SP New Energy Corp. (SPNEC) founder Leandro Leviste has sold another 10.83 billion shares in SPNEC to Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) for ₱13.76 billion, marking the completion of a previously announced sale of the Batangas representative’s stake in the solar power company. Leviste said in a...
Given how sensitive the public reacts when it comes to the issue of corruption, a simple accusation--even based on a rumor--can instantly tarnish someone 's reputation. This is why, for Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, hard evidence is important when discussing these matters. "Di rin naman pwedeng...
None of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretaries is linked to contractors handling flood control projects, DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon said on Thursday, Oct. 16. The statement came in response to earlier allegations by Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste...
All government officials—ally or not—will be included in the investigation and will face charges over the anomalous flood-control projects in the country. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro made an assurance on Wednesday, Aug. 27, that President Marcos is bent...
Senate Minority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III on Tuesday, Aug. 26 urged public officials and whistleblowers to stand firm against alleged anomalies in multi-billion-peso flood control projects, saying fear should not hinder efforts to uncover corruption. “Protected from who? If we start...
Young tycoon Leandro Legarda Leviste is raising a total of ₱34 billion from the divestment of his shares in solar producer SP New Energy Corporation (SPNEC) before assuming his new role as Congressman for the first district of Batangas in the House of Representatives on June 30, 2025. In a...
Leandro Legarda Leviste registered a historic landslide victory as Batangas first district representative in the 2025 elections. Leviste was accompanied by his mother, Sen. Loren Legarda, during his official proclamation as congressman-elect on Tuesday morning, May 13, at the Batangas Provincial...
More than 60,000 constituents of Batangas have expressed their support for the senatorial candidates of the Marcos administration. Sen. Loren Legarda (center), her son, businessman Leandro Legarda Leviste, have expressed their support for administration senatorial candidates during a public...
BATANGAS CITY – Solar Philippines founder Leandro Legarda Leviste has provided a total of 150,000 relief packs to victims of severe tropical storm “Kristine” in 284 barangays in this province. LEVISTE (center) Aside from the relief packs coordinated through Leviste’s Lingkod Legarda Leviste...
Solar Philippines founder Leandro Legarda Leviste (left) and Senator Loren Legarda The country’s youngest self-made billionaire, Solar Philippines founder Leandro Legarda Leviste, has formalized his intention to run for Batangas 1st...
