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Philippine LegalCitations
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Considering all the sources of
Philippine legal information from the1900s to present, uniform standard ofPhilippine citation is need for clarity,andconsistency. Each individual has his ownstyle and preference in legal research
and writing.The two manuals used as a guide to
cite Philippine legal information are: TheUniversity of the Philippines Philippine
Manual of Legal Citations by Myrna S.Feliciano (5thed. 1999) and the SupremeCourtsManual of Judicial Writing (2005)
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Rule 1 - Constitutions
The Constitution cited by reference toarticle, section and paragraph.
Examples:
Const. (1935), Art. VIII, Sec. 1Const. (1973), Art. XI, Sec. 1
When the Constitution is no longer in force,put year in parenthesis.
Examples:
Const, Art. VIII, Sec 1
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CODES As a general rule, cite the name of the
particular code, article number or section
number (if any) without any indication ofdate. But when the code is no longer inforce or has been subsequently revised,put the year of effectivity in parenthesis.
Examples:CIVIL CODE, art. 15.
CIVIL CODE (1889), art. 67.
Rule 2 Codes and Statutes
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The following is a list of Philippine Codes and how theyare cited:
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STATUTES PROPER
Laws passed by the Legislative Department
from 1901 to present are cited as follows:a.2.1 Public Laws 1901-1934
Act No. 136 (1901)
a.2.2 Commonwealth Acts, 1935-1945
Com. Act No. 35 (1935)
a.2.3 Republic Acts, 1946-1972, 1987-present
Rep. Act No. 88 (1946)
a.2.4 Presidential Decrees, September 21, 1972
February 1986
Com. Act No. 35 (1935)
a.2.5 Batas Pambansa, January 1979 February 1, 1986
Batas Blg. 129 (1980)
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Initial citations for statutes : {full title}, {statutenumber}, {subdivisions} ({year}).
Example:
An Act Penalizing the Making of Drawing
and Issuance of a Check Without Funds or
Credit and for Other Purposes, Batas
Pambansa Blg. 22 sec. 6 (1978)
Subsequent citation for statutes: {abbreviatedstatute number}, {subdivisions}
Example:
B.P. 22, sec. 6.
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Cite the name of the agreement and theexact date of signature by the Philippines.The effectivity date or date of entry intoforce may be given parenthetically at the
end of the citation. Shorten title of thecited agreement by substituting with forBetween the Republic of the Philippinesand. Give the source of the text of the
treaty.Example:
Philippines Extradition Treaty with the UnitedStates, November 27, 1981, 8 PTS 978
Note: 8 cite in the source represents the volume number
Rule 3 Treaties
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Presidential issuances are cited by thenumber of the issuance and followed bythe date of issuance. The date is important
for each year, the number starts with thefirst number (No. 1)Examples:
a.4.1 Executive Orders
Exec. Order No. 200 (1986)a.4.2 Proclamations
Proc. No. 1081 (1972)
a.4.3 Administrative Orders
Adm. Order No. 200 (2005)
Rule 4 Executive/Presidential
Issuances
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Government offices and agenciespromulgate their own rules andregulations.
As a general rule, {issuing agency}, {title},{official source}, {page} and {date}
Examples:
a.5.1 Bureau of Internal Revenue, RevenueMemorandum Circular No. 37-93, 89 O.G. 4476, Aug. 9,
2003
a.5.2 Administrative Order No. 1 promulgated by theDept of Energy on Jan 5, 2006:
DOE Adm. Order No. 1 (2006)
Rule 5 Administrative Rules andRegulations