00:00Senator Loren Legarda skips the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte for the second time on Tuesday, August 4,
00:072026.
00:08This after the Office of the Ombudsman announced pending plunder and graft complaints against her and her son, Batangas 1st
00:14District Representative Leandro Leviste.
00:16The complaints are related to Leviste's solar energy projects.
00:20Rappler asked Legarda's office why the senator has been absent but has yet to receive a reply as of posting.
00:26Legarda denies the accusations, saying they were utterly baseless and no public funds were involved, and adds she is prepared
00:32to bring out the truth.
00:34She adds, quote,
00:35We remain confident that once the facts are laid bare, we will be vindicated and our names cleared.
00:40Legarda's attendance at the next Senate session and impeachment trial remains unclear amid the controversy.
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