Duterte vows to hang himself if bank accounts are really his
FORMER president Rodrigo Duterte vowed to hang himself if the bank accounts that were raised against him by former senator Antonio Trillanes IV were proven to be true. Trillanes attended the 11th public hearing of the House quad committee on Wednesday night to share his thoughts on the Duterte administration's war on drugs in front of the former chief executive, who attended the marathon hearing. Trillanes testified that the war on drugs was only used to scare people, and that Duterte was in connivance with alleged Chinese drug lords, including his former economic adviser Michael Yang. In a slideshow, Trillanes showed photos of bank accounts that he claimed that he got in 2016 and were validated by the Office of the Ombudsman, with a total of P240 million, including accounts in the name of the former president, his current partner, Honeylet Avanceña, and his daughter Vice President Sara Duterte. To this, Duterte said he was willing to execute an affidavit to summon the banks. "If there is truth on any one account, I will hang myself in front of you," Duterte told the panel. Duterte added that if the contents of Trillanes' presentation were true, he would also push his children, who are in elected positions, to resign. Trillanes said Duterte was bluffing and urged the House panel to draft a waiver immediately to prove that those accounts were his. When asked by Deputy Speaker David Suarez if he would be willing to sign a waiver immediately, Duterte said: "Anong kapalit? Sampalin ko sya sa publiko? (What do I get in exchange? Do I get to slap him in public?)." The former president almost threw his microphone at Trillanes — but was pacified by his lawyers. After the hearing, Duterte said that he is open to attending additional sessions, but lamented that he is not getting any younger and that the 12-hour hearing could have affected his health, while his savings are also getting depleted by having to fly to Manila. He added that he is open to signing a bank waiver but he challenged his rivals to also file waivers as well, as he should not be the only one to show bank accounts.
Tomas Kauer - Moderator 
FORMER president Rodrigo Duterte vowed to hang himself if the bank accounts that were raised against him by former senator Antonio Trillanes IV were proven to be true.
Trillanes attended the 11th public hearing of the House quad committee on Wednesday night to share his thoughts on the Duterte administration's war on drugs in front of the former chief executive, who attended the marathon hearing.
Trillanes testified that the war on drugs was only used to scare people, and that Duterte was in connivance with alleged Chinese drug lords, including his former economic adviser Michael Yang.
In a slideshow, Trillanes showed photos of bank accounts that he claimed that he got in 2016 and were validated by the Office of the Ombudsman, with a total of P240 million, including accounts in the name of the former president, his current partner, Honeylet Avanceña, and his daughter Vice President Sara Duterte.
To this, Duterte said he was willing to execute an affidavit to summon the banks.
"If there is truth on any one account, I will hang myself in front of you," Duterte told the panel.
Duterte added that if the contents of Trillanes' presentation were true, he would also push his children, who are in elected positions, to resign.
Trillanes said Duterte was bluffing and urged the House panel to draft a waiver immediately to prove that those accounts were his.
When asked by Deputy Speaker David Suarez if he would be willing to sign a waiver immediately, Duterte said: "Anong kapalit? Sampalin ko sya sa publiko? (What do I get in exchange? Do I get to slap him in public?)." The former president almost threw his microphone at Trillanes — but was pacified by his lawyers.
After the hearing, Duterte said that he is open to attending additional sessions, but lamented that he is not getting any younger and that the 12-hour hearing could have affected his health, while his savings are also getting depleted by having to fly to Manila.
He added that he is open to signing a bank waiver but he challenged his rivals to also file waivers as well, as he should not be the only one to show bank accounts.
