When health reform advocate Dr. Tony Leachon called for Executive Secretary (ES) Ralph Recto 's resignation, he probably didn 't expect three women leaders from the House of Representatives to give him a dressing-down for his supposedly haphazard remarks. Rebuking and lecturing Leachon on...
Two deputy speakers from the House of Representatives have castigated Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste for making a sweeping allegation against his colleagues on the issue of vote-buying. Deputy Speakers La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V and Zambales 1st district Rep. Jay...
Batangas-based solons have banded together to file a resolution formally condemning the supposed "baseless, malicious, and irresponsible" allegations made by Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste against Executive Secretary (ES) Ralph Recto and Governor Vilma Santos-Recto. House...
FORT DEL PILAR, Baguio City – A 23-year-old cadet and daughter of a former soldier from Lipa City, Batangas topped the Philippine Military Academy "Talang Dangal" (Tagapagtanggol ng Lahing Dakila at Marangal) Class of 2026. They were introduced at the Kapihan sa PMA on Wednesday, May 6. There are...
Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste has claimed that he helped clinch the victory of Batangas Governor Vilma Santos-Recto in the 2025 elections, and that the "Star For All Seasons" would have lost without his intervention. It is also because of this that the Rectos feel "threatened"...
LEMERY, Batangas - A 55-year-old hairstylist was arrested for large-scale illegal recruitment in Barangay Sangalang here on Monday, May 4. Police identified the suspect as Roy. He was nabbed by the Mataas Na Kahoy (Batangas) Municipal Police Station and the 1st Batangas Provincial Mobile Force...
Neophyte solon Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste found himself in the proverbial eye of the storm during plenary session Tuesday, May 5 after he irked several of his much older and more seasoned colleagues with his insinuations of impropriety. A quick headcount showed that Leviste...
Telling the truth, Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said, is the "antidote" to the allegations made by Batangas 1st District Representative Leandro Leviste against him, whom he labeled a liar. In a lengthy statement on Tuesday, May 5, Recto dismissed Leviste 's allegations against him by...
A joint police operation led by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Batangas resulted in the arrest of a male suspect involved in the illegal trading and distribution of petroleum products, locally known as “paihi,” on Friday night. Agents of the CIDG Batangas Provincial...
IBAAN, Batangas – A 48-year-old construction worker found dead with a bullet wound in the head in Barangay Santo Nino here on Thursday night, April 30. Police said the body of the victim Allan was found in a creek. Recovered near the victim were five 12-gauge shotgun shells. In Tanauan City, this...
Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste says he currently has no plans to run for provincial governor in 2028 despite his recent criticisms against incumbent Batangas Governor Vilma Santos-Recto. Leviste, a neophyte congressman, was asked pointblank about the rumored gubernatorial run on...
Malacañang said some barangays in Batangas that did not receive assistance under the “Bawat Bayan Makikinabang” program failed to comply with documentary requirements, stressing that no area is being excluded from government aid. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire...
