A certain former congressman, once a headline-grabbing figure, is quietly plotting his return to power — and insiders say a juicy Palace position is already waiting for him now that the one-year election bar has lapsed.

But not everyone is thrilled about his comeback.

A bitter ex-staffer, now comfortably ensconced in the Senate, is still seething over what he calls a heartbreaking betrayal.

According to the source, when his old boss suffered a crushing defeat in the last elections, the lawmaker fell into deep anxiety and depression, fled the scene, and left his team high and dry — for two months’ unpaid salary totaling hundreds of thousands of pesos.

“He ran for office. He fell into a depression after losing the election. He forgot about our salaries,” the still-fuming former aide told Nosy Tarsee.

Will the returning politician’s fresh start be tainted by old ghosts who refuse to stay silent?