MANILA: Deposed Philippines leader Joseph Estrada has warned of “civil war” if the government disqualifies his friend and fellow movie star Fernando Poe from standing in the May 10 presidential election, a Manila daily said Wednesday.
The former leader, deposed in a military-backed popular revolt three years ago and detained while on trial for corruption, told the Philippine Inquirer that “there's no stopping FPJ (Poe's initials) from becoming president.”
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