(bUlatlat) MANILA – “Continue fighting until I am free.” Mary Jane Veloso told this to her eldest son Mark Danielle when her family visited her in a detention facility in Wonosari town, Yogyakarta, Indonesia early last week.

Along with Mark was his brother Mark Darren and Mary Jane’s parents Celia and Cesar.

They were joined by members of Migrante International, as well as United Church of Christ in the Philippines Bishop Nonie Francisco and lawyers Minerva Lopez and Edre Olalia, national president of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL). Also present during the visit were representatives of the Philippine Embassy in Jakarta and the Department of Foreign Affairs-Office of the Undersecretary for the Migrant Workers Affairs in Manila who helped facilitate the family’s visit.