New dashcam footage seen as key in Cabral’s probeFormer DPWH Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral attends the House Infra Committee's hearing into anomalous flood control projects on Sept. 9, 2025. MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has obtained new dashcam footage that it described as “very substantial” in the ongoing probe into the death of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral. NBI spokesman Palmer Mallari said the footage showed Cabral sitting on the concrete pavement between safety barriers along Kennon Road on Dec. 18, with no companion and no vehicle in sight. “We found very, very substantial dashcam footage showing Undersecretary Cabral sitting at the lowest portion,” Mallari noted. “The previous footage and photos made it appear she was sightseeing, sitting on a barrier or standing with her vehicle.

Source: Philippine Star December 27, 2025 20:25 UTC