Fate of Mary Jane Veloso on the table as Marcos, Jokowi meet


MANILA: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he would raise the issue of Mary Jane Veloso’s (pic) clemency and freedom during his bilateral meeting with Indonesian President Joko 'Jokowi" Widodo in Malacanang on Wednesday (Jan 10)

“Yes. As I have always done,” the president told the Inquirer, through Presidential Communications Secretary Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil, on Tuesday.

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