Floramay Ladrillano :
Mary Jane and Cristina knew each other

SINCE Mary Jane Veloso was arrested in Yogyakarta, Floramay Ladrillano often recalls the day Mary Jane left the Philippines. As her neighbor at Esguerra village in Talavera, Floramay knows well the ways of Mary Jane, always taking her eldest son Mark Daniel to school every day. "She really took care of her children's education," Floramay told Tempo contributor Suryo Wibowo, last week.

Later in the day, Mary Jane and her husband Michael Candelaria would go around the village selling plastic household goods. Mary Jane was always cheerful, always greeting her neighbors. "She liked to say good morning or good afternoon," recalled Floramay, 29, a cousin of Michael and an elementary school teacher. But Mary Jane's and Michael's business did not go well. She was offered a chance to work in Malaysia by a neighbor, Maria Cristina Sergio.

May 5, 2015