Panayam kay DFA Usec. Eduardo De Vega kaugnay sa pagbabalik sa bansa ni Mary Jane Veloso at mga undocumented Pinoys sa Amerika

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00:00When Mary Jane Veloso returns to the country and the undocumented Filipinos in America,

00:06we will talk with the Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega.

00:13Jusec de Vega, good afternoon to you.

00:16Good afternoon.

00:18How are the preparations for the return of our countryman, Mary Jane Veloso?

00:25Where is Mary Jane now?

00:28The announcement will be made later in Indonesia.

00:31We are waiting for her to confirm that she is already in Jakarta today.

00:36Then, in the next few days, there is a big chance that she will return home.

00:44Sir, for our countrymen to understand,

00:47what is the process that will be done to Mary Jane Veloso before she returns to the Philippines?

00:53Well, she will return to the Philippines.

00:56There is a dedication from me,

01:01but the Bureau of Corrections, the NBI, will go to Jakarta later tonight

01:08to follow the tactical arrangement of the Philippines.

01:16We are the ones who are spending.

01:18There is no police in Indonesia to escort her home.

01:22None.

01:24We think that anytime this week,

01:29there is a chance that she will return home.

01:33But that depends on what we talk about tonight or tomorrow.

01:38What is the reason for the cancellation of the visit of Mary Jane's parents in Indonesia?

01:45And how is your relationship with the Veloso family?

01:50Okay.

01:51Number one, they will visit her in her normal home in Yogyakarta

01:58because she is not staying in the capital, in Jakarta.

02:02But this weekend, we were told,

02:05we already have a schedule, we already bought the ticket,

02:08they will arrive at night,

02:10then this Sunday, they will visit us in the prison.

02:14Because we thought that until Christmas, Mary Jane will return home.

02:19But we received something on Saturday,

02:24an advisory from Indonesia,

02:26that they will transfer her to a center in Jakarta.

02:32We don't have the confirmation yet, but most likely, she is already there.

02:36Let's listen to what the press released from the Indonesians.

02:41Once she is there, the turnover to our embassy will be fast.

02:47So because of that, we will not send the family.

02:51Actually, the best thing is that they are already there when they arrived.

02:56And because of that, first, they were confused,

02:59but they are also happy that they know that this is confirmation

03:04that Mary Jane will really return home.

03:07The only question is, what is the date?

03:10Yusek, in other talks,

03:13how big is the number of undocumented Filipinos in America right now?

03:18And when will America expect to send undocumented Filipinos home from the Trump administration?

03:26Let me explain.

03:28According to our embassy and consulates,

03:34we held a seminar in early November or at the end of October in Los Angeles

03:47to talk to all of our consulates.

03:50They said, it's not certain how many, but the estimate is around 300,000-350,000.

03:58Okay?

03:59That's 350,000.

04:01As for sending them home, they don't want to go home.

04:05And we wanted to remind our countrymen,

04:11those in power, they are not the target of the Trump administration.

04:17President Marcos already talked to Trump.

04:20If you remember Trump's campaign,

04:23there are three kinds of illegal things that he doesn't want and that he will deport.

04:28Number one, criminals.

04:29Those in the US who are overstaying or don't have a visa

04:33and are violating the law.

04:39Murderers, rapists.

04:41Number two, security risks.

04:43Terrorists might have entered the country.

04:46Number three, he targets those who were sent by President Biden to his administration.

04:54Those are millions of people who were sent to the US and are not working.

04:58They came to the US to receive social welfare.

05:02He doesn't target them.

05:04President Trump's target is the law-abiding, well, President-elect Trump,

05:09the law-abiding Filipinos.

05:11So the advice of those consulates is to wait for Trump to become president.

05:20The ambassador said that if they are worried,

05:26if they can, they should go home and buy them a ticket.

05:30Because if they go home, they might be able to return.

05:33If they are deported, they won't be able to return.

05:36Those who are being deported are banned from returning to the US.

05:39But we don't want to be alarmists.

05:42Because we love the US.

05:45No matter who is the president there or here, our relations are good.

05:50So let's see. January 20, he will curse President Trump.

05:58Let's see.

06:00President Marcos was happy when they talked.

06:03So we think they had a good conversation.

06:07So our advice to Filipinos, always keep in touch with the consulate.

06:13Just be law-abiding.

06:16Even if you don't have papers,

06:18but you're not breaking the law,

06:24you're not stealing, you're not selling drugs,

06:31most likely, you won't be deported.

06:35And let's wait for the legal steps they will take to legalize overstaying.

06:45Because that should happen.

06:47Okay.

06:48So what assistance will the government give to the undocumented Filipinos

06:56if they want to return to the country?

07:00Yes.

07:01To the undocumented Filipinos,

07:04first of all,

07:08if they really don't have money,

07:11if they really don't have money,

07:14we will pay the ticket.

07:16But when it comes to that,

07:18if they go home because of overstaying,

07:23they won't return.

07:24We can pay the ticket.

07:26But if they deport them,

07:28we won't pay for that.

07:31The U.S. government will pay.

07:35That's why there are doubts if they will really deport them

07:38because it's expensive, 300,000.

07:39It's expensive, times $1,000.

07:42But what we will do,

07:44so that it won't last in prison,

07:47we will speed up the release of their travel documents

07:51so that if they are arrested, they can be arrested immediately.

07:53Now, when it comes to this,

07:55other departments said, for example, the DMW,

07:58they will give financial assistance,

08:00educational assistance.

08:02So let's see when it comes.

08:04But the ticket, we will pay for the undocumented Filipinos.

08:10The undocumented Filipinos.

08:13But my fellow countrymen,

08:15I think we should allow them to have money.

08:18They can afford the ticket.

08:20But let's see if they really want to go home.

08:24So far, no one is asking for a ticket to go home.

08:27None.

08:28Not even one.

08:30Usec, they can't avoid being afraid

08:33because they might be imprisoned

08:35if they approach our embassy.

08:37What can you say about this?

08:39None of us will be imprisoned

08:40because we are not the law enforcers of the United States.

08:44And moreover,

08:45we will not complain.

08:47We are not maritimes.

08:48It is the obligation of the government

08:50to protect all our countrymen abroad.

08:53They are our overseas nationals.

08:56They are like representatives of the Filipino nation.

08:59They will not be imprisoned.

09:02And even if we saw someone,

09:05even if we saw someone showing fake papers,

09:09fake passports,

09:10we will not arrest them.

09:12No.

09:13So, don't worry.

09:16Fellow countrymen,

09:17if you have relatives there,

09:19don't hesitate to go to the nearest embassy or consulate.

09:25There are in Washington, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Houston, and Hawaii.

09:34Honolulu.

09:35There are also in Guam.

09:36So, go there if you need to renew your passports.

09:41We promise that we will not arrest you.

09:44We are not maritimes.

09:46We will not give you...

09:48That's why you came to us,

09:50so that we can help you.

09:51Then, why would we imprison you?

09:54Although,

09:55I am old.

09:56When I was young,

09:57I have been in the service for 30 years.

09:59When I was a junior officer,

10:01they were also thinking about that.

10:03But,

10:04there are no embassies that will arrest us.

10:07Unless we have an extradition treaty,

10:10for example,

10:11we have an agreement that we will turn over so-and-so.

10:14But,

10:15according to the embassy,

10:17we do not turn over Filipinos

10:19who are alleged to be illegal to host authorities.

10:25Alright.

10:26Thank you very much for your time,

10:28Department of Foreign Affairs,

10:30Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega.

10:33Good evening and happy holidays.

10:36Merry Christmas.

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