Cesar Veloso, father of Mary Jane turn emotional during a prayer rally led by Migrante outside the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Pasay City on September 5, 2022. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News/FileMANILA -- The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) assured Mary Jane Veloso and her family that they will be given assistance if Veloso’s transfer to the Philippines pushes through.

Veloso has been imprisoned in Indonesia since 2010 and is on death row for drug trafficking.

On Wednesday, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. confirmed that the Indonesian government approved her return to the Philippines where she will continue to serve her sentence.

Mary Jane Veloso returning to PH after 14 years of imprisonment in Indonesia: Marcos Jr.

DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac  could not give details of the transfer but said they will provide welfare assistance.

“Already we have been helping the family noong si Sec. Toots Ople ay nagbigay na ng assistance, financial assistance kay nanay Celia and the family. So patuloy lang on the welfare side, which is the area ng DMW anyway. We stand ready to provide any necessary assistance,” Cacdac said on Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon.

Cacdac committed to visit Veloso once back in the country. 

“Kung ano man ang pangangailangan niya ay we can coordinate this with the proper authority and provide it accordingly. Kung ano man ang mabibigay ng DMW and, of course, 'yung pamilya, as I mentioned, we will keep in close touch with nanay Celia and the family here in the Philippines. If it entails having to facilitate or assist the family of Mary Jane, to visit her or to see her, then we will do so. We will assist in that regard,” Cacdac explained.

Cacdac said the DMW is taking its cue from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Department of Justice on Veloso’s case.

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