Senate President Francis 鈥淐hiz鈥� G. Escudero听 听(Senate Public Relations and Information Bureau)
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� All 215 signatures of lawmakers in the fourth impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte appeared to be wet and legitimate, Senate President Chiz Escudero said on Monday.听
In a press conference, Escudero said they have already checked the legitimacy of each 蝉颈驳苍补迟耻谤别.听
鈥淰isually, na-verify na ang lahat ng 215 signatures na wet signature nga. Tiningnan yan ng hindi bababa sa apat na tao na hindi bababa sa dalawang beses kada tao,鈥� Escudero told reporters.
(Visually, we verified all 215 signatures, and we鈥檝e seen that it鈥檚 all wet signatures. These were checked by not less than four people twice.)
鈥淵ung initial na repaso nito, using a visual perusal [ay] wet signature lahat noong 215,鈥� he added.
听(In the initial run, we checked it using visual perusal, and we were able to confirm that all 215 are wet signatures.)
Escudero, however, said they are set to procure an application that utilizes artificial intelligence in order to 鈥渇urther validate鈥� whether or not signatures are, indeed, wet and not e-signatures.听
The Senate chief said it鈥檚 the Senate鈥檚 job to ensure and verify that all 215 are signatures penned by congressmen.听
Meanwhile, in the same presser, Escudero disclosed that they have already distributed a copy of the impeachment complaint to each senator, adding that it has already been uploaded to the upper chamber鈥檚 website, and accessible to the public.听
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