Atty. Jessica Reyes. POOL PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines–A high-ranking hospital official said that the reason for lawyer Jessica Lucila “Gigi” Reyes’ hospitalization before dawn Thursday was because she suffered from panic attack.
Medical Director Rodencio Sta. Lucia of the Taguig Pateros District Hospital, in a televised interview, said Senator Juan Ponce Enrile’s former chief of staff suffered from panic attack with seizures after she was transferred to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) in Taguig.
In her five-page motion appealing her commitment order before the Sandiganbayan, Reyes said she suffered from panic attack after she knew she would be detained with nine members of the New People’s Army at the BJMP female dormitory in Camp Bagong Diwa.
Sta. Lucia said Reyes had high blood pressure when she had her initial checkup at the emergency room of the hospital, but it has normalized after she was given medication.
He said Reyes was given an anti-anxiety medicine and would undergo further medical examinations.
“Right now, we are monitoring her condition,” he said, citing Reyes was unlikely to be released from the hospital Thursday.
“We think it’s an anxiety disorder, with hypertension. Tests will be done. Unlikely she will be released today,” he said.
According to him, Reyes has a history of dyspepsia, coronary artery disease, and Bell’s palsy seizure attacks.
Reyes is currently on dextrose in an air-conditioned room of the hospital.
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