Leviste denies illegally taking Cabral files; ‘they were given’

MANILA, Philippines — Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste denied on Tuesday the allegation that he illegally obtained the so-called Cabral files, insisting “they were given” by the late Public Works Undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral on Sept. 4. Leviste made the statement after a staff member of Cabral accused him of illegally obtaining and copying budget documents,