The Department of Justice (DOJ) has signed the Immigration Lookout Bulletin Order (ILBO) requested by the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI) against 19 individuals on Wednesday, October 15.
Bureau of Immigration spokesperson Dana Sandoval confirmed with Philstar.com that the department received the ILBO issued by the DOJ on the new individuals tagged by the ICI.
‘Their names have been included in our centralized database, and their travels will be monitored and reported to the DOJ,’ Sandoval told Philstar.com in a message.
This means that their names have been circulated to immigration authorities to monitor the individuals from leaving the country, typically those who are subjects of ongoing investigations or legal cases.
It differs from a hold departure order, which is a court-issued directive preventing an individual from leaving the country.
The ICI earlier requested an ILBO against 19 individuals which including former and current lawmakers and engineers.
Three of the people included in the list had already been issued an ILBO from the initial list in the DOJ’s lookout bulletin issued on October 8.