Phılıppınes Electıons Vote Canvassıng

epa02175215 Philippine Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile ( C ) Philippine House of Representatives Speaker Prospero Nograles ( 2-R ) look on as a Congress staff ( L ) uses a bolt cutter to open a ballot box containing certificates of canvass from overseas absentee votes during a joint session at Congress in Quezon City , east of Manila , Philippines , 27 May 2010 . The National Board of Canvassers began canvassing absentee votes from Laos , as vote-counting began for presidentvice-president positions following the 10 May automated national elections .  EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA