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Quezon City, National Capital
JUST IN: Cong. Leandro Leviste resigns from the Board of Directors of SP New Energy Corp. (SPNEC), the renewable energy firm he founded and later sold to Meralco PowerGen. @gmanews
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SPNEC > MGEN RENEWABLE ENERGY HOLDINGS Solar Philippines New Energy Corp. (SPNEC), founded by Cong. Leandro Leviste and later acquired by Meralco PowerGen, has filed with the SEC to change its name to MGEN Renewable Energy Holdings Inc. and stock symbol to MGENR @gmanews
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Bong Revilla to stay in 47-sqm QC Jail cell with chest-high shower wall to allow jail personnel to visually monitor inmates even while they're using the shower, says BJMP spox JSupt Jayrex Bustinera @gmanews
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BJMP serves 'ginisang pechay' for dinner to Bong Revilla, other PDLs in QC Jail. The former senator gets the same P100/day meal allowance as other inmates, says BJMP spox JSupt Jayrex Bustinera @gmanews
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BJMP bars Bong Revilla's civillian clothes, gadgets in QC Jail. Revilla is now wearing BJMP yellow uniform, says BJMP spox JSupt Jayrex Bustinera @gmanews
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Bong Revilla to join general population of 3,600 PDLs in QC Jail, says BJMP spox JSupt Jayrex Bustinera @gmanews
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Bong Revilla, Brice Hernandez, 3 others to share same cell during the mandatory medical quarantine in QC Jail that can last up to 7 days, says BJMP spox JSupt Jayrex Bustinera @gmanews
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Meralco PowerGen denies that SPNEC, the company it acquired from Cong. Leandro Leviste, is the subject of the P24-billion DOE penalty. This contradicts Leviste’s claim that the company he sold is the one being fined by the DOE. @gmanews
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Asked for comment, Cong Leviste said, "I have not received any communication addressed to me regarding a ₱24B penalty arising from the termination of a service contract of Solar Philippines." @gmanews
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READ: Meralco PowerGen Corp says it did not buy shares from Cong. Leandro Leviste’s Solar Para sa Bayan Corp, which holds a congressional franchise. The firm says its investment was in SP New Energy Corp. (SPNEC), a separate company from Solar Para sa Bayan.
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Meralco says Cong. Leviste's companies sold a total of P22.259 billion worth shares to MGEN Renewables, the renewable energy subsidiary of MGEN. "The agreements and transactions for the sale took place in stages from late 2023 to early 2025"
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Ombudsman Boying Remulla on Saturday said there is an ongoing investigation into the alleged transfer and sale of Cong. Leandro Leviste’s solar energy franchise, which he claimed did not have the approval of Congress. youtu.be/dw4JjmsptZg?si=j6BG…
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Cong. Leandro Leviste has yet to comment on the issue. In a Facebook post made hours after Remulla’s tirade against him, he said he would answer questions on January 26, when Congress resumes. @gmanews
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Jonathan Andal retweeted
[Emergency alert] North Korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile. More updates to follow.
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3 patients die of stroke at Tondo Medical Center as cases spike during the holidays with 35 stroke cases in just 9 days (Dec. 21–30). "Ang nakikita namin dahilan, imbes na ipambili ng gamot eh pinambibili pa ng panghanda o nakakalimutang uminom ng gamot,"says Dr. Michael Calopez
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WATCH: In less than a minute, the House of Representatives ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the ₱6.793-trillion national budget for 2026. Lawmakers voted via viva voce, with shouts of “ayes” and “nays.” 📹: HOR @gmanews
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NO MORE GUARANTEE LETTERS FOR 2026? After signing the 2026 budget bicam report, House Appropriations Chair Mikaela Suansing says a provision was included prohibiting politicians from distributing cash and non-cash aid, or ayuda. @gmanews
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LOOK: The 4,037-page reconciled version of the General Appropriations Bill for the 2026 ₱6.793-T national budget. The bicameral conference committee is set to sign the budget’s bicam report today. This will be ratified tomorrow, then transmitted to the President for signature.
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Kumpara noong 2024, dumoble na ngayon ang presyo ng ilang paputok sa Bocaue, Bulacan gaya ng luces, sawa, at kwitis, dahil sa mga nagdaang bagyo, at sa pagtaas ng presyo ng ginagamit na kemikal. Unti-unti naman nang dumarami ang mga mamimili rito. @gmanews
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