President Marcos has thanked the Indonesian government for the return of Mary Jane Veloso, who arrived in Manila Wednesday morning, Dec. 18. Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso (AP Photo/Slamet Riyadi) "We take this opportunity to extend our gratitude to the Indonesian government and to all...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Mary Jane Veloso (PPAB, MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez issued a short but sweet message to Mary Jane Veloso after her long-awaited return to the country on Wednesday morning, Dec. 18....
Mary Jane Veloso was back in Manila on Wednesday morning, Dec. 18, shortly before the sunrise that for her could symbolically mean a new beginning in a life fraught with misfortunes. Veloso, aboard a Cebu Pacific flight, arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) around 5:40 a.m.,...
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...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Rep. Salo's office, BBM Media Bureau) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo said President Marcos "demonstrated remarkable leadership and compassion" by helping...
It has taken Mary Jane Veloso a grueling 14-year uncertainty, thinking if her death sentence be commuted or not. But her return to the Philippines on Wednesday, Dec. 18, will finally give her the assurance that she will remain alive. Veloso, a Filipina domestic worker on death row in Indonesia, is...
​The lawyer of Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina domestic worker on death row in Indonesia, is calling on the Philippine government to allow her family to welcome her at the airport. Edre Olalia, Veloso's legal counsel, made a statement on Tuesday, Dec. 17, amid reports that the Department of...
Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina inmate arrested in Indonesia for carrying cocaine, will arrive in Manila on Wednesday, Dec. 18, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed. Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso gestures as she leaves Yogyakarta Women's Prison for her transfer to the...
Repatriating Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso is President Marcos' priority, Malacañang said. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said this as a response to a question whether or not the President is considering pardoning Veloso. "Nothing to say yet on what may happen. The priority of...
A Philippine delegation is now in Indonesia to escort convicted drug courier Mary Jane Veloso back to the Philippines, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) said on Tuesday, Dec. 17. BuCor Director General Gregorio Pio P. Catapang Jr. heads the delegation called Oplan “Sundo-Nesia”. “As per...
Mary Jane Veloso (AP) OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa “Del Mar” Magsino has filed on Monday, Dec. 16 House Resolution (HR) No. 2139 urging President Marcos to grant presidential pardon to Mary Jane Veloso, who is set to return to the Philippines this...
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on Monday, Dec. 16, vowed that the Philippines will honor Indonesia’s conditions for Filipina inmate Mary Jane Veloso, who will soon come home. “With much appreciation and gratefulness to the Republic of Indonesia, we confirm the imminent return of our...
