The pardon of Mary Jane Veloso, who was convicted and sentenced to death in Indonesia, should not be done immediately once she returns to the Philippines, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Thursday, Nov. 21. “It would not be good,” warned DOJ Undersecretary Raul T. Vasquez during an...
The parents of Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino domestic worker on death row in Indonesia, have appealed to the Philippine government to detain their daughter in a safe facility upon her return to the country as they fear that the drug syndicate that tricked her to smuggle drugs abroad will still go...
Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino domestic worker who is facing drug charges in Indonesia, was set to be executed in April 2015. But the last-minute reprieve granted to her by former Indonesian president Joko Widodo saved her life. And now, 14 years after her arrest in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta,...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) Speaker Martin Romualdez led his fellow House members in welcoming the news of overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Mary Jane Veloso's impending return to the country after enduring 14 years on Indonesia’s death...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday, Nov. 20, that Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino domestic worker who is facing death row in Indonesia, will still be detained upon her return to the Philippines, but is hoping that she be granted clemency for her eventual freedom. Hopes are...
Senator Raffy Tulfo on Wednesday, November 20 commended President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. for maintaining strong diplomatic ties with Indonesia and eventually paving the way for the possible return of Filipino domestic worker Mary Jane Veloso back to the Philippines. This, after...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday, Nov. 20, lauded the decision of Indonesia to return to the Philippines Mary Jane Veloso, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who was arrested almost 14 years ago and sentenced to death by firing squad in April 2015. “Mabuhay at maraming salamat,...
After over a decade, convicted overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Mary Jane Veloso, who has been on death row in Indonesia for over a decade for drug charges, is finally returning to the Philippines, President Marcos announced on Wednesday, Nov. 20. File photos In a social media post, Marcos thanked...
The Philippine and Indonesian government are now in talks regarding Mary Jane Veloso, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) facing death row in Indonesia. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said the Philippine government is doing all it can for Veloso as her case...
Jakarta is considering a transfer to the Philippine prison of Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipino national facing death penalty for drug charges in Indonesia. Indonesia’s Coordinating Ministry for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration and Correction said that the “transfer of prisoner” is being eyed as...
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has committed that his government will reexamine the case of Mary Jane Veloso, the overseas Filipino worker (OFW) on Indonesia's death row due to drug charges. Indonesian President Joko Widodo, President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Bongbong Marcos/Facebook),...
President Marcos on Wednesday, Jan. 10, expressed optimism that Mary Jane Veloso, an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) on death row in Indonesia, would be given clemency by the Indonesian government amid new developments on her drug case. This was according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)...
