While Filipinos were celebrating the festive season, the sudden death of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Catalina “Cathy” Cabral cast a shadow over the holidays. Her passing not only left her family in mourning but also removed a central figure linked to the unfolding flood control and budget controversies. This report looks back at who Cabral was, the paper trail she left behind, and the issues surrounding her final months. General Inform

With its jaw-dropping twist of revelations to its gut-wrenching series of plots—the roller coaster ride of 2025—flooded by corruption that fueled people’s action, is finally coming to its final drop and turn to carry new stories of calls for actions, victory, and justice.  As the year comes to an end, it’s important to look back at the stories that shocked the people, knocked them sideways, and made them proud in one way or another. With everything that has happened on the ri