Tag: Julius Lacanilao

Palace pleased with SC final decision allowing Mary Jane Veloso to testify vs alleged recruiters

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Saturday, Aug. 15, welcomed the Supreme Court’s final decision allowing Mary Jane Veloso to testify against her alleged recruiters while she is imprisoned for drug trafficking in Indonesia. “Nagagalak po kami diyan dahil at least, makikita natin na si Ms. Veloso po ay naging biktima kung tatanggapin yung kaniyang testimoniya,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. With the SC’s final decision on March 4, the Nueva Ecija court hearing the charges against Julius […]

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De Lima expresses hope for review of Mary Jane Veloso’s case in Indonesia following PHL High Court ruling allowing her deposition

(Eagle News)–Senator Leila de Lima has expressed hope the prosecution of the alleged recruiters of Mary Jane Veloso in Nueva Ecija would pave the way for a review of her case in Indonesia. De Lima made the statement as she welcomed the Supreme Court ruling allowing Veloso, who is on death row due to illegal drug trafficking and is imprisoned in a Yogyakarta prison, to testify against Julius Lacanilao and Kristina Sergio via a deposition […]

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CA junks OSG’s appeal for Mary Jane Veloso to be allowed to testify via deposition vs alleged illegal recruiters

By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Court of Appeals has denied the Office of the Solicitor General’s appeal for a Nueva Ecija judge to observe the deposition of Mary Jane Veloso–a death row inmate in Indonesia–against her alleged illegal recruiters who are detained in Nueva Ecija. In junking the OSG’s motion for reconsideration of the  former eleventh division’s December 13, 2017 decision, the division reiterated that the right of the accused, in this case Maria […]

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OSG appeals CA decision blocking Mary Jane Veloso’s testimony

(Eagle News) — The Office of the Solicitor General has appealed the appellate court’s decision stopping Mary Jane Veloso, who has been convicted of drug-related charges in Indonesia, from testifying against her alleged recruiters in the Philippines. In its motion filed on Jan. 16, the OSG said the CA’s 11th Division should reverse its decision setting aside the decision of a Nueva Ecija court that gave Veloso the green signal to testify against Maria Cristina […]

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Nueva Ejica RTC sets pre-trial of large-scale illegal recruitment case vs. Veloso’s recruiters

MANILA, Sept. 7 (PNA) — The Baloc Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 37 in Nueva Ecija has set the pre-trial of the large-scale illegal recruitment against Maria Cristina Sergio and her live-in partner Julius Lacanilao on Sept. 18. The case involves the complaint filed by the three townmates of Mary Jane Veloso, who was also allegedly a victim of illegal recruitment committed by Sergio and Lacanilao. Atty. Edre Olalia, lawyer of Veloso, asked the RTC […]

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