Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says a deal has been reached for Indonesia to send back a Filipino death-row drug convict, who was nearly executed by firing squad but got a reprieve due to years of pleadings from Manila.

A Philippine woman spared execution in Indonesia on charges of drug trafficking in 2015 will return home after years of negotiations between the Southeast Asian neighbours, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday.

Indonesia will repatriate Mary Jane Veloso, a woman from the Philippines who has spent more than a decade on death row on charges of drug trafficking. Veloso maintains her innocence. The decision to repatriate her signals a shift in policy toward foreign prisoners under Indonesia's new president,

A Philippine woman sentenced to death in Indonesia on drug charges will be handed over to Manila following years of "long and difficult" negotiations, President Ferdinand Marcos said Wednesday. Mary Jane Veloso was arrested in Indonesia in 2010 carrying a suitcase lined with 2.