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MANILA, Philippines — Mary Jane Veloso wants to use her newfound freedom to venture into farming in her hometown in Nueva Ecija to give her family a better life. “My real priority is simply to lift my family out of poverty,” Veloso said in a press conference at the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Oct.

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