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Let us support Yasmin Busran-LAO to win a Senate seat. Please introduce her to your family, friends and relatives abroad. Below is a piece by Ms. Elena Masilungan on Yasmin. Vote Yasmin Busran-Lao for Senator ! Yasmin Busran-LAO: Walking Her Talk by Running By Elena Masilungan MANILA — Yasmin Buran-Lao, peace activist, women’s rights advocate, community organizer, is walking her talk by running — that is, running for senator in this year’s election as a candidate of the Liberal party. The 48-year old Lao has made public service her life’s mission. She works with disadvantaged communities and the women of Muslim Mindanao, having grown up amid its violent conflicts and grinding poverty. For her efforts, she was awarded the Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Fellowship for Professional Development. The award was given by the American embassy and the Benigno S. Aquino Foundation in 2005. “Fighting for the rights of Muslim women and other marginalized groups is something personal for me. I get enough s...

Below is an image from Inquirer. This was the clip of the news: 'Most unpopular leader' Arroyo approval ratings dive to -38 in June Agence France-Presse, Associated Press, Reuters, Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 19:24:00 07/18/2008 MANILA, Philippines--(UPDATE) President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's oublic support ratings plunged last month to a record low, making her the most unpopular leader in the country since democracy was restored in 1986, the Social Weather Stations said in a survey released Friday. The SWS found that only 22 percent of Filipinos were satisfied with the President's performance while 60 percent were dissatisfied, in a poll conducted in the last week of June. Read more : Indeed I can't wait until 2010. I hope she will soon opt to resign since it is not only popularity that matters but the irregularity/ties for which she run the government.