Rodrigo Duterte once offered a grim warning about his daughter, Inday: She is worse than me.
Whatever he meant by that cryptic remark is now taking shape before our eyes.
Sara Zimmerman Duterte is no damsel. She’s not here to play house in politics. She’s here to fight with intent, with clarity, and with no illusions.
With chilling precision, she said it herself: “I truly want a trial because I want a bloodbath…”
The pearl-clutchers and manicured moralists gasped. The term offended their sensibilities. But in the realm where power is contested, where survival demands sharp edges, the message was unmistakable. Inday Sara is coming into this impeachment trial locked, loaded, and unafraid.
Let’s break it down for those still sipping prosecco in the imaginary utopia they call “moral high ground.”
Bloodbath, in this context, isn’t literal, eejuts. It’s not a call to violence. It’s a warning. A political reckoning. (Hello there, Leila Delima).
THE MIDTERM CLINCHER
The recent midterm elections shifted the tectonic plates.
They may very well determine the fate of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment.
According to Article XI, Section 3 of the 1987 Constitution, a two-thirds vote in the Senate—16 out of 24—is needed to convict and remove an impeached official from office.
That means Sara Duterte needs only 9 votes to walk free.
Right now, the math seems to be leaning in her favor. The expected votes for acquittal:
- Sen. Bong Go
- Sen. Bato dela Rosa
- Sen. Rodante Marcoleta
- Sen. Camille Villar
- Sen. Imee Marcos
- Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano
- Sen. Robin Padilla
- Sen. Mark Villar
These are her firm base that are loyal, tested, and aligned.
On the other side, the senators likely to vote for conviction:
- Sen. Risa Hontiveros
- Sen. Bam Aquino
- Sen. Kiko Pangilinan
- Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero
- Sen. Raffy Tulfo
- Sen. Win Gatchalian
- Sen. Lito Lapid
- Sen. Tito Sotto
- Sen. Ping Lacson
- Sen. Erwin Tulfo
That brings us to the middle ground which are the swing votes that could change everything:
- Sen. JV Ejercito
- Sen. Jinggoy Estrada
- Sen. Loren Legarda
- Sen. Joel Villanueva
- Sen. Mig Zubiri
- Sen. Pia Cayetano
VP INday only needs one vote from this group to survive the political guillotine.
ENTER THE BLOODBATH
This is where the real game begins. For those who’ve tracked Inday Sara’s trajectory from Davao mayor to the second-highest office in the land, it’s clear she’s not the same woman the opposition thought they could corner.
After a series of visits to her father at the Hague, clarity hit her like a monsoon. Her political life now depends on sharp maneuvering, not safe neutrality.
She knows it. And she acted accordingly. The midterm results speak volumes.
To those already measuring the Vice President for her political casket, take a breath. Think again. You may be digging your own grave.
Sara Duterte has little left to lose but everything to gain. This is why, in her own words, she’s no longer thinking about conviction or acquittal. Hindi niya na iniisip ito. Her eyes are on the bloodbath. A purge of hypocrisy, vendettas, and bad faith.
This impeachment isn’t about accountability. It’s a politically choreographed persecution, designed to disable a rival ahead of 2028. Everyone knows it but few will say it, like Rep. Toby Tiangco.
What Inday Sara is about to do may redraw the map. Alliances will fracture. Lies will collapse. Masks will fall off. And for the first time in a long time, those who were harassed and humiliated by the self-anointed moral elite might get a taste of justice.
So consider who brought us here. Think about the triumvirate whose blind ambition has stirred chaos while the country continues to bleed from hunger, corruption, and bureaucratic rot.
When Inday Sara faces her inquisitors, it will not be quiet. There will be casualties. Some reputations may not survive. Others will be forced to rethink where they stand.
The woman they mocked and underestimated will walk into the arena and show the trembling crowd that the emperor they served has always been naked.
And in the middle of this orchestrated storm, Sara Duterte will do what her enemies failed to do: defend the Constitution, her people, and her future.
Good luck stopping that.
