DWPH undersecretary Cabral resigns amid finances insertion allegations

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Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon shares this improvement with the Senate panel probing anomalous flood management initiatives which Cathy Cabral snubbed. The committee points a subpoena towards her.

MANILA, Philippines – Division of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) chief Vince Dizon confirmed on Thursday, September 18, that he has accepted the courtesy resignation of Undersecretary Cathy Cabral amid allegations of finances insertions.

Dizon advised the Senate panel probing anomalous flood management initiatives on Thursday, September 18, that he accepted Cabral’s resignation two days earlier, on September 14.

Cabral snubbed the Senate blue ribbon committee listening to on Thursday — her first time to skip the probe. She attended the Home flood management probe on September 9.

Senate President Professional Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson, the blue ribbon panel chair, beforehand alleged that Cabral reached out to the workplace of Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III shortly after Sotto received within the Could 2025 elections to ask what the senator needed to insert within the proposed 2026 nationwide finances.

In his September 9 privilege speech, Lacson additionally shared a screenshot of the alleged dialog between Cabral and Sotto’s workers.

Rappler beforehand reached out to Cabral to deal with this allegation, however she has but to answer as of writing.

As Undersecretary for Planning and Public-Personal Partnership (PPP), Cabral oversees the DPWH’s infrastructure planning and programming, in addition to its PPP initiatives.