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• MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Friday he had granted a pardon to Mary Jane Veloso, who is serving a prison sentence in the Philippines after receiving a last-minute reprieve from execution by firing squad for drug trafficking in Indo...S1
• MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday announced he already signed Mary Jane Veloso’s papers for absolute pardon. READ: Absolute pardon eyed for Veloso, says solon In an interview in Samar, Marcos said, “Pinirmahan ko na.” (I’ve signed...S2
• Binigyan ni Pangulong Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. ng absolute pardon o ganap na kapatawaran ang dating overseas Filipino worker (OFW) na si Mary Jane Veloso, batay sa nakalap na impormasyon ng GMA News nitong Biyernes.S3
• This is after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed an executive clemency for Veloso, giving her a clean slate.S4
• [Updated Sept. 25, 2026, 11:51 a.m.] MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. confirmed on Friday that he had signed Mary Jane Veloso’s absolute pardon. In a brief media interview in Samar, Marcos was asked whether he had decided on the fate of the...S5