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Luistro on Leviste warrant: Respect Ombudsman investigation

Batangas 2nd District Rep. Gerville Luistro on Oct. 7, 2026 calls for respect for the Ombudsman's investigation into colleague, Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste, following the issuance of an arrest warrant against him by Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 235 after his solar energy franchise failed to meet its obligations to the government in violation of Public Service Act. Bail was set at P72,000. Luistro also said she had no information on Leviste's whereabouts amid reports that he had been accompanying his mother, Sen. Loren Legarda, who is undergoing medical treatment.

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Transcript
00:00Okay, so si Kong Lee and of course he's my colleague in my province, no?
00:06Actually, he's from the 1st and I am from the 2nd district of the province of Patanggat.
00:15I started to know him only during the 20th Congress because he's 1st term, I'm 2nd term.
00:23I have known him to be very vocal on all his positions including in national issues talaga.
00:32Kumbaga, he went out of his district and became very, very engaging.
00:37Medyo na-surprise rin lang ako hearing from the news about his involvement in the grant of franchise of solar
00:50energy
00:51which according to the DOE through Secretary Sharon Garin was not delivered for the government, no?
01:02At I saw the interview then of Ombudsman Boyeng Rimulya.
01:07He was saying na kung merong ghost project, meron ding ghost electricity, no?
01:13I have no concrete understanding pa about the legal repercussions of the franchise that he applied for
01:26and was eventually granted to him.
01:28But the least I can say is we should respect the investigation that was conducted by the Office of the
01:37Ombudsman, no?
01:39And then let's see kung anong magiging resolution ng court
01:43because by the issuance of warrant, it only means that the necessary information was filed already with the Regional Trial
01:51Court.
01:51Do you happen to know kung saan po yung last whereabouts niya?
01:55Naku, hindi.
01:57Wala po kaming information as to the whereabouts of Congress Maldi and Levis.
02:04Ma'am, kasi ang laging nababanggit ay pinasamahan niya or binabantayan niya yung mother niya.
02:08Nasa siya nakabibong nagdagat na may sakit.
02:11Yun din po yung naririnig ko sa news.
02:14But other than what I see in the news, wala po tayong information at all about our colleague, Conglian.
02:21May apin pa kayo sa kanya? Nakabuhin na lang para harapin po ito?
02:24Well, I have known him to be a very smart person.
02:27I think he is in the right position to decide for himself.
02:57Aloha!
02:58.
02:59Tag records in niye shod Class ver 한 nam
03:01Giuseppe x 5
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03:02.
03:02.
03:04.
03:04E.000 .
03:05You

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