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00:00Let's talk to DOJ Undersecretary Raul Vazquez. Good morning and welcome to Balitang Hali.
00:19Good morning Raffy and good morning to all the listeners and viewers.
00:23Until what time will Regine Veloso and her family be allowed to be together in the Correctional Institution for Women?
00:30Until 12 o'clock. All of the buccal rules and protocols, we bent towards them to give them a long and deep opportunity to have family bonding.
00:48Since she arrived there, she had immediate access to her family. Of course, initially, we got her name for the booking requirements.
01:02But aside from that, even her lawyer, Atty. Edre Olalia, and even the Gabriela representative, Congresswoman Arlene Brosas,
01:17we made exceptions out of them, even though normally, buccal protocols are not allowed.
01:25But this is an opportunity for us to be united in this matter.
01:32Of course, medical examinations are included. How is she? When she arrived here, she was in pain.
01:38Yes. That's right. That's the reason, Raffy, why we made a strict system of protection at the airport.
01:49First, because of security issues. Second, she has health concerns because she's from Indonesia.
01:57She traveled from Yogyarta Penitentiary to Jakarta for eight hours.
02:07Then she was transferred directly to our DFA and eventually to the Bucor. That's why she's almost sleepless.
02:19I talked to her earlier after our press conference. I approached her and she apologized.
02:27She understood a bit of Ilocano, especially because her father and mother are from La Paz, Tarlac.
02:35That's why we spoke in Ilocano as well.
02:38Mary Jane's safety is one of the things her family is concerned about. How will Bucor and DOJ handle this?
02:44Are there active threats to her safety?
02:47We cannot discount that, Raffy. That's precisely the reason why we made sure that the security protocols are very strict at the airport.
02:58In Indonesia, there are many media that are spreading rumors that she was injured or what.
03:08We also avoided that to show that we, Filipinos, can be professional in handling high-profile cases like this.
03:19You mentioned that you talked to Mary Jane. How is she now? There's no media, no crowd. How is she inside the prison?
03:27I'm just kidding. She's clean. She's okay. She has no problem. She's good.
03:33After that, we allowed her to face the media. We brought your colleagues to the media, Raffy, in her detention area,
03:43so they can take a picture. That's where they hugged their families.
03:50Although, earlier on, they had the opportunity to meet in a room there.
03:56But now, in front of the media, we allowed them to talk to Mary Jane.
04:02She was asked, I saw it in your footage, we were there earlier while Mary Jane was being questioned by the media.
04:10Is there any detail on who will be with her after her quarantine in Celda? Will she be alone?
04:16What will be her disposition after her quarantine?
04:19There are two months to check everything. That's the protocol of the VUCOR. Let's follow all the protocols.
04:29That's why there's a five-day quarantine. We will see. She's from another country.
04:36Under our Bureau of Quarantine Requirements, we will see if she has...
04:42You know, we need to protect her other companions there.
04:48But on the issue of security, Sergio is there, the trafficker who was convicted of life imprisonment.
04:57We have ordered and directed the VUCOR through Director General Greg Katapang to ensure that Mary Jane is safe.
05:14She should not be with anyone. If necessary, we will transfer her to another correctional facility so that she will not be with anyone.
05:25Okay. But you have not seen anyone. They are together there. Of course, we know that there are young people there.
05:32You have not seen anyone like this so far since Mary Jane arrived there.
05:37None. But even so, we can never be too sure.
05:41That's why our instruction to Director General Greg Katapang is to ensure that the security procedures are there for everyone.
05:51Do we have information if Indonesia is asking for a condition in exchange for Mary Jane's release?
05:56None. I am the one who signed that agreement, Rafi, in Indonesia.
06:03The only condition there is the reciprocity.
06:09If there is a chance in the future that Indonesia will ask for the same request,
06:16we will consider it as a good thing that they made a good gift to our country and to the Veloso family.
06:25Okay. Thank you very much for your time in Balitang Halit.
06:29Thank you very much Rafi and good afternoon to everyone.
06:32This is DOJ Undersecretary Raul Vazquez.
06:39DOJ Undersecretary Raul Vazquez