In the Philippines, voting in national and local elections has ended and early results are expected within hours. At least six people have been killed as voters cast ballots for a new President and Vice-President, amid reports of continuing violence in the south. Voting was extended by one hour to accommodate long queues of voters. The queues have been linked to problems with new automated vote-counting machines, some of which had failed to operate properly in pre-poll testing.Formal results from the elections, which will also fill more than 17,000 government positions, are expected within two days. In the Presidential race, Benigno Aquino, the son of the popular former president, Cory Aquino, has been leading the polls but former President Joseph Estrada is also in the running. Outgoing President Gloria Arroyo, whose term expires in June, is running for a seat in parliament.