JPE’s ex-chief of staff leaves for Macau
MANILA, Philippines - Jessica Lucila “Gigi†Reyes, former chief of staff of Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile, has left the country amid the pork barrel scam probe.
Bureau of Immigration officer-in-charge Siegfred Mison confirmed Reyes’ departure for Macau on Aug. 31 at 7:50 p.m. on Cebu Pacific flight 5J-362. She has not returned to the country.
Mison said since the bureau has not received any order from the Department of Justice, Reyes is not considered “a person of interest†and can freely leave the country.
Pork barrel whistle-blower Benhur Luy told the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee yesterday that chiefs of staff of senators and congressmen received money from businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles as their “cut†in the pork barrel transactions.
Luy’s lawyer Levito Baligod said Reyes, who also figured in a scandal last year over the Senate’s use of maintenance, operating and other expenses, would be among those charged with plunder.
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