2026-09-24 1a80f29a9a9028f16b423b4ec90b5de536571703 24 Bongbong Marcos 14 /wiki/bongbong%20marcos Indonesia 116 /wiki/indonesia Mary Jane Veloso drug smuggling case 1 /wiki/mary%20jane%20veloso%20drug%20smuggling%20case drug trafficking 172 /wiki/drug%20trafficking extradited 317 /wiki/extradition overseas worker 71 /wiki/overseas%20filipino%20worker pardon 37 /wiki/pardon president 2 /wiki/president%20of%20the%20philippines sentenced to death 239 /wiki/capital%20punishment%20in%20indonesia Bongbong Marcos Indonesia Mary Jane Veloso drug smuggling case drug trafficking extradited overseas worker pardon president sentenced to death Mary Jane Veloso drug smuggling case 2026-09-25 1ead4d205d4f2216618d3c1270b252a979ff3da5 /feed/2026/09/25/mary-jane-veloso-is-released-from-the-correctional-institution-for-women-in-mandaluyong-philippines-following-the-prev Mary Jane Veloso is released from the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong, Philippines, following the previous day's approval by president Bongbong Marcos of her absolute pardon. 1790359779 2026-09-25 691aa087b75c5d5e1efb935e70a7f485d55d25de 7 Bongbong Marcos Mary Jane Veloso drug smuggling case pardon president 4 /feed/2026/09/25/mary-jane-veloso-is-released-from-a-prison-in-mandaluyong-philippines-after-president-bongbong-marcos-s-absolute-pardo Mary Jane Veloso is released from a prison in Mandaluyong, Philippines, after president Bongbong Marcos's absolute pardon of her was approved yesterday. 2026-09-5 b1024e0376f22ffe8806b2fa3fed45f2302da788 24 Bongbong Marcos president 2 /feed/2026/09/5/philippine-vice-president-sara-duterte-posts-360000-us-5740-bail-on-three-counts-of-grave-threats-prompting-a-re Philippine vice president Sara Duterte posts ₱360,000 (US$5,740) bail on three counts of grave threats, prompting a regional trial court to lift her arrest warrant. The charges concern alleged threats against president Bongbong Marcos, first lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and former House speaker Martin Romualdez. 2026-09-4 ca065bac9ec18f243849673eb639a7316f66bf13 34 Bongbong Marcos president 2 /feed/2026/09/4/a-philippine-regional-trial-court-issues-an-arrest-warrant-for-vice-president-sara-duterte-on-three-counts-of-grave-thre A Philippine regional trial court issues an arrest warrant for vice president Sara Duterte on three counts of grave threats against president Bongbong Marcos, first lady Liza Araneta Marcos, and former House speaker Martin Romualdez, setting bail at ₱120,000 (US$2,000) per count. 2026-07-31 c446c0a04f42653c4a56c3e2d864d688bb6cd3bb 36 Indonesia drug trafficking 2 /feed/2026/07/31/indonesian-authorities-announces-it-arrested-a-malaysia-airlines-pilot-for-allegedly-smuggling-over-26-kg-of-ecstasy-and Indonesian authorities announces it arrested a Malaysia Airlines pilot for allegedly smuggling over 26 kg of ecstasy and a package of methamphetamine into Jakarta's Soekarno–Hatta International Airport. 2026-04-16 40055d109e01bbea56e1068d6aa4526d0fe496ef 27 Bongbong Marcos president 2 /feed/2026/04/16/philippine-president-bongbong-marcos-says-that-czech-authorities-have-arrested-former-legislator-zaldy-co-in-prague-afte Philippine president Bongbong Marcos says that Czech authorities have arrested former legislator Zaldy Co in Prague after he entered the country without proper documentation, following his designation as a fugitive in connection with graft and malversation charges linked to a flood control project. 2026-04-13 4e6bfa97e5ceb994693c2c33ffce2de12ba51f61 20 Bongbong Marcos president 2 /feed/2026/04/13/philippine-president-bongbong-marcos-suspends-excises-on-kerosene-and-liquefied-petroleum-gas-to-reduce-household-fuel-c Philippine president Bongbong Marcos suspends excises on kerosene and liquefied petroleum gas to reduce household fuel costs amid rising global oil prices linked to the Iran war. 2025-12-2 e97ad0e289354d94c06849250c19509ad606ef3a 7 Indonesia sentenced to death 2 /feed/2025/12/2/indonesia-and-the-netherlands-agree-to-repatriate-two-elderly-dutch-nationals-convicted-of-drug-trafficking-including-o Indonesia and the Netherlands agree to repatriate two elderly Dutch nationals convicted of drug trafficking, including one on death row, on humanitarian grounds, following a request from Dutch king Willem-Alexander. 2025-10-29 90f47b4f5b6df9f6bca94f5f35a938d987e5d115 /feed/2025/10/29/philippine-president-bongbong-marcos-signs-a-republic-act-institutionalizing-the-ban-on-the-country-s-offshore-gaming-op Philippine president Bongbong Marcos signs a republic act institutionalizing the ban on the country's offshore gaming operators and declaring their operations illegal. 1761747979 2025-10-29 c38f24550b3328bef0d867db50b7361a4aaf041e /feed/2025/10/29/philippine-president-bongbong-marcos-signs-a-republic-act-institutionalizing-the-ban-on-the-country-s-offshore-gaming-o Philippine president Bongbong Marcos signs a republic act institutionalizing the ban on the country's offshore gaming operators and declaring their operations illegal. 1761733893 2025-10-29 8b1855298e8819e6e758c073bf5b154f6ea2bf11 16 Bongbong Marcos president 2 /feed/2025/10/29/philippine-president-bongbong-marcos-signs-a-law-institutionalizing-a-ban-on-the-country-s-offshore-gaming-operators-and Philippine president Bongbong Marcos signs a law institutionalizing a ban on the country's offshore gaming operators and declaring their operations illegal. 2025-08-31 5599f7c7e6e0f677bf354c833233115b2fba02e3 20 Bongbong Marcos president 2 /feed/2025/08/31/philippine-public-works-secretary-manuel-bonoan-resigns-over-the-flood-control-controversy-while-president-bongbong-mar Philippine public works secretary Manuel Bonoan resigns over the flood control controversy, while President Bongbong Marcos appoints transportation secretary Vince Dizon as Bonoan's replacement. 2025-07-22 51cade42eda416c741f6c1e50ad5478f8e650678 10 Bongbong Marcos president 2 /feed/2025/07/22/president-trump-announces-a-trade-agreement-with-philippine-president-bongbong-marcos-that-sets-a-19-tariff-on-philippi President Trump announces a trade agreement with Philippine president Bongbong Marcos that sets a 19% tariff on Philippine exports to the United States, while U.S. goods entering the Philippines will be exempt from tariffs. /feed/2026/09/24/philippine-president-bongbong-marcos-grants-an-absolute-pardon-to-mary-jane-veloso-a-former-overseas-worker-in-indonesi Philippine Daily Inquirer 24 46322555221ff0f32219028bf9969d172832b930 9 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2311536/marcos-grants-mary-jane-veloso-absolute-pardon 2026 Reuters 24 d020caca6836d129d2c1a067295b9e69fdae7742 9 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippine-president-pardons-drug-convict-mary-jane-veloso-2026-09-25/ 2026 Philippine president Bongbong Marcos grants an absolute pardon to Mary Jane Veloso, a former overseas worker in Indonesia who was arrested for drug trafficking and sentenced to death in 2010, but was later granted a reprieve and extradited back to the Philippines.