Mary Jane Veloso returns after 14 years in Indonesia

Overseas Filipino worker Mary Jane Veloso thanked President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr., Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, and others who helped secure her return to the Philippines after 14 years of detention in Indonesia.

Veloso departed from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Wednesday evening and is expected to arrive at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila at 6 a.m. on Thursday morning.

She expressed gratitude during an interview with GMA Integrated News' Emil Sumangil, thanking both presidents for their assistance and expressing hope for clemency upon her return.

Before the press conference, Veloso enjoyed a burger and received a phone call via video call from someone who was not specified in the original summary.

Veloso is expected to land in Manila on Thursday morning and will be taken directly to the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong City for a five-day quarantine.

In 2010, she was convicted of drug trafficking after being caught with 2.6 kilograms of heroin in Indonesia.

President Marcos Jr. announced in November that Manila and Jakarta had reached an agreement to transfer Veloso back to the Philippines, expressing gratitude to President Prabowo for his cooperation.