Almendras recounted this series of events – including President Benigno Aquino III’s fruitful breach in diplomatic protocol – that led to a reprieve for Veloso.

MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III finally responded to the accusations hurled against his administration by Cecilia Veloso – mother of overseas Filipino worker Mary Jane who ...

Mary Jane Veloso would have been among them, but her execution has been delayed after public outcry, including pleas from Philippine President Benigno Aquino III, as well as a surprise surrender ...

These were Mary Jane Veloso’s parting words in the handwritten letter she wrote for President Benigno Aquino III and Vice President Jejomar Binay, which she handed over to the Department of ...

Hours before Mary Jane Veloso is set to be executed in Indonesia, President Benigno Aquino III talked to Indonesia’s foreign minister, telling her the Filipino worker should be kept alive in the ...

T o the delight of her family and supporters, Mary Jane Veloso, a 30-year-old Filipina who was due to be executed by firing squad in Indonesia for allegedly smuggling 2.6 kg of heroin into the ...

Mary Jane Veloso has been transferred to a regular dormitory at the ... She was saved from execution in 2015 through a last-minute intervention by then-President Benigno Aquino III ...

In 2015, former President Benigno Aquino III made a last-minute appeal to Indonesia to spare Veloso’s life after her illegal recruiter surrendered to authorities in the Philippines.

President Benigno Aquino III has sought clemency anew for Filipino Mary Jane Veloso, who was sentenced to death for drug smuggling in Indonesia. At a press conferende on Tuesday, Foreign Affairs ...

Mary Jane Veloso case unresolved as Jokowi prepares to leave office. The Filipina, whose supporters say is a victim of human trafficking, has been on death row in Indonesia for more than a decade.

Then-President Joko Widodo of Indonesia stopped Veloso’s execution on April 29, 2015 after then-President Benigno Aquino III appealed her case and explained that her testimony was vital in the ...

Indonesian President Joko Widodo stopped Veloso’s execution on April 29, 2015, after then-President Benigno Aquino III appealed her case and explained that her testimony was vital in the case ...