Purpose

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

Syntax

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Horizontal

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

Vertical

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

Examples

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{{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

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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
  • BPBatas 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

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

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
urlurl

The URL hosting a copy of the act

Example
https://www.privacy.gov.ph/data-privacy-act/
URLsuggested
chamberchamber

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
Stringsuggested
numbernumber

The number of the act

Example
10173
Numberrequired
prefixprefix

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
Stringsuggested
foliofolio

The phase of the deed

Unknownoptional
datedate

The date that the act was enacted. Use the year parameter if the date is not available.

Example
July 25, 2011
Datesuggested
yearyear

The year that the act was enacted

Example
2011
Datesuggested
titletitle

Title of the act

Example
Data Privacy Act of 2012
Stringrequired
articlearticle

The specific article within the act

Example
Chapter III
Stringoptional
languagelanguage

Language in which the act was published

Default
en
Stringoptional
access-dateaccess-date accessdate

The date the URL hosting the act was accessed successfully

Example
August 8, 2022
Dateoptional
archive-urlarchive-url archiveurl

The URL hosting the archive of the act

URLoptional
archive-datearchive-date archivedate

The date that the archive of the act was successfully archived

Unknownoptional
url-statusurl-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
Stringoptional
refref

Whether citation links back

Unknownoptional
display-authorsdisplay-authors

no description

Unknownoptional