PHILIPINE MANUAL OF © LEGAL CITATIONS MYRNA S. FELICIANO. aMrvErstry oF Hur COLLECT 3" viatsrepom Dinas Cuma Se College of Law University of the Philippines 199% UP, | cnusseor ut AMAT CANFl COPYRIGHT, 1999 By the Authors ty ISBN Ng, ye ’ 4a s “ery h Pubishod by #4 * INFORMATION ANO;PUBLICATION DIVISION UP. LAW COMRLRK \ Primed oft yet + - PREFACE ‘This Manual is @ response to a long-felt need in legal research and writing, “it should be stressed thet, on the whole, the working rules it contains have been evolved in practice, In mimeographed form. the Manual has been usedin the legal writing course at the U.P. Collage of Law and the Conter’s continuing lagal education program. The method of citation in the Philiogine Law Journal is based on this Manual This present work would not have been possible without the initiative of the former Dean of the U.P. Collage of Law, retired Supreme Court Justice Vieenta Abad Santos, who in 1987 constituted the three of Us into a committee to prepare a uniform system of legal citation. This Manual grew out of that assignment. The publication of this Manual was made a project of the U.P. Law Center by the then Director Froilan Bacungen, in the furtherance of logal scholarship. Legistative and judicial changes necessitated the fith revision of this work, and the additonal ‘consideration that the previous edition has gone out of print. IRC. MSF. MMMCONTENTS INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER mw PRIMARY SOURCES A. Court Decisions... B, Statutory Materials... SECONDARY SOURCES ‘A. Books and Pamphlets B. Collection of Essays or . Periodical Articles 1D. Newspapers E, Annotations... F Letters, Speeches and interviews. G. Encyclopedias H. Looseleat Services |. Book Reviews J. Internet Sources: FOREIGN SOURCES ‘A, Court Decisions B. Statutory Materials . Secondary Materials UNITED NATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS SOURCES: ‘A. United Nations ... B. League of Nations . Intemational Court of Justice D. Permanent Court of Intorational Justice .. E International Arbitrations so F. Other Intornational Court G. Other Intemational Bodies... 40 44 44 45 45 46 46V. REPEATING CITATIONS. APPENDICES U Appendix A — Sample page showing Footnotes Appendix 8 — Sample of Bibliography ‘Appendix C — List of Repotts em rmnemnm Appendix D — List of Legal Periocicais ani Their Abbreviations val 51 55 87 60 83 PHILIPPINE MANUAL OF LEGAL CITATIONS |, PRIMARY SOURCES ‘A. COURT DECISIONS 1, Case Nawes 1, General Rule Cito cases by giving the sumame of the patios, the volume, ste ‘and page of reports, and the year of promulgation in parenthesis ‘Abbreviate versus oF contra as v. When used in the text, undor- ‘score the tile of the case (it printed, italicize); and pace the source fof citation in the footnote. Example: Aviaga v. Javellana, 92 Phil, 330 (1952) It two or more actions are consolidated in coe decision, cite only the first listed b, Exceptions— () Cite Islamic and Chinese names in ful. As to those with Christan frst_names, follow the general rue Examples: Um Sian Tek v. Ladislao not Lim v. Lacisiao Wong. v. Dizon_not Joseph Wong v. Dizon Una ‘Kibad v. Commission on Elections not Kibad v. Commission on Elections(21 Giter compound names in full Examples Poople v. De ta Cruz not People v, Cruz de la Avad Santos v. Auditor General not Santos v. Audi- tor General Galeos-Valdehuesa -v. Republic not Valdehuesa v Republic (3) Aways ate names of corporations. associations, business firms and partnerships in full. Words forming pan of such names may be abbreviated, except the first word, Examples: Mata v. Rita Legarda, Ine Allied Workers Assn, of the Phil. v. Republic Trading Corp. (4) Cit cases involving the Govemment of the Philippines and criminal cases as follows Government v. Commonwealth y. Republic v. _ US. ¥. People v. ‘depending upon the ti Examples: Government v. Abadinas Commonwealth v. Corominas Repuihlie v. Carpin US. v, Jaranila People v. Santos (5) Cite cases involving pubiic officers or offices as follows (a) Where the person is named in his official capacity, give the name of the person only. Examples. iy 0! Manila v, Subidy ot City of Manila v. Subido, in bis capacity as Civil Service Commissione’ Gonzales v. Hechanova not Gonzales v. Execuive ‘Secretary (0) Where the offce is named, give the complete name of the office. Examples. Collector of Internat Revenue v. Tan Eng Hong Chiet of Phil. Constabulary v, Sabungan Bagong Silangan Board of Electon Inspectors of Tolosa v. Piccio Assistant Executive Secretary v. Sarbro & Co. (6) Aways cto Municipality of __ Ciyol_, Province of | as they appear in the decisions Examples: Province of Rizal v. RT.C. City of Cebu v. Ledesma Municipaliy of Mandaluyong v. Bautista (7) Cito case names beginning with procedural terms like Ex parte, Ex rel and In re as they appear in the decisions Use in re instead of In the mattor of Examples: Ex parte Miligan in re Garcia US. ox rel Greathouse v. Smith2. Case Retonrs ‘Supreme Court Decisions— When the decision is already found in the official und in the ofcially published Philippine Pepons, indicate only the Philippine Reports citaton, iy (i) Preupeme Reronts— Cito as: yaluine Phil gage (wear) Example F Diaz v. Esirera, 78 Phil. 637 (1947) (2) Orrem, Gazer Cin GIR. docket no. and dato of promulgation bet O.G. citation, . ee ee me Cite as: G.R. No. date promulgated, yolume 0.6. sans (onth & year ot Issue) | Example: Espintu v. Rivera, G.A. No. 17092, September 30, 1963, 62 O.G. 7226 (Oct, 1966). It the decision is found in a supplement, indicate sup- plement number, page and date of issue. Example: 46 OG. Supp. No. 11, 22 (Nov, 1986). (9) Gevena, Resisren (GA) —Advance decisions of the Supreme Cite as: GA, No. date of promulgation, omit ———— romuigation, omitting the L—which refers to post-liberation decisions Example EStepa v. Diansay, GA. No. 14788, September 1960, vee a (a) For disciplinary cases against attomeys-ataw Cite as: GR, Adm. Case No, dato of ‘promugation. Example: In re Mallare, G. R. Adm, Caso No. $33, April 29, 1968. Note: For unotfcial reports of cases, see Rule 1, A. (b) For disciplinary cases against judges: Cite as: G.R. ‘Adm, Casa/Mater No. , date of promul- gation Example: ‘Secretary of Justice v. Catolico, G.A. Adm. Case) No. 203 & Adm. Matter No. 625-CF, November 18, 1975. b. Court of Appeals Decisions, 1996— (I) Appewate Court Reronrs (v. 2, 1937 and v. 8, 1947 are the only ones published) — Cite as: yolume C.A Rep, gage (waar) Example: ‘Chunaco v. Singh, 8 C.A, Rep. 488 (1947) (2) Count oF Appenis RePonrs, Second Series Cin as. oluna CA. Rap. 20 nage (usa) Example: Flores v. Valpefa, 2 C.A. Rep. 20 64 (1962) (3) Count oF Arpenis Genenat Recisren (C.A-G.A)— ‘Advance decisions of the Court of Appeals, Cite as: CA-GR. No -R, CV, CR or SP, date of promulgation.Example Caliboso v. Bueno, C.A-G.R. No. 20401-R. Apel 8," 1960, (4) Orticus Gazerre— Cite as: C.A-SP or OR oF CV No. (dato of promulgation, volume 0.6. paye (month & year of issue) | Exampw: Manila Electric Co. v. Allarde, CA-SP No. 11850, May 15, 1987, 860.6. 3447 (May, 1990). ©. Other Courts— (1) Sanovoaneavan Prosone Cito as: Sandiganbayan Crim, Case No,_ date of promulgation, yalume Sandiganbayan Rep. gage (year of issue) Example People v. Sabarre, Sandiganbayan Crim. Case No, 001 December 12, 1979, 1 Sandiganoayan, Rep. 305 (1979), (2) Count oF Tax Appeats Decisions— Cito as: CTA Case No, date of promulgation. Example: ‘Abad v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, CTA Case No. 717, June 4, 1963. (8) Recionat Tawar Count Decisions— Cite as: RTC (Place & Branch No.) Crim. Case or SP No R. date of promulgation Example People v. Johnson, RTC (San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Br. 45) Crim. Case R-1681, August 6, 1984 In ro Morales, RTC (Dagupan City, Br. 43) SP-2472, Decem- ber 7, 1989. s (4) Metnopourran Tat Courts Decisions —Cite as: MeTC (Place {& Branch No.) Civil or Criminal Case No, date cf promulgation, Example: Shell Distribution Co., Inc. v. Balmaceda, MeTC (Manila, Branch X) Civil Case No ‘59563, July 20, 1982. (5) Moniciea, Trial Counts and Municirar Gimcurr Tria COURTS Decisions Gite as: MCTC or MTC (Place) Crim. Caso No date of promulgation Exampl: People v. Soliven, MCTC ( Paoay—Curimao, locos Norte) Crim. Case No, 992-C, November 11, 1989, (6) Suanian Disricr ano Gircurr Courts. Cito as: Shariah Dist/Circ, Ct. (place), date of promulgation Example: Al-Awadhi v. Rulona, Shari'ah Dist. Ct. (Marawi City) Special Proceeding No. 011-87, September 15, 1968. 4, Administrative Decislons— Cite by the name of the agency (when there is an_ abbraviated Gin ee abbroreton er Scroryny case number and dato of promulgation Ex trio’ v. Dizon, DAN Case No. 2734, April 24, 1967. In re Cojacado, CSC Adm. Case No. R-27182, Sep- tember 29, 1964Wintnrop-Sterling Employees Ass'n (FFW) v. Winthro Steams. 6 Steing Product ingrnatona)” WG Gase No. (R081, January 26. 1956 The following is a list of some administrative agencies and boards exercising regulatory and quasi-judicial functions Agricultural Inventions Board. cn. Armed Forces of the Philippines, Office of the Judge Advocate General Board of Communications, Board of Investments . Board of Liquidators Board of Pardons and Pare. Bureau of Agrarian Legal Assistance Bureau ot Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Bureau ot Food and. Drugs. Bureau o! Forest Development Bureau of Higher Education Bureau of Hospitals Bureau 6f intemal Revenue Bureau of Labor Relations Bureau of Lands Bureau of Local Employment Bureau of Mines Bureau of Patents Trademarks and Technology Transler Bureau of Physical Education and Schoo! Spens Bureau of Technical and Vocational Education Burau of Trade Ragulaton and Consumer Protaction Bureau of Women and Young Workers Bureau of Working Copditions Cite As AI JAGO BoC 801 BOL. BPP BALA 8FAR BFAD 8FD BHE 8H BIR BLA aL BLE 8M BeTT aPEss ere aTRop awyw awe Central Board of Assessment Appeals... Civil Aoronautes Board Civil Service Commission Commission on Immigration and Deportation Commission on Audit Commission on Elections Commission on Higher Education ‘Commission on Human Rights. Commission on the Settement of Land Problems Construction industry Arbitration Commission... Dangerous Drugs Board Deparment of Agriuiture, Office of the Secretary Deparment of Energy Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Deparment of Finance, Office of the Secretary Department of Foreign Atairs, Office of Consular Services Deparment of Interior and Local Goverment Department of Justice, Office of the Secretary Deparment of Labor & Employment, Offce of the Secretary Deparment of Natonal Detense Deparment of Public Works, Trans- Portation and Communications, Office of the Light Rail Transit Authonty Deparment of Science and Technology Che As CBAA CAB csc cop COA COMELEC CHED CHR csLP ciac 0B DA DE DENR OFA. DG Dos DOLE OND Dpwrc DostEmployees Compensation ‘Commission Enorgy Regulatory Board Environmental Management Bureau, Fair Trado Board .. _ Fertlizer and Pesticide Authority Fiber Industry Development Authority Fiscal Incentives Review Board Food and Drug Administration Games and Amusements Board Garments and Textie Export Board Gold Mining Industry Assistance Board Government Service Insurance System. Housing Land Use Regulatory Board Iron and Steel Authority Insurance Commission Laguna Lake Development ‘Authority Land Registration Authonty Land Transponaton Franchising and Regulatory Board ... Local Water Utities Administration Maritime Industry Authority, Mont Systems Board Metropolitan Waterworks & Sewerage System Mindanao Development Goarc Monetary Board Movie and Television Review and Classification Board National Bureau of Investigation National Commission en Indigenous Peoples, Cle As Ecc | ERC EMB FTB FPA FIDA FIRS FOA GAB GTEB GMAB sis HLURB ISA Ins. Com LLoA LRA LFRB wu. MARINA MSB MWss MoB Me MTRCB NoIP National Conciliation and Mediation Board, : : Natonal Cottage industry Development Authority . National Economic Development Authority, Office of the Director Gonoral National Electrification ‘Administration National Food Authonty National Grains. Authority National Historical institute National Housing Authority National. rigation Administration National Labor Relations ‘Commission National Library (Copytight Office ) National Manpower and Youth Cound National Mapping and Research Information Authority National Meat Inspection Commission National Museum... National Nuvition Council National Parks & Development Corp National Police Commission National Quarantine Offce National Resources Development Corp. National Seamen Board National Telecommunication Commission National Tobacco Administration National Wage Council Che As Noms, NACIDA NEDA NEA NFA. NHI ~-NHA NA NLRC NL NMYC NAMRIA Nuc NNC NPOC NAPOLCOM Noo) NROC NSB NTC NTA, NW.National Wator Resources Council fe National Youth and Sports Development Board Nuclear Indemnity Board! Office of the Solicitor General tice of the Ombudsman Office of Government Corporate Counsel Office of Transpon Cooperatives Office of Tourism Standards. Olt industy Commission Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, Philippine Aerospace Development Corporation aos Philippine Atomic Energy Commission Philippine Coast Guard Philippine Coconut Authority Philippine Constabulary Philippine Convention Bureau Philippine Copyright Offico Philippine Export Zone Authority Philippine Fisheries Oevelopment Authority Philippine Gaming Semmission Philippine Inventors Commission Philippine Medicare Commission Philippine Merchant Marine’ Aczdemy Philippine National Lines Philippine National Raiways Philippine Overseas Employment ‘Administration Philigpine Racing Commission Che As NWR NysoB Nig osc Ovsuosman occe ore ors ore owwa Paoc PAEC PCG POA PC PCB PCO PEZA PFDA Pac Pic Meoicane Com PMMA PNL. PNR POEA PHILRACOM Philippine Sports Commission Philippine Tobacco Board Philippine Tourist Authonty Phiippine Veterans Administraton.. Philippine Virginia Tobacco Administration Plant Quarantine Otfice Pollution Adjudication Board Population Commission Price Stabilization Council Professional Regulation Commission Reparatons Commission Securities & Exchango Commission Social Security Commission ‘Small and Medium Industries Commission Sugar Regulatory Administration Tarif Commission .. Textbook Board ‘oll Regulatory Board Video Regulatory Board B. STATUTORY MATERIALS 1 Cons ti1uiom— The Constitution is cited by reteronce to artide, section and Paragraph. When the Constitution is no longer in force, put the year in parenthesis, Examples: PVTA PAB POPCOM Psc. PRG REPACOM SEC ssc smc SRA To TEXTBD TRB vRD Const. (1995), art J, sec. 1, par. (3) Const. an. Vil2. Session Laws— Citation of source, &.g., Public Laws, Laws & Resolutions, Vial Documents or Official Gazorte is not required bul may be added. Reference to section, artcie or paragraph should follow not recede the main citation if the citation is in the footnote, Public Laws, 1900 to 1934. Cita as: Act! No. (year of ettectivy) volume Pusuc Laws gage: Example: Act No. 1160 (1904), art a Commonwealth Acts, 1995-1945, Cie as: Com, Act No. — (year of effectivity, volume Pusuc Laws Com, page Example: Com. Act No. 5%, (1936), soc. 2 (b) Presidential Decrees, September 21, 1972 to February 20, 1986 City as: Pres. Degree No. (Year of effectivity), volume Vira Docs. pag Example: _| Pres Decree No, 603 (1975) . Balas Pambansa July 23, 1984 to February 1, 1966, Cite as: Batas Big — (year of eHfectivity), volume Acts 8 Res. page Example Batas Big. 60 (1981), Acts & Res, 1980-81, 1-30 Executive Orders, February 23, 1986 to July 26, 1967. Soe Rule 1.B. Ge) 1. Republic Acts 1946 to 1972; July 27, 1987 to date Cito as: Rep. Act No. (year of effectivity), volume Laws & Res. Ga08. Example: Rep. Act No. 1792 (1957), sec. 4 3. Coves— ‘As a general rule, cite the name of the paricular code, arsclo ‘Umber oF gecton umber (if any) witout any indication of date But when the code is no longer in force of has been subse- ‘quently revised, put the year of offectiviy in parenthesis, Examples. Chr Cooe, an 297 Gi Cook (1889), art. 67. ‘The following is a list of Philippine Codes and how they are cited: Che As Agricultural Land Reform Code ‘as amended by the Code of Agrarian Reforms Child and Youth Weltare Code. Agrarian Cooe Cu & Yours Wewrane Cove iv Code. Crm Cove Coconut Industry Code Coconut Inous Cove Code of Commerce Conmercial Cove Cooperative Code Cooperative Cone Corporation Code Cone. Cove. Family Code Fauny Cone Fire COd@ vo Forest Relorm Code Irsurance Code Intellectual Property Code, Is. Cove IwrewecTuaL Paop. ConeChe As Labor Code en Lasor Cone Land Transportation & Tratfic Code Cove Local Government Code Muslim Code of Personal Laws Musum Cove Natonal Building Code Bios. Cone National Code ct Marketing of Breast. ik Substitutes & Supplements. Mix Cooe Natonal Internal Revenue Code Tax Cove Omnibus Election Code Etecr. Cove Omnibus Investments Code Investments Coot Philippine Environment Code Envinon. Cove Revised Administrative Code Revised Penal Code Sanitation Code Rev. Ao, Coe. Rev. Pen. Cove Saurtation Cove State Auditing Code ‘Avoit Cove. Tarif! and Customs Code Taniee Cove Water Code Water Coot 4. Bus, Resovunions ano Comuirtee Reronts— ‘8, Congress of the Philippines, 1946-1972; 1987 — Cite bils, resolutons or committee reports in the following manner: House whore tha bill, resolution or committee reports originate serial report number, the Congress, sassion, and year in paren. thesis. For committee reports, give the name of the committee Examples: S.No. 5, 6th Cong, Ist Sess. (1966) H. No, 15085, Sth Cong, 4th Sess. (1965), S. Res. 1, 4th Cong., 1st Session. (1958). H, Res. 2, 6th Cong. 3rd Sess. (1966), Comm. on National Detense and Security, H. Apt 28, Sth Cong., 1st Soss. ( 1962} 16 Transe, & Trarric Loca. Govr. Cove Other abbreviations: Che As Senate or House of Representatives Concurrent Resolutions 8, Con Ras, Senate or Houso of Representatves Joint Resolution S.J. Res Senate or House Committee Reports H. Rot. Resolution of both Houses when sitting... S. pt together but voting separately RBH Batasang Pambenss, 1978-1986. Cito bills in the following manner: Origin of bil, bill aumbor, tho umber of the Batasan, number of the session and the year in parenthesis, Examples: P.8, No. 2878, Ist Batasan, Sth Sess. (1963) .B. No. 54, Ist Batasan, Sth Sess. (1963) For Committee reports, cite name of Committees, Serial report umber, number of Batasan, number of the session and the year in parenthesis. Example: Committee on Civil Service Rot. 545, Ist Batasan, Sth Sess, (1863) Abbreviations Che As Cabinet Bill 68. Journal of the Batasan JB. Leners/Annual Reports Transmined Communication Parliamentary Sills PB. Records of the Batasan AB. Resolutions Res, Written Answer WA, 7