Of course, I'll be the first one to sign. That should come as no surprise," he added. However, he denied the claims that he was the one who spearheaded the fourth impeachment rap against Duterte.

During the hearing on Wednesday, when de Lima claimed Duterte was lying about not knowing her, the former president — seated beside her — was seen raising a fist ... Duterte to sign a bank ...

was the first to sign the document, and his cousin, Speaker Martin Romualdez, was the 215th signatory. Taking the floor midafternoon, Majority Leader Manuel Dalipe announced that Duterte had been ...