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...
ACT-Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left), Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro chided Vice President Sara Duterte over what the Makabayan solon described as highly questionable receipts for...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Lawmakers from two panels in the House of Representatives have pooled a P1-million reward for anyone who can provide information on the identity of a certain "Mary Grace Piattos"--an alleged signatory who has...
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...
"Who’s Mary Ann Maslog?" President Marcos said this as he denied allegations that Malacañang allegedly tapped Maslog to link former president Rodrigo Duterte into Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO)-related crimes. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang)...
Mary Ann Maslog, the 1999 textbook scam accused who "faked her own death" to evade arrest, will undergo a lie detector test that will be conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). The lie detectot test will be conducted following revelations concerning Maslog's alleged links...
