Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina who was on death row inmate in Indonesia, is expected to return to the Philippines within this week as Manila and Jakarta signed the transfer agreement regarding her case. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega made the announcement...
Mary Jane Veloso is being transferred to Jakarta to begin the process of his return to the Philippines. Her transfer to the country, however, has still no definite date. This was disclosed by the family of Veloso on Sunday, Dec. 15, following the family's sudden cancellation of their prison visit...
Filipino death-row drug convict Mary Jane Veloso poses for a photo with a Mother Mary statue during a Christmas event at the Yogyakarta Women's Prison in Gunung Kidul, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Slamet Riyadi) YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Filipino death row inmate...
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...
The Philippines will not make any announcement on the expected arrival of convicted drug courier Mary Jane Veloso to the country "until everything is settled." President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (MB File Photo | Noel B. Pabalate) President Marcos made the statement as he appealed to respect...
The Philippines no longer needs permission from the Indonesian government if executive clemency is granted to convicted Filipina drug courier Mary Jane Veloso once she returns home, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Monday, Dec. 9. “Hindi na ho (It is not needed),” DOJ Assistant Secretary...
The Philippines and Indonesia on Friday, Dec. 6, signed an agreement for the transfer of convicted drug courier Mary Jane Veloso back to her home country. “Your big hearts really paved the way for the final realization of a long sought effort to have Mary Jane Veloso be brought back to the...
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla is set travel to Indonesia on Friday, Dec. 6, for talks on the return to the Philippines of convicted drug courier Mary Jane Veloso. “The secretary and I will go there this Friday. I think it will be about the details on the possible transfer,” said...
Benhur Abalos (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Former Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) secretary Benhur Abalos is heartbroken over reports that the sister of Mary Jane Veloso had experienced alleged sexual abuse at the hands...
The Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) assured on Monday, Nov. 25, the safety of Mary Jane Veloso in its prison facility once she arrives in the Philippines to continue serving her sentence imposed by a court in Indonesia. “We will guarantee her safety and security,” declared BuCor Director General...
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...
President Marcos said on Thursday, Nov. 21, that the possibility of granting clemency to convicted overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Mary Jane Veloso is still on the table as the Philippine government vowed to honor the condition of her upcoming transfer. File photos "We will see. We will see. Hindi...
