What A Waste of Life

Maria Catalina Cabral, one of the former Department of Public Works and Highways executives tagged in the flood control corruption scandal, was found dead on Thursday night after allegedly falling from a cliff along Kennon Road in Tuba town in Benguet.

This early, the mystery of her death is sending netizens into a frenzy. Her death caused a tumultuous and chaotic reaction from internet users, sparking rapid sharing, comments, and speculations. 

This early, her death resulted in a myriad of guesswork and hypotheses ... and there are some whose minds were soaring high, insinuating conspiracy theories that there are powerful people who want her out because she knows too much.

This whodunit story is creating a lot of questions, and the most important ones are:

-Was it suicide?

-Was there any foul play?

-How would her death affect the flood control probe?

-Was it just a ploy to escape the investigation?

Well, DILG head honcho Jonvic Remulla said they will cover all the bases, and that includes having the DNA test done on her remains despite the protestations of the victim's family.

It sounds like hyperbole, but even DILG believes ...  (who can blame them ... a lot of Hollywood movies have dealt with this story) ... that Ms. Cabral may have faked her death primarily to escape desperate situations like the peering public scrutiny, intrusive media incursions, or legal troubles ... and then seeking a fresh start in another country?

Well, to solve the mystery ... we need the expertise of Jessica Fletcher of Murder She Wrote, and detectives like Sherlock Holmes, plus a private investigator, Remington Steele, to unlock the secrets, the truth, and the lies of the death of DPWH bigwig Maria Vatalina Cabral.