RP actor woos Muslim voters

Thu, 29 Apr 2004 | Source: REUTERS

PHILIPPINES: Philippine film star Fernando Poe Jr. took his campaign for the presidency south on Wednesday, hoping to revive his fortunes after talks with a rival failed to forge a united front against the incumbent.

Thousands of adoring Muslim supporters waited hours in the blazing sun for a glimpse of the action movie hero, who has slipped to second place in opinion polls, behind President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, as the clock ticks down to elections on May 10.

Poe met rival Panfilo Lacson, a former national police chief, on Tuesday night at a common friend's house in Manila but they could agree only on pooling resources to fight election fraud. --Reuters

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