Renewal of Passport

Can I renew my passport though I have a pending legal case pressed against me in the Philippines? I heard from my brother that there was a warrant of arrest issued 2 yrs ago.

My passport is expiring next year, and I am planning to renew it abroad. Is it possible to renew...? What are the legal bases that a person bared from renewing his passport? If cannot be renewed, what shall I do next? I am planning to renew it 3 mos. before it expires.

And I think I dont have HDO because I was able to go back home 4 mos. ago and years back. Please help me.

Hi Atty., I requested for passport renewal due to scribbles on the blank pages of my passport, it was unintentional dahil pinakialaman po ng bata. I went to DFA and gone through the interview with supporting docs for mutilated passport. They granted my request for renewal but I am told that my name will be put on their watchlist for passport issuance, that in case same thing happened again I won't be able to request for a replacement unless my passport has expired. I didn't question the DFA staff since, I was afraid that they might not allow me to renew it and I badly need to have it fix since I am due to go back abroad mid this year... My question is, tama po ba na ilagay nila ang name ko sa watchlist kahit due to damaged passport lang? I mean, it happens to most of us... natakot po ako kasi baka, magkaroon na ng problem sa immigration pagalis ko ulit. Wala po akong naging kaso kahit kelan..

Maraming Salamat po! God Bless!