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MANILA — Former Duterte spokesperson Harry Roque may soon lose his Philippine passport because of a qualified trafficking case against him, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian told senators on Friday.Gatchalian was speaking for the Department of Justice at plenary deliberations at the Senate on the agency&#x27;s 2026 budget and told colleagues that the cancellation of Roque&#x27;s passport is just a matter of time.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/5/26/doj-initiates-cancellation-of-harry-roque-s-passport-1243">DOJ initiates cancellation of Harry Roque’s passport </a></div>Roque has denied his alleged involvement in human trafficking and abuse at the Lucky South 99 Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator in Porac, Pampanga but the case against him remains pending since the Angeles City court handling it has yet to acquire jurisdiction over him.&quot;Ang move po ng DOJ...is to move to cancel his passport,&quot; Gatchalian said.(The DOJ&#x27;s move is to move to cancel his passport)Under the New Philippine Passport Act, passports can be cancelled when ordered by a court if the passport holder has been convicted of a criminal offense, is a fugitive from justice, or is a suspected terrorist and charged under the Anti-Terrorism Act&quot;Dahil nga may warrant of arrest na ho siya, ang kanilang ginawa ay pakansela po yung kanyang passport para ma-inform po ang Interpol ng Red Notice at ma-aresto siya ng Interpol,&quot; Gatchalian said.(Since there is a warrant for his arrest, what the DOJ did was to move to cancel Roque&#x27;s passport and inform the Interpol through a Red Notice to arrest him)<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/14/why-people-tagged-in-the-flood-control-mess-still-have-valid-passports-1401">Why people tagged in the flood control mess still have valid passports</a></div>He added that Acting Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida and Prosecutor General Richard Anthony Fadullon had told him that it is just &quot;a matter of time&quot; before Roque&#x27;s passport is officially cancelled.Roque has been staying in the Netherlands, where he said he is seeking asylum. — RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News

Gatchalian was speaking for the Department of Justice at plenary deliberations at the Senate on the agency's 2026 budget and told colleagues that the cancellation of Roque's passport is just a matter of time.

Gatchalian was speaking for the Department of Justice at plenary deliberations at the Senate on the agency's 2026 budget and told colleagues that the cancellation of Roque's passport is just a matter of time.

Cancellation of Harry Roque's passport just 'a matter of time', senators told

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Cancellation of Harry Roque's passport just 'a matter of time', senators told

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Published November 21, 2025 04:48 PM PHT

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Updated November 21, 2025 04:54 PM PHT

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