Robredo the sole female face on crusade to stop revival of a Marcos dynasty

In this photo taken on April 23, 2022, Philippine Vice President and opposition presidential candidate Leni Robredo greets supporters during a campaign rally coinciding with her birthday in Pasay city, suburban Manila. - AFP

MANILA (Bloomberg): With just weeks to go before the Philippines holds a presidential election, the lone female candidate is attracting some of the biggest pre-election crowds in decades as she seeks to pull a stunning upset against frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Leni Robredo, who became vice president in 2016 after defeating Marcos Jr, has dispersed more than two million volunteers to go house-to-house and visit local markets to speak about her accomplishments and counter disinformation on social media that her campaign says comes from her opponents.