^
+ Follow Clemency Tag
Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2526108
                    [Title] => Mary Jane Veloso to testify in court for first time since return to Philippines
                    [Summary] => 

Mary Jane Veloso will testify in a Philippine court for the first time since returning to the country in 2024.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-07 07:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/05/06/mary-jane-veloso_2026-05-06_19-22-28134_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2506660 [Title] => After more than a year in prison, Mary Jane Veloso still seeks freedom [Summary] =>

Veloso writes that she hopes to care for her aging parents and reunite with her children.

[DatePublished] => 2026-02-08 17:23:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/12/19/2_2024-12-19_22-45-23800_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2483635 [Title] => MJ Veloso’s family asks Supreme Court to expedite cases vs her traffickers [Summary] =>

The family of Mary Jane Veloso asked the Supreme Court on Thursday, October 30, to expedite the resolution of her case against her traffickers.

[DatePublished] => 2025-10-30 18:35:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/12/18/afp2024121736qk2q9v1previewindonesiaphilippinesprisonerdrugscrime_2024-12-18_11-54-44657_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1542360 [Title] => No word from Indonesia on Mary Jane’s execution [Summary] =>

The Indonesian government has not informed the Philippine embassy in Jakarta that the execution of convicted Filipino drug trafficker Mary Jane Veloso will be carried out.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-13 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1540549 [Title] => Qatar emir grants clemency to 10 Filipinos [Summary] =>

Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani extended clemency to 10 Filipinos incarcerated abroad.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-08 02:51:58 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1212169 [AuthorName] => Camille Diola [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20160108/qatar-emir-Tamim-bin-Hamad-Al-Thani.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1540530 [Title] => 10 Filipinos granted clemency in Qatar [Summary] =>

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Thursday said the government of Qatar granted clemency to 10 imprisoned overseas Filipinos on the occasion of the Qatar National Day celebrated every December 18.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-07 22:34:07 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150601/qatari-flag.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1536193 [Title] => A real merry Christmas [Summary] =>

In the spirit of the Christmas season, it has been a tradition for Malacañang to release the approved list of inmates granted executive clemency en masse.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-24 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136417 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097308 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva1 [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1529969 [Title] => Noy urged to grant clemency to prisoners [Summary] =>

After President Aquino’s successful visit to Pope Francis in Rome, Sen. Francis Escudero said the Chief Executive should now show more compassion by granting executive clemency to deserving prisoners this Christmas.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-06 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1521920 [Title] => 48 more inmates under review for pardon [Summary] =>

The Board of Pardons and Parole (BPP) is vetting 48 more inmates who may be granted executive clemency.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-14 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1412986 [Title] => Rolito Go walang clemency [Summary] =>

Hindi mabibigyan ng clemency ang convict na si Rolito Go.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096851 [AuthorName] => Doris Franche-Borja [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140509/Murder-convict-Rolito-Go.jpg ) ) )
Clemency
Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2526108
                    [Title] => Mary Jane Veloso to testify in court for first time since return to Philippines
                    [Summary] => 

Mary Jane Veloso will testify in a Philippine court for the first time since returning to the country in 2024.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-07 07:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/05/06/mary-jane-veloso_2026-05-06_19-22-28134_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2506660 [Title] => After more than a year in prison, Mary Jane Veloso still seeks freedom [Summary] =>

Veloso writes that she hopes to care for her aging parents and reunite with her children.

[DatePublished] => 2026-02-08 17:23:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/12/19/2_2024-12-19_22-45-23800_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2483635 [Title] => MJ Veloso’s family asks Supreme Court to expedite cases vs her traffickers [Summary] =>

The family of Mary Jane Veloso asked the Supreme Court on Thursday, October 30, to expedite the resolution of her case against her traffickers.

[DatePublished] => 2025-10-30 18:35:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/12/18/afp2024121736qk2q9v1previewindonesiaphilippinesprisonerdrugscrime_2024-12-18_11-54-44657_thumbnail.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1542360 [Title] => No word from Indonesia on Mary Jane’s execution [Summary] =>

The Indonesian government has not informed the Philippine embassy in Jakarta that the execution of convicted Filipino drug trafficker Mary Jane Veloso will be carried out.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-13 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1540549 [Title] => Qatar emir grants clemency to 10 Filipinos [Summary] =>

Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani extended clemency to 10 Filipinos incarcerated abroad.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-08 02:51:58 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1212169 [AuthorName] => Camille Diola [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20160108/qatar-emir-Tamim-bin-Hamad-Al-Thani.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1540530 [Title] => 10 Filipinos granted clemency in Qatar [Summary] =>

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Thursday said the government of Qatar granted clemency to 10 imprisoned overseas Filipinos on the occasion of the Qatar National Day celebrated every December 18.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-07 22:34:07 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150601/qatari-flag.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1536193 [Title] => A real merry Christmas [Summary] =>

In the spirit of the Christmas season, it has been a tradition for Malacañang to release the approved list of inmates granted executive clemency en masse.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-24 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136417 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097308 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva1 [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1529969 [Title] => Noy urged to grant clemency to prisoners [Summary] =>

After President Aquino’s successful visit to Pope Francis in Rome, Sen. Francis Escudero said the Chief Executive should now show more compassion by granting executive clemency to deserving prisoners this Christmas.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-06 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1521920 [Title] => 48 more inmates under review for pardon [Summary] =>

The Board of Pardons and Parole (BPP) is vetting 48 more inmates who may be granted executive clemency.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-14 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1412986 [Title] => Rolito Go walang clemency [Summary] =>

Hindi mabibigyan ng clemency ang convict na si Rolito Go.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096851 [AuthorName] => Doris Franche-Borja [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140509/Murder-convict-Rolito-Go.jpg ) ) )
abtest
Are you sure you want to log out?
X
Login

Philstar.com is one of the most vibrant, opinionated, discerning communities of readers on cyberspace. With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape the country. Sign up now!

Get Updated:

Signup for the News Round now

FORGOT PASSWORD?
SIGN IN
or sign in with