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House resolution filed for Cabral death probe, links to budget scandal
Several House members have filed House Resolution No. 606 seeking an investigation into the death of former DPWH Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral, who died after falling from a highway on December 19.
The resolution asks the House committees on good government and public accountability, and public works and highways to probe issues surrounding her demise in relation to her official functions and knowledge of flood control and infrastructure projects.
Lawmakers also want to investigate Cabral's alleged involvement in anomalous or ghost projects and the roles of various stakeholders.
The probe will look into the inaction of government bodies in obtaining information from Cabral and the failure to extend protection to her.
The resolution seeks to assess the adequacy of existing laws and mechanisms for transparency and accountability in infrastructure projects and protection for whistleblowers.
Cabral was a central figure in an alleged multi-billion-peso kickback scheme involving infrastructure budget insertions.
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Lawmakers are demanding an investigation into the death of former DPWH Undersecretary Catalina Cabral, who died after an alleged fall along Kennon Road.
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Autopsy results confirm that former DPWH Undersecretary Ma. Catalina Cabral died from blunt traumatic injuries consistent with a fall into a 40-meter deep ravine along Kennon Road in Tuba, Benguet.
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Maria Catalina "Cathy" Cabral, a former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary implicated in a multi-billion flood control corruption scandal, was found unconscious in Benguet on Thursday night, December 18, and pronounced dead shortly after midnight on Friday, December 19.
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Former DPWH Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral was questioned by five Ombudsman prosecutors on December 3, 2025, about alleged irregularities in flood control projects, more than two weeks before her death.
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) is investigating the death of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Ma. Catalina Cabral, who was found lifeless in a ravine in Benguet.
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