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?