When the People Power revolution overthrew Dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1986, the Philippines capital Manila was drenched in yellow.

Now, more than 30 years later, opponents of his son’s presidential attempt are rallying around one lady in what has been dubbed a “pink revolution” to prevent the Marcos dynasty from returning.

In recent weeks, millions of young people have endorsed Leni Robredo, the current vice president and the sole female candidate running for president.

Despite polling considerably behind Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, Ms. Robredo’s pop music rallies have gathered tens of thousands of people.

At a recent one, a 17-year-old told the BBC he wasn’t registered to vote but was there to show his support because “he was helping my mom choose the most qualified and the best president for our country”.

“She is the obvious choice,” said a 24-year-old woman next to him.

Ms. Robredo, 57, a former human rights lawyer and economist, is Mr. Marcos Jr’s major opponent in the May 9 election.

After her husband, a former cabinet member, died in an aircraft disaster in 2012, she entered politics.

Some have linked her political career to that of former President Corazon Aquino, who came to prominence following the assassination of her senator husband, pro-democracy icon Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. His assassination sparked widespread protests that led to the overthrow of Ferdinand Marcos.

Ms. Robredo participated in those protests and even utilized the color yellow, which is associated with the People Power movement when campaigning for vice-president as a Liberal Party candidate in 2016. She defeated her opponent, Mr. Marcos Jr, after trailing him in the polls. He challenged the outcome, resulting in a protracted legal dispute that was subsequently overturned by the Supreme Court.

But this time, Ms Robredo is up against not one, but two of the Philippines’ most prominent political families: Sara Duterte, the current president’s daughter, is running for vice president with Mr. Marcos Jr. They wield power in both the north and south of the country.

Ms. Robredo is running as an independent in a bid to unify the opposition, rather than for the Liberal Party, which she still leads and which has long been linked with the color yellow. That might explain her choice to run in pink when she announced her campaign in October.

It’s become her campaign color, with many celebrities and key personalities in the country wearing it.

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