Template:Cite PH act/doc

Purpose

This template allows for the easy citing and linking to of Philippine acts and other statutory instruments.

Syntax

Horizontal

{{cite PH act |title= |chamber= |number= |folio = |language= |date= |year= |article= |section= |url= |accessdate= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |url-status= |ref=}}

Vertical

{{cite PH act
| title       = 
| chamber     = 
| number      = 
| folio       =
| language    = 
| date        = 
| year        =
| article     =
| section     =
| url         = 
| accessdate  = 
| archiveurl  =
| archivedate =
| url-status  =
| ref         =
}}

Examples

{{cite PH act
| title       = Charter of the City of Bogo
| chamber     = RA
| number      = 9390
| language    = 
| date        = {{date|15 mar 2007}}
| article     =
| section     =  
| url         = http://www.congress.gov.ph/download/ra_13/RA09390.pdf
| archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110604033036/http://www.congress.gov.ph/download/ra_13/RA09390.pdf
| archivedate = {{date| 4 jun 2011}}
| url-status  = live
}}

will display as:

Republic Act No. 9390 (15 March 2007), Charter of the City of Bogo (PDF), archived (PDF) from the original on 4 June 2011

{{cite PH act
| url            = http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2011/june2011/176951.htm
| chamber        = GR
| number         = 176951
| display-authors= etal
| title          = Supreme Court has directed the Clerk of Court to forthwith issue the Entry of Judgment
| folio          = Resolution
| date           = 28 June 2011
}}

will display as

G.R. No. 176951; et al. (28 June 2011), Supreme Court has directed the Clerk of Court to forthwith issue the Entry of Judgment (Resolution)

{{cite PH act
| url            = https://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/DO_s2023_013.pdf
| chamber        = DO
| prefix         = DepEd
| number         = 13
| title          = Adoption of the National Learning Recovery Program in the Department of Education
| date           = July 3, 2023
}}

will display as

DepEd Department Order No. 13 (July 3, 2023), Adoption of the National Learning Recovery Program in the Department of Education (PDF)

The template can also be used on unnumbered issuances, where a number cannot be provided as long as the date parameter is provided. In this case, the No. will be omitted.

{{cite PH act
| url            = https://lto.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Memo08202024.pdf
| chamber        = ME
| prefix         = LTO
| title          = Online Filing of NRU Registration Documents
| date           = August 20, 2024
}}

will display as

LTO Memorandum (August 20, 2024), Online Filing of NRU Registration Documents (PDF)

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Requirement
title	title of the act; use the short title if available (example: "Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines")	optional
chamber	Name of the enacting body (case sensitive), one of Act — Acts under United States sovereignty CA — Commonwealth Act BP — Batas Pambansa PD — Presidential Decree PP — Presidential Proclamation EO — Executive Order RA — Republic Act HB — House Bill GR — General Register JAO — Joint Administrative Order AO — Administrative Order ME — Memorandum MC — Memorandum Circular JMC — Joint Memorandum Circular MO — Memorandum Order DO — Department Order DAO — Department Administrative Order ORD — City or Municipal Ordinance RES — City or Municipal Resolution REG — Regulation	optional – default is RA
number	number of the act	required
folio	phase of the deed	optional
prefix	an optional prefix added onto the name of the act depending on the type of chamber. use the name of the issuing agency as the prefix for: Joint Administrative Order (JAO) Administrative Order (AO) Memorandum (ME) Memorandum Circular (MC) Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) Memorandum Order (MO) Department Order (DO) Department Administrative Order (DAO) Regulation (REG) use the name of the local government unit + City or Municipal for: Ordinance (ORD) Resolution (RES) No prefix is added if this parameter is not provided or left blank.	optional
language	language in which the act was published	optional
date	date the act was enacted	one is required
year	year the act was enacted
article	specific article within the act	optional
section	specific section within the act	optional
url	URL hosting a copy of the act	optional
accessdate	date the URL hosting the act was accessed successfully	optional
archiveurl	URL hosting the archive of the act	optional
archivedate	date the archive of the act was successfully archived	optional
url-status	whether the original URL was still OK (url-status=live) or whether the archive was needed (url-status=dead)	optional
ref	whether citation links back	optional

TemplateData

A citation template used to cite national and local government legislation in the Philippines.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
url	url	The URL hosting a copy of the act Example https://www.privacy.gov.ph/data-privacy-act/	URL	suggested
chamber	chamber	The name of the enacting body. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite PH act/doc#Parameters for the meaning of the codenames. Suggested values Act CA BP PD PP EO RA HB GR JAO AO ME MC JMC MO DO DAO ORD RES REG Default RA	String	suggested
number	number	The number of the act Example 10173	Number	required
prefix	prefix	A prefix added onto the titles of acts for some chambers. Orders should use the issuing agency or body as the prefix while Ordinances and Resolutions should use the name of the city or municipality. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite PH act/doc#Parameters for the meaning of the codenames. Example DOH, DILG, Manila City, Taytay Municipal	String	suggested
folio	folio	The phase of the deed	Unknown	optional
date	date	The date that the act was enacted. Use the year parameter if the date is not available. Example July 25, 2011	Date	suggested
year	year	The year that the act was enacted Example 2011	Date	suggested
title	title	Title of the act Example Data Privacy Act of 2012	String	required
article	article	The specific article within the act Example Chapter III	String	optional
language	language	Language in which the act was published Default en	String	optional
access-date	access-date accessdate	The date the URL hosting the act was accessed successfully Example August 8, 2022	Date	optional
archive-url	archive-url archiveurl	The URL hosting the archive of the act	URL	optional
archive-date	archive-date archivedate	The date that the archive of the act was successfully archived	Unknown	optional
url-status	url-status	Whether the original URL was still OK (url-status=live) or whether the archive was needed (url-status=dead) Suggested values live dead Default live	String	optional
ref	ref	Whether citation links back	Unknown	optional
display-authors	display-authors	no description	Unknown	optional