Precautionary Hold Departure Order
The Supreme Court issued A.M. 18-07-05 SC on August 7, 2018, that laid down a new rule that would prevent people suspected of committing a crime from going out of the country. Voting 11-1, the SC (under then-Acting Chief Justice Antonio T. Carpio) approved The Rule on Precautionary Hold Departure Order (PHDO), OCA Circular 194-2018, in place of a watch list order (WLO) by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Associate Justice Marvie Leonen was the lone dissenter.