FOUR senators on Wednesday distanced themselves from businessman Kenneth Dong who had been identified as the middleman of Richard Tan who shipped in May over P6.4 billion worth of shabu to the Philippines.

Senators Risa Hontiveros, Francis Pangilinan and Juan Miguel Zubiri stood as sponsors during Dong’s wedding in 2013 while Senators Joel Villanueva and Hontiveros reportedly received campaign funds from him.