The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Sunday said a hold departure order (HDO) against Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa has yet to be issued, as the former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief remains under an Immigration Lookout Bulletin Order (ILBO) while facing an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC).“Naka-lookout bulletin po siya. Wala pang other kinds of order na natatanggap ang ating ahensiya,” BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval told Super Radyo dzBB.(Dela Rosa is on a lookout bulletin. Our agency has not received other kinds of orders.)HDO vs Precautionary hold departure orderShe explained that the Department of Justice (DOJ) issues an HDO, which the BI implements.Sandoval explained that an HDO is issued because a court found a flight risk.“Kapag umaandar na ang kaso, sinabi ng korte na there is flight risk, maaaring mag-issue ang court ng hold departure order dahil kailangan niyang harapin whatever the case is,” she said.(Once the case is ongoing, the court will say there is a flight risk, and a hold departure will be issued since the accused needs to face whatever the case is.)Meanwhile, a precautionary hold departure order is issued in a case that is still in its initial stages.“Mayroon ding precautionary hold departure order. Nasa initial stages pa lang ang kaso, but the court deems it important that may posibilidad na umalis ang tao para iwasan ang kasong paparating,” Sandoval said.(There is also a precautionary hold departure order. The case may still be in its initial stages, but the court deems it important to prevent the person from possibly leaving the country to avoid an impending case.)She added that both orders have the same effect, requiring the individual to remain in the Philippines unless the court grants permission to leave.BI’s responsibility“Ang ating saklaw ay ang international ports of entries and exits. Ito 'yung mga paliparan natin, international airports. Pati 'yung seaports. Zamboanga International Seaport,” Sandoval said.(Our scope covers the country’s international ports of entry and exit, including international airports as well as seaports such as the Zamboanga International Seaport.)“Hindi saklaw ng BI 'yung bay areas. Ito ay binabantayan ng LGUs, PCG at pulisya,” she added.(The BI does not cover bay areas. These are monitored by local government units, the Philippine Coast Guard, and the police.)ILBOIn early May, acting Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida said an ILBO has been issued against dela Rosa and ordered authorities to arrest the senator if he tries to leave the country, saying that the senator doing so was "a mockery of justice.”Sandoval explained that an ILBO is used to monitor an individual and inform relevant government agencies about his whereabouts.“Once encountered, ang Immigration officer is mandated to contact the relevant government agencies na related du'n sa kaso to confirm kung mayroong issued na warrant of arrest, hold departure order. Ang government agency na 'yun, 'yung law enforcement agency na 'yun, will implement kung anong order ang mayroon sa kanila,” she said.(Once encountered, the immigration officer is mandated to contact the relevant government agencies involved in the case to confirm whether there is an issued warrant of arrest or hold departure order. The concerned government agency or law enforcement agency will then implement whatever order has been issued.)The ICC has issued an arrest warrant against dela Rosa for “alleged criminal responsibility as an indirect co-perpetrator” of former president Rodrigo Duterte in the crimes against humanity of murder from July 3, 2016, until the end of April 2018, wherein at least 32 persons died.The camp of Dela Rosa earlier maintained that although they recognize the existence of the arrest warrant issued by the ICC, they do not consider it enforceable in the Philippines."Kinikilala namin that it exists. Kinikilala namin dahil sa mata nila, it exists, pero hindi namin kinikilala na enforceable siya," Dela Rosa's lawyer Jimmy Bondoc said during the Kapihan sa PDP.(We recognize it exists because they said it exists, but it is not enforceable for us.)"It has to go through the proper process," he added.Dela Rosa has been included in the list of defendants on the ICC website after the tribunal unsealed the arrest warrant against him for crimes against humanity, identifying him as “at large.”The ICC noted that he was a police officer who held various positions in the PNP in the Davao Region, the position of chief of the PNP, and the position of director general of the Bureau of Corrections during the relevant time period.He was absent from the Senate for the past six months after learning an arrest warrant had been filed against him. He once again disappeared after reappearing on May 11 to vote in a change of Senate leadership.The PNP on Friday said dela Rosa remains in the country as authorities are set to enforce the ICC arrest warrant against him. —KG, GMA News