PARAÑAQUE CITY—The "Cabral Files" have officially blown the lid off a massive budgetary scandal, revealing Parañaque City as one of the beneficiaries of billions in "allocable" flood control and infrastructure funds for 2025.

Batangas 1st District Representative Leandro Legarda-Leviste unmasked the documents in the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on January 19, 2025, which were allegedly handed to him by the late DPWH Undersecretary Catalina Cabral before her mysterious death in December 2025.

The data shows a staggering total of over P1.66 billion in approved projects split across the city's two districts, raising immediate questions about the implementation of these projects in the city as a know flood-prone area in Metro Manila.

The leaked records detail a systematic distribution of funds that critics are now calling "pre-ordered" infrastructure. In the First District, a massive P235 million was funneled into a single project: the construction of the Tripa de Galina Pumping Station in Brgy. Baclaran.

Meanwhile, the Second District's list is dominated by heavy-hitting flood mitigation structures along Sapang Buwaya Creek and Manila Memorial Park, each carrying a price tag of P100 million.

Leviste's revelation suggests that these "allocables" were part of a P401.3 billion national pool of DPWH projects that bypass standard vetting, allegedly allowing lawmakers to "corner" funds for their respective districts.

With the Cabral files finally pulling back the curtain on these multi-billion peso allocations, the spotlight now shifts to the local government. It is now up to the community to ensure these resources build a more resilient city rather than just inflating a balance sheet.

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