00:00The government of the Philippines gave a decree that the conditions of Indonesia will be improved
00:04in connection with the return of Mary Jane Veloso.
00:07As to where and what processes will be done to Veloso,
00:11let's find out in the news of Gabriel Villegas of PTV.
00:16It took more than a decade for Mary Jane Veloso to be imprisoned in Indonesia before returning to the Philippines.
00:23According to Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin,
00:26this is due to the efforts of the government to talk to the Indonesian government.
00:30The Philippine government, on the other hand,
00:32gave a decree that the conditions of Indonesia will be improved
00:35in connection with the return of Veloso to the Philippine custody.
00:38Mary Jane will serve as a newly committed PDL
00:42in a five-day quarantine in the Correctional Institution for Women.
00:46Here, medical observation will be done,
00:48as well as medical and physical examinations,
00:51to ensure that Veloso's physical and mental health is in good condition.
00:56Veloso will remain in the Reception and Diagnostic Center
01:00for no more than 60 days.
01:02Fifty-five days here is for orientation,
01:06diagnostic evaluation, and initial security classification.
01:10He will then be transferred to his cell
01:12according to the resolution of the Reception and Diagnostic Center Classification Board.
01:17After the five-day quarantine that will end on December 24,
01:22Veloso's family will be allowed to bring him.
01:25The Bureau of Corrections has assured that
01:27Veloso will be kept in a separate facility
01:31with his illegal recruiter
01:33to ensure that they will not be seen.
01:35Now, Mary Jane will be under the jurisdiction of the Philippines.
01:39Is it possible for the government to give her a clemency?
01:43According to Bersamin,
01:44it is too early to discuss the possible events
01:48because the priority of President Marcos Jr.
01:51is to bring Veloso home to the country.
01:53Mary Jane has been imprisoned in Indonesia for more than a decade.
01:56She was arrested at Yogyakarta Airport in 2010
02:00for carrying 2.6 kilograms of heroin in her suitcase.
02:03She was charged with death penalty for the same year.
02:07But she was released from her execution in 2015
02:11because of the temporary reprieve given by the Indonesian government
02:15from People's Television Network.
02:17Gabo Milde Villegas for Balitang Pambansa.
