There came a swift change of decision after Celia Veloso, mother of the convicted Mary Jane, on Radyo Inquirer interview Wednesday thanking President Benigno Aquino III for the reprieved daughter. Celia Veloso. Now it is a different story. The Veloso family draws flak from the netizens after the lack of appreciation uttered for the government … Read more
Speaking in reporters in Bacolod City, President Benigno Aquino III hits back at his critics Thursday, refused to take credit for the reprieved Mary Jane Veloso. The president, also with the other government officials present, said they were only doing their job in protecting overseas Filipino workers. “Hindi importante sa akin kung sino ba ang … Read more
“…I AM PROUD of my brother. I AM PROUD OF MY PRESIDENT”, a cut from the post Kris Aquino made on Instagram earlier noting that she is proud of her brother who has been working hard to reprieve Mary Jane Veloso from the Indonesian death row. (Kris Aquino. Push photo) Amidst criticisms over PNoy Administration, … Read more
Superstar Nora Aunor starred the 1995 film The Flor Contemplacion Story which rolled out the story of a Filipina domestic helper who was executed in Singapore. (Aunor. Google Image) Now the award-winning actress is in one with Filipinos hoping for the freedom of the convicted Mary Jane Veloso who was just reprieved from the death … Read more
The decision was laid down, and Mary Jane Veloso, convicted for alleged drug trafficking, was relieved from the executioners. (Coconut Manila, Website photo) Yet contrary to the decision made by the Indonesian authorities, country’s giant newspapers came on race for the news of the execution of the convicted Veloso, Wednesday. In the photos posted in … Read more
Mary Jane Veloso’s execution was stopped by Indonesian president Joko Widodo, what have prompted him to change the decision may have been influenced by a meeting with a labor group in Indonesia. Anis Hidayah, executive director of Migrant Care Indonesia, told ANC that she was able to meet Widodo and appealed about Velsoso’s case Tuesday … Read more
After prayers were heard to spare Mary Jane Veloso from execution, the Filipino online community celebrated the breaking news with the hashtag #MaryJaneLives which quickly took the trend in the social Medias. When Veloso’s execustion was stopped and as news broke out earlier, the hash tag hit both Philippines and worldwide trends. Meanwhile, following the … Read more
Mary Jane Veloso experienced a miracle on her life as she was spared from execution by an Indonesian firing squad shortly after midnight on Wednesday. The Filipina who was on death rwo with eight drug-trafficking convicts from several countries was unexpectedly spared at the last minute. Although there was no immediate official confirmation that the … Read more
The recruiter of the convicted and soon to be executed Mary Jane Veloso earlier surrendered to authorities in Nueva Ecija. DZMM reported that Maria Kristina Sergio voluntarily surrendered to police authorities following the verdict of Indonesia on the drug-trafficking case of Veloso. With regards to Veloso’s case, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) had earlier … Read more
Indonesia’s attorney general’s office said Monday that the executions of nine of 10 prisoners on death row will ‘go ahead as planned’ and could take place on Tuesday. (Veloso’s death set. Veloso said she received a letter Saturday telling informing her of her execution. CNNph photo) The condemned group includes the Filipina Mary Jane Veloso … Read more