid for presidency.
• August 30 - Ang Kapatiran
  Ang Kapatiran
  Ang Kapatiran Party , also known as the Alliance for the Common Good is a political party in the Philippines, formed in 2004 and unaffiliated with either major coalition in the 2007 elections. However, it did not participate in the 2004 elections...
  
   names Olongapo City
  Olongapo City
  The City of Olongapo is a highly urbanized city located in the province of Zambales, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 227,270 people in 50,300 households.-History:...
  
   councilor John Carlos de los Reyes
  John Carlos de los Reyes
  John Carlos "JC" Gordon de los Reyes is a Philippine councilor in Olongapo City and the presidential candidate of the Ang Kapatiran Party for the 2010 Philippine presidential election.- Educational Background and Career :...
  
   as its standard-bearer.
• September 1 - Senator Roxas withdraws and supports fellow Senator Benigno Aquino III
  Benigno Aquino III
  Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III , also known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy, is a Filipino politician who has been the 15th and current President of the Philippines since June 2010....
  
  .; Jejomar Binay
  Jejomar Binay
  Jejomar "Jojo" Cabauatan Binay, Sr. , also known as Jojo Binay or VPNay, is a Filipino politician who has been the 15th Vice President of the Philippines since 2010. Previously, he was Mayor of Makati City from 1986 to 1998 and again from 2001 to 2010...
  
   withdraws and supports Former President Joseph Estrada
  Joseph Estrada
  Joseph "Erap" Ejercito Estrada was the 13th President of the Philippines, serving from 1998 until 2001. Estrada was the first person in the Post-EDSA era to be elected both to the presidency and vice-presidency.Estrada gained popularity as a film actor, playing the lead role in over 100 films in...
  
  .
• September 4 - Pampanga Governor Ed Panlilio and Isabela Governor Grace Padaca
  Grace Padaca
  Ma. Gracia Cielo "Grace" Magno Padaca has been the governor of the northern province of Isabela, Philippines since 2007. Among Filipino politicians, she is among the minority not from politically connected families...
  
   withdraws and supports Aquino.
• September 9 - Senator Benigno Aquino III
  Benigno Aquino III
  Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III , also known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy, is a Filipino politician who has been the 15th and current President of the Philippines since June 2010....
  
   announces bid for presidency.
• September 21 - Liberal Party
  Liberal Party (Philippines)
  The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the...
  
   completes tandem: Roxas accepts Vice Presidential offer of Aquino.
• September 26 - Ousted President Joseph Estrada
  Joseph Estrada
  Joseph "Erap" Ejercito Estrada was the 13th President of the Philippines, serving from 1998 until 2001. Estrada was the first person in the Post-EDSA era to be elected both to the presidency and vice-presidency.Estrada gained popularity as a film actor, playing the lead role in over 100 films in...
  
   announces bid for presidency
• October 14 - Social Weather Stations
  Social Weather Stations
  The Social Weather Stations or SWS is a public opinion polling body in the Philippines. It is a private, independent, non-partisan, non-profit scientific institute in the Philippines which conducts social surveys and does survey-based social science research and other educational activities, using...
  
   Third Quarter survey: Aquino (60%) overtakes Villar and catapults to first place
• October 23 - Interior and Local Government Secretary Ronaldo Puno withdraws Vice Presidential bid.
• October 24 - Legarda slides to Vice President.
• October 28 - Amid pressures to run for President, Senator Francis Joseph G. Escudero
  Francis Escudero
  Francis Joseph "Chiz" Guevara Escudero is a Filipino politician who has been a member of the Philippine Senate since 2007...
  
   leaves NPC
  Nationalist People's Coalition
  The Nationalist People's Coalition or NPC is a political party in the Philippines.-History:The Party was founded in 1991 after some members of the Nacionalista Party led by then Rizal Governor Isidro Rodriguez bolted from the Nacionalista Party after some disagreements with Nacionalista party...
  
  
• November 13 - Lakas-Kampi-CMD
  Lakas-Kampi-CMD
  Lakas Kampi CMD is a center-right political party in the Philippines and the current minority party in the country. Its ideology is heavily influenced by Christian and Islamic democracy...
  
   completes tandem: TV personality Edu Manzano
  Edu Manzano
  -Television:*Unang Hirit *Family Feud: The Showdown Edition *Asar Talo Lahat Panalo! *Pilipinas Game Ka na Ba? *1 Vs...
  
   runs for Vice President with Teodoro.
• November 16 - Nacionalista Party
  Nacionalista Party
  The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...
  
   completes tandem: Villar picks Legarda for Vice President.
• November 19 - Lakas-Kampi-CMD National Convention nominates Teodoro and Manzano.
• November 23 - De los Reyes and Dominador Chipeco, Jr.
  Dominador Chipeco, Jr.
  Dominador F. Chipeco, Jr. is the son of former Laguna governor Dominador Chipeco, Sr. He is in 8th place in the 2010 vice presidential elections in the Philippines.-Educational Background:*Jose Rizal Memorial School - Elementary...
  
   (Ang Kapatiran
  Ang Kapatiran
  Ang Kapatiran Party , also known as the Alliance for the Common Good is a political party in the Philippines, formed in 2004 and unaffiliated with either major coalition in the 2007 elections. However, it did not participate in the 2004 elections...
  
  ) file certificates of candidacy for President and VP, respectively.
• November 24 - Senator Escudero
  Francis Escudero
  Francis Joseph "Chiz" Guevara Escudero is a Filipino politician who has been a member of the Philippine Senate since 2007...
  
   withdraws from the presidential race
• November 26 - Supreme Court allows "early campaigning".
• November 28 - Aquino and Roxas (Liberal Party
  Liberal Party (Philippines)
  The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the...
  
  ) file Certificates of Candidacy.
• November 29 - Nicanor Perlas
  Nicanor Perlas
  Nicanor Jesus "Nicky"/"Nick" Pineda Perlas, III is a Filipino activist and a recipient of the Right Livelihood Award in 2003. He was a Philippine presidential aspirant for the 2010 presidential elections but lost to Liberal Party's President Benigno C...
  
   (Independent
  Independent (politician)
  In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
  
  ) files certificate of candidacy for President.
• November 30 - Villar and Legarda (Nacionalista Party
  Nacionalista Party
  The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...
  
  ) and ; Estrada and Binay (Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino).; Villanueva and Perfecto Yasay, Jr.
  Perfecto R. Yasay, Jr.
  Perfecto R. Yasay, Jr. is a lawyer and former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission . Yasay is Bangon Pilipinas' vice-presidential bet in the 2010 Philippine elections, running alongside Eddie Villanueva.-Early life and career:...
  
   (Bangon Pilipinas) file Certificates of Candidacy for Pres and VP, respectively file certificates of candidacy. Hermogenes Ebdane withdraws presidential bid
• December 1–2 Teodoro and Manzano (Lakas-Kampi-CMD
  Lakas-Kampi-CMD
  Lakas Kampi CMD is a center-right political party in the Philippines and the current minority party in the country. Its ideology is heavily influenced by Christian and Islamic democracy...
  
  ) file Certificates of Candidacy for President and Vce President, respectively. file; Jamby Madrigal
  Jamby Madrigal
  Maria Ana Consuelo Madrigal-Valade , better known as Jamby Madrigal, is a politician in the Philippines. She was elected during the 2004 general elections as a Senator...
  
   (Independent
  Independent (politician)
  In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
  
  ) files for President alone ; Gordon and Fernando (Bagumbayan-VNP); Jose Sonza
  Jay Sonza
  Jay Sonza is a veteran newscaster and talk show host. He is currently the station manager of the terrestrial television station UNTV 37, which is owned by his former co-host, Daniel Razon.-Programs:* Isumbong mo kay Tulfo at Sonza! * Chismax to the Max: "Balitang Nakakakilig"...
  
   (KBL
  Kilusang Bagong Lipunan
  The Kilusang Bagong Lipunan , formerly the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan ng Nagkakaisang Nacionalista, Liberal, at iba pa, , is a political party in the Philippines...
  
  ) files for Vice President.
• December 2 - ANC
  ABS-CBN News Channel
  ABS-CBN News Channel or better known as ANC is the Philippines first 24-hour news channel broadcasting both in cable television domestically and in satellite television internationally via The Filipino Channel, owned and operated by the ABS-CBN Corporation under its ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs...
  
   Presidential Forum: Analysts and viewers say Aquino gave "strong performance" and sounded "credible" (42%). Teodoro close second (37%); flip-flops on Reproductive Health Bill position. Villar was absent.
• December 11 - Outgoing Vice President Noli De Castro
  Noli de Castro
  Manuel Leuterio de Castro, Jr. , better known as Noli de Castro or "Kabayan" Noli de Castro, was Vice President of the Philippines ....
  
   endorses Roxas for vice president.
• December 15 - Commission on Elections releases list of 16 approved candidates for president and vice-president.
• December 21 - Perlas protests disqualification at COMELEC.
• December 28 - COMELEC hears appeal and petition of disqualified candidates.
• December 21–22 - Pulse Asia
  Pulse Asia
  Pulse Asia, Inc. is a public opinion polling body in the Philippines. It was launched by professional academics recognized as experts in their respective fields of study. It monitors salient socio-economic, political and cultural issues in the minds of the Filipino public.-Profile:According to its...
  
   Dec 2009 polls: Aquino solidifies lead in(45%) and BW-SWS (46%) presidential surveys. Legarda (37%) and Roxas (39%) are statistically tied in first place for the Pulse Asia vice-presidency survey.

Election period

• January 10 - Social Weather Stations
  Social Weather Stations
  The Social Weather Stations or SWS is a public opinion polling body in the Philippines. It is a private, independent, non-partisan, non-profit scientific institute in the Philippines which conducts social surveys and does survey-based social science research and other educational activities, using...
  
   December 2009 Survey (Zamora commissioned): Villar (33%) cuts Aquino (44%) lead.
• January 14 - Perlas reinstated by COMELEC. Relatively unknown Vetellano Acosta (KBL
  Kilusang Bagong Lipunan
  The Kilusang Bagong Lipunan , formerly the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan ng Nagkakaisang Nacionalista, Liberal, at iba pa, , is a political party in the Philippines...
  
  ) is also reinstated as a candidate.
• January 14 - GMA Network
  GMA Network
  GMA Network is a major commercial television & radio network in the Philippines. GMA Network is owned by GMA Network, Inc. a publicly listed company...
  
   Vice-Presidential Forum.
• January 20 - Estrada is allowed to run after the COMELEC threw out all three disqualification cases against him.
• January 29 - De La Salle University and ANC
  ABS-CBN News Channel
  ABS-CBN News Channel or better known as ANC is the Philippines first 24-hour news channel broadcasting both in cable television domestically and in satellite television internationally via The Filipino Channel, owned and operated by the ABS-CBN Corporation under its ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs...
  
   2010 Presidential Youth Forum Youth 2010: Audience members say Aquino, Gordon, Teodoro "made a favorable impression". Madrigal attends for the first time. Estrada absent.
• February 8 - The Inquirer
  Philippine Daily Inquirer
  The Philippine Daily Inquirer, popularly known as the Inquirer, is the most widely read broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines, with a daily circulation of 260,000 copies. It is one of the Philippines' newspapers of record...
  
   1st Edition Presidential Debate with all candidates attending except Acosta and Estrada, with the latter citing "bias" against him.
• February 9 - Official election campaign starts
• February 9 - Campaign kickoff rallies occur at Antipolo (Lakas-Kampi-CMD
  Lakas-Kampi-CMD
  Lakas Kampi CMD is a center-right political party in the Philippines and the current minority party in the country. Its ideology is heavily influenced by Christian and Islamic democracy...
  
  ), Calamba (NP
  Nacionalista Party
  The Nacionalista Party is the oldest political party in the Philippines today and was responsible for leading the country throughout the majority of the 20th century since its founding in 1907...
  
  ), Imus (Bagumbayan-VNP
  Bagumbayan-Volunteers for a New Philippines
  The Bagumbayan-Volunteers for a New Philippines is a political party in the Philippines. It is the political party of former Philippine Senator Richard Gordon...
  
  ), Olongapo (Ang Kapatiran
  Ang Kapatiran
  Ang Kapatiran Party , also known as the Alliance for the Common Good is a political party in the Philippines, formed in 2004 and unaffiliated with either major coalition in the 2007 elections. However, it did not participate in the 2004 elections...
  
  ), Quiapo (PMP), Luneta Park
  Rizal Park
  Rizal Park, also known as Luneta Park or colloquially Luneta, is a historical urban park located in the heart of the city of Manila, Philippines, adjacent to the old walled city of Manila, now Intramuros. Since the Spanish Colonial Era, the park has been a favorite spot for unwinding, socializing,...
  
   Manila (Bangon Pilipinas Party
  Bangon Pilipinas Party
  Bangon Pilipinas Party is a political party in the Philippines, formed in 2004 and unaffiliated with either major coalition in the 2007 elections.-Candidates for Philippine general elections, 2010:...
  
   ), and Tarlac (Liberal Party
  Liberal Party (Philippines)
  The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the...
  
  ).
• March 4 - COMELEC disqualifies Vetellano Acosta. His name, however, would remain in the ballot although votes that would be cast for him will be considered invalid.
• March 21 - ABS-CBN
  ABS-CBN
  ABS–CBN Corporation is a Philippine-based media conglomerate. It is the Philippines' largest media and entertainment conglomerate. The corporation was the merger of Alto Broadcasting System which at that time owned by James Lindenberg and Antonio Quirino, and the Chronicle Broadcasting Network ...
  
   and ANC
  ABS-CBN News Channel
  ABS-CBN News Channel or better known as ANC is the Philippines first 24-hour news channel broadcasting both in cable television domestically and in satellite television internationally via The Filipino Channel, owned and operated by the ABS-CBN Corporation under its ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs...
  
   Vice-Presidential Debate: Analysts and viewers say that Roxas is seen as "most credible candidate" (54%) with Binay, Fernando tie in second (13%) and Yasay (11%); Legarda fared poorly (4%). Absent was Chipeco and Manzano whose absence drew comments on social-networking sites. Analysts point out also not "to belittle" the underdogs and praised Binay, Yasay and Sonza.
• March 28 - A number of Lakas-Kampi-CMD
  Lakas-Kampi-CMD
  Lakas Kampi CMD is a center-right political party in the Philippines and the current minority party in the country. Its ideology is heavily influenced by Christian and Islamic democracy...
  
   stalwarts leave party to support Villar.The Liberal Party says these defections are "completing the Villarroyo [Villar-Arroyo] puzzle". Malacañang downplays defections and denies alliance with Villar.
• March 30 - Teodoro resigns as Lakas-Kampi-CMD Chairman to focus on campaign. This fuels further speculation that President Arroyo is dropping her financial support for her party in exchange of new support in Villar due to "winnability". Sarangani Governor and party president Miguel Dominguez and secretary-general Francis Manglapus follows in less than 24 hours. Malacañang denies speculations that the resignations have something to do with rumors that Pres. Arroyo has decided to support another presidential candidate.
• April 6 - Pulse Asia
  Pulse Asia
  Pulse Asia, Inc. is a public opinion polling body in the Philippines. It was launched by professional academics recognized as experts in their respective fields of study. It monitors salient socio-economic, political and cultural issues in the minds of the Filipino public.-Profile:According to its...
  
   March 2010 survey: Villar (25%) falls 4 points as Aquino (37%) widens lead. According to Pulse Asia,this was mainly due to the Villarroyo issue. This came at the heels of talks that Villar is the "secret candidate" of Pres. Arroyo, a charge the he denies.
• April 10 – May 10 – Overseas absentee voting continuing until May 10 (Election day). Two polling precincts encountered technical problems in Hong Kong, raising concerns on the automation system.
• April 28 – 30 – Local absentee voting for government officials, teachers performing election duties outside of their precincts, members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
  Armed Forces of the Philippines
  The Armed Forces of the Philippines is composed of the Philippine Army, Philippine Navy and Philippine Air Force...
  
   (AFP) and operatives of the Philippine National Police
  Philippine National Police
  The Philippine National Police is the national police force of the Republic of the Philippines. It is both a national and a local police force in that it does provides all law enforcement services throughout the Philippines...
  
   (PNP) starts.
• April 26 – 29 Social Weather Stations
  Social Weather Stations
  The Social Weather Stations or SWS is a public opinion polling body in the Philippines. It is a private, independent, non-partisan, non-profit scientific institute in the Philippines which conducts social surveys and does survey-based social science research and other educational activities, using...
  
  , Manila Standard Today
  Manila Standard Today
  The Manila Standard Today is the fourth-largest broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines as of 2006. Initially established as the Manila Standard, it merged with another newspaper of record, Today, on March 6, 2005...
  
   and Pulse Asia
  Pulse Asia
  Pulse Asia, Inc. is a public opinion polling body in the Philippines. It was launched by professional academics recognized as experts in their respective fields of study. It monitors salient socio-economic, political and cultural issues in the minds of the Filipino public.-Profile:According to its...
  
   survey: Aquino leads in the presidential race as Estrada leads over Villar. Roxas leads in VP race with Binay overtaking Legarda.
• April 29 – COMELEC rejects proposals of a parallel manual count aside from the official tabulation.
• First Week of May - Smartmatic
  Smartmatic
  Smartmatic is a multinational company founded in 2000 that specializes in the design and deployment of complex purpose-specific technology solutions aimed at helping governments to fulfill their commitments toward their citizens.It is organized around three business units: Electronic voting...
  
  -TIM recalls the Compact Flash Cards (CFC) of all Precinct Count Optical Scanner (PCOS) Machines due to the machines not counting the votes correctly due to the spacing of the ballot. These were found out after testing. By Election Day, 99% of all CF Cards were already delivered. The remaining 1% was due to some inaccessible precincts.
• May 2 – Kingdom of Jesus Christ leader Pastor Apollo Quiboloy
  Apollo C. Quiboloy
  Apollo Carreon Quiboloy is the founder and leader of the Philippines-based Restorationist Christian church, the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, The Name Above Every Name, Inc. He has made claims that he is the "Appointed Son of God".-Early years:...
  
   finally endorses Gilbert Teodoro for President. and Mar Roxas
  Mar Roxas
  Manuel "Mar" Araneta Roxas II is a former Senator of the Philippines. He is the son of former Senator Gerry Roxas, and the grandson of former President Manuel Roxas and industrialist J. Amado Araneta....
  
   for vice president
• May 3 - Manila Standard Today
  Manila Standard Today
  The Manila Standard Today is the fourth-largest broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines as of 2006. Initially established as the Manila Standard, it merged with another newspaper of record, Today, on March 6, 2005...
  
   Presidential Survey: Aquino leads with Estrada overtaking Villar.
• May 5 - Iglesia ni Cristo
  Iglesia ni Cristo
  Iglesia ni Cristo also known as INC, is the largest entirely indigenous Christian religious organization that originated from the Philippines and the largest independent church in Asia. Due to a number of similarities, some Protestant writers describe the INC's doctrines as restorationist in...
  
   endorses the tandem of Benigno Aquino III and Mar Roxas (Liberal Party
  Liberal Party (Philippines)
  The Liberal Party of the Philippines is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the...
  
  ). Voting as a block, the INC has an estimated command votes of 5-8 million.
• May 8 – The Supreme Court junks petitions to postpone the electionsdue to the technical sifficulties found with the issue of the CF Cards
• May 10 — Election Day
• May 10 – COMELEC extends the voting hours until 7 pm.
• May 11 – After initial election results, De los Reyes, Gordon, Teodoro, Villar and Villanueva conceded defeat to Aquino in the presidential race while Estrada says he won't concede and will wait for the congressional canvass. Chipeco, Legarda, Manzano and Yasay conceded defeat in the Vice Presidential race.