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Autopsy confirms accidental death of former DPWH undersecretary Cathy Cabral amid corruption probes
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Autopsy results have ruled out foul play in the December 18 death of former Department of Public Works and Highways undersecretary Maria Catalina "Cathy" Cabral, who fell along Kennon Road in Tuba, Benguet. The confirmation comes as investigations continue into her alleged role in a flood control scandal.
Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon has formed a task force for the government's Oplan Kontra Baha, to be led by the Department of Public Works and Highways this year. The order was issued on January 14, with similar units planned for the 17 DPWH regional offices nationwide.
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Malacañang is still validating Sen. Panfilo Lacson's claim that former DPWH secretary Manuel Bonoan deliberately provided false ghost flood control data to undermine the anomaly investigation. Lacson said the data led to incorrect grid coordinates for thousands of nationwide projects. Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong confirmed errors in these coordinates.
Congressman Edwin Gardiola, a party-list representative, has been accused by multiple sources of buying Department of Public Works and Highways project line items and selling them to contractors at a markup, while offering kickbacks to district lawmakers to park projects in their areas. Rappler's investigation reveals his brazen approaches to fellow congressmen and ties to DPWH officials. The scheme highlights vulnerabilities in the party-list system and budget allocation processes.
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The Bureau of Internal Revenue has filed three separate tax evasion complaints against former Department of Public Works and Highways engineers Henry Alcantara, Brice Hernandez, and Jaypee Mendoza over a P1.6 billion tax liability. The cases are linked to alleged corruption in flood control projects. Meanwhile, the Independent Commission for Infrastructure recommended additional criminal and administrative charges against them and others.