Senator Loren Legarda extends her medical leave to October 9, Senate Secretary Renato Bantug Jr. says. Bantug says she filed another leave covering Sept. 21 to 23, Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, and Oct. 5 to 9.
The reports come amid earlier instances of Legarda taking medical leave and public discussion of her health. Some colleagues have claimed she is in France and seeking treatment for a lung ailment, but Legarda has not publicly disclosed details of her condition. Both outlets attribute the timeline of the leave to Bantug’s announcement, offering limited additional information beyond the dates and the fact that it is a renewed medical absence.
Overall, the coverage focuses on the administrative extension and the repeated nature of her leave, while differing mainly in how they frame background remarks about the source of information on her condition.
