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‘Positive’: Matibag says Leviste, Legarda left the country

The NBI said Leviste missed a subpoena and gave him another chance to appear on Aug. 11 as investigators probe the alleged honeytrap plot.

Summary by Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines — Batangas First District Rep. Leandro Leviste and his mother, Sen. Loren Legarda, have left the country, National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Melvin Matibag confirmed on Friday. Matibag said this after Leviste failed on Thursday, Aug. 6, to comply with the subpoena that the NBI issued to him over the allegation that he, along with former congressman Jacinto “Jing” Paras, was involved in a “honey trap” plot targeti…

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Inquirer broke the news in Makati, Philippines (the) on Friday, August 7, 2026.
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