A merry Christmas for Marcos Jr: Inquirer contributor

Ferdinand Marcos Jr poses for pictures after filing his certificate of candidacy for president in the 2022 national election on Oct 6, 2021. - Reuters

The writer MANUEL L. QUEZON says the jump in Marcos Jr's support is made possible by the whole panoply of his candidacy designed to project it as an unstoppable thing.

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): Two things happened within 24 hours of each other: a withdrawal of candidacy and a new commercial.