Balitanghali: (Part 1) November 20, 2024

GMA Integrated News

-PBBM: Mary Jane Veloso na 14 taong nasa death row sa Indonesia, uuwi na sa Pilipinas -Interview: Celia at Cesar Veloso, mga magulang ni Mary Jane Veloso -Mary Jane Veloso, pinayagan nang makauwi ng Pilipinas matapos masentensyahan ng kamatayan sa Indonesia noong 2010  Balitanghali is the daily noontime newscast of GTV anchored by Raffy Tima and Connie Sison. It airs Mondays to Fridays at 11:00 AM (PHL Time). For more videos from Balitanghali, visit http://www.gmanews.tv/balitanghali.  #GMAIntegratedNews #GMANetwork #KapusoStream  Breaking news and stories from the Philippines and abroad: GMA Integrated News Portal: http://www.gmanews.tv Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gmanews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gmanews Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gmanews Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/gmanews  GMA Network Kapuso programs on GMA Pinoy TV: https://gmapinoytv.com/subscribe

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00:00Breaking news, Mary Jane Veloso is going back to the Philippines.

00:04She has been in death row in Indonesia for 14 years

00:07because of drug trafficking.

00:10According to President Bongbong Marcos,

00:13the Philippines government has been in talks with the Indonesian government for more than a decade.

00:18President Marcos, Jr. thanked Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto

00:25and the Indonesian government for their goodwill.

00:30The return of Veloso is a reflection of the deep connection between the Philippines and Indonesia.

00:40The President did not say when Veloso will be returning.

00:43Before that, Philippine Ambassador to Indonesia Gina Hamuralin

00:47helped the Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Law and Human Rights

00:51in sending Veloso back home.

00:53In 2010, Veloso was arrested and charged with drug trafficking

00:58after he was caught with more than 2 kilos of heroin in his suitcase.

01:05And regarding the expected return of Mary Jane Veloso to the Philippines

01:09after her death row convict in Indonesia...

01:11We will interview her live here on Halisiginang Celia Veloso

01:15and Gen. Cesar Veloso, parents of Mary Jane Veloso.

01:19Good morning and thank you for inviting us for this interview.

01:25Thank you very much. I am very happy.

01:27Yes.

01:28How do you feel now that the President himself announced

01:33that Mary Jane will finally be returning to the Philippines?

01:38We are very happy.

01:39We are a whole family.

01:41So, thank you very much to our President.

01:45And what did he say?

01:47Will you be accompanying Mary Jane?

01:50And how long will she be expected to return to the Philippines?

01:54We are not yet sure when she will return.

01:57But I know that we will bring her back to the Philippines from December 15 to 19.

02:03But the immigrants said that Mary Jane might be the first one.

02:07Or for example, in December,

02:10we might bring Mary Jane back at the same time.

02:12So, we are very happy.

02:15So, you said that she will be scheduled back to the Philippines on December 15.

02:19You didn't know that she will be able to go back to the Philippines?

02:22No, we didn't know that.

02:26Just a coincidence.

02:27Who told you about this news?

02:30The immigrants.

02:32They told us.

02:35And what did they explain to you?

02:36What is the condition?

02:38Is she going to be able to go back to your home?

02:41What did they tell you?

02:43Joanna called us earlier.

02:46She said that Mary Jane will be able to go back

02:50because President Marcos called

02:55to bring her back to the Philippines.

02:57We are very happy.

02:58We are very happy.

03:00So, you still don't have any details.

03:02The important thing is that she will be able to go back.

03:05Yes.

03:07Alright.

03:08We will clarify this.

03:10So, she will be able to go back to your home

03:13because there are rumors that she will be imprisoned here in the country.

03:19Yes, there are such rumors.

03:22But for now, President Marcos himself

03:27has already sent her back to our country.

03:30Alright.

03:31There are also rumors that Mary Jane has feelings.

03:37What do you know about that?

03:41Yes.

03:42Before, we were able to transplant the sperm to the uterus.

03:46But it has already left.

03:47But it is being transplanted again.

03:49Now, it is being operated again because the sun is rising.

03:54Not only the uterus, but also the two ovaries are being transplanted.

03:58When they were operating, the Lord was not present.

04:02Whatever they look at, the sperm is gone.

04:05That's a good news.

04:08When was the last time you talked to your daughter?

04:11Just one day ago.

04:14But when you talked to her, you were not able to confirm

04:17that she will be able to go back to her home?

04:20Not yet.

04:21Because Mary Jane does not know anything.

04:23We just informed her mother that she will be able to go back to her home when she is 15 years old.

04:29Did you talk to the President?

04:31Did you talk to any officials from the government?

04:33Aside from the one who is helping you as an immigrant?

04:37Not yet.

04:39For sure, I will call you.

04:41Because you need to be officially notified about your daughter's release.

04:46What is your message?

04:49Thank you very much to our government,

04:52to the President,

04:54and to all those who helped us,

04:57to our countrymen,

04:58to the immigrants,

05:00to the people of the Church,

05:01to the whole world and to the media.

05:03Thank you very much to all of you.

05:06I just want to know,

05:10maybe you have something to say to Mary Jane

05:13if she will be able to go back to her home in the future, right?

05:16Of course, we always have hope, right?

05:19Maybe she has something to request to you.

05:22What will you prepare for Mary Jane

05:25so that her return home will be special?

05:30We don't know because we don't have any money.

05:35It's just that we don't have any money right now

05:37so we don't promise that we will have a good return home.

05:42At least they will be beautiful.

05:44We don't have any money right now.

05:46That's okay.

05:47But maybe she has some favorites that you can think of, right?

05:50That she can...

05:52I'm sure she misses eating Filipino food.

05:56Her favorite is the Adobong Baboy.

06:01Wow.

06:02Is that also your fortune?

06:03We hide the Adobong Baboy so that we can give it to her.

06:09Ah, okay.

06:10That's why it's called Adobong Baboy.

06:13Yes.

06:14Yes, that's how it is.

06:16Mother, on December 15, you were supposed to visit.

06:20Are you with Mary Jane's children?

06:22How are they doing?

06:24Yes, we are with the two children of my father.

06:27Okay.

06:27How are the two children of Mary Jane doing now?

06:31We have raised them, even though they are poor.

06:36Sometimes, they ask for money to buy food for their grandparents.

06:42That's how they are.

06:44They are poor because of God's mercy.

06:45Of course, you have already informed them.

06:47What is their reaction?

06:49They are very happy.

06:50They are happy, especially my mother.

06:54She knows.

06:55She is very happy.

06:57Thank you, God.

07:00They will try to take care of their siblings.

07:06Yes.

07:07May I know how old are Mary Jane's children?

07:11The eldest is 22 in November.

07:15She will be 22 in November 28.

07:17The youngest will be 17 in October 25.

07:22Again, thank you very much for your time

07:26This is a message from Celia Veloso and Cesar Veloso.

07:30These are the parents of Mary Jane Veloso.

07:32This is a very good news for your family and for everyone here in the country.

07:38Thank you very much.

07:42Merry Christmas.

07:46Yes.

07:47Advance Merry Christmas.

07:50Yes, this is a gift from the Lord to me on December 13.

07:56It took 14 years before the Philippines allowed Mary Jane Veloso to return to the Indonesian government.

08:02On April 2010, when she was arrested in Indonesia after finding more than 2 kilos of heroin in her suitcase,

08:09Veloso's gate.

08:10Her recruiter just tapped the suitcase and she did not know that it was an illegal drug.

08:15Six months later, Veloso was found guilty of drug trafficking and sentenced to death.

08:22Since then, the Philippine government has repeatedly asked the Indonesian government

08:26to give Veloso a clemency.

08:28In 2015, Veloso was found guilty of 10 executions

08:32because of cases related to illegal drugs.

08:35But Veloso's firing squad did not continue

08:37after being temporarily released or given an indefinite reprieve in Indonesia.

08:42That was after President Noy Noy Aquino ran away from Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

08:47Following the pursuit of the police, Veloso's recruiter, Cristina Serio,

08:51according to Serio, she received a penalty for her life.

08:55The Aquino administration asked the Indonesian government to review Veloso's case

08:59so that she can be a witness against the people who recruited her.

09:04This was first denied by Indonesia, but it was also approved.

09:08After the execution in 2015,

09:10President Rodrigo Duterte gave Indonesia a go-signal

09:14in executing Veloso in 2016, according to Widodo.

09:18This was denied by Duterte's former spokesperson, Ernesto Abella.

09:23However, Duterte told Widodo to do what was agreed upon in their law.

09:28Within a few years, Indonesia also allowed Veloso to give a testimony

09:33against Serio and his recruiter, Julius Lacanilau.

09:37In 2022, Veloso's family appealed to President Bongbong Marcos

09:41to ask Widodo for an executive clemency for Veloso.

09:46In May 2023, President Marcos and Widodo met on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Indonesia

09:52to discuss Veloso's case.

09:54Aside from the clemency, the Philippine government did not stop asking

09:58for Veloso's sentence to be lowered

10:00or for her to be extradited to a prison in the Philippines for her case there.

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