Philippine Supreme Court Limits Precautionary Hold Departure Orders

SC: Precautionary HDOs apply only to crimes with minimum 6-year penalty

MANILA, Philippines — Courts may bar the departure of individuals under criminal probe through a precautionary hold departure order (PHDO) only when their alleged offense carries a prison term of at least six years, according to the Supreme Court (SC). The high tribunal’s Third Division said this in reversing the earlier rulings of a Manila

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