“The case of Flor Contemplacion shows two things-the poor conditions and slave-like treatment of our fellow Filipinos overseas and the indifference of our government itself.”
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On the fringes | Meeting Mary Jane
Leaving the place was heartbreaking knowing that you will be leaving behind a kababayan, a Filipina who is innocent but life is in limbo because of an illegal recruiter.
Groups renew calls to #BringMaryJaneHome
Various groups have joined the family of Mary Jane Veloso, a Filipina on death row, in urging Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to raise her case in his state visit to Indonesia, saying that she is long overdue for release.
Marcos Jr. urged to act on getting testimony of Filipina on death row in Indonesia
A group of overseas Filipino workers challenged President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to act accordingly on the case of Filipina on death row Mary Jane Veloso.
With finality, SC allows Filipina on death row to testify vs illegal recruiters
After a decade, Mary Jane Veloso will now be able to narrate her ordeal in full.
Mother of Mary Jane Veloso appeals for help for her ill daughters
“I hope Mary Jane will return soon and my eldest daughter [in Dammam] recover swiftly so that we all can be reunited here. I hope the president is watching, and come to the aid of my daughters,” she added
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.”
‘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.”
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‘Mary Jane is full of joy, hope, determination’
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com 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 Jane’s father Cesar and her…
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.”