Section 16. Hold Departure Order. -

The minor child subject of the petition shall not be brought out of the country without prior order from the court while the petition is pending.

The court, motu proprio or upon application under oath, may issue ex parte a hold departure order, addressed to the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation, directing it not to allow the departure of the minor from the Philippines without the permission of the court.

The Family Court issuing the hold departure order shall furnish the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation of the Department of Justice a copy of the hold departure order within twenty-four hours from its issuance and through the fastest available means of transmittal.

The hold departure order shall contain the following information:

1. The complete name (including the middle name), the date and place of birth, the nationality and the place of last residence of the person against whom a hold departure order has been issued or whose departure from the country has been enjoined;

2. The complete title and docket number of the case in which the hold departure order was issued;

3. The specific nature of the case;

4. The date of the hold departure order; and

5. A recent photograph, if available, of the party against whom a hold departure order has been issued or whose departure from the country has been enjoined.

The court may recall the hold departure order motu proprio, or upon verified motion of any of the parties after summary hearing, subject to such terms and conditions as may be necessary for the best interests of the minor.