They thought the story had been wrapped up and terminated.
They thought 2025 was a narrow escape, and they had dodged the impeachment bullets with flying colors.
They thought Chit Escudero was as slippery as an eel, and because of that everybody considered him the hero. His forthwith "abracadabra" (the first one in any impeachment book) was a magic trick. Everyone was spellbound ... transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary through skillful illusion and storytelling.
Aside from Chit (others spelled his name as Cheat), the cohesive Duterte senators' "never say die attitude also did wonders. They acted like a massive defense to stop any impeachment offensive.
And when the Supreme Court ruling came out ... everybody celebrated with high fives galore. Everybody thought TAPOS na. They felt nakalusot na naman si Manang Inday ... and on the winning streak siya.
Yon ang akala nila. Come February ... may sequel pala ang impeachment. Parang yong walang katapusang horror film series ng Regal films na Shake Rattle and Roll. And to its credit naka-17 na sila.
And to make 2026 extra memorable for Inday ... the wheels of justice will also grind soon, pati ba naman Ombudsman sasampolan din ang tatag ng president wannabe na si Inday?
Sa totoo lang hindi na ito tsismis lang sabi ng isang podcaster. Sa katunayan naguumpisa na ang countdown 9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1...0!

