The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday, July 29, said that 68 Filipino detainees have been pardoned by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government. The DFA expressed its gratitude to the UAE government for granting “humanitarian” pardon to 68 Filipino detainees on the occasion of the...
Malacañang made an assurance that the petition for Mary Jane Veloso 's clemency would reach President Marcos. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this on Friday, July 4, when sought for the Palace 's thoughts on the petition urging Marcos to grant...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (PPAB) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has extended to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) the Philippines' "heartfelt appreciation" for the royal clemency that officials of the Arab nation granted to 115...
ILOILO CITY – Former Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog thanked President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for granting his request for executive clemency. FORMER Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick and his supporters celebrate the executive clemency granted by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday, Jan. 27....
Iloilo City lone district Rep. Jam Baronda on Monday, Jan. 27, expressed relief after President Marcos granted clemency to the former city mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog. Baronda said that the prayers of thousands of people--particularly those who have witnesses to how Mabilog had given it all for...
President Marcos has granted former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog executive clemency, allowing him to run again for office, Malacañang confirmed Monday morning, Jan. 27. Former Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN/File) In a text message, Executive...
The 13 Filipino surrogates convicted for human trafficking in Cambodia were granted royal pardon and arrived in Manila on Sunday, Dec. 29, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. A general view of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Nov. 20, 2024. (Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images) In a...
Mary Jane Veloso (center) (Santi San Juan/ MANILA BULLETIN) Senior Citizen Party-list Rep. Rodolfo "Ompong" Ordanes is asking President Marcos to take into consideration Mary Jane Veloso's elderly parents in the decision on whether or...
While President Marcos said it is now up to the Philippine government whether or not it would grant Mary Jane Veloso clemency, he believes it is still too early to take up the matter. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Mary Jane Veloso (MANILA BULLETIN | Betheena Unite/ AP Photo/Slamet Riyadi)...
Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina who had been on death row in Indonesia, on Tuesday night, Dec. 17, arrived at the Jakarta airport, where she will take her flight bound for the Philippines. As of this writing, there are now only two hours left before Veloso leaves Indonesia as the Indonesian government...
Mary Jane Veloso (MANILA BULLETIN) Gabriela Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas is urging President Marcos to grant clemency to overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Mary Jane Veloso upon her return from death row in Indonesia. Brosas, a member of the...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s granting of a clemency for Mary Jane Veloso is possible but it has to go through the legal and diplomatic processes, Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said. “I believe that PBBM (Marcos) will (grant her clemency). However, it...
