La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (PPAB) Deputy Majority Leader La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V has cited the need for authorities to cross-check all of the names listed on 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...
Manila 3rd district Rep. Joel Chua (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability has confirmed suspicions about the controversial "Mary Grace Piattos" who was among the signatories of...
Office of the Vice President (OVP) Special Disbursing Officer Gina Acosta (PPAB) An Office of the Vice President (OVP) official has claimed that the surname "Piattos" actually exists in Davao City--thus bringing new hope in the search for the enigmatic individual,...
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...
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...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Jil Bongalon (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Time to tap experts in solving the "Mary Grace Piattos" mystery. The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability has approved a motion to enlist...
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...
Vice President Sara Duterte said on Wednesday, Nov. 20, that she has not seen the receipts signed by a certain “Mary Grace Piattos” relating to her office’s confidential funds use and is now the subject of a congressional inquiry and social media memes. Vice President Sara Duterte speaks to...
