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Sen. Loren Legarda during the Senate hearing on the proposed 2025 budget of the Presidential Communications Office and attached agencies and corporations in Pasay City on September 26, 2024. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File

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RG Cruz

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width: 960px; display: block;" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178876963339920240926-senate-budget-pco-hearing-MD-1.jpg" style="width: 960px;" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align: left;">Sen. Loren Legarda during the Senate hearing on the proposed 2025 budget of the Presidential Communications Office and attached agencies and corporations in Pasay City on September 26, 2024. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File&nbsp;</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA &mdash; Sen. Loren Legarda has extended her medical leave to next week.</p><p>Senate Secretary Renato Bantug confirmed Legarda filed for a leave for the period Sept. 7 to 9 and 14-16.</p><p>This follows previous leaves that<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/18/legarda-extends-medical-leave-1032">&nbsp;began as early as August 3, 2026.</a></p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/7/sen-legarda-son-rep-leviste-left-ph-early-august-bi-1345">Sen. Legarda, son Rep. Leviste left PH separately on Aug. 2&mdash;Immigration bureau&nbsp;</a></div><p>A 2016 order by then Senate President Franklin Drilon removed the requirement of the permission of the Senate President Senators for personal travel overseas. Bantug clarified this remains in effect.</p><p>Legarda&#39;s absence coincides with the investigation into plunder complaints against her and son Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste for the solar power franchise granted to his company. &nbsp;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/8/28/ombudsman-casts-doubt-on-legarda-s-illness-claim-amid-her-extended-medical-leave-1741">Ombudsman casts doubt on Legarda&rsquo;s illness claim amid her extended &#39;medical leave&#39;&nbsp;</a></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kKrrKVlizjI?&wmode=opaque&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br></div>

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Legarda extends medical leave until mid-September

RG Cruz

Published September 07, 2026 04:29 PM PHT

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