Tag: drug convict

“Bilibid 19,” pinababalik na sa maximum security compound

(Eagle News) – Pinababalik na ni Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II sa maximum security compound ng New Bilibid Prison ang tinaguriang Bilibid 19. Ang Bilibid 19 ay ang mga inmate na nagdawit kay Sen. Leila de Lima sa kalakalan ng iligal na droga sa Bilibid. Kasabay nito, sinabihan rin ni Aguirre ang Bureau of Corrections (BUCOR) na hingin muna ang kaniyang pahintulot sa tuwing maglilipat ang mga ito ng mga drug convict at high-profile inmates […]

Activists gather at Indonesian embassy in Manila in a last-minute appeal for clemency for Veloso

Activists and supporters gathered outside the Indonesian Embassy in Manila on Tuesday (April 28) in a last-minute appeal for clemency for a Filipina facing execution. Filipina migrant Mary Jane Veloso, a mother of two children, was arrested with 2.6 kilograms of heroin at Yogyakarta Airport in 2010. Hundreds of supporters marched to the embassy gate, carrying placards and banners urging Indonesia to stop the executions. “We’re very sad, we’re very outraged that the execution is […]