00:00Before the many earnings of the Veloso family,
00:03Mary Jane also has a heart-wrenching farewell to those who became her friends
00:07and those who helped her in Indonesia.
00:10I was with her on the flight back to the Philippines,
00:13and here is my report.
00:20In Jakarta Airport, the first sighting of the media
00:23of Mary Jane Veloso last night,
00:25past 9 o'clock, in Jakarta,
00:29Mary Jane's followers from the Indonesian government and the Philippine government were surrounded.
00:34Mary Jane! Mary Jane!
00:35Mary Jane, you are my countrywoman. What will you say to the Filipinos, please?
00:39I thank all the Filipinos.
00:43Thank you very much for your presidential office,
00:48President, President.
00:50From Yogyakarta in Indonesia, where she spent almost 15 years,
00:55Mary Jane was transferred last night to Jakarta,
00:59as a preparation for her return to the Philippines.
01:02On Tuesday night, Mary Jane was brought to the airport.
01:08She was exhausted from the flight from the prison,
01:11but it seemed that the fatigue and exhaustion
01:13of being able to talk to her family in a video call was compensated.
01:17Are you waiting for Mama Jana?
01:18We are waiting for her in the room.
01:21Yes.
01:23Kuya!
01:25In a short interview, Mary Jane said that she hopes to be completely free
01:29and be able to go home to her family.
01:31My hope is to be able to go home to my family.
01:36I want to be free,
01:39to have clemency,
01:40to be free from sin,
01:41because I have no sin.
01:43Last night at 11 o'clock in Jakarta,
01:46Mary Jane was formally turned over to the Philippines.
01:50She thanked everyone who helped her,
01:52including the government of Indonesia and the Philippines.
01:55After being in prison for a long time,
01:58she became fluent in Bahasa Indonesia,
02:01the language of the Indonesians.
02:03I am grateful and thankful to God.
02:08Mary has answered my prayers today.
02:12I will be happy to return to my country.
02:15Thank you very much.
02:18Before landing at the airport, Mary Jane saw her friends in Indonesia
02:22with the people who helped her
02:24and became her family while in prison.
02:27This poster has a message written in Bahasa.
02:31What does it mean in English?
02:33What does this mean?
02:35For example, safe trip back home.
02:38Safe trip back home, okay.
02:42And a new life.
02:43New life.
02:45They are happy and Mary Jane is now free.
02:48But they will never forget
02:50the Filipino who helped and became a part of their lives
02:54in poverty and misery.
02:56At the time, I was in college
02:59and my college asked me to attend her trial.
03:06And then we find out that during the trial,
03:09she didn't get any fair trial.
03:12Early in the morning, Mary Jane boarded a commercial flight.
03:17She was placed at the end of the seat.
03:20After more than 3 hours of travel
03:22and almost 15 years of imprisonment in Indonesia,
03:26Mary Jane returned to the Philippines.
03:29Guarded by the NBI, Bureau of Corrections, and Immigration,
03:33Mary Jane was escorted out of the country
03:35as if she had a bad feeling about her fate.
03:39According to the Bucor,
03:40Mary Jane was given medicine for her stomach upset.
03:43She was taken to the outskirts of Lagusan without a care
03:47and was given a ride to her
03:50at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong.
03:54For GMA Integrated News,
03:56Emil Sumangil, Nakatutok, 24 Hours.
04:10For GMA Integrated News, Emil Sumangil, Nakatutok, 24 Hours.
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