In a political twist that rivals the most dramatic soap operas, the feud within the Philippines’ most powerful family has just taken a nuclear turn. For months, Senator Imee Marcos has been on a warpath, launching blistering, public attacks against her own brother, President Bongbong Marcos (PBBM). She has stood on stages, in front of thousands, and accused him of being a drug addict, a weak leader, and a failure. She has painted herself as the concerned sister and the true heir to their father’s legacy. But a newly resurfaced piece of history has shattered that narrative, suggesting that her attacks may be nothing more than a massive, desperate projection to hide her own “secret vice.”

The revelation comes from a footnote in history—literally. An excerpt from the biography Waltzing with a Dictator, a book that chronicles the life of Ferdinand Marcos Sr., has been unearthed, and its contents are explosive. On page 142, the author details Imee’s time at Princeton University in the 1970s. It reveals that despite having armed security guards on campus, she never graduated. But the real bombshell is the reason why her father was so concerned. The book states, clearly and undeniably: “Her father thought she got mixed up in drugs.”

This single sentence flips the entire script of the current political drama. For months, Imee has been the accuser, pointing the finger at her brother, claiming she and the family knew about his drug use. She even claimed to have cleaned up his messes. But if history is to be believed, it was Imee who was the source of her father’s anguish. It was Imee who was suspected of being involved in drugs. It was Imee who failed to finish her degree under a cloud of suspicion.

The hypocrisy is staggering. Critics are now asking: Is this why she attacks him so viciously? Is she projecting her own past onto him? Is she trying to rewrite history by pinning her own “secret vice” on the brother who was chosen to lead? The irony is palpable. PBBM, who famously donated a kidney to his father—a medical impossibility for a drug addict—has remained silent and dignified while his sister, the one suspected by their own father, screams accusations from the rooftops.

The political implications are devastating. Imee has aligned herself with the Dutertes, the very family that has openly admitted to drug use (with former President Duterte admitting to Fentanyl use) and has even allegedly plotted against her brother’s life. She attacks her brother for a vice he likely never had, while embracing allies who openly flaunt theirs. It is a level of cognitive dissonance that defies logic.

Observers are now seeing her actions in a new light. Her dramatic speeches, her “tough love” act, her alignment with her brother’s enemies—it all looks less like political maneuvering and more like a desperate attempt to seize power and cleanse her own reputation at her brother’s expense. She is accused of “gaslighting” the nation, of playing the victim while being the aggressor.

The resurfacing of this historical footnote is a game-changer. It exposes Imee Marcos not as the righteous truth-teller she claims to be, but as a hypocrite hiding a dark secret. It suggests that the “addict” in the family wasn’t the son who became President, but the daughter who is now trying to tear him down. As the public learns the truth, the question is no longer “Is PBBM fit to lead?” but rather, “What else is Imee Marcos hiding?” The “white snake” of the family has been exposed, and the venom she’s been spitting may have just poisoned her own political future.