Filipinos are used to star-studded election rallies, but the campaign launch at Manila's Cuneta Astrodome on February loth broke all the records for razzle-dazzle. Amid swirling dry ice and roving spotlights, a famous troupe called The Sex Bomb Dancers gyrated and squirmed; the Philippines' best-known comedian performed a stand-up routine, and assorted movie and television stars rallied the cheering crowd of thousands. The biggest celebrity present was the candidate himself: Fernando Poe Junior, "Da King" of Philippine cinema and the man to beat in the presidential election on May 10th.
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