2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, May
Continuing the series with the Mets from the previous month, Halladay completed his second shutout of the season, striking out six batters in a 10–0 victory. The Phillies returned to first place in the division with an 11–5 victory in the series' final game, capped by a grand slam by Victorino; the 10 runs scored against Mets starter Johan Santana were the most allowed in a start in his career.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, May
Joe Blanton returned to the starting rotation for his first game of the season; though he allowed one run on seven hits in 6+2⁄3 innings before being relieved, the Phillies lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in their series opener, 6–3, after the bullpen allowed three inherited runners to score. Carlos Ruiz hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning to win the second game of the series for Philadelphia, after Hamels and Adam Wainwright battled to a stalemate, each throwing eight innings of one-run baseball.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, May
Home runs by Victorino and Polanco the following evening sealed a second straight victory for the Phillies behind seven scoreless innings from Kendrick. Every starter in the lineup got at least one hit in the final game of the series, save Halladay, who pitched seven innings and allowed two runs. The offense was paced by Werth and Ruiz, who each went 3-for-4 in the game.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, May
Werth later said that his three-run home run in the first inning was "big ups to Robin [Roberts]", the Hall of Fame Phillies pitcher who died that morning, and who shared Werth's hometown of Springfield, Illinois. Werth hit another three-run home run on May 7 against the Braves to back a two-hit, no-walk shutout by Moyer, who became the oldest pitcher in Major League Baseball history to throw a complete game without allowing a run.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, May
The Phillies lost the second game of the series, 4–1, as Blanton took his second consecutive loss since returning from the disabled list, but came back to win the series with a 5–3 victory in Sunday's contest; Victorino, Polanco, and Werth hit home runs, and Brad Lidge earned his first save of the 2010 campaign.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, May
Playing at Coors Field to open the team's second trip to the National League West, the Phillies scored four runs in the ninth inning to win the series opener against the Colorado Rockies, 9–5. Victorino hit two triples, and Ruiz notched four hits, including a home run, in five at-bats, the highest single-game total of his career. After weather on May 11 forced a day-night doubleheader the following day, the Rockies defeated Philadelphia, 4–3, on a walk-off home run by Miguel Olivo; the second game was postponed again due to additional rain and snow.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, May
The Phillies lost Ruiz to a knee injury in the game, sent Lidge back to Philadelphia for tests on his right elbow, and were chastised before the game by Major League Baseball for potentially stealing signs. Next, the team traveled to Wisconsin to face off against the Milwaukee Brewers, taking the first game of the series, 9–5, from former Phillie Randy Wolf; Utley, Howard and Ibáñez each hit a home run in the contest, and Victorino batted in three runs.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, May
With Madson and Lidge both on the disabled list, Contreras assumed the closer's role and earned his first career save in a 10–6 Phillies victory on May 15. The team completed the sweep with a 4–2 victory on May 16 behind 6+2⁄3 innings and an RBI double from Hamels. A three-run home run from Werth and a late-inning grand slam from Howard gave the Phillies a 12–2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 17, supporting a career-best eight-inning performance from Kendrick; the pair of batters drove in the 10 runs that were the difference in the final score.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, May
The two-game series against Pittsburgh ended in a split, however, as Halladay's two-run complete game on May 18 was overshadowed by six innings of one-run baseball pitched by Zach Duke, handing the Phillies their fourth loss of the month. The team lost consecutive games for the first time in May, as they fell to the Chicago Cubs the following day, 4–1, but notched a second consecutive series split when Ibáñez drove in the winning run in the eighth inning of the May 20 contest.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, May
Philadelphia opened interleague play against the Boston Red Sox on May 21, defeating them, 5–1; J. C. Romero collected his second save of the season to close Hamels' fifth victory, and Werth hit a home run to the second deck in left field. Boston's Daisuke Matsuzaka nearly no-hit the Phillies in the second game until Juan Castro singled with two outs in the eighth inning; it was Philadelphia's only hit of the game, as they were defeated, 5–0.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, May
The Red Sox took the final game, 8–3, by scoring six earned runs against Halladay, his second consecutive loss and the most runs allowed in a start by the right-hander so far during the season. Traveling to New York for their second series against the Mets, the Phillies were shut out in consecutive games: 8–0 on May 25 by knuckleballer R. A. Dickey; and 5–0 on May 26 by Hisanori Takahashi.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, May
Philadelphia was held scoreless for 37 of 38 consecutive innings, with the only runs coming in the final inning of the last game against Boston, and increased that total to 46 of 47 after being shut out again in the final game of the series, 3–0; the Phillies became the first defending league champion in Major League Baseball history not to score a run in a three-game series. It was the first time Philadelphia was shut out in three consecutive games since 1983, the season that they lost to the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, May
The streak ended at 30 consecutive innings (49 of 50) when the Phillies scored in the fourth inning of the May 28 contest to open the Memorial Day weekend series with Florida; they defeated the Marlins, 3–2, after taking their first lead in a game in a week.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, May
Philadelphia completed its second consecutive victory in a pitcher's duel between Halladay and Marlins ace Josh Johnson; Johnson allowed only an unearned run through seven innings, but Halladay pitched the 20th perfect game in major league history, and the second in franchise history (Jim Bunning), striking out 11 and retiring all 27 Florida batters in order. The tables were turned the following afternoon as the Marlins shut out the Phillies, 1–0, behind Aníbal Sánchez, and the month was finished with a 9–3 loss to Atlanta.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, June
Philadelphia opened the third month of the season by breaking a 68-inning streak in which no Phillie had hit a home run; Howard's two-run shot in the sixth inning was one of ten hits for the team, but the Braves defeated them, 7–3. The final game of the series did not bring the Phillies a win. Although Kendrick pitched seven innings—recording the three outs of the seventh on four pitches—and allowed only one run, the Braves scored their second run against Contreras in the eighth inning to win the game, 2–1; it was Atlanta's eighth consecutive victory.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, June
After a day off, the Phillies defeated the San Diego Padres in consecutive games in the Friars' only visit of the season to Philadelphia; Halladay won his eighth decision in a 3–2 victory on June 4, and Moyer followed by becoming the third pitcher to win 100 games after the age of 40 (Jack Quinn, Phil Niekro) in a complete-game win on June 5. After scoring five runs against Padres starter Kevin Correia in less than two innings in the third game, San Diego's bullpen pitched 8+1⁄3 scoreless frames as Philadelphia was defeated in extra innings, 6–5.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, June
After Hamels lost a potential no-hitter in the seventh inning on June 7, the Phillies settled for a split with the Padres as they lost, 3–1. The score seesawed back and forth in the first game of the next series with Florida. Ben Francisco made an error in the outfield and grounded into two double plays before batting in the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning; the final score was 10–8.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, June
After the second scheduled game of the series was cancelled due to poor weather conditions, the Marlins won the final game, 2–0; Johnson and Halladay matched up for the first time since the latter's perfect game two weeks prior, and the former left as the victor after pitching eight scoreless innings.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, June
In the second round of interleague play, the Phillies faced the Red Sox for the second time. In the first two games, the Phillies allowed 22 runs in 12–2 and 10–2 losses; Moyer and Blanton, as the starting pitchers, became the fourth set of pitchers in franchise history to allow eight or more earned runs in the first three innings of consecutive games, and the first pair since 1895. Philadelphia took the final game of the series to collect their second interleague win of the season, defeating Boston, 5–3, behind a four-run inning by the Phillie offense.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, June
In a rematch of both the 1950 World Series and the previous season's Fall Classic, the Phillies traveled north to face the New York Yankees for a three-game series beginning on June 16; they were defeated in the series opener, 8–3, although Halladay, who started the game, had been 18–6 with a 2.84 earned run average against the Yankees in his career.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, June
Howard and Werth hit the first back-to-back home runs on the season for the Phillies in the second game of the series to back Moyer's 275th career victory on the 24th anniversary of his first major league start and win, and Philadelphia took the rubber game, 7–1, to close out the series. In the series opener against the Minnesota Twins, Howard had four hits in four at-bats, finishing a single short of the cycle and pacing the Phillies offense with two solo home runs, a triple, and a double as Philadelphia won, 9–5.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, June
The offense continued in the second game, as the Phillies hit four home runs and entered the ninth inning leading 9–4, but Lidge blew his first save of the season to send the game to extra innings and the Twins won, 13–10, in the 11th frame. The Twins took the final game and the series victory on June 20 behind a complete game from Carl Pavano; although both pitchers finished the game with identical 8–6 records, it was Halladay's third consecutive loss.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, June
Philadelphia's slate of interleague games was finished with series against the Cleveland Indians and the Toronto Blue Jays. Although Moyer allowed his major league record-tying 505th career home run (tying the recently deceased Roberts), it was the only run, and one of two hits, he gave up to Cleveland in eight innings, and Lidge saved the 2–1 victory for the Phillies in the opener.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, June
After being tied 5–5 entering the ninth inning of the second game, the Indians scored in the top of the inning to take a 6–5 lead, but the recently reactivated Rollins hit his first career walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth to win the game for Philadelphia, 7–6. The Phillies completed the series sweep with a 12–3 victory in which Blanton pitched 7+2⁄3 innings for his third win of the season; Polanco had four hits in five at-bats—Utley and Werth each added three—while catcher Dane Sardinha hit the first home run of his major league career.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, June
The series with the Blue Jays was originally to have been played in Toronto and marked Halladay's first appearance in Rogers Centre since leaving the Blue Jays. However, on May 12, the Blue Jays announced that the series would be moved to Philadelphia, citing security and logistical concerns for the G-20 Summit. Thus, the Blue Jays batted last as the home team, and the designated hitter was used.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, June
Halladay faced off against his former club for the first time in the regular season, defeating Toronto, 9–0; the offense was paced by three hits and four runs batted in for Ross Gload, along with four walks from Rollins from the leadoff spot. The game marked the first time that the designated hitter had been used in a National League ballpark during the regular season; Howard was the first player to fill the role. Hamels allowed five runs in four innings in the second game of the series as the Jays defeated Philadelphia, 5–1, snapping their four-game win streak.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, June
However, the Phillies capitalized on four Toronto errors in the rubber game, taking an 11–2 victory and clinching a winning record in interleague play for the first time since the 2007 Phillies season. In a return to National League play, the Phillies closed June with a series at Great American Ball Park. They lost to the Cincinnati Reds in the series opener, 7–3, as Utley sprained his right thumb sliding into second base; the injury led the team to place him on the disabled list, along with Polanco, who had soreness in his elbow.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, June
Philadelphia took the second game of the series, 9–6, in extra innings after Lidge gave up a game-tying three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning, but lost the series after a 4–3 comeback win by Cincinnati to close the month. The Phillies finished the month with a 13–13 record.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, July
The first game of July was also the first of a four-game series against the Pirates; bench coach Pete Mackanin led the Phillies during Manuel's one-game suspension stemming from an incident with umpire C. B. Bucknor, but Philadelphia lost, 3–2. Their third consecutive loss came from seven scoreless innings by Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf, but they broke the streak by defeating Pittsburgh, 12–4, on July 3. The Pirates came back to win the final game of the four-game set, 8–5.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, July
Halladay's major-league-leading seventh complete-game victory opened the series with Atlanta, a 3–1 win for the Phillies; however, Philadelphia dropped the second game in extra innings despite eight strikeouts in seven innings from Hamels. A second consecutive loss to Atlanta—7–5 on July 7—dropped the Phillies six games behind the division leaders, but they defeated the Reds in extra innings the following night, 4–3, on a walk-off home run by Brian Schneider in the 12th inning.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, July
The Phillies continued their winning ways in the late innings the following night, coming back from a six-run deficit in the ninth inning to win, 9–7, in the 10th inning on Howard's home run, and winning the third game on Rollins' RBI single in the eleventh. Another RBI single from Rollins provided the only run in the Phillies' final victory before the All-Star Break and capped the four-game series sweep for Philadelphia.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, July
After the break, the Phillies opened the season's second half with consecutive losses to the Cubs: 12–6 on July 15, and 4–3 on July 16. In the first game, Howard hit two home runs, but the Cubs scored five runs in the seventh inning when they already owned a four-run lead. Another Howard home run gave the Phillies the lead in the sixth inning of the July 16 contest, but the Cubs promptly tied the game in the bottom of the sixth inning and won it with a run in the bottom of the eighth.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, July
The Phillies took the third game of the series, 4–1, in Polanco's return from injury, as he tied the game against Chicago closer Carlos Mármol in the ninth inning on July 17, but Philadelphia could not secure a split in the four-game set, dropping the final match, 11–6, with five earned runs allowed by Halladay. Moving to St. Louis for their next series against the Cardinals, the Phillies lost the opener, 8–4, as Kendrick allowed five runs in the fifth inning.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, July
St. Louis won their seventh straight game with a 7–1 defeat of the Phillies on July 20, and followed it with their eighth straight victory in a 5–1 win on July 21; it was Philadelphia's fourth straight loss. The Phillies avoided the series sweep, however, by winning the final game of the series, 2–0; Polanco hit a two-run home run in the top of the 11th inning after Hamels one-hit the Cardinals through eight.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, July
The Phillies returned home to face the Rockies in a four-game series; they opened with a five-run fifth inning to support Halladay's 11th victory of the year in a 6–0 win, and won their third straight game by handing Colorado starting pitcher Ubaldo Jiménez his second loss of the season in a 10–2 victory.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, July
Two consecutive one-run games—a 4–3 contest on July 25 and a 5–4 win on July 26—sealed the Phillies' series sweep; Schneider hit a two-run triple in the final match to give the Phillies a lead that they did not relinquish, despite two consecutive games of ninth-inning struggles from Lidge. Philadelphia continued against the National League West on July 27 when they opened a series against the Diamondbacks with a 9–5 victory; Howard hit his 23rd home run, but Victorino and Rollins were both injured in the contest.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, July
Victorino's abdominal strain put him on the disabled list, and top prospect Domonic Brown was promoted to take his place; Brown went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, two runs batted in, and a sacrifice fly in his major league debut the following night, a 7–1 complete-game victory by Halladay. After acquiring starting pitcher Roy Oswalt in a trade from the Astros for Happ, Valdez sealed Philadelphia's eighth consecutive victory with an 11th-inning single to score Cody Ransom with one out on July 29.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, July
Oswalt made his first start as a Phillies the following night, but the Nationals defeated the Phillies to end their winning streak; Werth hit a solo home run to score the Phillies' only run. A second straight loss to Washington closed Philadelphia's month; after taking a one-run lead against Drew Storen in the top of the ninth inning, Ryan Zimmerman hit a walk-off three-run home run against Lidge in the bottom of the ninth. The Phillies finished with a 15–13 record in the month of July.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, August
In their first August game, the Phillies avoided being swept by Washington with a 6–4 extra-inning victory; Howard was lost to a sprained ankle in the game, but the Phillies scored two runs against Collin Balester in the top of the 11th inning and Lidge earned his 11th save. Howard's ankle injury sent him to the disabled list on August 3; John Mayberry Jr. was called up in his place.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, August
The next night, Halladay batted in two runs and struck out nine hitters over seven innings to notch a 6–1 victory in his first return to the location of his perfect game; Ruiz added four hits, and Francisco had a solo home run. The second game of the series marked a third straight Phillies victory, as Brown backed Kendrick's two-run effort with three runs batted in and an outfield assist to put out Marlins first baseman Gaby Sánchez at home plate.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, August
Philadelphia won its 60th game of the season in extra innings on a Ruiz home run in the top of the 10th; Lidge earned his 12th save as the Phillies swept the Marlins to climb to 12 games over .500. The Mets visited Citizens Bank Park for a three-game series starting on August 6; the Phillies defeated the Mets, 7–5, after scoring six runs in the eighth inning.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, August
New York evened the series with a 1–0 victory to hand Hamels his eighth loss of the season despite 11 strikeouts, but Philadelphia took the series with a 6–5 win in Sunday's rubber match; Ibáñez extended his career-long hitting streak to 16 games, while Halladay struck out ten batters in seven innings.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, August
August 10 saw the Dodgers arriving in Philadelphia for a three-game series; despite Brown's first career home run and two from Gload, Kendrick allowed 6 runs in 3+1⁄3 innings, and six pitchers from the bullpen allowed nine more to seal the Phillies' 50th loss of the year, 15–9.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, August
The offensive outbursts by both teams were followed by a pitcher's duel on August 11—Chad Billingsley allowed two runs in six innings of work, but Oswalt scattered five hits and struck out five in seven shutout innings to pick up his first victory as a Phillie; he was followed by Madson and then Lidge, who earned his 15th save with a perfect ninth inning.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, August
In the rubber match, the Dodgers scored three runs in the top of the first inning, and led 9–2 by the eighth inning, but Philadelphia scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth, and another four runs in the bottom of the ninth on only one hit, a walk-off RBI double by Ruiz after a hit batter and two walks by Jonathan Broxton and an error by Casey Blake at third base. It was Ruiz' third double against Broxton in three career at-bats.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, August
Another series against the Mets at Citi Field yielded the same results as the prior one; Dickey and Hamels engaged in a pitcher's duel in the first game, which the Mets won, 1–0, after the knuckleballer threw a one-hit shutout. In the second game, Halladay turned the tables with an eight-inning shutout performance after the Phillies scored three unearned runs due to an error by third baseman David Wright, snapping a 38-inning scoreless streak at the Mets' home field.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, August
Although the Mets filled their lineup with left-handed batters, who had batted .330 through August 14 against Kendrick, he defeated Pelfrey in the final game of the series, 3–1, to seal the Phillies' third consecutive series win by pitching 6+2⁄3 innings and allowing one run. In the next series, the Giants visited Citizens Bank Park to open a ten-game Philadelphia homestand; former Phillie Pat Burrell hit a home run in the first inning against Oswalt, but the Phillies won, 9–3, behind a two-run single from Rollins and a two-run double from Ruiz.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, August
It was Oswalt's first 2010 victory against the Giants; he had faced Lincecum in each of his first three starts against San Francisco, and he sported an 0–3 record with a 3.15 earned run average. Rollins led the Phillies to a second consecutive victory the following night, going 3-for-5 and falling a double short of the cycle in an 8–2 victory.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, August
Assured of the series win, the Phillies tried for a three-game sweep in their 100th consecutive sellout, but Hamels allowed three runs in the first inning, and a total of five; the Phillies scored two runs on a double by Sweeney, but could not seal their third straight victory, losing 5–2.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, August
On August 20, Philadelphia began a three-game series against Washington. Halladay captured his sixth straight victory in a 1–0 victory, lowering his ERA to 2.16 despite committing his first balk in over five seasons; the Phillies' only run was plated by Ibáñez in the third inning. Stephen Strasburg made his first start against the Phillies in the second game, leaving early with an injury; Washington, however, scored eight runs to draw even in the series.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, August
Oswalt won his third consecutive game the following day, raising his record in a Phillies uniform to 3–0, to take the series with a 6–0 victory. In the opening game of the next series against Houston, Philadelphia led, 2–1, after seven innings of play, when former Phillies outfielder Michael Bourn appeared to leave the basepath running from home plate to first base on an infield single. Though Utley, Howard, and Manuel all argued the call—leading to the latter's ejection—the call by umpire Greg Gibson, later called "controversial", stood and Bourn scored the winning run in the 3–2 Philadelphia loss.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, August
Umpiring played a role the following night, as the Phillies and Astros played to extra innings. In the 14th, Howard was called out on a check-swing third strike by Triple-A fill-in umpire Scott Barry. As Howard tossed his bat toward the dugout, Barry ejected Howard from the game for arguing balls and strikes. After a brief on-field altercation, the Phillies, who were out of bench players, moved Ibáñez to first base and brought on Oswalt to play left field, where he made the first putout of the 15th inning on a fly ball.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, August
Ibáñez made the third out on a race to first base with Bourn, but made an error in the 16th during a two-run Astros rally; the Phillies lost their longest game of the season, 4–2. Happ defeated Halladay in his first appearance against Philadelphia since being traded; he allowed 2 runs through 6+1⁄3 innings to secure his fourth victory of the season and seal Halladay's ninth loss. Houston completed the four-game sweep in a 5–1 contest on August 26; it was the Astros' first four-game sweep since they beat the Phillies in four straight games the previous season.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, August
After taking the lead from the Padres in the eighth inning of the opener of the next series in San Diego, Lidge balked in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth, but Rollins scored the winning run from second base on a Polanco single in the twelfth with a slide later described as "fantastic", "athletic", and "unbelievable". Victorino notched two hits and two RBI against right-handed pitcher Jon Garland in the series' second game, although he had batted only .220 against right-handers through August 26; the Phillies won, 3–1.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, August
Philadelphia completed their three-game sweep of San Diego behind eight shutout innings from Hamels and a two-run home run from Sweeney, his first in a Phillies uniform. Against the Dodgers, Hiroki Kuroda no-hit the Phillies into the eighth inning on August 30 before Victorino singled; the Phillies lost, 3–0. To complete the month, the Phillies defeated Los Angeles behind Howard's first home run since July 27; the final tally was 8–4 in Philadelphia's favor, finishing the month with an 18–10 record.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, September and October
The Phillies opened the season's final full month with victories on four consecutive days. On September 1, they defeated the Dodgers, 5–1, to complete their last series of the year against a National League West team; Oswalt no-hit Los Angeles through 5+2⁄3 innings and was supported by a career-high three doubles from Utley. After a one-game stop in Colorado to make up the rainout from May 11—Philadelphia won, 12–11—the Phillies returned home to play their final series against the National League Central, facing the Brewers.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, September and October
Hamels stretched his scoreless streak to 18 consecutive innings in a 1–0 victory, and Philadelphia took a second straight one-run victory on September 4 in a 5–4 win. However, they could not complete the sweep, as Milwaukee won the series' final game, 6–2. The next series against Florida opened with a doubleheader, which the teams split; the Marlins won the day game, 7–1, behind six innings of one-hit ball from rookie Adalberto Méndez, while the Phillies took the nightcap, 7–4.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, September and October
The Phillies took the remaining games of the series as well, winning 8–7 on September 7 and 10–6 the following day, to move into first place in the National League East for the first time since May. Against the rival Mets, Halladay batted in two runs to put the Phillies ahead in the series opener; in doing so, he won his 18th game of the season. New York evened the series in a 4–3 contest on September 11, but Philadelphia bounced back to take their fifth straight series with a 3–0 victory; Oswalt pitched a complete-game shutout, the eighth of his career.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, September and October
Oswalt's shutout proved to be a harbinger, as it was the first victory in the Phillies' season-long 11-game winning streak. Their next series against Florida resulted in a sweep, the first of three consecutive series; Philadelphia defeated the Marlins, 11–4, in the series opener behind home runs from Werth, Utley, Ruiz, and Greg Dobbs. A 2–1 victory in the second contest—in which Hamels struck out 13 Marlins—was Philadelphia's closest win, which was followed by a 10–5 victory on September 16 to close out the series.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, September and October
Three consecutive wins over Washington completed the next series: a 9–1 victory on September 17, highlighted by a six-run first inning; a 5–2 win the following night in which Howard extended his streak of 30 home run and 100 RBI seasons to five; and the sweep completed by a 7–6 contest in which Werth hit a walk-off two-run home run. The next series came against Atlanta, who entered three games behind Philadelphia in the division standings at the start of play on September 20.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, September and October
However, the Phillies swept the Braves with three consecutive victories, beginning with a 3–1 win in which Hamels threw eight innings, calling the game "a chess match" and crediting his improved cut fastball and curveball. The second game of the series, which Philadelphia won 5–3, was Halladay's 20th victory of the season; he became the first Phillie pitcher to reach the mark since Steve Carlton in 1982, and the first right-hander to do so since Roberts in 1955. Werth scored on an Ibáñez double in the bottom of the eighth inning of the final contest to score the game's only run; the Phillies won, 1–0, after Oswalt and the Braves' Tommy Hanson pitched to a stalemate.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, September and October
Philadelphia's 11th victory in a row came against the Mets on September 24—they won, 3–2—but they dropped the next two games to New York, 5–2 and 7–3, to notch their first series loss in September. With their magic number at one, Philadelphia visited Washington with Halladay on the mound; they clinched their fourth consecutive NL East title behind the pitcher's 8–0 shutout victory. The Phillies became the third National League team in history to play in the postseason in four consecutive seasons, joining the Braves (1991–2005, excluding 1994) and the New York Giants (1921–1924).


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, September and October
In the series' second contest, the Phillies lost, 2–1, while resting several regulars to prepare for the National League Division Series. They salvaged the series victory, however, with a 7–1 win on September 29; three backup players, including Sweeney, Francisco, and John Mayberry Jr., hit home runs in the game; the Phillies finished the month 21–6. Though some, including Chipper Jones, had speculated that the final series against the Braves would decide the division, Atlanta sought a wild-card berth after the Phillies had claimed the NL East crown.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, September and October
Philadelphia won the first game of their final series against the Braves to "put [a] dent in Atlanta's playoff plans" behind a Rollins grand slam in the sixth inning. The Phillies continued to play strongly with a third consecutive win, 7–0; after playing to a scoreless tie through six innings, Philadelphia scored four runs in the seventh to take the first lead of the contest. In the season's final game, the Braves clinched the wild card spot to seal their postseason berth with an 8–7 victory over the Phillies. The Phillies finished October with a 2–1 record, and the season at 97–65; it was the first time in franchise history that Philadelphia had completed a season with Major League Baseball's best record.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, September and October
Incredibly, the Phillies claimed baseball's best record after a two-month stretch during which they were one of the worst teams. On May 21, they held the best record in the NL at 26–15. Over the next two months, Philadelphia fell seven games out of first place, languishing in third through much of the period. The Phillies' 22–31 record during that stretch was worse than every team except Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Arizona, Washington and Seattle (all teams who finished the season in last place). Starting from July 22, perhaps motivated by the firing that day of batting coach Milt Thompson, the Phillies went an MLB-best 49–19 through the rest of the season.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Regular season, Roster
All players who made an appearance for the Phillies during 2010 are included.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Postseason, National League Division Series
Having clinched the National League's best record, the Phillies were the top seed entering the playoffs; since the wild card winner cannot face a team from their own division in the Division Series, Philadelphia played the third-seeded Cincinnati Reds in the first round of the postseason. In the first game, Roy Halladay threw the second no-hitter of his career, his second of the season, and the first in National League postseason history, blanking the Reds, 4–0, in his first career playoff start.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Postseason, National League Division Series
He became the second pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the postseason (Don Larsen, 1956) and the first pitcher to throw two no-hitters in a single season since Nolan Ryan in 1973. In the second game, the Reds' Brandon Phillips had three hits, including a double and a home run against Philadelphia starting pitcher Roy Oswalt, but also committed two of Cincinnati's four errors. The errors allowed the Phillies to score five unearned runs to take a 7–4 victory over the Reds and a 2–0 lead in the series.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Postseason, National League Division Series
Displaying the form he showed in 2008 when he won the League Championship Series and World Series Most Valuable Player Awards, Cole Hamels pitched a complete-game shutout in the third game of the series to clinch the Phillies' spot in the National League Championship Series. Philadelphia's pitchers set a Division Series record, allowing only 11 hits in 3 games, better than the 1998 New York Yankees' 13 allowed to the Texas Rangers.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Postseason, National League Championship Series
Having collected a 22–10 record against the National League West during the season, the Phillies faced off against that division's champions, the San Francisco Giants—with whom they split the season series, 3–3—in the National League Championship Series. Game 1 "had been hyped incessantly because of the matchup between Halladay and Giants ace Tim Lincecum", and the game ended as a 4–3 victory for the Giants. All of the game's offense was generated via the home run, with San Francisco's Cody Ross hitting two solo home runs against Halladay.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Postseason, National League Championship Series
The second game matched Oswalt against Jonathan Sánchez; Philadelphia's starting pitcher allowed one run through eight innings and scored a run sliding in the seventh after running through third base coach Sam Perlozzo's "stop" sign. The final score was 6–1, with San Francisco's only run coming on Ross' third solo home run of the series. In Game 3, Philadelphia was shut out in the postseason for the sixth time in franchise history; Ross batted in another run to score Édgar Rentería as the Giants defeated the Phillies, 3–0. The Phillies went 0-for-5 with baserunners in scoring position.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Postseason, National League Championship Series
The following night, manager Charlie Manuel started Joe Blanton, as planned—instead of Halladay, who would have pitched on short rest—and the Phillies dropped their second consecutive contest. Philadelphia took a 4–2 lead in the fifth inning when Victorino singled to center field to score Ben Francisco, but San Francisco came back to take a 5–4 lead in the sixth. After the Phillies tied the game, Oswalt pitched the bottom of the ninth inning in relief and gave up a walk-off sacrifice fly to Juan Uribe.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Postseason, National League Championship Series
With one loss standing between the Phillies and elimination, Halladay took the mound for Game 5. Although he pulled a groin muscle during the second inning, he completed six innings of work and Philadelphia defeated the Giants, 4–2. The pitcher also sacrificed baserunners to second and third bases with no one out in the third with a bunt "that rolled over home plate", setting up the Phillies' first runs of the game.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Awards
Roy Halladay won the Baseball America Major League Player of the Year, the Best Major League Baseball Player ESPY Award (2011; presented in June 2011, for his performance since June 2010), the "This Year in Baseball Awards" Starting Pitcher of the Year, the NL Cy Young Award, the Players Choice Awards NL Outstanding Pitcher, the Baseball Prospectus Internet Baseball Awards NL Cy Young, the NLBM Wilbur "Bullet" Rogan Legacy Award (NL Pitcher of the Year), the Sporting News NL Pitcher of the Year Award, and the USA Today NL Cy Young.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Awards
He also received the MLB Clutch Performer of the Year Award, the Heart & Hustle Award, and the "This Year in Baseball Awards" Postseason Moment of the Year. He was also named the Sporting News Pro Athlete of the Year, the Daily News Sportsperson of the Year, and the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association Pro Athlete of the Year In summer 2011, he received the John Wanamaker Athletic Award from the Philadelphia Sports Congress, based on his performance during the 2010 calendar year.


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Awards
Shane Victorino won his third consecutive NL Rawlings Gold Glove Award. Chase Utley won the Fielding Bible Award at second base. Carlos Ruiz was named the "This Year in Baseball Awards" X-Factor Player of the Year and received the Pride of Philadelphia Award. Victorino also received the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association Humanitarian Award. Brad Lidge won the Frank Slocum Big B.A.T. Award for "an individual or a group of individuals whose exemplary service to the [MLB Baseball Assistance Team (B.A.T.)] organization has helped provide dignity and self-esteem to members of the Baseball Family."


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Awards
The Philadelphia chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) presented its annual franchise awards to Ryan Howard ("Mike Schmidt Most Valuable Player Award"), Roy Halladay ("Steve Carlton Most Valuable Pitcher Award"), Roy Halladay ("Dallas Green Special Achievement Award"), and Shane Victorino ("Tug McGraw Good Guy Award").


2010 Philadelphia Phillies season, Awards
Charlie Manuel won the Chuck Tanner Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award.


2010 Philadelphia Union season
The 2010 Philadelphia Union season is the first season of the team's existence, competing in Major League Soccer, the top flight of American soccer. The Union were the sixteenth franchise to join the league in 2010 and were managed under former MLS player, Peter Nowak.


2010 Philadelphia Union season, Review, Preseason
Philadelphia Union defeated the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, 0–5, in their first ever pre-season match on February 13, 2010, in Greensboro, North Carolina.


2010 Philadelphia Union season, Review, Preseason
On February 28, during a preseason tour of Mexico, The Union played to a 2–2 draw against the Chivas de Guadalajara reserves. Two days later, The Union defeated Mexican second-division side Universidad de Guadalajara 0–1.


2010 Philadelphia Union season, Review, Preseason
On March 14, the Union played their first friendly against an MLS opponent, losing 2–0 to FC Dallas in a match played in Tampa, Florida. Five days later, in their final pre-season friendly, The Union played the Tampa Bay Rowdies (a fellow first-year expansion club, albeit in the second-division NASL) and lost 1–0.


2010 Philadelphia Union season, Review, March
Philadelphia began their first Major League Soccer regular season on the road with a nationally televised match against Seattle Sounders FC on March 25, 2010. Union central defender Danny Califf received the first booking in Union history, by receiving a Yellow Card 33 seconds into the match.


2010 Philadelphia Union season, Review, March
Rookie Toni Ståhl (playing out of position at the other center back) was the first Union player to be sent off, after being booked in the 22nd and 37th minutes.


2010 Philadelphia Union season, Review, March
Two first-half goals from Brad Evans and Fredy Montero were too much for the ten-man Union, as they went down to defeat 2–0 in their first match, in front of a crowd of over 36,000 rabid Seattle fans—and about 100 hearty Sons of Ben who made the trip.


2010 Philadelphia Union season, Review, March
After the game, the Union released Costa Rican defender David Myrie, and sent Ståhl out on loan to their USL-2 affiliate, Harrisburg.


2010 Philadelphia Union season, Review, April
Philadelphia's first home match was on April 10, against D.C. United. The Union scored a 3–2 victory with a hat-trick by Sebastian Le Toux in front of a crowd of just under 35,000 at their temporary home, Lincoln Financial Field. The Union was bolstered by the signing of defender Cristian Arrieta from the Puerto Rico Islanders earlier in the week.


2010 Philadelphia Union season, Review, April
On April 15, the Union began a four-game league road trip with a visit to Toronto FC. This was TFC's home opener and the first match played on BMO Field's new natural grass surface. The Union dropped the match 2–1 thanks to a first-half red card from captain Danny Califf and a late penalty. The Union showed heart being a man down for the majority of the match after pulling back a goal through Jordan Harvey.


2010 Philadelphia Union season, Review, April
The Union then played rival New York Red Bulls twice in four days at Red Bull Arena. First, on the 24th in a league match, the Union dropped a second straight 2–1 decision. After pulling into a tie thanks to Sebastien Le Toux, the Union again were made to suffer loss from a defensive blunder which led to a game-winning penalty. Later in the week, the Union again faced the New York Red Bulls, but this time in a U.S. Open Cup qualifier.


2010 Philadelphia Union season, Review, April
The winner of that cup tie would host New England Revolution in the next round of qualifying, May 12. The Union was again on the losing side of a 2–1 scoreline with Sebastian Le Toux scoring a late goal to make things interesting after the Union had trailed 2–0 at the half. The Union were given their first major injury scare when leading scorer Sebastian Le Toux was carried off the field with what appeared to be a major knee injury. The Union were eliminated from the U.S. Open Cup.


2010 Philadelphia Union season, Review, May
The Union continued their long road trip on May 1 against the league-leading and undefeated Los Angeles Galaxy. The Union were outclassed, giving up a goal in the first minute and ultimately trailed the match 3–0 at the half. Midfielder Stefani Miglioranzi was red-carded in the 44th minute. The Union played the entire second-half a man-down and held the Galaxy scoreless. The Union notched a goal through Jack McInerney, his first professional goal, making the final score 3–1.


2010 Philadelphia Union season, Review, May
The Union concluded their first major roadtrip on May 8 against defending MLS Cup Champion Real Salt Lake. The Union would lose the game 3–0, a scoreline which did not accurately reflect the competitiveness of a game played mostly in the midfield.


2010 Philadelphia Union season, Review, May
On May 15, the Union returned home to Philadelphia to play FC Dallas before a crowd of just over 25,000 at Lincoln Financial Field. The Union went behind early, but showed great attacking flair and were kept scoreless only thanks to the heroics of FC Dallas goalkeeper Kevin Hartman. Late in stoppage time in the second half, the Union's number-one draft pick Danny Mwanga struck a beautiful volley into the lower left corner of the net to give the Union an important tie. Sebastian Le Toux returned to play for the first time since late April after recovering from a knee injury.


2010 Philadelphia Union season, 2010 roster
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010 Philadelphia Union season, Competitions, MLS regular season, League tables
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion


2010 Philadelphia Union season, Competitions, MLS regular season, Results
Last updated: October 24, 2010Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2010 Philadelphia Union season, Statistics
Statistics are from all MLS matches. Ages are as of March 25, 2010 (the date of their season opener).


2010 Philadelphia Union season, Transfers, In
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010 Philadelphia Union season, Transfers, Out
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2010 Philadelphia Wings season
The Philadelphia Wings are a lacrosse team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2010 season was the 24th in franchise history.


2010 Philadelphia Wings season, Regular season, Conference standings
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games PlayedW: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowedDifferential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game


2010 Philadelphia Wings season, Transactions, Entry draft
The 2009 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 9, 2008. The Wings selected the following players:


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing
The 2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing occurred on Taft Avenue near De La Salle University (DLSU), located in Malate, Manila, Philippines, on September 26, 2010, at 5:05 pm PST, a few minutes after Philippine Bar examinees began exiting DLSU. A Mk2 grenade was thrown at a group of Alpha Phi Beta members from San Beda College. They were standing near Tau Gamma Phi members, who police believed were the real target of the explosive. This resulted in injuries to 47 people, including two who required amputations.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing
Jed Carlos Lazaga was initially accused of throwing the grenade, based on information received by the Manila Police District (MPD) from an unnamed witness. This theory was later dismissed when the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) took over the case.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing
Anthony Leal Nepomuceno, NBI's prime suspect and an Alpha Phi Omega (APO) member, surrendered to Jejomar Binay, Vice President of the Philippines, on October 27. Fellow APO members, Binay, and former Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Silvestre Bello III, asserted Nepomuceno's innocence. Binay's actions were criticized by several members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, who said Nepomuceno was cleared prematurely. The Office of the President stated that it had no intention to distance Binay from the matter, but clarified that Binay's statements would have no bearing in the investigation.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing
In a 27-page DOJ resolution, prosecutors found Nepomuceno's defense "weak", and recommended his indictment. DOJ charged him with multiple murder charges (for almost killing the two amputees), multiple attempted murder charges, and illegal possession of explosives.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing
The 2010 Bar exam was the last to be conducted in De La Salle University. The 2011 exam was held at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in November. The Supreme Court denied that the bombing precipitated the move; the change had already been planned before the blast. It also said that "necessary security measures" will be in force in UST to prevent an event similar to the 2010 bombing.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Background
De La Salle University is a private La Sallian university located on a 5.45 ha (13.5-acre) campus in Malate, Manila, Philippines. It faces Taft Avenue, a major thoroughfare named after William Howard Taft. DLSU had a population of 888 faculty and 15,779 students in 2009.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Background
The Philippine Bar exams have been held at DLSU since 2002. An average of over 5,000 examinees used its buildings for the test. For the 2010 exam, 5,012 examinees took the test in 121 rooms inside six DLSU buildings. The number of examinees was lower than the 6,080 who took the test in 2009.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Incident and response
The bar exam ended at 5 pm PST. As with tradition, examinees were to be greeted by loud noises as they exit DLSU. By 5:05 pm, a loud explosion occurred in the area where supporters for the San Beda College examinees were standing. Tremors were felt as far as inside the elevated platform of the Vito Cruz LRT Station near DLSU. People in the area thought that the noise was from fireworks that are a normal part of the post-bar celebrations. A commotion followed as people panicked and ran for safety. A bottle-throwing incident also occurred, according to a police spokesman. The window of a street-side shop was shattered. Glass bottles, broken and intact, were scattered around the area as police evacuated people from the scene. The explosion occurred shortly after a fraternity fight near DLSU.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Incident and response
On the day of the explosion, 34 injuries were reported. This figure rose to 47 two days later. Most of the victims were female and members of Alpha Phi Beta, a fraternity from San Beda. Victims who were identified were from 23 to 28 years old. Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center received 17 of the injured; nine were taken to the Philippine General Hospital, five to Medical Center Manila, three to the Manila Doctors Hospital, and one to the Manila Adventist Medical Center. The Manila Police District bomb squad rushed to the site of the blast and cordoned off the area to search the debris for parts of the explosive.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Incident and response
Two persons (Raissa Laurel and Joanna Ledda; both women) underwent leg amputations because of their injuries.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Reaction
The bombing was condemned by the Supreme Court of the Philippines, who called it "an unfortunate incident." The incident was likewise condemned by San Beda Rector Aloysius Maranan, Akbayan Youth Chairperson Marlon Cornelio, and Negros fraternities. Several members of six fraternities gathered at Quezon City on October 1 to participate in a candlelighting event and express their sympathies.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Reaction
Renato Corona, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, said in a statement that he had already ordered the Supreme Court security, the MPD, and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate the matter and "to identify the perpetrators of this senseless act of cowardice, and bring them to the bar of justice." He also ordered a review of the security protocol. Task Force Bar Operations 2010 was created to specifically investigate the incident.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Reaction
After visiting a number of victims two days after the incident, President Benigno Aquino III called the attack a "heinous crime", as many of the victims were "preparing for their future as productive citizens of our country." He called for the investigators to make the case their top priority and for the perpetrator to surrender.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Reaction
On October 3, the Fraternal Order of Utopia from Ateneo de Manila University offered a ₱200,000 (US$4,620)-reward to anyone who could present information identifying the perpetrator. Several anonymous donors offered an additional reward of ₱1 million (US$23,100) the next day. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court created an eight-person investigation committee tasked with making a report by October 15.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Investigation
Initial police reports considered improvised explosive devices, fireworks, Molotov cocktails, and fragmentation grenades to be possible causes of the explosion. Reports point to a possible cause of the incident to be a conflict between Alpha Phi Omega and Tau Gamma Phi. Armando Macaraeg, chief of the MPD Homicide Division, said that the real targets of the explosion were members of Tau Gamma Phi, and the perpetrator misfired, causing the explosive to hit Alpha Phi Beta members, who were standing nearby.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Investigation, Lazaga accused
MPD received from an unnamed witness, who was slightly injured by the blast, reports of a man in a black jacket and white shirt bearing the emblem of Alpha Kappa Rho. This man allegedly threw the explosive from the other side of Taft Avenue, aiming for Tau Gamma Phi members; the throw fell short, hitting the San Beda students instead. People went after the alleged bomber and cornered him. Identification found on the man indicated he was Jed Carlo Lazaga of University of San Jose–Recoletos in Cebu. The witness said that they were not able to surrender the man to the police, because Lazaga's companions carried guns and threatened to shoot people. Lazaga reportedly filed a mauling complaint.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Investigation, Lazaga accused
On September 28, the NBI had three unnamed suspect, and had identified the explosive as a Mk2 grenade. On the same day, NBI questioned Alpha Kappa Rho officials, and expressed interest in summoning other fraternities that were present during the incident. Alpha Kappa Rho President Jojo del Rosario acknowledged Lazaga's membership in the fraternity, and revealed that Lazaga is a fourth-year law student. He denied Lazaga's involvement in the blast, saying "why would he even complain to the police if he is guilty? He even lost his wallet, was mauled even" (trans).


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Investigation, Lazaga accused
Del Rosario and his group presented pictures of Lazaga with at least 20 law students and professors of the university before the explosion. Lazaga was shown to be wearing a white shirt with a graphic design, contrary to the witness's claim. This theory was no longer pursued when the NBI took over the MPD investigation.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Investigation, Identification and surrender to Binay
On October 19, the NBI released an artist's sketch of the suspect and several other details. The suspect was said to be a 20- to 25-year-old male of medium build 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) to 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m) in height and weighing 60–65 kilograms (132–143 lb). The suspect was given one week to surrender.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Investigation, Identification and surrender to Binay
Anthony Leal Nepomuceno, NBI's prime suspect, surrendered to Jejomar Binay, Vice President of the Philippines and an APO member, on October 27. At the time, Nepomuceno was a 26-year-old call center agent who graduated with a degree in information technology from Manuel L. Quezon University; he was also a member of APO. Nepomuceno denied all accusations. APO defended his innocence, and formed a legal team in response to the NBI complaints. He said that he was inside a mall in Marikina at 5 pm buying shoes—at the same time as the bombing—and withdrew money from a bank at 7:30 pm.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Investigation, Identification and surrender to Binay
Binay insisted that Nepomuceno was innocent. This position was acknowledged by former Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Silvestre Bello III, who earlier pledged to help prosecute him if the evidence was strong. Upon the request of DOJ Secretary Leila de Lima, Binay presented Nepomuceno to the NBI on October 28.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Investigation, Identification and surrender to Binay
Binay's actions were criticized by several members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, saying that Binay should have allowed the DOJ and the NBI to finish the investigation before clearing Nepomuceno. Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said that the Office of the President had no intention of distancing Binay from the matter, but clarified that Binay's statements would have no bearing on the investigation.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Investigation, NBI actions
De Lima said that Nepomuceno matches the artist's sketch and the description given earlier, and the evidence against him is strong, as the NBI has at least 17 witnesses. She revealed that an NBI team had earlier gone to Nepomuceno's mother in Marinduque; his mother initially agreed to convince her son to surrender, but later refused to tell his whereabouts. De Lima clarified that Nepomuceno was merely "invited for questioning and not under arrest" since no charges had been filed yet.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Investigation, NBI actions
On October 28, the NBI filed to the DOJ numerous complaints of frustrated and attempted murder against Nepomuceno based on the testimonies that Nepomuceno threw the grenade. Police studied the possibility that the incident was linked to a fraternity rumble in December 2009, when Cromwell Dukha Jr. from APO was fatally stabbed, allegedly by Efraim Lim, a member of Tau Gamma Phi. Both were from San Sebastian College. Filing the complaint paved way for the start of the preliminary investigation by the DOJ. More suspects were being considered by the NBI as of the time of filing the complaints.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Investigation, NBI actions
On November 10, the DOJ identified two more APO members as suspects. Their names were not revealed. NBI believes that the two are responsible for Nepomuceno's escape during the incident. De Lima said that ongoing investigations on grenade-throwing incidents at La Consolacion College in 2008 and University of Perpetual Help System DALTA also suggest APO involvement. The two bombings left 22 and 14 wounded, respectively. She noted an "apparent lack of interest" on the part of the APO leadership to cooperate in the investigation.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Investigation, NBI actions
It disappoints us that we cannot really cooperate with Secretary De Lima because when she once said that two APO members were accomplices, they did not even identify who the two were, of the over 150,000 APO members.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Indictment
In a 27-page resolution signed by Prosecutor Gerardo Gaerlan and Senior Deputy State Prosecutor Richard Anthony Fadullon, DOJ found Nepomuceno's defense to be "weak" and recommended for his indictment on April 28, 2011. He was not able to prove that it was physically impossible for him to be present at the time of the bombing, and witnesses were positive that he is the person who threw the grenade. The DOJ said that Nepomuceno's submission of a photocopy of a receipt from a Metrobank ATM in Marikina does not prove his claim that he was not at Taft during the bombing, since the time on the receipt was more than two hours after the bombing. The resolution stated:


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Indictment
Considering that the scene of the crime is at Taft Avenue, Manila, which is more or less 20 kilometers away from Baranka, Marikina, then, it is not physically impossible for the respondent to be at the scene of the crime when the crime was committed, because his alibi of being in Marikina happened only two hours after the crime was committed.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Indictment
Nepomuceno submitted testimonies to support his claim, but these were dismissed by Gaerlan. He noted that these were mostly from family, friends, and fellow fraternity members. Nepomuceno accused the DOJ investigation of being "irregular and selective" for disregarding other suspects, and labeled one witnesses' statement as "ill-motivated", since the witness was from a rival fraternity. Gaerlan defended the claims as being "evidentiary in nature."


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Indictment
He faces charges of multiple murder (for almost killing the two amputees), multiple attempted murder, and illegal possession of explosives.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Aftermath
Raissa Laurel, a 23-year-old law student from San Sebastian College who lost both her legs due to the event, was given an award for her "courage and strength" by People Asia on its 11th anniversary on January 10. The award was presented by President Benigno Aquino III. Meanwhile, Chief Justice Renato Corona of the Supreme Court pledged to personally administer Laurel's oath-taking once she passes the bar. He promised that the Supreme Court will hire her when she recovers. Nippon Foundation promised to give her prosthetic legs on her birthday on April 23, 2011. She was released from the Philippine General Hospital on November 7, 2010.


2010 Philippine Bar exam bombing, Aftermath
The 2010 Bar exam was the last to be conducted at De La Salle University. The 2011 exam was held in the University of Santo Tomas in November; DLSU ended its contract with the Supreme Court due to construction plans on the campus. Supreme Court spokesman Midas Marquez denied that the bombing was the reason behind the move; the move had been already planned before the blast. He also said that "necessary security measures" will be in force at UST to prevent an event similar to the 2010 bombing.


2010 Philippine Collegiate Championship
The 2010 Philippine Collegiate Championship was the third tournament of the Philippine Collegiate Championship (PCC) for basketball in its current incarnation, and the eighth edition overall. The champion teams from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc. (CESAFI) and 3 other Metro Manila leagues took part in the final tournament dubbed as the "Sweet Sixteen". Other teams had to qualify in the zonal tournaments to round out the 16 teams in the tournament.


2010 Philippine Collegiate Championship
The defending champions Ateneo Blue Eagles defeated the Adamson Soaring Falcons in the championship to make it back-to-back; the De La Salle Green Archers and the UC Webmasters disputed third place, with La Salle winning.


2010 Philippine Collegiate Championship
ABS-CBN Sports was the coverage partner, with games airing on Studio 23.


2010 Philippine Collegiate Championship, Finals
The Finals is a best-of-3 series. The team that wins two games first is named the champion.


2010 Philippine Collegiate Championship, Juniors' tournament
This tournament was added only in 2010. The runners-up of the NCAA and UAAP will battle for the third spot while the champion of each league will battle for the top spot.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
The 2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections were held on May 10, 2010, to elect members to the House of Representatives of the Philippines to serve in the 15th Congress of the Philippines from June 30, 2010, to June 30, 2013.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
The Philippines uses parallel voting for seats in the House of Representatives; a voter has two votes: one for a representative from one's legislative district, and another for a sectoral representative via closed lists under the party-list system, with a 2% election threshold and 3-seat cap, when the parties with 2% of the national vote or more not meeting the 20% of the total seats, parties with less than 2% of the vote will get one seat each until the 20% requirement is met.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
In district elections, 229 single-member districts elect one member of the House of Representatives. The candidate with the highest number of votes wins that district's seat. In the party-list election, parties will dispute 57 seats. In all, the 15th Congress will have 286 members, with 144 votes being the majority. No party entered candidates in all districts, but only Lakas Kampi CMD entered enough candidates to win an outright majority.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
By May 21, GMA News and Public Affairs, based on their partial and unofficial tally, had Lakas Kampi CMD with the party with the most seats with 109, followed by the Liberal Party with 43, the Nationalist People's Coalition had 33, and the Nacionalista Party had 25. The other parties garnered 13 seats. This includes candidates who switched parties after the campaign period has begun, while excluding party-list representatives.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
In the party-list election, Ako Bicol Political Party topped the election getting 5% of the national vote and won three seats, but their proclamation was delayed as a disqualification case against them was brought up; their first three nominees were subsequently seated with the dismissal of the case. As much as 43 other parties qualified to win seats, and all but two were yet to be seated due to pending disqualification cases.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Despite being the party leader and winning a congressional seat in Pampanga, Lakas Kampi CMD leader and sitting president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had reportedly declined to run as Speaker and is fielding Edcel Lagman of Albay on the basis of term–sharing with Danilo Suarez of Quezon if they win the speakership. Meanwhile, the Liberals will be fielding in former Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. of Quezon City, who was also a former Lakas Kampi member. Incumbent Speaker Prospero Nograles is barred from seeking office in the House after serving three consecutive terms; he was defeated in the Davao City mayoralty election, although his son successfully kept his father's seat.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
Notable celebrities who won include Imelda Marcos (KBL, Ilocos Norte–2nd), Lani Mercado (Lakas Kampi, Cavite–2nd), Lucy Torres (Liberal, Leyte–4th) and Manny Pacquiao (PCM, Saranggani).


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections
With the Liberals, Nacionalistas, the NPC, a faction of Lakas-Kampi, other minor parties and most of the party-list groups voting for him, Belmonte was easily elected as Speaker, with 227 votes, as compared to 29 votes of Lagman.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections, District changes
There are several new districts; most notable is the redistricting of Cavite from three legislative districts to seven. Only the old first district remained intact, except for Bacoor being separated and being named as the new second district; all other districts were redistricted anew.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections, District changes
The election in the Dinagat Islands is in limbo as the Supreme Court earlier ruled that the Dinagat Islands' creation as a province from Surigao del Norte was unconstitutional for not having met the provisions of the constitution on population and land area. However, the court's decision has yet to be final pending motions for reconsideration, and the commission allowed the elections to take place.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections, District changes
If the Supreme Court finalizes its decision on the dissolution of the Dinagat Islands, the provincial-level and congressional elections held in both areas, and in the areas they were originally carved from will be voided and new elections will take place. (This will be for Surigao del Norte's province-level positions, and the first congressional district of the province. City and municipal-level elections and the 2nd district congressional election will not be affected.) If the decision is upheld, there will be 58 sectoral representatives.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections, District changes
Malolos, which was supposed to have its own congressional district from Bulacan's 1st district, but it was nullified with finality by the Supreme Court for having insufficient population. However, the ballots for both Malolos and the 1st district excluding Malolos were printed after the decision was finalized.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections, District changes
As such, the elections for representative in Malolos and the 1st district were deferred, and voting done on May 10 was invalidated, and an election will be scheduled solely for the representative's position (all positions elected were upheld, with Malolos' first eight councilor candidates winning seats in the City Council, as opposed to the ten originally provided in the enabling law).


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Retiring and term-limited incumbents
As of now, there are 68 Representatives that are either term-limited or retiring from Congress.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Campaign
Campaigns in House of Representatives elections are usually conducted on a district-by-district basis; there is no nationwide campaign. The races are between local politicians in the districts, and their allegiances and parties may switch from their announcement on the intention to run, registering as a candidate, printing out of ballots, election day and from the convening of the 15th Congress. The sitting president's party usually controls the House of Representatives no matter the election result.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Campaign
The Lakas-Kampi titular head, President Arroyo, became the first president to run for a seat in the House of Representatives after her term as president; the party had the most number of candidates, and was the only party that can win an outright majority as the other parties did not run in a majority of the seats. Lakas-Kampi aimed to secure enough votes to impeach (96) as leverage if their presidential candidate Gilberto Teodoro does not win.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Campaign
The Liberal Party chose former Lakas-Kampi stalwart and Quezon City mayor Feliciano Belmonte Jr. as their candidate for the speakership. Belmonte, a former speaker while being a member of Lakas-CMD (one of the two parties that formed Lakas-Kampi), defected to the Liberals before the election. The Nacionalista Party would also field a candidate for the speakership. The Nationalist People's Coalition usually supports the policies of the sitting president, while the sectoral representatives, except for those leaning to the left, also support whomever is in power. The other parties that fielded candidates on the presidential election would support their own presidential candidate, but it is unknown if they would've supported the party of the winning president; these parties fielded candidates in a minority of seats.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Campaign, Notable races, Party-list
Several party-list organizations were delisted, added to the list, disqualified and re-listed in the run-up to the election, most notably LGBT party Ang Ladlad which secured a Supreme Court injunction preventing COMELEC from disqualifying them. Mikey Arroyo's nomination by Ang Galing Pinoy, a party representing tricycle drivers and security guards, and other personalities of the Arroyo administration that were nominated by supposedly underrepresented sectors had also been questioned.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Results, District elections
In district elections, the candidate with the highest number of votes in the district wins that district's seat. Even prior to the election when Lakas Kampi CMD members switched parties to either the Liberals or the Nacionalistas, they still suffered the biggest seat losses, although they still retained the plurality of seats in the House. The Liberals and Nacionalistas all gained seats but will not surpass the number of Lakas Kampi's seats. Lakas Kampi also tallied the most votes, but had a disproportionate number of seats won (38% of the vote as compared to 45% of the district seats).


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Results, Party-list election
In party-list elections, parties nominate three persons to be their candidates, ranked in order of which they will be seated if elected.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Results, Party-list election
Candidates from the district elections are not allowed to be nominated by the parties participating in the party-list election, nor are parties who have candidates in the district elections may be allowed to join the party-list election; the parties in the party-list election must represent a distinct "sector" in the society such as women, laborers and the like.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Results, Party-list election
In the election, the voter elects the party, not the nominees of the party (closed list). If the party surpasses 2% of the national vote, the person first nominated by the party will be seated. Additional seats can be won depending on the number of votes the party garnered in the election (see the formula), although a party can only win up to three seats. If there are still empty seats, parties with less than 2% of the vote will be ranked in descending order, then will have one seat each until all of the seats have been filled up.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Results, Party-list election
On May 31, the leading parties in the party-list election were declared by the commission as winners; deferred are the parties (not nominees) that have pending disqualification cases against them. According to Ang Galing Pinoy's proclamation, the party of incumbent Pampanga 2nd district representative Mikey Arroyo was recalled as Arroyo has a pending disqualification notice against him, and he is their No. 1 nominee.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Results, Details
Shading refers to the party that won a plurality of seats:


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Aftermath
Several congressmen-elect have already defected to the Liberal Party as response to Noynoy Aquino's victory in the presidential election. This comes as Negros Occidental representative Iggy Arroyo said that Lakas Kampi CMD has the number to elect his sister-in-law and representative-elect President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as speaker as she is pushed by to run for the speakership. Congressman-elect and former speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. (formerly of Lakas Kampi) has emerged to be the Liberal Party's leading candidate for speaker. The anti-Arroyo representatives have formed the Conscience and Reform (CORE) coalition to strengthen their ranks.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Aftermath
However, Arroyo had repeatedly declined Lakas Kampi's prodding to run for speaker. Three Lakas Kampi congressmen instead made themselves available to run for speaker: Edcel Lagman (Albay), Danilo Suarez (Quezon) and Elpidio Barzaga Jr. (Dasmariñas) in a party caucus. It was agreed upon that while Arroyo "will still call the shots," Lagman will run for the speakership, and if elected, will serve for the first 18 months, then Suarez will serve the remainder.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Aftermath
On June 25, the Liberal Party swore in congressmen as new members, mostly defecting from Lakas-Kampi. Most Lakas-Kampi congressmen jumpred ship after Arroyo declined being their party's candidate for speaker. With the House "tradition" in which congressmen align themselves with the party of the president, Belmonte now has at least 150 congressmen pledging support for him, including 75 from the Liberal Party, members of the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), Nacionalistas, PDP–Laban, party-list groups, and "some 55" members of the Lakas-Kampi independent bloc.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections, Aftermath
The House of Representatives convened on July 26, with Joseph Emilio Abaya (Cavite) nominating Belmonte for Speaker; Rodolfo Albano (Isabela), Danilo Suarez (Quezon) and Augusto Syjuco (Iloilo) nominated Lagman. Belmonte was elected Speaker with 227 votes, while Lagman got 29 votes.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Calabarzon
Elections were held in Calabarzon for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 10, 2010.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Calabarzon
The candidate with the most votes won that district's seat for the 15th Congress of the Philippines.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Calabarzon, Batangas, 1st District
Incumbent Eileen Ermita-Buhain is in her third consecutive term and is ineligible to run; her father Eduardo is her party's nominee for the seat.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Calabarzon, Batangas, 1st District
Eduardo Ermita placed the result of the election under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Calabarzon, Batangas, 3rd District
Victoria Hernandez-Reyes is in her third consecutive term and is ineligible to run; her husband Rodrigo is her party's nominee for the seat.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Calabarzon, Batangas, 3rd District
The result of the election is under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Calabarzon, Cavite
Cavite, the most populous province in the country according to the 2007 census, was reapportioned into seven districts from the original three. The province now has the most number of legislative districts among provinces and cities.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Calabarzon, Cavite, 4th District (Dasmariñas)
Elpidio Barzaga, Jr. is the incumbent, originally from the old 2nd district.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Calabarzon, Cavite, 7th District
Jesus Crispin Remulla is the incumbent, originally from the old third district.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Calabarzon, Laguna, 1st District
Danilo Fernandez was originally elected during the 2007 election, but the House Electoral Tribunal ruled that his residence in the district was not enough and was disqualified; no replacement was named. Fernandez is running again for the district's seat this year.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Calabarzon, Laguna, 2nd District
The result of the election is under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Calabarzon, Laguna, 4th District
Edgar San Luis is the incumbent and is running unopposed.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Calabarzon, Quezon, 1st District
Devanadera placed the result of the election under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Calabarzon, Quezon, 2nd District
Incumbent Proceso Alcala decided not to seek reelection; his son Irvin is his party's nominee for the seat.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Calabarzon, Rizal, 1st District
Incumbent Michael John Duavit is in his third consecutive term already and is not eligible for reelection; Joel Duavit will run as his party's nominee in the district..


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Calabarzon, Rizal, 2nd District
Incumbent Adeline Rodriguez-Zaldarriaga is not running; Isidro Rodriguez, Jr. will run as her party's nominee in the district.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Caraga
Elections were held in the  Caraga for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 10, 2010.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Caraga
The candidate with the most votes won that district's seat for the 15th Congress of the Philippines.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Caraga, Agusan del Norte, 2nd District
Incumbent Edelmiro Amante is retiring from politics. His daughter Angelica is his party's nominee in this district.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Caraga, Agusan del Sur
Agusan del Sur will have two districts starting for the 15th Congress. Rodolfo Plaza, who is serving in his third consecutive term and is ineligible for reelection, is the last representative of Agusan del Sur's at-large district.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Caraga, Agusan del Sur, 1st District
Rodolfo Plaza's sister, incumbent governor Maria Valentina, will run in this district.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Caraga, Dinagat Islands
With the Supreme Court nullifying the law that created the province still not yet final, elections proceeded to elect the province's representative. Incumbent Glenda Ecleo will not run in favor of her son Ruben Jr.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Caraga, Surigao del Norte, 1st District
The result of the election is under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon
Elections were held in Central Luzon for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 10, 2010.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon
The candidate with the most votes won that district's seat for the 15th Congress of the Philippines.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Summary
*Total invalid votes and turnout not available for 1st district of Bulacan.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Bataan, 1st District
Herminia Roman is the incumbent. At first, a minor issue erupted as to who would be the official candidate of Lakas-Kampi-CMD in the district: Roman or the governor's daughter, Maria Angela "Gila" Garcia. Based on the certificate of nomination submitted by both parties, it turned out that Governor Garcia, the provincial Lakas-Kampi chairman, nominated his daughter, while the coalition's central committee named Roman. In an en banc decision however, the Comelec later ruled that Roman is the official Lakas-Kampi-CMD candidate, making Garcia the independent one.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Bataan, 1st District
The result of the election is under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Bulacan
Malolos was given its own congressional seat from Bulacan's 1st district by virtue of Republic Act 9591. However, the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional, saying it violated Article VI Section 5 (3) of the Constitution and Section 3 of the Ordinance attached to constitution; Malolos was ruled not to have exceeded the 250,000 population for a separate legislative district.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Bulacan
In Bulacan, members of the same families will run against each other. Former governor Josie dela Cruz established the Del Pilar party (named after Gregorio del Pilar) as the local affiliate of the Liberal Party.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Bulacan, 1st District
Ma. Victoria Sy-Alvarado is the incumbent. She will face Roberto Pagdanganan.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Bulacan, 1st District
Malolos was supposed to have its own representation in the House of Representatives, but was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court for the city did not have enough population to be given separate representation. However, the decision was done after ballots were printed for Malolos and the First District. As such, the election for representative of Bulacan's 1st district would be invalid, "because the election will result in failure to elect since, in actuality, there are no candidates for the First Legislative District (with Malolos City) of Bulacan."


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Bulacan, 1st District
The date an election for representative of Bulacan's 1st district including Malolos will be decided later by the commission. The Commission scheduled the special election, along with other special elections in Basilan and Lanao del Sur, which were delayed when teachers, who were the election supervisors, refused to sit as such due to violence, on September 25. However, the Commission postponed the elections for these areas to October 2. However, due to the approval of contracts for Smartmatic-TIM, the supplier of the counting machines a few weeks prior to the special elections, the Commission decided to postpone the special elections to November 13.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Bulacan, 1st District
On May 10, with the ballots already printed with only Pagdanganan and Sy-Alvarado contesting the seat, voters had the option of "voting" but their votes would not be counted.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Bulacan, 1st District, Special election
The COMELEC ruled that candidates that contested the Bulacan-1st and Malolos will contest the seat. Aniag and Domingo withdrew prior to the election, while independents Cruz and Valencia did not campaign.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Bulacan, 2nd District
Pedro Pancho is the incumbent. He will face 2007 challenger and former three-term Guiguinto, Bulacan mayor Ambrosio "Boy" Cruz Jr.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Bulacan, 3rd District
Incumbent Lorna Silverio is in her third consecutive term already and is ineligible for reelection. She will run for mayor of San Rafael and her husband, Ricardo Silverio, Sr. will run for her seat. His opponents are his son, Ricardo Silverio, Jr. and then incumbent governor of Bulacan, Joselito Mendoza.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Bulacan, 3rd District
The result of the election is under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Bulacan, 4th District
Reylina Nicholas (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) is in her third consecutive term already and is ineligible for reelection.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Bulacan, Malolos
With the issue on Malolos' separate congressional district from Bulacan's 1st district resolved with finality, an election will be scheduled to elect the representative for Bulacan's 1st district, including Malolos."


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Bulacan, Malolos
With the ballots already printed with only the four candidates contesting the now voided seat, voters had the option of "voting" but their votes would not be counted.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Bulacan, San Jose del Monte
San Jose del Monte is a component city of Bulacan. Arthur B. Robes is the incumbent.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Nueva Ecija
Politics in Nueva Ecija will center on two political clans: the Josons and the Umalis. The Josons had ruled Nueva Ecija since after World War II, with anti-Japanese guerrilla leader Eduardo Joson serving from 1959 to 1992; Aurelio Umali ended the Josons' supremacy when he defeated four-time governor Tomas Joson III in 2007 via landslide. The Josons are the ones being shortlisted by local party Bagong Lakas ng Nueva Ecija (BALANE) for the provincial governorship, with first district representative Eduardo Nonato N. Joson, Eduardo's nephew vice governor Edward Thomas and Tomas III. Eduardo claimed that Umali's 2007 victory was a fluke. Umali's governance was seen as "worse than the Josons" and several local officials identified with Lakas Kampi CMD said they are willing to cross party lines to support the Eduardo.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Nueva Ecija
Umali first defeated a Joson when we wrestled the third district from now vice governor Edward Thomas in 2004. In 2007, Umali's wife Czarina also won at the third district as their representative. Umali created the local party Unang Sigaw, Partido ng Pagbabago as an answer to the Joson's BALANE.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Nueva Ecija
Joson's BALANE is affiliated with the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC), while Umali's Unang Sigaw is affiliated with Lakas Kampi CMD.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Nueva Ecija, 1st District
Incumbent Eduardo Nonato N. Joson (independent) won't run to concentrate on bringing the  Bagong Lakas ng Nueva Ecija party to power in the province. His sister Josefina is running as NPC's candidate.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Nueva Ecija, 3rd District
Wife of incumbent governor Aurelio Umali, Czarina Umali, is the incumbent. Her main opponent will be Eduardo Joson IV.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Pampanga, 1st District
Incumbent Carmelo Lazatin (Lakas Kampi CMD) will go up against Angeles City councillor Ares Yabut (NPC) and businessman Luisito Bacani from the same city (independent).


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Pampanga, 2nd District
The son of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Mikey Arroyo is the incumbent for two consecutive terms already. However, speculation was rife that President Arroyo herself will run in the district. The president is a registered voter of Lubao, the hometown of her father, president Diosdado Macapagal.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Pampanga, 2nd District
As early as late June 2009, several residents in the district had expressed optimism of having the president as their representative in Congress. The two most often cited reasons are her being a "kabalen" or Kapampangan descent, and being a generous benefactor to the district. The president had visited the district 13 times from February 24 to late June.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Pampanga, 2nd District
In November, all six mayors in the second district expressed clamor for her to run; University of the Philippines Diliman professor Randy David had said he would run against the president, but later backpedaled if the president will not step down from the presidency when she files her certificate of candidacy by Nov. 30. In late November, the Pampanga Mayors League (PML) announced via Resolution 77, which was signed by 20 town mayors in a special session, urged the President to "heed the clamor from her constituency to run as second district representative in… Pampanga."


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Pampanga, 2nd District
Pampanga gubernatorial candidate and provincial board member Lilia Pineda, a known Arroyo ally, disclosed to the Philippine Star in an interview published November 28, 2009, that Arroyo will file her certificate of candidacy on November 30. Representative Arroyo, on the other hand, has apparently given way to his mother's own congressional bid, Pineda said; meanwhile, professor David has backed out of the race. On November 30, 2009, after much speculation, President Arroyo announced on the Philippine Broadcasting Service her congressional bid for the second district of Pampanga.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Pampanga, 2nd District
The president filed her certificate of candidacy on December 1, and her son Mikey retired from politics to give way for her mother to run. Only the Liberal Party is fielding a candidate against the president, with the Nacionalista Party and the United Opposition not fielding anyone. Meanwhile, Feliciano Serrano, an electronics engineer graduate of the University of Santo Tomas from Porac, also filed his own certificate of candidacy as an independent. Serrano will "campaign via text messages and the internet. The Liberal Party did find a candidate in Adonis Simpao, a civic society leader from Guagua. Simpao, a graduate of Don Honorio Ventura College of Arts and Trade in Bacolor, had no plans of running, but then governor Eddie Panlilio persuaded him on the eve of the last day of filing of certificates of candidacies. The last candidate is independent Filipinas Rosario Dayrit Sampang of Porac.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Pampanga, 2nd District
Representative Risa Hontiveros-Baraquel of the AKBAYAN party-list, who is running as one of the senatorial candidates of the Liberal Party, revealed that the president poured in 459 million pesos on infrastructure projects solely for the district. The president's political spokesperson Romulo Macalintal called Hontiveros' revelation "speculative" and baseless, pointing out that the president also had implemented infrastructure projects in places other than Pampanga. Hontiveros maintained that the president's spending in Pampanga was improper.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Pampanga, 2nd District
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC)'s Second Division junked for "lack of merit" Baraquel's disqualification case against the president on January 28, 2010; it has also junked an earlier disqualification case on January 20. This clears the president's congressional campaign at Pampanga's second district. Baraquel elevated the case to the Supreme Court.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Pampanga, 2nd District
Lakas Kampi CMD leaders had said that they will field the president as Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives; the ruling party has more than 100 incumbents running in the House elections, and several running unopposed or by token opposition, Lakas-Kampi predicts an overwhelming number of their candidates will win their respective races, and that the president will have an easy time of being elected as speaker.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Pampanga, 2nd District
Representative Arroyo himself has been courted by several party-list organizations to be their nominee in the party-list election. An Arroyo is a party-list representative: Maria Lourdes Tuason Arroyo-Lesaca of Kasangga.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Pampanga, 3rd District
The result of the election is under protest in the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Pampanga, 4th District
Anna York Bondoc is the incumbent. She will face perennial challenger and former Undersecretary Rene Maglanque, who enjoys the support of both the Liberal Party and the Nationalist People's Coalition.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Tarlac, 1st District
Incumbent Monica Prieto-Teodoro (Lakas-Kampi-CMD), wife of presidential candidate Gilberto Teodoro decided to quit politics to support her husband's bid for presidency. Representative Teodoro succeeded her husband as representative from the 1st district, and defeated cousin China Cojuangco in 2007. Lakas Kampi CMD did not name a candidate in this district.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Tarlac, 2nd District
Incumbent Jose Villa Agustin Yap (Lakas Kampi CMD), who was supposed to run again for re-election, died on March 2, 2010. His daughter, Susan Yap-Sulit, will run for the election. The name of Jose Yap will remain in the ballot and will go to Susan Yap.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Luzon, Zambales, 2nd District
Antonio M. Diaz is the incumbent, although he switched parties from Lakas-Kampi-CMD to Lapiang Manggagawa.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Visayas
Elections were held in  Central Visayas for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 10, 2010.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Visayas
The candidate with the most votes won that district's seat for the 15th Congress of the Philippines.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Visayas, Bohol
Each of Bohol's three legislative districts will elect each representative to the House of Representatives. The candidate with the highest number of votes wins the seat.


2010 Philippine House of Representatives elections in Central Visayas, Bohol, 1st District
Edgar M. Chatto (Lakas-Kampi-CMD) is the incumbent, but he is ineligible for re-election since he is on his third consecutive term already. Former governor Rene Relampagos will run in his place; he is running under the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino although Lakas-Kampi-CMD is also supporting his candidacy.