Intercession

This would be “religiously” challenging…

Marcos prayed to the patron of Baclaran while Robredo prayed to the saint of Ateneo. Who among the two saintly patrons can influence the hands of god, the one in Baclaran or the other in Ateneo? Whoever wins, it will appear that god favored him/her. And the loser will just say, “God works in mysterious ways, he has other plans for me…!”