00:01Mary Jane Veloso tells those who want to become overseas Filipino workers
00:04to avoid illegal recruiters and make sure that they undergo the legal process for working abroad.
00:09This during a press conference at the Department of Justice days after her release from prison.
00:28Veloso, who was supposed to work as an OFW in Malaysia, was arrested in Indonesia in 2010
00:33after supposedly being duked by recruiters into becoming a drug mule.
00:37Indonesian airport authorities found 2.6 kilograms of heroin hidden in the lining of her suitcase
00:42allegedly given to her by her recruiters.
00:58She also reminds Filipinos to turn to the Department of Migrant Workers,
01:02which can help in giving instructions and information on legitimate job offers in their target country.
01:07Justice Undersecretary Nicolás Felix T. says,
01:09the Philippines follows the principle of non-punishment for human trafficking victims,
01:13which was also applicable to Veloso's case.
01:16The DOJ recommended granting executive clemency to Veloso on May 12.
01:20Dahil huwag natin kalimutan, bago tayo umabot sa araw na to,
01:23napakaraming pinagdaanan ni Mary Jane.
01:25At hindi din ganun kadali,
01:28hindi din ganun kadali na mapauwi siya at mapardon siya.
