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Leviste denies illegally taking Cabral files; ‘they were given’
Batangas Representative Leandro Leviste is accused by DPWH personnel of forcibly taking documents and copying files from the office of the late DPWH Undersecretary Catalina Cabral.
Leviste denied the allegations, stating that Cabral herself gave him the files on September 4.
He also questioned the timing of the DPWH's accusations, suggesting they might be trying to hide something.
Leviste challenged the DPWH to release all documents if they have nothing to hide and pointed to alleged corruption involving other officials, including Cong. Edwin Gardiola.
DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon has denied Leviste's claim that he gave permission for Leviste to obtain the files.
CCTV footage from September 4 shows Leviste entering Cabral's office.
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Batangas Representative Leandro Leviste may face an ethics complaint for allegedly unlawfully acquiring documents belonging to former Public Works Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral.
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DPWH Secretary Vince Dizon has denied authenticating documents that Batangas Representative Leandro Leviste claims to possess, stating he cannot authenticate files he has not seen.
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Malacañang maintains that documents linking Cabinet members to insertions in flood control projects are hearsay unless validated by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
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Palace Press Officer Claire Castro confirmed that the authentication of the "Leviste Files" is now with the Office of the Ombudsman.
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The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has turned over a computer unit and a decade's worth of records from the office of the late former Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral to the Office of the Ombudsman.
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