SHE waited for more than a decade, and on Christmas Day Wednesday, Mary Jane Veloso finally had her reunion with her family.
The momentous event took place at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong City, where Veloso has been detained since she arrived in the country from Indonesia.
CHRISTMAS REUNION Mary Jane Veloso (center) is reunited with her two sons (back right) and parents after she arrived at the Correctional Institution for Women in Manila on Dec. 18, 2024. Veloso, a Filipina who spent nearly 15 years on Indonesia’s death row, landed in Manila on Dec. 18 morning, where she was taken to a local prison following a repatriation deal years in the making The Velosos were reunited again on Christmas Day. Photo by Ted ALJIBE/AFP