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    This document provides guidelines for citing Philippine legal authorities, including cases from the Supreme Court of the Philippines and Court of Appeals of the Philippines, as well as the Philippine Constitution and legal codes. Specific formats are outlined for citing cases from the Supreme Court Reporter, Official Gazette, and Court of Appeals. The current 1987 Philippine Constitution is cited as CONST. (1987) and previous constitutions include the promulgation year. Legal codes such as the Administrative Code and Civil Code include the code name, relevant subdivision, legislation number, and amendment information.

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    T2.

    33 Philippines
    (Mixed Jurisdiction)

    Cases
    SUPREME COURT
    Citation format: <case name>, <volume number> <reporter abbreviation>
    <first page>, <page(s) of specific material, if desired> (<date of decision>)
    (<country abbreviation if not evident from context>).
     
    Or: <case name>, <volume number>:<number> O.G. <first page>, <page(s)
    of specific material, if desired> (<date of decision>) (<country abbreviation if
    not evident from context>).
     
    Or: <case name>, G.R. No. <docket number>, <parallel citation, if
    desired> (<date of decision>) (<country abbreviation if not evident from
    context>), <URL to official source, if no parallel citation to a print source
    provided>.
     
    People v. Quimson, 419 PHIL. REP. 28, 33–43 (Oct. 5, 2001).
     
    Banez v. Banez, 99:30 O.G. 4775 (July 28, 2003) (Phil.).
     
    Gonzalez v. Katigbak, G.R. No. L-69500, 37 S.C.R.A. 717, 728 (July 22,
    1985) (Phil.).
     
    Papertech, Inc. v. Josephine P. Katando, G.R. No. 236020 (Jan. 8, 2020)
    (Phil.), http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/10680.
     
    Supreme Court of the Philippines  (S.C.) (highest appeals court and the only
    court that can produce binding precedents): Cite to an official reporter or to an
    unofficial reporter in the following order of preference:
     
    OFFICIAL GAZETTE 1902–date O.G.

    SUPREME COURT REPORTS, 1961–date S.C.R.A.


    ANNOTATED

    PHILIPPINE REPORTS 1901–date PHIL. REP.


    THE SUPREME
    COURT (http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph) 
    COURT OF APPEALS
    Citation format: <case name>, <CA-docket and case type>, No. <docket
    number>, <parallel citation, if desired>, (<court abbreviation if not evident
    from context>, <date of decision>) (<country abbreviation if not evident from
    context>), <URL to official source, if no parallel citation to a print source
    provided>.
     
    Mighty Corp. v. J. Noli C. Diaz, et. al., CA-G.R. SP No. 150100 (Mar. 28,
    2018) (Phil.), http://services.ca.judiciary.gov.ph/casestatusinquiry
    -war/faces/jsp/view/ViewResult.jsp.
     
    Court of Appeals of the Philippines (C.A.) (appellate court of general
    jurisdiction and its doctrinal pronouncements on matters falling within its
    jurisdiction have persuasive weight if not appealed and until overturned by the
    supreme court in a subsequent case): Cite to an unofficial reporter
     
    THE COURT OF APPEALS  (http://ca.judiciary.gov.ph)

    Constitution
    The current Constitution of the Philippines was ratified in 1987. Citation
    format: CONST. (<promulgation year, if citing a previous
    constitution>), <article>, <section> (<country abbreviation if not evident from
    context>).
    CONST., (1987), art. VI (Phil.).
     
    CONST . (1973), art. VII, § 1 (Phil.).
     
    CONST . (1935), art. VII, § 1 (Phil.).

    Codes
    Give the code name, subdivision if relevant, legislation type and number, and
    amendment information if applicable.
    ADMINISTRATIVE CODE , Book III, Title I, Chapter 2, § 2, Exec. Ord. No. 292, as
    amended by Rep. Act 6682 (Phil.).
     
    CIVIL CODE , § 10, Rep. Act 386, as amended (Phil.).

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