SEN. Miriam Defensor-Santiago on Tuesday asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to look into the reported connection of Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce Enrile’s former chief of staff to the contractor that won the P5-billion breakwater project in Cagayan Freeport.

In a letter, Santiago urged Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to investigate the use of the names of Enrile’s ex-chief of staff, lawyer Jessica Lucilla “Gigi” Reyes, and her family in the disbursement of some P5.101 billion in public funds.

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