Leviste was questioned in his recent interviews about a penalty of 24 billion faced by one of his companies

  

“ Kung si Zaldy Co daw ay Flood Control King si Leviste naman daw ay Kuryente King. “ ayon ito sa mga netizens “

According to Garin, Leviste owns 99.9 percent of Solar Philippines, which was slapped with a P24-billion penalty for failing to meet contractual obligations to deliver power within the prescribed period.

Leviste has said SPBC shut down operations four years ago, but Garin stressed that the closure ddid not absolve a franchise holder of its responsibilities. 

“That’s not the point. You have a franchise, there are obligations and responsibilities in the franchise, eh kung magsara ka ng kusa, you have to tell Congress… not unilaterally decide kasi binigay nga sayo ng Kongreso,” she said.

“Whether you stop operations, you divest, or you sell it, you have to tell Congress,” Garin added. “You have a franchise, and you have deliverables being a franchise holder. He could have informed Congress… if they wanted to stop operations because Congress can give it to other companies.”  

BALAYAN, Batangas—Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste, whose solar power company was recently sanctioned by the Department of Energy (DOE), is pursuing a battle on the side—this time with a Palace official.

Leviste on Friday filed a civil libel complaint against Malacanang Press Officer Claire Castro for supposedly spreading false information about his businesses.

He was accompanied by his new legal counsel, Ferdinand Topacio, in filing the complaint at the Balayan Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Batangas province, where Leviste is the congressman representing the first district.

“Technically I could have easily pressed criminal charges, but I don’t want her to face jail time,” Leviste said at a press conference after his filing, explaining the civil nature of the complaint.

“What’s clear however is that there are forces trying to distract or disrupt but our goal is for transparency that’s why we filed a complaint against her,” he said.

The neophyte lawmaker is seeking P100 million in moral damages, P10 million in exemplary damages, and P1 million to cover attorney’s fees.

Leviste accused Castro of “defaming him” by claiming that he illegally sold off the franchise for Solar Para Sa Bayan Corp. (SPBC), one of his companies in the power sector.


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Bilyonaryo's: https://bnc.bilyonaryo.com/doe-congress-to-rule-on-leviste-solar-firms-franchise-issues/news/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAPZj8ZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeZLknTgEOUl8cXeMpB4rG0P-RRFQgCUiviNuMLJqmnaK8h3C9wSLCUOHx79Q_aem_ijSb192IpQCwkjPabyCllw

Inquirer: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2169201/leviste-files-p111m-libel-raps-vs-palace-spox-castro/amp