Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros urged the government, particularly law enforcement agencies, to provide security for Mary Jane Veloso upon
Joel E. Zurbano her expected return to the Philippines.
Mrs. Veloso recalled the threats her family faced over the years. “We were placed under the protection of the NBI and police. Migrante had to hide us in Manila—Mary Jane’s husband, her children, and us,” she recounted. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. previously announced that Veloso, who was sentenced to death in Indonesia on drug charges, will be repatriated to the Philippines after extensive negotiations.
These conditions include Veloso serving the remainder of her sentence in the Philippines, Manila’s acknowledgment of the Indonesian court’s final decision regarding her case, and the Philippine government’s agreement to cover the costs associated with her return.
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