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LEGAL BIBLIOGRAPHY: CORE COLLECTION:

MILAGROS SANTOS-ONG
Director, Library Services Supreme Court of the Philippines

Adamson University May 27, 2009

CRITERIA TO CONSIDER FOR THE CORE COLLECTION

BOOK AND NON-BOOK

A. COLLECTION 1. Source of Law 2. Reference Materials 3. Annotation, Commentaries and Treatise B. TYPE OF LAW LIBRARY C. CLIENTLE

1. SOURCES OF LAW a. Statutory Law


Acts and Resolutions of the Batasang Pambansa. Q.C.: Batasang Pambansa (1978-1984). 6v Arroyo, Basilisa C., and Perla S. Frianeza, eds. 1986 Presidential Issuances; An Annotated Compilation of Executive Orders, Proclamations, Memorandum Orders, Memorandum Circulars and Ad2vministrative Orders, February 25-December 31, 1986. Q.C.: UP Law Center (1987). Commonwealth Acts Nos. 1-733. Comp. by the House of Representatives Legislative Reference Library. Manila 4v. Commonwealth Acts Annotated by Sulpicio Guevarra. Q.C.: Bookwealth (1968). 3v. Compendium of Laws of the Philippines. Comp. by House of Representatives Congressional Library. Q.C.: House of Representatives (1989). 2v Laws and resolutions passed during the first session of the Congress of the Commonwealth and of the First Congress of the Republic of the Philippines. Manila: Bureau of Printing (1951). Laws and Resolutions of the Republic of the Philippines. Manila: Bureau of Printing (1955). 27v. Laws and Resolutions. Q.C.: House of Representatives (1987-Present). vol.1-presernt The Laws of the First Philippine Republic; The Law of Malolos, 1898-1899 by Sulpicio Guevarra. Manila: National Historical Commission (1972). 251p. Lex Libris: Laws . Pasig City: CD Asia Technologies Inc (CD ROM) and CD Asia online (www.cdasiaonline.com) Official Gazette. Manila: Government Printing Office (National Printing Office). volume 1 to present (1901present) weekly *Philippine Permanent and General Statutes. Compiled and edited by Gabriel V. Trinidad, Jr. rev. ed. Q.C.: UP Law Center (1978- present). v. Presidential Decrees Consequent to Proclamation Nos. 1081/1104; Comp. & Consolidated ed. By F.D. Pinpin . Mandaluyong: Cacho Hermanos. (1973- ) v. Presidential Decrees, Letters of Instruction, and Other Presidential. Compiled and bound annual from Malacanang. Manila: Records Office.

Public Laws Annotated. Edited by Sulpicio Guevarra. Q.C.: U.P. (1963). 7v. Public Laws enacted by the Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. (19101935). 24 v. Public Laws of the Commonwealth Annotated by Jacobo & Sons. Manila: n.d. 4v. Public Laws of the Commonwealth Enacted by The National Assembly. Manila: Bureau of Printing. (1939-1941). 2 v. Public Laws of the Commonwealth Enacted by The National Assembly of the Philippines. (1935-1946). Edited by Floro P. Agustin. Manila: n.d. v Public Laws Passed by the Philippine Commission. Manila: Bureau of Printing, (1903-1908). 6 vols. Vital Documents on the Proclamation No. 1081 Declaring a State of Martial Law in the Philippines from the Declaration of the New Constitution Jan. 17, 1973) by the National Media Production Center, n. d. 3v. Vital Legal Document Compiled and edited by the CBS Editorial Staff. QC: Central Book Supply. 116 v. *Vital Legal Document Compiled and edited by the CBS Editorial Staff. 2d Series. QC: Central Book Supply (1997-Present) vol.-present U.S. Congress. Senate. Senate Documents. Laws of the Fourth Philippine Legislature. Washington : Government Printing Office (1918.) vols. 3-4: Pursuant to Executive Order No. 200 (1986), full text of Statutes such as Republic Acts, Ordinances, Rules and Regulations and Other Issuances are published also in newspapers of general circulation in order to take effect.

ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS

*National Administrative Register - Quarterly publication of all governmental and department orders, rules and regulations filed with the UP Law Center pursuant to 1987 Administrative Code (Executive Order No. 292). This will be electronically available at the SC E-Library (http://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph) and CD Asia Inc CD Rom Official Gazette. Q.C.: National Printing Office -Selective publication Philippine Law Journals such as Court Systems Journal, Lawyers Review, Philippine Law Gazette, etc. Bulletin and/or Newsletter of the Administrative Agency and Instrumentality is the latest source of administrative regulations.

B. CASE LAW/JURISPRUDENCE

APPELLATE COURT REPORTS Court of Appeals. Report of Cases Decided by the Court of Appeals of the Philippines. Manila: Court of Appeals (1961-1980) 25 v. Court of Appeals Reports Annotated: Selected Decisions of the Court of Appeals in 1986/compiled, Annotated and Edited by the Editorial Staff of the Central Lawbook Publishing Co., v. 1- (1988- ) Sandiganbayan Reports. Q.C.: Central Book Supply (1983) . v.1Official Gazette. v.1- present (1901 present). (Selective Publication for each Court e.g. Supreme Court, Court of Appeals) Philippine Laws and Jurisprudence. Manila: Current Events Digest, Inc. (1980) v.1-10

SUPREME COURT REPORTER

!e-library! A Century & 4 Years of Philippine Supreme Court Decisions 1901-April 2004. Research & Development Department, Agoo Computer College, Agoo, Lau Union, Philippines (CD ROM) Lex Libris: Jurisprudence. Pasig City: CD Asia Technologies Inc. (CD ROM) and CD Asia online (www.cdasiaonline.com) Philippine Reports. Manila: Bureau of Printing (starting vol. 127 Manila: Supreme Court of the Philippines (1904 to present) vol. 1- present Philippine Reports Annotated Edited by Vicente J. Francisco. Manila: East Pub. Co. (1933) 29v. Philippine Reports Annotated. Compiled, Annotated and Edited by the Editorial Staff of the Central Lawbook Pub., v. 1+ Manila: Central Lawbook Publishing, 1987+ Supreme Court Advanced Decisions (SCAD) Manila: Rex Book Store (2003 to present). vol. 1- Present Supreme Court Reports Annotated (SCRA). Q.C.: Central Book Supply (1967- ) v.1- present Supreme Court Rulings: compiled/ by Jose N. Nolledo. Manila: National Book Store (1984). 9v. Supreme Court Unpublished Decisions, March, 1946 to February, 1952, compiled by David Nitafan. Q.C.: Central Book Supply (1991). v.1

2. REFERENCE MATERIALS DICTIONARIES


*Agpalo, Ruben. Agpalos Legal Words and Phrases. Manila: Rex Book Store (1997) 802p. *Barriatos, Nicolas. Glossary of Philippine Industrial Relations Terms and Phrases: A Compilation. Q.C.: Central Book Supply (2006) *Bernardo, Oscar. Dictionary of Evidence. 2d ed. Mandaluyong City: National Book Store (2005) 144p. *Cruz, Isagani. Correct Choice of Words by Justice Isagani A. Cruz and Justice Camilo D. Quiason. Manila: Rex Book Store (2003) 443p. * Cruz, Isagani. Idiomatic Expressions by Justice Isagani A. Cruz and Justice Camilo D. Quiason. Manila: Rex Book Store (1999) 617p. Gamboa, Melquiades. Dictionary of International Law and Diplomacy. Q.C.: Central Book Supply (1973) 351p. Isidro, Romeo. Philippine Labor Dictionary. Manila: National Book Store (1966) 113p. Jardiniano, P.F. Dictionary of Philippine Labor Comp. & Edited by P.F. Jardiniano and N.S. Tayag. Manila: Rex Book Store (1997) 249. *Khan, Ismael. Everybodys Dictionary of Philippine Law. Manila: C & E (2007) *Lee, German. Handbook of Legal Maxims. 2nd Rev. Ed. Q.C.: Central Book Supply (1998) 215p. *Lim. Dictionary of Terms and Phrases in Taxation. Q.C.: Central Book Supply (2008) *Llanes, Emilio. A Compilation of Legal Maxims (With Latin Proverbs). Q.C.: Central Book Supply (2006) 164p. *Moreno, Federico. Philippine Law Dictionary. Manila: Rex Book Store (2000) Nolledo, Jose. Dictionary of Legal Terms (1967) *Salao, Ernesto. Law Dictionary. . Manila: Rex Book Store (2004) 226p. *Sibal, Jose Agaton. Philippine Legal Encyclopedia. Q.C.: Central Book Supply (1986) Tayag, Tiopancio, Cesario. Dictionary of Insurance Terms and Phrases (1986) **Tubid, Proceso. Dictionary of Forensic Science Terms: Fingerprints, Abnormalities in Dermatoglyphics, Police Photography, Firearms identification, Question Documents and Polygraph. Manila: Rex Book Store (2001) 54p. Ulep, Mauricio. Latin Words and Phrases for Lawyers and Students. Manila: Rex Book Store (2006) Villaroman, Noel. Compendium of Terms and Phrases on Human Rights. Q.C.: U.P. Law Center, Institute of Human Rights (2002) 235p.

FORM BOOKS

*Agpalo, Ruben. Legal Forms (Practical Exercises in Pleading and Conveyancing). Manila: Rex Book Store (2006) 800p. Altavas, E. Real Estate Conveyancing and Other Legal Forms (1950) Duque. Philippine Legal Forms with Glossary of Uncommon Words (2003) CD ROM Fisher, Frederich. New Encyclopedia of Philippine Legal Forms, Procedural, Judicial, Business and Conveyencing. Manila: The Lawyers Cooperative Pub.(1926) 1118p Fisher, Frederich. Philippine Legal and Business Forms: Procedural, Judicial, Business and Conveyencing. Manila: The Lawyers Cooperative Pub. (1948) 1027p. *Guevarra, Sulpicio. Legal Forms Annotated. Manila: Rex Book Store (1977) 696p. Ignacio, R. Tagalog Forms For Notaries Public With Other Legal Terms In Tagalog. Q.C.: Central Book Supply (1967) 214p. *Pena, Narciso. Legal Forms in Real Estate Conveyancing. 4th ed. Manila: Rex Book Store (1994) 289p. Sia, Norma. Legal Forms in English and Filipino. Manila: National Book Store (1977) 190p. *Suarez. Legal Forms. Manila: Rex Book Store (2007) 314p. Tanada, Lorenzo. Modern Philippine Legal Forms. Q.C.: Central Book Supply (1985) 2 vols. *Te, Theodore O. Philippine Judicial and Legal Forms. Pasig: CD Asia Inc. CD ROM

INTERNATIONAL TREATIES

Philippine Treaty Series. Q.C.: U.P. Law Center. (1946) v.1- . Supreme Court E-Library (19482007) (http://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph) Forthcoming

3. Annotation, Commentaries and Treatise

1. CIVIL LAW

Bar Reviewers on Civil Law Agency Conflicts of Law Credit Transactions Family Code and Persons Muslim Personal Laws Land Titles and Deeds a. Agrarian Reform b. Natural Resources Obligations and Contracts Partnership Property Sales Succession Torts and Damages

Other Subjects

2. COMMERCIAL LAW

3. CRIMINAL LAW 4. LABOR LAW 5. LEGAL AND JUDICIAL ETHICS 6. LEGAL MEDICINE AND OTHER MEDICAL LAWS 7. LEGAL PHILOSOPHY 8. LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING 9. POLITICAL LAW 10. REMEDIAL LAW 11. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION 12. TAXATION DETAILED LIST IN THE PHILIPPINE LEGAL RESEARCH (Book 2007; online June 2009)

NON-BOOK/Electronic Resources are

the answer to:

A. the need for a complete and up-todate or the latest legal information
STATUTE & CASE LAW
Publishing or printing of books in the Philippines take time or is slow. Primary sources for laws & jurisprudence National Printing Office.
Remedy the slow publication - Case Law - Philippine Reports , Laws - Executive Order No. 200 s. 1986

Secondary sources SCRA, SCAD, etc.

a. STATUE LAW

Acts and Resolutions of the Batasang Pambansa. Q.C.: Batasang Pambansa (19781984). 6v Arroyo, Basilisa C., and Perla S. Frianeza, eds. 1986 Presidential Issuances; An Annotated Compilation of Executive Orders, Proclamations, Memorandum Orders, Memorandum Circulars and Ad2vministrative Orders, February 25-December 31, 1986. Q.C.: UP Law Center (1987). Commonwealth Acts Nos. 1-733. Comp. by the House of Representatives Legislative Reference Library. Manila 4v. Commonwealth Acts Annotated by Sulpicio Guevarra. Q.C.: Bookwealth (1968). 3v. Compendium of Laws of the Philippines. Comp. by House of Representatives Congressional Library. Q.C.: House of Representatives (1989). 2v Laws and resolutions passed during the first session of the Congress of the Commonwealth and of the First Congress of the Republic of the Philippines. Manila: Bureau of Printing (1951). Laws and Resolutions of the Republic of the Philippines. Manila: Bureau of Printing (1955). 27v. Laws and Resolutions. Q.C.: House of Representatives (1987-Present). vol.1-presernt The Laws of the First Philippine Republic; The Law of Malolos, 1898-1899 by Sulpicio Guevarra. Manila: National Historical Commission (1972). 251p.

Official Gazette. Manila: Government Printing Office (National Printing Office). volume 1 to present (1901- present) weekly

*Philippine Permanent and General Statutes. Compiled and edited by Gabriel V. Trinidad, Jr. rev. ed. Q.C.: UP Law Center (1978- present). v. Presidential Decrees Consequent to Proclamation Nos. 1081/1104; Comp. & Consolidated ed. By F.D. Pinpin . Mandaluyong: Cacho Hermanos. (1973- ) v. Presidential Decrees, Letters of Instruction, and Other Presidential. Compiled and bound annual from Malacanang. Manila: Records Office. Public Laws Annotated. Edited by Sulpicio Guevarra. Q.C.: U.P. (1963). 7v. Public Laws enacted by the Philippine Legislature. Manila: Bureau of Printing. (19101935). 24 v. Public Laws of the Commonwealth Annotated by Jacobo & Sons. Manila: n.d. 4v. Public Laws of the Commonwealth Enacted by The National Assembly. Manila: Bureau of Printing. (1939-1941). 2 v. Public Laws of the Commonwealth Enacted by The National Assembly of the Philippines. (1935-1946). Edited by Floro P. Agustin. Manila: n.d. v Public Laws Passed by the Philippine Commission. Manila: Bureau of Printing, (19031908). 6 vols. Vital Documents on the Proclamation No. 1081 Declaring a State of Martial Law in the Philippines from the Declaration of the New Constitution Jan. 17, 1973) by the National Media Production Center, n. d. 3v. Vital Legal Document Compiled and edited by the CBS Editorial Staff. QC: Central Book Supply. 116 v. *Vital Legal Document Compiled and edited by the CBS Editorial Staff. 2d Series. QC: Central Book Supply (1997-Present) vol.-present U.S. Congress. Senate. Senate Documents. Laws of the Fourth Philippine Legislature. Washington : Government Printing Office (1918.) vols. 3-4: Pursuant to Executive Order No. 200 (1986), full text of Statutes such as Republic Acts, Ordinances, Rules and Regulations and Other Issuances are published also in newspapers of general circulation in order to take effect.

B. CASE LAW/JURISPRUDENCE Supreme Court


Official Gazette. v.1- present (1901 present). (Selective Publication for each Court e.g. Supreme Court, Court of Appeals) Philippine Laws and Jurisprudence. Manila: Current Events Digest, Inc. (1980) v.1-10

Philippine Reports. Manila: Bureau of Printing (starting vol. 127 Manila: Supreme Court of the Philippines (1904 to present) vol. 1present

Philippine Reports Annotated Edited by Vicente J. Francisco. Manila: East Pub. Co. (1933) 29v. Philippine Reports Annotated. Compiled, Annotated and Edited by the Editorial Staff of the Central Lawbook Pub., v. 1+ Manila: Central Lawbook Publishing, 1987+ Supreme Court Reports Annotated (SCRA). Q.C.: Central Book Supply (1967- ) v.1present Supreme Court Rulings: compiled/ by Jose N. Nolledo. Manila: National Book Store (1984). 9v. Supreme Court Unpublished Decisions, March, 1946 to February, 1952, compiled by David Nitafan. Q.C.: Central Book Supply (1991). v.1

B. lack of the complete and up-to-date research tool (indexes, citators, digest) for both laws and jurisprudence

C. laws and jurisprudence in force in the early 1900s and are still considered as good law are already too fragile. Publishing books in electronic from has started.

CRITERIA NOT NEED IN THE UNITED STATES


WESTLAW

(www.westlaw.com) LexisNexis www.lexisnexis.com

CORE LEGAL COLLECTION: Non-Books

A. CD-Rom
a. SC E-Library b. Access Law (www.i-accesslaw.com.ph) c. !e-library! A Century & 4 Years of Philippine Supreme
Court Decisions 1901- April 2004. Research & Development Department, Agoo Computer College, Agoo, La Union

d. i-LAW Instant CD Supreme Court Decisions from 1901 to February 2005 e. CD Asia Technologies Inc.

CR- ROM EXCLUSIVELY DISTRIBUTED TO JUSTICES AND JUDGES updated every six months

CD Asia Technologies Inc. www.cdasiaonline


Vol 1- LAWS Vol 2 - TAXATION Vol 3 - JURISPRUDENCE Vol 4 - DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Vol 5- LOCAL AUTONOMY & LOCAL GOVERNMENT Vol 6 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES Vol 7 LABOR AND SOCIAL LEGISLATION Vol 8 ELECTIONS Vol 9 TRADE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY Vol 10 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Vol 11 FAMILY LAW

1. LEX LIBRIS STUDENT EDITION. The Lex Libris Student Edition 2. BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS In collaboration with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, it is a compilation of Laws and issuances 3. THE NATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER (1990 TO 2000). 4. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1986 CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSION 5. IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PRES. JOSEPH E. ESTRADA. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM LEGAL INFORMATION SYSTEM 7. BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE LEGAL INFORMATION SYSTEM 8. COMPENDIUM OF PHILIPPINE CUSTOMS LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

CD Asia Technologies Inc. - Other Titles

CD Asia Technologies Inc. SPECIALS


Philippine Laws Premium Edition


extensive laws and statutes

Most

Philippine Jurisprudence Premium Edition Philippine Taxation Premium Edition

Complete collection of Supreme court decisions enhanced with the status of important case doctrines, annotations and additional case synopses and syllabi

Annotated compilation of the laws and issuances on taxation, with commentaties of the selected provisions of the NIRC (1977 & 1993 versions) and Tax Reform Act of 1997. Contains matrix of the different provisions of the tax codes

Bench Companion Revolutionary Legal research and specially


developed for personnel of judicial agencies

http://www.i-accesslaw.com.ph/

CD Asia Technologies Inc. BOOKS

1.Sarmiento, Ulpiano III. Education Law and the Private Schools

2. Te, Theodore. Philippine Judicial and Legal Forms

B. ON-LINE/ELECTRONIC LIBRARIES

SUPREME COURT E-LIBRARY


(http://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph)

CD Asia Technologies Inc. BOOKS (www.cdasiaonline.com)

ARELLANO UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION (http://www.lawphil.net

LAW OFFICE - RESOURCES


Jaromay,

Laurente, Pamaos Law Office www.jlplaw.com

INTERNET

www.google.com www.yahoo.com
www.msn.com

LexisNexis

www.lexisnexis.com Findlaw www.findlaw.com LAW LIBRARY OF CONGRESS


http://www.loc.gov/law
ASIAN

LEGAL INFORMATION STUDIES http://www.asianlii.org/

ASIAN LEGAL INFORMATION STUDIES http://www.asianlii.org/

WESTLAW (www.westlaw.com)

LAW LIBRARY OF CONGRESS


http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/nations/philippines.ph p

LAW LIBRARY OF CONGRESS


http://www.loc.gov/law/help/guide/nations/philippines.php

LEXISNEXIS PROF for Legal Information Professionals


http://www.lexisnexis.com/infopro/zimmerman/disp.aspx ?z=1830

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