Outrage over lewd show at Philippine lawmaker's party

A small part of the show was caught on a 20-second video shot by a reporter from The Philippine Daily Inquirer.PHOTO: SCREENGRAB OF VIDEO/THE PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER.

MANILA: Philippine President Benigno Aquino's ruling party is scrambling to contain the political fallout from a lewd show at a birthday party for one of its veteran lawmakers.

The growing scandal has already ensnared one of Aquino's key allies, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chief Francis Tolentino, who is aspiring to be a senator.