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
|
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:
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.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
url | url | The URL hosting a copy of the 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.
| String | suggested |
number | number | The number of the act
| 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.
| 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.
| Date | suggested |
year | year | The year that the act was enacted
| Date | suggested |
title | title | Title of the act
| String | required |
article | article | The specific article within the act
| String | optional |
language | language | Language in which the act was published
| String | optional |
access-date | access-date accessdate | The date the URL hosting the act was accessed successfully
| 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)
| String | optional |
ref | ref | Whether citation links back | Unknown | optional |
display-authors | display-authors | no description | Unknown | optional |