Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says a deal has been reached for Indonesia to send back a Filipino death-row drug convict, who was nearly executed by firing squad but got a reprieve due to years of pleadings from Manila.

Mary Jane Veloso, a domestic helper and mother of two, was arrested in the city of Yogyakarta, for carrying 2.6 kg (5.73 pounds) of heroin concealed in a suitcase in 2010.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says Mary Jane Veloso to come home after ‘long and difficult journey’.

MANILA: The Philippines is “bound to honour” the conditions set by Indonesia in allowing the transfer of Mary Jane Veloso back to the country, including the serving of her sentence, the national government said Thursday (Nov 21).

A Filipina spared from execution on drug trafficking charges in Indonesia in 2015 will be returned to the Philippines after years of negotiations between the two Southeast Asian neighbours, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday.

Indonesia has agreed to send Mary Jane Veloso back to the Philippines after years of attempts by her home country and international human rights groups to save the drug convict from death row.

Plan is to grant Veloso clemency -foreign ministry No timeline yet for Veloso’s return Mother worried for her safety in the Philippines MANILA/JAKARTA — A Philippine woman spared execution in Indonesia on charges of drug trafficking in 2015 will return home after years of negotiations between the Southeast Asian neighbors,

A Philippine woman sentenced to death in Indonesia on drug charges will be handed over to Manila following years of "long and difficult" negotiations, President Ferdinand Marcos said Wednesday. Mary Jane Veloso was arrested in Indonesia in 2010 carrying a suitcase lined with 2.