00:00After more than 10 years of diplomacy and cooperation with the Indonesian government,
00:05Mayor Jane Veloso will return to the Philippines.
00:08President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. thanked Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto
00:13for showing kindness that resulted in the return of the Philippines.
00:18This is the national news of Kenneth Paciente of PTV Manila.
00:23President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. was happy to announce that Mayor Jane Veloso will return to the Philippines
00:29after more than a decade of imprisonment in Indonesia.
00:32In a statement, the President said that this is the result of more than a decade of diplomacy and consultation with the Indonesian government
00:39that led to the delay in the execution of Veloso until an agreement was reached that he will return to the country
00:44even though there is still no conclusion as of now.
00:47According to the President, this is a difficult battle that Mayor Jane experienced after her arrest in 2010.
00:53He also pointed out that Mayor Jane's story is funny to many.
00:57A mother who was a victim of poverty who made a desperate choice that changed the course of her life.
01:04Even though she was proven to be guilty, the executive board decided that Veloso was also a victim of an accident.
01:09That is why the President thanked Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto
01:13for showing kindness that resulted in the return of Veloso to the country.
01:19It can be remembered that several times the President reduced the case of Mayor Jane
01:22to the heads of the high-ranking Indonesian officials.
01:25This is one of the proofs of the President's hard work
01:28when he attended the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Indonesia last year.
01:33I always at least bring it up that it may change.
01:40For now, that is our position.
01:42Yes, we agree, we understand that he is convicted.
01:46We understand that the law in Indonesia is that way.
01:51Nonetheless, maybe we can find a way.
01:54We will wait for that. We will be the ones to punish him.
02:05DFA Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega made it clear
02:08that the Indonesian government did not ask for a replacement for the case of Veloso.
02:11When it comes to the issue of the clemency of Veloso,
02:14there is a possibility that President Marcos Jr. will give it.
02:17It depends on what the two countries will discuss.
02:20But even if this does not happen,
02:22the country will continue to push for the Indonesian government to consider Veloso as a free man.
02:28From PTV, Kenneth Paciente, Balitang Pambansa.
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