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More than a year later, no word from Marcos on ex-OFW Veloso’s renewed plea for clemency
Mary Jane Veloso with her sons Daniel and Darren; her handwritten open letter. —PHOTOS COURTESY OF MIGRANTE INTERNATIONAL
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February 11, 2026February 19, 2026Crime

More than a year later, no word from Marcos on ex-OFW Veloso’s renewed plea for clemency

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The plea for clemency aired by former overseas Filipino worker Mary Jane Veloso upon returning to the Philippines more than a year ago remains unanswered, even as she renewed her appeal in a handwritten open letter early this week. “Unfortunately, no word yet on clemency. No word from Malacañang at all,” Josalee Deinla, one of...

Mary Jane Veloso is still languishing in jail. ‘What are you waiting for, Mr. President?’ 
Mary Jane Veloso —PHOTOS BY BULLIT MARQUEZ
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July 15, 2025February 19, 2026Crime

Mary Jane Veloso is still languishing in jail. ‘What are you waiting for, Mr. President?’ 

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More than a decade after being saved from a firing squad in Indonesia, former overseas Filipino worker Mary Jane Veloso remains in prison, this time in her own country.  The mother of two has been held at the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) in Mandaluyong City since Dec. 18, and her plea for executive clemency...

Mary Jane Veloso’s Christmas miracle
Mary Jane Veloso —PHOTO COURTESY OF VELOSO FAMILY
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December 21, 2024December 21, 2024Opinion

Mary Jane Veloso’s Christmas miracle

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Mary Jane Veloso’s return to her motherland under a prisoner transfer agreement between Indonesia and the Philippines is the ultimate Christmas gift to those who love her.  After close to 15 years of imprisonment, she is now 39. Her parents have aged; her two sons approached adulthood beyond her motherly embrace. But the death row...