Remulla expects Legarda, Leviste to return to PH amid probe

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MANILA, Philippines — Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla on Friday said he is confident that Sen. Loren Legarda and her son, Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste, will return to the country amid the anti-graft body’s investigation into them.

Remulla made the statement after the Bureau of Immigration confirmed that Legarda and Leviste left the country on Aug. 2.

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“I don’t think they will escape. They will come back. We believe that they will come back,” Remulla said in a press conference.

Remulla expects Legarda, Leviste to return to PH amid probe

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