Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Wednesday that a deal has been reached for Indonesia to send home a Filipino death-row drug convict who was nearly executed by firing squad but got a reprieve due to years of pleadings from Manila.

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Marcos says Indonesia has agreed to send Filipina death-row drug convict back to the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Wednesday that a deal has been reached for Indonesia to send back a Filipino death-row drug convict, who was nearly executed by firing squad but got a reprieve due to years of pleadings from Manila. Marcos thanked Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and his government for granting a longstanding Philippine request for Mary Jane Veloso to be brought back home to serve her…

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Marcos says Indonesia has agreed to send Filipino death-row drug convict back to the Philippines

MANILA (Reuters) -     A Filipina spared from execution on drug trafficking charges in Indonesia in 2015 will be transferred to the Philippines after years of negotiations between the two Southeast Asian neighbours, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday. Read full story

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Philippines to repatriate Filipina drug convict from Indonesia

Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says a deal has been reached for Indonesia to send back a Filipino death-row drug convict, who was nearly executed by firing squad but got a reprieve due to years of pleadings from Manila. Marcos thanked Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and his government on Wednesday for granting a longstanding Philippine request for Mary Jane Veloso to be brought back ho…

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Mary Jane Veloso was convicted of drug trafficking and has been on death row in Indonesia for 14 years.

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MANILA: A Philippine woman spared execution in Indonesia on charges of drug trafficking in 2015 will return home after years of negotiations between the Southeast Asian neighbours, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday (Nov 20). Mary Jane Veloso, a domestic helper and mother of two, was arre

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A Filipina convicted of drug trafficking, who was nearly executed by firing squad in Indonesia in 2015, will finally return to the Philippines after years of negotiations between the two South-east Asian neighbours.

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Indonesia agrees to transfer Filipina death row drug convict to the Philippines

MANILA, Nov 20 — A Philippine woman spared execution in Indonesia on charges of drug trafficking in 2015 will return home after years of negotiations between the Southeast Asian neighbours, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said today. Mary Jane Veloso, a domestic helper and mother of two, was arrested in the city of Yogyakarta, for carrying 2.6 kg of heroin concealed in a suitcase in 2010. “Eventually, the goal is not just for her to be transferred…

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MANILA/JAKARTA — A Filipina spared from execution on drug trafficking charges in Indonesia in 2015 will be returned to the Philippines after years of negotiations between the two Southeast Asian neighbours, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday.

Marcos says Indonesia has agreed to send Filipino death-row drug convict back to the Philippines

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