Cabral offered only to be 'ordinary witness', not state witness — lawyerOfficial portrait of Catalina Cabral when she was undersecretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways. "I never confirmed any such deal," she said, adding that Cabral did not even apply to be a state witness. "What she offered was to be an ordinary witness, and not state witness, because the latter would entail admission of complicity," Divinagracia explained. No state witness dealIn media interviews, Divinagracia was asked whether Cabral had been offered a state witness deal if she linked Pangandaman to the anomalies in the infrastructure budget. Leviste, however, also appeared to imply that Divinagracia had confirmed the existence of a state witness deal when he said Cabral chose not to accept it.

Source: Philippine Star January 13, 2026 13:18 UTC