Convicted in 2010 of carrying 2.6kg heroin hidden in a suitcase, Mary Jane ... case. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, in a statement on Wednesday, thanked Indonesia for transferring Veloso’s ...

“Mary Jane’s story resonates with many ... she remains a victim of her circumstances,” President Marcos said. Believing that Veloso’s case wasn’t isolated, the President initiated measures to address ...

“Mary Jane Veloso is coming home,” Marcos said in a statement. “Arrested in 2010 on drug trafficking charges and sentenced to death, Mary Jane’s case has been a long and difficult journey.

The announcement comes days after Jakarta confirmed that it had agreed to repatriate Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina on death row in a separate drug-related case. Veloso, now 39, has been on death ...

Filipino artists and cultural groups in the Philippines and overseas released a joint statement calling on President Marcos Jr. to grant immediate clemency and freedom to Mary Jane Veloso on ...