Celebrities: vote for me, I'm famous!
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In the Phillippines celebrity culture may be reaching its fullest flowering.
On the surface [Fernando]Poe, a high school drop out, has nothing to offer except his star status while Arroyo has the advantage of office and is a trained economist. ...
In the last 24-member senate, nine percent were there only because they were celebrities. They included actors, TV anchors and sporting heroes. ...
The country's top female ten-pin bowler, Olivia "Bong" Coo, is running as an independent for Senate. In the Manila suburb of Paranaque, TV comedian and mayor Joey Marquez is seeking a Congress seat while his estranged wife, former screen siren Alma Moreno, is aspiring to become mayor.
Philippine penchant for electing celebrities to face test
