Cabral attempted suicide at home, says lawyer


MANILA: The late Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral reportedly attempted suicide at home amid the probe into flood control projects, her lawyer revealed on Monday (Jan 5).

Cabral’s first attempt occurred during the hearings, “some time or days after the hearing, when former [DPWH] Usec. [Roberto] Bernardo implicated her,” Atty Mae Divinagracia said in an ANC interview.

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