QuestionsQuestions (PKP MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 66 s. 1992)
It took effect on 15 October 1992. Its main purpose is to regulate who may sign requests for the issuance of Hold Departure Orders (HDO) to the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation and to require strict compliance with the stated guidelines.
All requests must be signed only by the Director, or in his absence, by the Assistant Director.
The request must meet the conditions set forth in the Immigration Hold Departure Guidelines.
An interested party must provide a certified true copy of either (1) the court order holding departure, or (2) the criminal information/habeas corpus petition.
It may be issued upon an application by an interested party, where there is a standing warrant/order of arrest.
The applicant must furnish: (1) a certified true copy of the criminal information, (2) the warrant or order of arrest, and (3) a certification from the Clerk of Court that the warrant/order remains in force.
It serves to certify that the warrant/order of arrest is still valid and remains in force, which is necessary for the continued basis of the HDO.
It indicates that requests for HDO issuance must strictly follow both the signature requirement (Director/Assistant Director) and the documentary conditions specified in the Immigration Hold Departure Guidelines.
Based on the memorandum order’s requirement, such a request would be defective for non-compliance with the mandatory signing rule and may be rejected for failure to comply with the prescribed procedure.
The guideline allows furnishing a certified true copy of the criminal information/habeas corpus petition as an alternative document.
No. The Clerk of Court’s certification is explicitly required for compliance under the standing warrant/order of arrest category.
Based on the text provided, it focuses on procedural requirements—specifically who signs HDO requests and what conditions/documents must be met—rather than on the substantive legal authority to issue HDOs.
In both categories, the HDO issuance is based on an application by an interested party.