00:00The Bureau of Immigration confirms Senator Loren Legarda and her son, Batangas 1st District
00:05Rep. Leandro Leviste, have left the country on Sunday, August 2. This after the Office of the
00:11Ombudsman announced plunder and graft complaints against them. BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval says
00:17the office confirms the departure of Senator Loren Legarda and Rep. Leandro Leviste in separate
00:22flights last August 2. Both had no derogatory records at the time of departure. On July 31,
00:28Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulia announced plunder and graft complaints are currently pending against
00:33Legarda and Leviste over the latter's solar energy projects. The Ombudsman's investigation also
00:38allegedly revealed some service contracts were transferred to Leviste's affiliated corporations
00:43that only exist on paper but had not started operations. The Senate confirms Legarda is
00:48currently on medical leave. Senate Secretary Renato Bantog Jr. says last August 3, the Chief of Staff
00:54of the Office of Senator Legarda sent a letter informing the Office of the Secretary that
00:58Senator Loren Legarda will be on medical leave from 3 to 5 August 2026. Senator Erwin Tulfo
01:05also confirms Legarda filed for a medical leave, adding this was the reason for her absence
01:09during Senate impeachment hearings. Legarda skipped the impeachment trial from August 3 to 5.
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