OFW group Migrante International and the Task Force to Save Mary Jane hold a candle lighting at the St. Anthony de Padua Shrine on November 24, 2024 to pray for the safe return of Mary Jane Veloso to the Philippines. Photo courtesy Migrante International

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Zen Hernandez

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173392056547320241124-migrante-mary-jane-veloso-HO-3.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="OFW group Migrante International and the Task Force to Save Mary Jane hold a candle lighting at the St. Anthony de Padua Shrine on November 24, 2024 to pray for the safe return of Mary Jane Veloso to the Philippines. Photo courtesy Migrante International"/>OFW group Migrante International and the Task Force to Save Mary Jane hold a candle lighting at the St. Anthony de Padua Shrine on November 24, 2024 to pray for the safe return of Mary Jane Veloso to the Philippines. Photo courtesy Migrante InternationalMANILA — Celia and Cesar Veloso, parents of Indonesia death row convict Mary Jane Veloso, penned a heartfelt plea for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to grant their daughter an executive clemency, as soon as she is turned over to the Philippine government by Indonesian authorities</div>In their handwritten letters, Cesar Veloso told Marcos of his one and only wish this Christmas, which is to bring his daughter home.“Sa pag-uwi ng aking anak na si Mary Jane dito sa Pilipinas, sana ay diretso na sa aming bahay para makapiling namin ang aming anak…sabik na sabik na kami sa aming anak para makapiling namin itong Pasko sa tagal ng nagdusa na walang kasalanan,” he said.Celia Veloso described Mary Jane as a good daughter, sister and mother who only wanted to give her family a chance to a better life. “Si Mary Jane ay nangarap na mangibang bansa upang kahit papano ay mabago ang aming pamumuhay at mapagtapos ang kanyang mga anak. At dahil sa pangarap na yon ay nagtiwala siya sa mga taong sa pag-akala niya ay maganda at mabuti ang intensyon sa kanya,” she explained.“Maawa po sana kayo, alang-alang na lang sa kanyang mga anak na lubos na nasasabik sa kanya. Sana po ipagkaloob niyo po ang clemency sa aking anak,” Celia Veloso further appealed.A transfer agreement for Veloso was already signed between the Philippines and Indonesia, in Jakarta last Friday December 6. In his speech, Justice Undersecretary Raul Vasquez said that Mary Jane will serve the rest of her sentence in the Philippines.“Once transfered to the country she will serve her sentence, as agreed upon, in accordance with Philippine laws and regulations with respect to the penal code,” Vasquez said.Mary Jane’s lawyer however emphasized that the Philippine government must also help Mary Jane get the justice she has been seeking for almost 15 years as a human trafficking victim. According to Atty. Edre Olalia, they are hoping for Mary Jane to come home this month for a hearing scheduled in February 2025 for the qualified human trafficking, estafa and illegal recruitment cases she filed against her recruiters, Christina Sergio and Julius Lacanilao.“Eh kung matutuloy yon ay sapat na panahon na yon kung, para una mapalaya siya nang lubos sa pamamagitan ng klemensiya na panawagan natin sa gobyerno natin at makausap namin siya at maihanda namin siya no na harapan na mag-testigo na, in person, dun sa korte na mismo sa Santo Domingo, Nueva Ecija,” Olalia said.Olalia is also flying to Jakarta, together with Mary Jane’s parents, on December 15 for the annual visit scheduled December 16-18 by the Indonesian authorities. Olalia says this the first time he will speak to Mary Jane since June last year.“Hindi lamang mabisita kundi yung makausap ko siya nang personal ulit….para ma-orient naman siya, mapayuhan siya, mabigyan siya ng paliwanag, ano ba yung kinakaharap niyang mga posibleng scenario, ano ang implication nito sa kaso dito sa Nueva Ecija tsaka kung ano ang kanyang saloobin din bilang abugado niya,” Olalia said.The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) have yet to receive a specific date for Mary Jane’s transfer.“We don’t know yet… We are doing everything, talking to the Indonesians,” said Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo.“Both countries are committed to work on it. I can’t give an exact date but even as we speak now, nag-uusap yung ating embahada don, with the coordinating ministry for the final details. So yung sinasabi nilang gusto nila by Christmas, it’s doable,” added Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migration, Eduardo de Vega.<script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAEyze-tm4MR6kEa&amp;cid=ABRmfozQiLB_cH4b&amp;activation=click&amp;vip_mode=playing&amp;vip_position=bottom-right"></script>

Celia and Cesar Veloso, parents of Indonesia death row convict Mary Jane Veloso, penned a heartfelt plea for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to grant their daughter an executive clemency, as soon as she is turned over to the Philippine government by Indonesian authorities.

Celia and Cesar Veloso, parents of Indonesia death row convict Mary Jane Veloso, penned a heartfelt plea for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to grant their daughter an executive clemency, as soon as she is turned over to the Philippine government by Indonesian authorities.

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Veloso's parents appeal for executive clemency for daughter Mary Jane

Veloso's parents appeal for executive clemency for daughter Mary Jane

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Published Dec 11, 2024 09:48 PM PHT

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