INQToday: Mary Jane Veloso is coming home to the Philippines – Marcos

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Mary Jane Veloso is coming home to the Philippines – Marcos

Mary Jane Veloso will be sent back to the Philippines from Indonesia, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. confirmed Wednesday.

In a statement, Marcos said the Philippine and Indonesian governments agreed to bring Veloso back to Manila after 10 years of diplomacy and consultation regarding her case.

Mary Jane Veloso’s ma fears for daughter’s life once back in PH

The mother of Mary Jane Veloso, an overseas Filipino worker on Indonesian death row for drug trafficking, said her daughter may not be safe in the Philippines.

Veloso’s mom Celia was reacting to the announcement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that her daughter would be sent back to the Philippines after 14 years in Indonesian jail.

NDRRMC to validate 9 reported deaths due to recent cyclones

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Wednesday it is validating the nine reported deaths due to the onslaught of recent tropical cyclones in the country.

In a situational report of the agency issued at 8 a.m. on Nov. 20, the NDRRMC also disclosed that the number of people affected by cyclones Nika (international name: Toraji), Ofel (international name: Usagi), and Pepito (international name: Man-yi) increased to 3,031,171 people or 820,831 families as of their last counting.

US, PH alliance to ‘transcend’ changes of administration – Austin

The “strength” of the United States’ alliance with the Philippines will “transcend” any changes in the administration of the global superpower.

Outgoing US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III said this as he stopped by Palawan on Tuesday to oversee equipment turnover in line with Washington’s pledge of $500 million (P29.3 billion) worth of military and security support to Manila.