DFA Sec. Manalo, kinumpirmang hihiling muli ang PH ng clemency para kay Mary Jane Veloso

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00:00 First, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo helped his Indonesian counterpart.

00:07 Here, the secret that the Philippines will ask for a clemency for Mary Jane Veloso,

00:14 Bea Bernardo, was also present at the center of the news.

00:17 Before the official visit of Indonesian President Joko Widodo to the Philippines,

00:22 there was a joint commission for bilateral cooperation between

00:25 Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi.

00:31 Here, the implementation of bilateral priorities of the two countries

00:35 under the Philippines-Indonesia Plan of Action 2022-2027

00:40 signed by the State Visit of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in Indonesia last September.

00:46 Manalo confirmed that the Philippines again said that it will ask for a clemency

00:51 for Mary Jane Veloso, the Filipino who is on the death row in Indonesia.

00:56 "That's always been our position to see whether they can grant clemency.

00:59 That's always been the position of the Philippines."

01:01 The legal and welfare assistance of the Foreign Affairs Department to Veloso was continued.

01:06 The government also promised that it will help the Department of Justice

01:10 up to the case against the perpetrators of Veloso.

01:13 Some regional and international issues were also discussed by the two sides.

01:17 Among them, the tension in the South China Sea.

01:20 Like the Philippines, Indonesia is also a claimant state in the region.

01:24 Marsudi's gate needs stronger regional cooperation

01:27 to maintain peace and order in the South China Sea.

01:31 "Indonesia is ready to work together with all ASEAN member states,

01:36 including with the Philippines, to finalize the Court of Conduct as soon as possible."

01:42 The Philippines and Indonesia also expressed their concern about the situation in Myanmar,

01:46 where they agreed that democracy in the country should be restored.

01:51 Bail Bernardo for the nation.