Template:Cite PH act

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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	one is required
`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[Edit template data]
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.orgview_html.php?sq=&lang=&q=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.orgview_html.php?sq=&lang=&q=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

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