Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste has apologized to his House of Representatives colleagues who may have been affected by his crusade to expose infrastructure corruption in government.

At the same time, Leviste clarified that he wasn't accusing any congressman of corruption.

"Ako po ay humihingi din ng paumanhin ng ating mga kasamahan dito sa Kongreso na naaapektuhan sa aking mga sinasabi. Hindi ko naman inaakusahan sinuman ng korapsyon. Ako po ay nagsisiwalat lamang ng impormasyon na nakalap ko," he said in a press conference Wednesday, Jan. 21.

(I also wish to apologize to our colleagues here in Congress who may be affected by what I say. I am not accusing anyone of corruption. I am merely disclosing information that I have gathered.)

Since Dec. 24, 2025, Leviste has dumped on his Facebook hundreds of budget documents from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). These have included details on so-called "allocables", or the millions in annual earmarked amounts that a district congressman may allocate.

Leviste has also called out his much more experienced and older colleagues in the chamber for allegedly making "insertions" in the national budget. Whether fair or not, budget insertions fron solons have been demonized and equated to anomalous infrastructure projects, especially those on flood control.

In the same presser, the Batangueño candidly shared the advice that her mother, Senator Loren Legarda, imparted to him recently.

"Sinabihan din po ako ng aking ina na huwag nang makipag-away pero nais ko lang pong linawin na hindi po ako kaaway ng administrasyon at sumasagot lang din po ako kapag binabanggit po ang pangalan ko," he said.

(My mother also told me not to get into fights, but I only want to clarify that I'm not an enemy of the administration, and I simply respond whenever my name is mentioned.)

"Alam po ng media na ang aking ina ay in fact, kasama ni PBBM (President Bongbong Marcos) nung siya po ay nag-inaugurate ng Antique airport nitong Lunes kaya inulit-ulit po ng aking ina sa akin na huwag pong makipag-away," noted Leviste.

(The media knows that my mother was, in fact, with President Bongbong Marcos when he inaugurated the Antique airport last Monday, which is why she kept reminding me not to get into fights.)

"At ang sagot ko po sa aking ina, dine-depensahan ko na lang po ang sarili ko kapag binabanggit ang pangalan ko (And my answer to my mother is that I only defend myself whenever my name is mentioned)," he added.