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DPWH urged to authenticate Cabral files
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.
Leviste is pressuring Dizon to authenticate the so-called Cabral files he published on social media on Christmas Eve, viewing it as a test of the DPWH's honesty.
The Congressman claimed that Secretary Dizon previously agreed in September to release the files to the public.
Leviste also presented correspondence, including a letter dated October 1, where he requested a copy of the DPWH budget per legislative district for the 2026 National Expenditure Program from Dizon.
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