A signature campaign for the absolute clemency of Mary Jane Veloso is launched in Baclaran, Paranaque on Dec. 23, 2024, days after she arrived from Indonesia where she was meted the death penalty for drug trafficking in 2015. After years of negotiations, the Indonesian government granted a Philippine petition to allow Veloso to come home on the condition that she would serve a life sentence, the maximum penalty under the Philippine judicial system, because capital punishment has been abolished. The signatures will be sent directly to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Meanwhile, Veloso's lawyers are pursuing a case against her recruiters for human trafficking. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA
A signature campaign for the absolute clemency of Mary Jane Veloso is launched in Baclaran, Paranaque on Dec. 23, 2024, days after she arrived from Indonesia where she was meted the death penalty for drug trafficking in 2015. After years of negotiations, the Indonesian government granted a Philippine petition to allow Veloso to come home on the condition that she would serve a life sentence, the maximum penalty under the Philippine judicial system, because capital punishment has been abolished. The signatures will be sent directly to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Meanwhile, Veloso's lawyers are pursuing a case against her recruiters for human trafficking. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA
A signature campaign for the absolute clemency of Mary Jane Veloso is launched in Baclaran, Paranaque on Dec. 23, 2024, days after she arrived from Indonesia where she was meted the death penalty for drug trafficking in 2015. After years of negotiations, the Indonesian government granted a Philippine petition to allow Veloso to come home on the condition that she would serve a life sentence, the maximum penalty under the Philippine judicial system, because capital punishment has been abolished. The signatures will be sent directly to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Meanwhile, Veloso's lawyers are pursuing a case against her recruiters for human trafficking. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA
A signature campaign for the absolute clemency of Mary Jane Veloso is launched in Baclaran, Paranaque on Dec. 23, 2024, days after she arrived from Indonesia where she was meted the death penalty for drug trafficking in 2015. After years of negotiations, the Indonesian government granted a Philippine petition to allow Veloso to come home on the condition that she would serve a life sentence, the maximum penalty under the Philippine judicial system, because capital punishment has been abolished. The signatures will be sent directly to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Meanwhile, Veloso's lawyers are pursuing a case against her recruiters for human trafficking. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA
A signature campaign for the absolute clemency of Mary Jane Veloso is launched in Baclaran, Paranaque on Dec. 23, 2024, days after she arrived from Indonesia where she was meted the death penalty for drug trafficking in 2015. After years of negotiations, the Indonesian government granted a Philippine petition to allow Veloso to come home on the condition that she would serve a life sentence, the maximum penalty under the Philippine judicial system, because capital punishment has been abolished. The signatures will be sent directly to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Meanwhile, Veloso's lawyers are pursuing a case against her recruiters for human trafficking. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA
A signature campaign for the absolute clemency of Mary Jane Veloso is launched in Baclaran, Paranaque on Dec. 23, 2024, days after she arrived from Indonesia where she was meted the death penalty for drug trafficking in 2015. After years of negotiations, the Indonesian government granted a Philippine petition to allow Veloso to come home on the condition that she would serve a life sentence, the maximum penalty under the Philippine judicial system, because capital punishment has been abolished. The signatures will be sent directly to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Meanwhile, Veloso's lawyers are pursuing a case against her recruiters for human trafficking. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA
A signature campaign for the absolute clemency of Mary Jane Veloso is launched in Baclaran, Paranaque on Dec. 23, 2024, days after she arrived from Indonesia where she was meted the death penalty for drug trafficking in 2015. After years of negotiations, the Indonesian government granted a Philippine petition to allow Veloso to come home on the condition that she would serve a life sentence, the maximum penalty under the Philippine judicial system, because capital punishment has been abolished. The signatures will be sent directly to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Meanwhile, Veloso's lawyers are pursuing a case against her recruiters for human trafficking. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA
A signature campaign for the absolute clemency of Mary Jane Veloso is launched in Baclaran, Paranaque on Dec. 23, 2024, days after she arrived from Indonesia where she was meted the death penalty for drug trafficking in 2015. After years of negotiations, the Indonesian government granted a Philippine petition to allow Veloso to come home on the condition that she would serve a life sentence, the maximum penalty under the Philippine judicial system, because capital punishment has been abolished. The signatures will be sent directly to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Meanwhile, Veloso's lawyers are pursuing a case against her recruiters for human trafficking. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA
A signature campaign for the absolute clemency of Mary Jane Veloso is launched in Baclaran, Paranaque on Dec. 23, 2024, days after she arrived from Indonesia where she was meted the death penalty for drug trafficking in 2015. After years of negotiations, the Indonesian government granted a Philippine petition to allow Veloso to come home on the condition that she would serve a life sentence, the maximum penalty under the Philippine judicial system, because capital punishment has been abolished. The signatures will be sent directly to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Meanwhile, Veloso's lawyers are pursuing a case against her recruiters for human trafficking. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA
A signature campaign for the absolute clemency of Mary Jane Veloso is launched in Baclaran, Paranaque on Dec. 23, 2024, days after she arrived from Indonesia where she was meted the death penalty for drug trafficking in 2015. After years of negotiations, the Indonesian government granted a Philippine petition to allow Veloso to come home on the condition that she would serve a life sentence, the maximum penalty under the Philippine judicial system, because capital punishment has been abolished. The signatures will be sent directly to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Meanwhile, Veloso's lawyers are pursuing a case against her recruiters for human trafficking. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA
A signature campaign for the absolute clemency of Mary Jane Veloso is launched in Baclaran, Paranaque on Dec. 23, 2024, days after she arrived from Indonesia where she was meted the death penalty for drug trafficking in 2015. After years of negotiations, the Indonesian government granted a Philippine petition to allow Veloso to come home on the condition that she would serve a life sentence, the maximum penalty under the Philippine judicial system, because capital punishment has been abolished. The signatures will be sent directly to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Meanwhile, Veloso's lawyers are pursuing a case against her recruiters for human trafficking. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA
A signature campaign for the absolute clemency of Mary Jane Veloso is launched in Baclaran, Paranaque on Dec. 23, 2024, days after she arrived from Indonesia where she was meted the death penalty for drug trafficking in 2015. After years of negotiations, the Indonesian government granted a Philippine petition to allow Veloso to come home on the condition that she would serve a life sentence, the maximum penalty under the Philippine judicial system, because capital punishment has been abolished. The signatures will be sent directly to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Meanwhile, Veloso's lawyers are pursuing a case against her recruiters for human trafficking. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA
A signature campaign for the absolute clemency of Mary Jane Veloso is launched in Baclaran, Paranaque on Dec. 23, 2024, days after she arrived from Indonesia where she was meted the death penalty for drug trafficking in 2015. After years of negotiations, the Indonesian government granted a Philippine petition to allow Veloso to come home on the condition that she would serve a life sentence, the maximum penalty under the Philippine judicial system, because capital punishment has been abolished. The signatures will be sent directly to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Meanwhile, Veloso's lawyers are pursuing a case against her recruiters for human trafficking. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA
A signature campaign for the absolute clemency of Mary Jane Veloso is launched in Baclaran, Paranaque on Dec. 23, 2024, days after she arrived from Indonesia where she was meted the death penalty for drug trafficking in 2015. After years of negotiations, the Indonesian government granted a Philippine petition to allow Veloso to come home on the condition that she would serve a life sentence, the maximum penalty under the Philippine judicial system, because capital punishment has been abolished. The signatures will be sent directly to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Meanwhile, Veloso's lawyers are pursuing a case against her recruiters for human trafficking. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA
A signature campaign for the absolute clemency of Mary Jane Veloso is launched in Baclaran, Paranaque on Dec. 23, 2024, days after she arrived from Indonesia where she was meted the death penalty for drug trafficking in 2015. After years of negotiations, the Indonesian government granted a Philippine petition to allow Veloso to come home on the condition that she would serve a life sentence, the maximum penalty under the Philippine judicial system, because capital punishment has been abolished. The signatures will be sent directly to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Meanwhile, Veloso's lawyers are pursuing a case against her recruiters for human trafficking. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA
A signature campaign for the absolute clemency of Mary Jane Veloso is launched in Baclaran, Paranaque on Dec. 23, 2024, days after she arrived from Indonesia where she was meted the death penalty for drug trafficking in 2015. After years of negotiations, the Indonesian government granted a Philippine petition to allow Veloso to come home on the condition that she would serve a life sentence, the maximum penalty under the Philippine judicial system, because capital punishment has been abolished. The signatures will be sent directly to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Meanwhile, Veloso's lawyers are pursuing a case against her recruiters for human trafficking. PHOTO BY J. GERARD SEGUIA

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