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RI, Philippines agree to expedite revision of joint border patrol, crossing agreements
In a joint press conference in Manila, Marcos said the two leaders also had a fruitful and honest discussion about events in the South China Sea.
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President Joko “Jokowi“ Widodo and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. applaud as Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi and Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo hold documents, at the Malacanang Palace, in Manila, Philippines, January 10, 2024. (Reuters/Ezra Acayan)
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ndonesia and the Philippines have agreed to expedite revising existing agreements on joint border patrol and crossing, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Wednesday, after meeting his Filipino counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
In a joint press conference in Manila, Marcos said the two leaders also had a fruitful and honest discussion about events in the South China Sea.
Earlier on Tuesday, the Philippines renewed its appeal for clemency for a Filipino woman on death row in Indonesia, hours before President Jokowi was scheduled to arrive in Manila for an official visit.
It was the latest high-level attempt to save the life of Mary Jane Veloso, who was arrested in Indonesia in 2010 carrying a suitcase lined with 2.6 kilograms (5.7 pounds) of heroin and was later sentenced to death.
She won a last-minute reprieve from the firing squad in 2015 after a woman suspected of recruiting her was arrested in the Philippines.
"We're working to see whether we can find a way towards resolving the case soon, and clemency," Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo told reporters.
Family and supporters of Veloso held a small protest near the presidential palace in Manila on Wednesday as Marcos met with his Jokowi.
A letter written by Veloso's mother, Celia, and addressed to Widodo was hand-delivered to the palace by a lawyer representing the family.
"I am begging and pleading you to help free my daughter who has been suffering innocently for fourteen years," Celia Veloso said in the letter seen by AFP.
