OFW group dares 'heartless' Marcos to visit jailed Mary Jane VelosoFilipina inmate on Indonesia death row, Mary Jane Veloso (C) reacts as she arrives at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang on Dec. 17, 2024, for her repatriation to Philippines. MANILA, Philippines — A migrant workers' group has called President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. "heartless" for failing to free Mary Jane Veloso, and challenged him to visit her in prison, more than a year after she was returned to the Philippines from Indonesia. "Marcos has all the power to free Mary Jane. We challenge Marcos to visit Mary Jane and hear her story," she said. Marcos previously said it would take a long time to determine whether freeing Veloso was "appropriate."

Source: Philippine Star February 16, 2026 23:35 UTC