A key witness dies as a major corruption investigation intensifies, and the doubts refuse to settle. In his latest episode, PGMN Anchor Greco Belgica revisited the death of Catalina “Cathy” Cabral and focused on the unresolved gaps that continue to trouble the public.
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“When a witness dies under suspicious circumstances, it’s rarely as simple as an accident or suicide,” Belgica said. He stressed that a person with inside knowledge can threaten powerful interests, especially when billions of pesos and reputations are involved.
Cabral had been poised to become a central figure in a trillion-peso probe linked to alleged irregularities inside the Department of Public Works and Highways. Before her death, she showed her lawyer six boxes of documents. The materials included project lists, handwritten and typed notes, internal presentations, and records tied to proposed DPWH budgets from 2023 to 2025. The documents were supposed to be organized and turned over to her legal team. After she died, the boxes could no longer be found. Her lawyer, Mae Divinagracia, said neither the family nor counsel was informed of their whereabouts.
Authorities ruled Cabral’s death a suicide. Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla publicly said signs pointed in that direction. Forensic findings cited blunt traumatic injuries consistent with a fall. The National Bureau of Investigation confirmed her identity through fingerprints and said the case remains open pending further forensic analysis, including examination of her cellphone.
Belgica also cited the 2019 case of Jeffrey Epstein in the United States, noting how his death while in federal custody fueled years of scrutiny. “When someone with that much knowledge is taken out of the equation, people do not just move on,” he said.
For Belgica, the issue now extends beyond the manner of death. A central witness is gone. Critical documents are missing. An official ruling stands, yet an independent probe continues. The unanswered questions remain.
