Mary Jane Veloso appeals to SC for release from detention

Mary Jane Veloso appeals anew for freedom

Detained former overseas Filipino worker Mary Jane Veloso once again appealed to the Supreme Court for her freedom, saying her continued imprisonment lacked legal basis as she claimed that the Philippine and Indonesian governments had agreed to allow her to continue serving her sentence at home.

Lawyers’ group to SC: Act on Mary Jane’s petition

The National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) Women and Children Committee on Friday filed a Motion to Resolve, urging the Supreme Court of the Philippines to act on its Petition for Habeas Corpus filed on behalf of Mary Jane Veloso on Nov. 14, 2025.In a statement, the NUPL said the petition seeks a judicial review of Veloso’s continued detention after returning to the Philippines from Indonesia, where she had previously been sentenced to death …

Mary Jane Veloso appeals to SC for release from detention

MANILA, Philippines—With a handwritten letter to the Chief Justice, Mary Jane Veloso, through her lawyers, on Friday formally filed a motion asking the Supreme Court (SC) to act on the petition for habeas corpus the former domestic worker has been seeking as she remains incarcerated. “I come before you as someone hoping for justice and compassion from our Supreme Court, and as a mother who has long been separated from her children,” Veloso said …

Lawyers, parents of Mary Jane Veloso urge SC to act on habeas corpus petition

MANILA —  The National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL), together with the parents of Mary Jane Veloso, filed a Motion to Resolve before the Supreme Court today, May 8, urging the higher court to act on the petition filed in Veloso’s behalf last November 2025. The petition for a writ of habeas corpus questioned Veloso’s continued detention despite surviving a near-execution and spending nearly 15 years in prison in Indonesia before being transfe…