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PANGILINAN LAUDS VELOSO’S ABSOLUTE PARDON

Senator Kiko Pangilinan welcomed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s grant of absolute pardon to Mary Jane Veloso, saying the long-awaited reprieve would finally give the former OFW and her family a chance to reclaim the years lost to her nearly 16-year ordeal. “Kinalulugod natin ang paggawad ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ng absolute pardon kay Mary […]

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LIBANAN BATS FOR NEW INT’L PRISON TRANSFER PROGRAM

House of Representatives Minority Leader Nonoy Libanan is urging the government to establish a new International Prisoner Transfer Program that would allow Filipinos convicted of offenses abroad to serve their prison terms in the Philippines. Libanan called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to […]

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FLORES LAUDS INDONESIA FOR SHOWING VELOSO GOODWILL

House Foreign Affairs Committee Member and Bukidnon 2nd District Representative Jonathan Keith Flores said the Filipino people “are not forgetful about matters involving “utang ng loob” and goodwill like the kind generated by the release of Mary Jane Veloso. Flores said, “the goodwill Indonesia sowed today because of the transfer of custody to the Philippines to […]