mary jane veloso Archives | Page 2 of 25

SC allows Mary Jane Veloso to testify against recruiters

"With this ruling, we are hopeful that the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth will come out and that not only will it decisively and ultimately impel Indonesia to make her reprieve permanent or free her by any legal or political means, that all the perpetrators of the misery she went through will be made to pay, but also that this precedent will contribute to providing succor to many others who will be victims of circumstance and injustice which can all be traced from our economic and social ills."

Alyssa Mae Clarin | Oct 11, 2019

‘Let Mary Jane speak’ | Support outpours for Veloso as last hearing nears

"As a human trafficking victim, these proceedings should help her to assert her rights, including the right to testify against her recruiters.”

Anne Marxze Umil | Sep 25, 2019

Sepucuk Harapan (Isang Kislap ng Pag-asa)

Hari demi hari kulalui Dengan rasa sakit yang kualami Dimana ketenangan hatiku Dimana kedamaian jiwaku Dimana sukacita yang selalu memenuhi hidupku. Lenyap… Lenyap sudah… Keterpurukan... ketidakberdayaan mengganggu hati dan pikiranku. Namun... sepucuk harapan mulai...

Bulatlat Contributors | Sep 17, 2018

‘Mary Jane is full of joy, hope, determination’

MANILA – The family of Mary Jane Veloso, along with supporters and migrant rights activists, described the Filipina in death row in Indonesia as “full of joy, hope, and determination” as they visited her at the Wirogunan Prison in Yogyakarta today, Sept. 14. Mary...

Janess Ann J. Ellao | Sep 14, 2018

Mary Jane’s family to fly to Indonesia for 2-day visit

“I am yearning for my mother. I hope to be with her soon. Please continue supporting her.”

Janess Ann J. Ellao | Sep 10, 2018

Mary Jane Veloso seeks High Court’s nod to allow her to testify vs. recruiters

“Once again, we are calling on all the people to raise their voices for justice and for Mary Jane's freedom so that she can be reunited with her family.”

Janess Ann J. Ellao | Sep 3, 2018

Intensified labor export drives more Filipina diaspora

Three years later, after the bittersweet circus of Mary Jane’s case, she remains in jail in Indonesia, unsure of the final verdict in a crime she insists she didn’t commit.

Bulatlat Contributors | Jul 22, 2018

‘Let her speak’ | Appellate court asked to reconsider decision barring Mary Jane’s testimony

The Honorable Court, the motion for reconsideration stipulated, “grossly ignored the extraordinary circumstance attendant in this case that puts Mary Jane Veloso under the exception instead of the general rule” in the strict application of criminal procedures in the Philippines.

Bulatlat Contributors | Jan 24, 2018

‘Let me testify, prove my innocence in court’ — Mary Jane tells Pres. Duterte on her birthday

“President Duterte, my supposed execution was reprieved because Christina (Sergio) and Julius (Lacanilao) have pled their guilt and that I am innocent and had no knowledge of the drugs found in the luggage I brought.”

Marya Salamat | Jan 10, 2018

Injustice in being gagged: CA denied petition for Veloso’s written deposition

"Just let her speak out and let her story stand on its own. Or shall we wait for her to be sent to the gallows with her mouth gagged?"

Bulatlat Contributors | Jan 6, 2018

Hear Mary Jane Veloso’s testimony — NUPL to Court of Appeals

“The bottom line is this: how in heaven's name can we get to hear the side of a compatriot who is behind bars and waiting on death row in a foreign land and who cannot come home for said purpose?”

Marya Salamat | May 26, 2017

Appellate court stops Mary Jane’s written testimony

Court of Appeals stops what could have been Mary Jane Veloso's first-time testimony on her ordeal.

Bulatlat Contributors | Mar 28, 2017

Mary Jane to testify on April 27, nearly 2 years since reprieve

“Finally, after protracted and tedious legal wrangling over quite novel circumstances, Mary Jane will be able to freely tell her whole story and cruel ordeal which will be officially considered by the Philippine trial court.

Bulatlat Contributors | Feb 26, 2017

Mary Jane’s recruiter a frequent traveler, gov’t records show

Maria Kristina Sergio’s travel records revealed that she went abroad five times in 2008, 14 times in 2009, nine times in 2010 and twice in 2011.

Bulatlat Contributors | Dec 15, 2016

Court upholds decision allowing Mary Jane’s written testimony

“It is a settled fact that the private complainant is a death row prisoner having been convicted of drug trafficking in the Republic of Indonesia.” By JONAS ALPASAN Bulatlat MANILA – A Nueva Ecija court upheld its earlier decision to allow Mary Jane Veloso, the...

Bulatlat Contributors | Nov 11, 2016

Mary Jane’s husband told court: ‘Sergio, Lacanilao recruited Mary Jane’

Her one chance now to leave the death row rests on successfully prosecuting her recruiters in the Philippines.

Marya Salamat | Nov 10, 2016

Velosos relieved but vigilant over Indonesian prexy’s clarification on Mary Jane

“We ask the Duterte administration to do everything to win the domestic case against Mary Jane’s traffickers.”

Janess Ann J. Ellao | Sep 15, 2016

‘You are my only hope,’ Mary Jane tells Duterte

“My family maybe poor, but I would never be involved in illegal drugs…I am innocent.”

Janess Ann J. Ellao | Sep 2, 2016

Court allows Mary Jane’s written testimony

“The situation at hand presents a distinct factual milieu. The private complainant Mary Jane Veloso is not sick or infirm.”

Janess Ann J. Ellao | Aug 19, 2016

Duterte urged to look into Mary Jane’s case

“We know his strong sentiments against drugs. We also know that he is fully informed of Mary Jane’s innocence. I know he will help her.”

Janess Ann J. Ellao | Jun 14, 2016

Close