Palace to convey Mary Jane Veloso’s plea for clemency to Marcos

The family of trafficking victim Mary Jane Veloso, along with migrant rights advocates, are calling on the Marcos administration to release Veloso and pursue prosecution of her traffickers. (Niño Jesus Orbeta/INQUIRER)

VANCOUVER — Malacañang said Friday (Canada time) that the appeal for executive clemency for Mary Jane Veloso, who remains in state custody after returning to the Philippines from Indonesia, will be conveyed to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Speaking to reporters at the Sutton Place Hotel in Vancouver, Palace press secretary Claire Castro said the call had not yet officially reached the president, but assured it would be relayed through the appropriate channels.

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“Right now I can’t give details and we haven’t conveyed it to the president yet. But we will convey it to him,” Castro said. (“For the moment, I have no details to give and we have not yet contacted the President. But that will come.”)

Veloso was arrested in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in 2010 after authorities found 2.6 kilograms of heroin in her suitcase.

She was convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced to death.

She then received a last-minute reprieve after the Philippine government informed Indonesian authorities that her alleged recruiters had surrendered.

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In September 2022, Marcos raised Veloso’s case in a meeting with then-Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

More than two years later, Marcos announced that Veloso would be repatriated to the Philippines to serve the remainder of her sentence.

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Veloso arrived in the Philippines on December 18, 2024 and was brought to the Women’s Correctional Facility to continue serving her sentence.

The administration previously maintained that cases involving Filipinos convicted abroad were handled through diplomatic channels, in coordination with host governments.

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Veloso and his family have repeatedly requested executive clemency, citing his alleged status as a victim of human trafficking.

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