EXPLAINER: What is absolute pardon?

GMA Network - Sep 25, 2026

After 16 years, former overseas Filipino worker (OFW) Mary Jane Veloso may soon walk free after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. granted her absolute pardon. But what is this power granted to the chief executive?

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