Medical tests on Gigi Reyes done, all results out by Thursday – BJMP

By: Erika Sauler - 10 years ago

MANILA, Philippines — Medical tests on Jessica Lucila “Gigi” Reyes at the Philippine Heart Center were expected to have been finished Monday but the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology will have to wait for the doctor’s advice regarding her transfer.

Jessica Lucila “Gigi” Reyes. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

Reyes, former chief of staff of Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile and co-accused in graft and plunder charges over the P10-billion pork barrel scam, underwent a nuclear heart scan and blood test to check thyroid function on Monday.

Inspector Aris Villanueva, the BJMP spokesperson, said results of all the tests would be released by the hospital in a consolidated report not later than Thursday.

The nuclear test or myocardial perfusion imaging is a non-invasive evaluation of a coronary artery disease. Its result will be known in 30 minutes to 1 hour while the thyroid function test will take longer, according to Villaester.

However, “the doctors will have to do an analysis so the consolidated report will be released late Tuesday or Thursday at the latest,” he said over the phone.

Reyes was supposed to be detained at the Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City. She was brought to the Taguig-Pateros District Hospital after allegedly experiencing a panic attack.

Reyes was moved to the Philippine Heart Center because the district hospital lacked the equipment for the needed tests.

Asked if Reyes would be returned to TPDH after the tests at the Heart Center, Villaester said the BJMP would have to wait for a clearance from her doctor.

“Her doctor is the authority on her health. That is not included in our mandate. We can only transfer her by virtue of the doctor’s advice,” Villaester said.