Political allies of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Speaker Martin Romualdez thought the filing of impeachment cases would be the last nail in Vice President Inday Sara Duterte's political coffin. Obviously, they were wrong.

The filing was met by massive outpourings of anger in different parts of the country. Outraged by the brazenness of the cabal led by the President’s own son, citizens took to social media to express their contempt not only for the signatories but also for BBM and Romualdez.

Details about the scandal that could bring down President Ferdinand Marcos Jr are slowly emerging.

When Cong. Isidro Ungab first exposed the blanks in the Bicameral Report in a podcast with former President Rodrigo Duterte, attended by Atty. Vic Rodriguez, PBBM categorically declared that fPRRD was “lying.”

This morning (January 30), he remained defiant when he told a gathering of lawmakers that he “cannot find those d*mned blank items.” It’s still the same narrative, but it’s easy to see the subtle retreat.

Former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Mabilog probably does not know whether to celebrate or grumble.

On one hand, a celebration is due. Imagine being let off the hook on his administrative cases. No doubt it feels like a thorn pulled out.

On the other hand, he is put on the spot by the unusual prominence given the executive clemency. A simple news item would have sufficed. Instead, it was announced by the office of Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin at a time when the latter is in the eye of the storm over his flip-flopping over the Blanks in the Bicameral report Mess (BBM).