Mary Jane Veloso finally free after 16 years

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IN TEARS. Former overseas Filipino worker Mary Jane Veloso cries as she shows to the media the absolute pardon order, during a press conference at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong City on September 25, 2026.

Mary Jane Veloso, a former overseas Filipino worker and human trafficking victim, was released from detention after more than a decade following an absolute pardon granted by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Veloso was sentenced to death in Indonesia in 2010 for drug trafficking, claiming she was tricked by her recruiters into carrying heroin unknowingly. Her release comes after an agreement between the Philippine and Indonesian governments, with her recruiters currently detained for illegal recruitment. This is AI-generated.