Question & AnswerQ&A (PKP MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 66 s. 1992)
The order became effective on 15 October 1992.
Only the Director, or in his absence, the Assistant Director of the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation can sign requests for issuance of Hold Departure Orders.
The party must submit a certified true copy of either the order of the court holding departure or the criminal information/habeas corpus petition.
A certified true copy of the criminal information and the warrant or order of arrest, along with a certification from the Clerk of Court that the warrant or order remains in force.
To confirm that the warrant or order of arrest remains valid and in force at the time of the request.
No, only the Director or, in his absence, the Assistant Director can sign such requests.
An HDO is a Hold Departure Order, a directive to the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation to prevent a person's departure from the Philippines under certain legal conditions.
An interested party may file the application for the issuance of an HDO.
The legal basis is a court order that holds the departure of the person concerned, supported by the criminal information or habeas corpus petition.