Leandro Antonio Legarda Leviste
Representative, Batangas 1st District
Calabarzon
no convictions
Active Legal Cases
Ombudsman Investigation — Solar Philippines Unauthorized Franchise Transfer
🎓Education
Yale University
IncompleteBachelor of Arts — Political Science
2011 – present
Wikipedia — Leandro Leviste📋Track Record
Representative, Batangas 1st District (House of Representatives)
2025 – present
Authored Bills
1
0 of 1 authored bills passed
Wikipedia — Leandro Leviste★Achievements
Founded Solar Philippines — Completed PH's Largest Solar Farms
Founded Solar Philippines in 2013; completed the 63-MW Calatagan Solar Farm (2016) and the Tarlac solar farm (2019), pioneering large-scale renewable energy in the Philippines at a time when no private entity had done so at that scale
2016
Wikipedia — Leandro LevisteNamed Youngest Self-Made Billionaire in the Philippines
Recognized by Manila Bulletin in 2024 as the youngest self-made billionaire in the Philippines, having built Solar Philippines without inherited capital in the renewable energy sector
2024
Wikipedia — Leandro LevisteHighest Vote Share in Batangas 1st District History
Won the 2025 congressional election for Batangas 1st District with 268,764 votes (74.58% of total votes cast), the highest margin of victory ever recorded in the district's electoral history
2025
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Ombudsman Investigation — Solar Philippines Unauthorized Franchise Transfer
Alleged unauthorized transfer of Solar Philippines franchise to a group controlled by Manuel V. Pangilinan without required government approval
Office of the Ombudsman
Filed: 2026-01-01
Under investigation as of early 2026. DOE also imposed a ₱24-billion final penalty against Solar Philippines for 28 non-compliant renewable energy contracts.
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👑Political Dynasty
Leviste-Legarda
Leandro — 2nd Generation
A political dynasty occurs when multiple members of the same family hold public office. The 1987 Philippine Constitution calls on Congress to prohibit political dynasties, but no law has been passed.
Loren Legarda
Senator of the Philippines
Antonio Leviste
Former Governor of Batangas; Former Batangas Representative
Mark Leviste
Governor of Batangas
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