(UPDATED 1:30 p.m., Saturday, April 19) Gigi Reyes, the former chief of staff of Senator Juan Ponce Enrile, has returned to the country early Saturday morning.
Reyes' arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 at 4:00 a.m. onboard Philippine Airlines flight PR 105 from San Francisco was confirmed by the Bureau of Immigration.
Reyes, who is the subject of an Immigration Lookout Bulletin Order (ILBO), was immediately escorted by two security personnel and whisked out of the terminal on a private vehicle.
Earlier this month, the Office of the Ombudsman found probable cause to file plunder charges against Reyes, Enrile, Senators Bong Revilla and Jinggoy Estrada, and Janet Lim Napoles in connection with the pork barrel scam.
Reyes filed a motion for reconsideration seeking relief from the plunder raps on April 7.
Meanwhile, Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma said that Reyes, as well as all officials named in a recent resolution issued by Ombudsman about the pork barrel scam, "are accountable for their actions."
"All government officials and employees named...by the Office of the Ombudsman in the PDAF-related plunder cases, including Atty. Jessica Lucila Reyes, are accountable for their actions and are expected to fully disclose what they know," Coloma said. "Their willingness to shed light on the ongoing legal proceedings is vital to our people's quest for justice."
