17/01/2026
Maybe it's just me, but there’s something haunting about watching Congressman Leandro Leviste speak.
He’s young. First-term. A self-made billionaire who could’ve easily chosen a quiet life, comfortable, protected, untouchable. But instead, he chose the hardest path: exposing corruption inside the very system that rewards silence. He even knew he could drag his mother into this mess.
And when he talks, he gets teary-eyed. This isn't the first time.
Alam mo yong feeling na, takot na takot ka? tapos yong coping mechanism mo is to also threaten those people threatening you?
Ug sa bisaya pa murag ga storya ka ug pina isog nga "Wa ko nahadlok mamatay, mu sukol ko, pero deep inside "ayaw ko patya ba, bantay jud mo dots! tablahon tamo" Murag ana gud? gets niyo ba?
It's not the kind of tears you see from performance or politics, but the kind that comes from fear you can’t hide anymore. The kind that comes from someone who knows the truth, knows the consequences, and still shows up anyway.
Why does he look “innocent” and emotional when he speaks?
Because that’s what real courage often looks like in real life.
When a person is under pressure, receiving threats, being watched, being warned to stop, your body reacts even if your voice stays firm. You can hear it in the pauses. You can see it in the trembling eyes. That’s not weakness.
That’s a human being trying to stay strong while his nervous system is screaming, “This is dangerous.” "Lord tabangi ko ikamatay nako ni"
Sometimes, people cry not because they want to quit…
But because they’re forcing themselves not to quit.
And when he says, “If something happens to me, all the secrets and files I have will be revealed,” that isn’t drama. That’s a warning from someone who understands how dirty power can get.
It’s the language of a man who knows he’s being cornered.
It’s also the most heartbreaking part:
In a country where corruption is normal, honesty becomes a threat.
Hugs Cong. Leandro Legarda Leviste
Tara kape?
||engr.jaydee
