BAGUIO CITY, Dec. 19 -- Former Department of Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Maria Catalina "Cathy" Cabral was confirmed to have allegedly fallen into a ravine along Kennon Road past 8 p.m. Thursday.

Based on the initial investigation by Capt. Leobert Cadingan, officer of the day of the Tuba Municipal Police Station, Cabral left Baguio City Thursday afternoon with her driver, Ricardio Hernandez, 56, and was traveling toward the lowlands.

While along Kennon Road, Cabral reportedly asked the driver to stop the vehicle and leave her alone.

When Hernandez returned to the area, Cabral and the vehicle were no longer there.

Unable to locate her, he went back to the hotel in Baguio City where Cabral had been staying. He later reporte...