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witness in a civil or labor case pending litigation, or any case before an administrative
agency of the government.
The application under oath of an interested party must be supported by (a) a certified
true copy of the subpoena or summons issued against the alien and (b) a certified true
copy complaint in civil, labor or administrative case where the presence of the alien is
required.
(c) The Secretary of Justice may likewise issue an HDO against any person, either motu
proprio, or upon the request by the Head of a Department of the Government; the
head of a constitutional body or commission; the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for
the Judiciary; the Senate President or the House Speaker for the Legislature, when the
adverse party is the Government or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or in the
interest of national security, public safety or public health.
[132] Section 2. Watchlist Order. - The Secretary of Justice may issue a WLO, under
any of the following instances:
(a) Against the accused, irrespective of nationality, in criminal cases pending trial
before the Regional Trial Court.
The application under oath of an interested party must be supported by (a) certified
true copy of an Information filed with the court, (b) a certified true copy of the
Prosecutor's Resolution; and (c) a Certification from the Clerk of Court concerned that
criminal case is still pending.
(b) Against the respondent, irrespective of nationality, in criminal cases pending
preliminary investigation, petition for review, or motion for reconsideration before the
Department of Justice or any of its provincial or city prosecution offices.
The application under oath of an interested party must be supported by (a) certified
true copy of the complaint filed, and (b) a Certification from the appropriate
prosecution office concerned that the case is pending preliminary investigation, petition
for review, or motion for reconsideration, as the case may be.
(c) The Secretary of Justice may likewise issue a WLO against any person, either motu
proprio, or upon the request of any government agency, including commissions, task
forces or similar entities created by the Office of the President, pursuant to the "AntiTrafficking in Persons Act of 2003" (R.A. No. 9208) and/or in connection with any
investigation being conducted by it, or in the interest of national security, public safety
or public health.
[133] Rollo (G.R. No. 199034), Volume III, p. 971.
[134] Id. at 975.
[135] Silverio v. Court of Appeals, supra note 78, at 133-134.
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