An election official drips indelible ink

An election official drips indelible ink onto the fingers of Filipina voter, Andamin Badria, after casting her ballot in a polling station in the southern Philippine town of Datu Piang, in Maguindanao, on May 10, 2010. National elections in the Philippines kicked off on Monday with Benigno Aquino the favourite to win the presidency, but there were deep concerns violence and cheating could mar the vote. Four people were killed in two separate outbursts of violence related to national elections held in the Philippines, authorities said. AFP PHOTO / JAY DIRECTO (Photo credit should read JAY DIRECTO/AFP via Getty Images)