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00:00Mery Jane Veloso has just arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Indonesia.
00:14And from now on, she will be flying back to the Philippines.
00:19To her message to the media, Veloso sent his thanks.
00:24Thank you very much to all the people of the Philippines.
00:30Miss, to the President of Indonesia, what would you like to say?
00:33Thank you very much, Mr. President, to all of you.
00:38To President Marcos, please.
00:40President Marcos, President Marcos, President Marcos.
00:43Thank you, Father.
00:45Thank you, Father.
00:48After almost a decade of imprisonment in Indonesia,
00:52Mery Jane Veloso will soon be flying back to the Philippines.
00:57But she will not leave her family before taking her to P.E.T.A.N. in Mandaluyong.
01:02Watch this.
01:07From the Women's Detention Facility in Jakarta, Indonesia,
01:11Mery Jane Veloso is now on her way to the airport.
01:14According to the Bureau of Corrections, she will not be wearing any body armor.
01:20Mery Jane will board a commercial flight and is expected to arrive in Naia around 5 a.m. tomorrow.
01:26Yesterday, Mery Jane signed the travel papers for her return to the Philippines.
01:30The instruction is not to be at the airport because, as you know, our airport is busy on holidays.
01:36So, we will be distracting or disrupting the operations.
01:41So, we want a smooth transfer.
01:45Earlier, we went to P.E.T.A.N. in Jakarta, where Mery Jane was transferred to.
01:51Here, we met Wen, an Indonesian member of the NGO that helped Mery Jane since she was imprisoned.
01:58She gave me a picture of the batik and artworks of Mery Jane.
02:02Mery Jane's face is on it, and in the middle, the poem of her work is embossed.
02:07It contains her experience in a foreign country, P.E.T.A.N.
02:11It is very happy for me, myself, and for our organization because it's been 10 years already with her.
02:18It's really touching me.
02:23Because every year, I visit her in Minjok, Jakarta.
02:27Mery Jane was imprisoned in Indonesia for almost 15 years after she was caught by the heroine.
02:32In a suit, she was forced to wear a batik.
02:35Beloso was supposed to be released in April 2015, but she was stopped by former President Noy Akino.
02:42Mery Jane's parents were emotional when I talked to them here in Indonesia.
02:47We are here. Think about it. We love you so much.
02:53Now, the family can't hide their deep longing for her return.
02:58I can't sleep anymore. I can't eat anymore.
03:01We are sure that we will hold her tight, especially the two children.
03:10From Nueva Ecija, the brothers of Mery Jane will also go to Manila.
03:13They are walking. They are hoping to see Mery Jane when she gets off the plane.
03:18But the Bucor said that Mery Jane will be directed to the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong
03:24to undergo a five-day quarantine.
03:27She will be placed in a cell where Cassandra Lee Ong used to stay.
03:31There will be a C.R., bedding, and then of course, if she has a visitor, there will be a hallway,
03:39there will be a space for them to talk if she is going to be transported tonight.
03:46So, we have a five-day countdown.
03:48It's just right. On Christmas Eve, the family can visit the whole day.
03:55That's why the lawyer of the Velloso family appealed to the Department of Justice
03:58to see and hug Mery Jane even for a moment.
04:00Especially in the situation of Mery Jane,
04:02she hasn't been seen in the Philippines for almost 15 years.
04:07If they see her, they will say,
04:09Ethan, that's just for a moment.
04:11And sometimes, it's locked, right?
04:13In those 15 years.
04:15So, it's important.
04:17But the family's biggest wish...
04:19I hope that when the 24th comes,
04:21the President will immediately give a clemency so that she can go home.
04:25According to Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin,
04:28they still have nothing to say about what can happen.
04:30The priority of President Bongbong Marcos is to return Velloso to the country without delay.
04:37We will not talk about that yet.
04:38Let's wait for her repatriation.
04:41Because it's premature to speculate what we will do.
04:47When the President asked about Mery Jane
04:49at the inauguration of the One Stop OFW Action Center of the DMW,
04:54he said...
04:55Celebrate.
04:57For GMA Integrated News,
04:59I am Emil Sumangil, your witness.
05:04And we will now hear from Emil Sumangil
05:06that the inauguration is live in Indonesia
05:09to discuss updates on Mery Jane Velloso.
05:12Emil, is this the press conference that's happening?
05:14Is this also live?
05:18Thank you very much.
05:20The press conference is being held here in a lounge
05:28inside Terminal 2, Terminal 3 of the International Airport here in Jakarta.
05:37This is led by officials of the Indonesian government
05:45and also by officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs and other government officials.
05:53Mery Jane is partially dizzy,
05:58so she needs to see a doctor.
06:02She is said to be dizzy from the trip from her bed.
06:07She is headed here to the press conference area inside the airport.
06:13So, a doctor from the Bureau of Corrections from Manila
06:17looked at her
06:19and I think she was allowed to rest for about 30 minutes here in the lounge
06:25before she was taken to the press conference.
06:28She got out of the van.
06:31GMA Integrated News was given a chance to interview Mery Jane
06:38and her first mention.
06:41First of all, thank you to the countrymen and Filipinos who prayed for her safety.
06:46Second, thank you to the officials of the government of the Philippines
06:51and to the President of Indonesia
06:54before she was allowed to enter the lounge.
06:57So, I estimate that this press conference will last for about 30 minutes.
07:04And after that,
07:08there will be an early morning meeting later in the Philippines.
07:14She will board the commercial flight back to Manila.
07:18So, I can't say anything for now because I have NDI and Bureau of Corrections behind me
07:27who will provide security to Mery Jane
07:33with the help of a few officials from the Women's Correctional Facility in Mandaluyong,
07:41where she will be directed.
07:43Alright, thank you very much.
07:45Emi, you can go now.