Usec. Maria Catalina E.

Cabral
Department of Public Works and Highways
Alternate

Usec. Maria Catalina E. Cabral, a 54 year-old Undersecretary of DPWH was born

on May 23, 1962 in Manila.

She finished her primary and secondary education from Holy Trinity Academy
(1969-1979). Usec. Cabral graduated at the University of the East with the degree in
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 1984. She earned her degrees in Master in
Business Administration, Doctor of Philosophy in Business Management and Doctor in
Public Administration from Manuel L. Quezon University, respectively 1993, 1998 and
2001. Cabral, Ph.D. also gained her Master in Economics from Lyceum of the Philippines
in 2007 and her Master’s Degree in Strategic Business Economics at the University of
Asia and the Pacific in 2015.