Former senator and vice-presidential aspirant Loren Legarda is back on TV. This time, though, not on ABS-CBN 2, the network that made her famous enough to become a top senator, and which, in turn, inspired her to run with presidential aspirant, actor Fernando Poe Jr.

Legarda is now with ABC 5, where she hosts the public affairs show Real Stories, Kasama Si Loren (Saturdays at 5 p.m.), marking her return to broadcast journalism. And no, she has not joined the network as a regular talent nor as an executive, contrary to speculations.