SEC. 15. Unprinted papers.

– All unprinted documents presented to the superior courts of the

Philippines shall be written on paper of good quality 12 and 3/8 inches in length by 8 ½ inches in
width, leaving a margin at the top and at the left-hand side not less than 1 inch and ½ in width.

Papel catalan, of the first and second classes, legal cap, and typewriting paper of such weight as not
to permit the writing of more than 1 original and 2 carbons at one time, will be accepted, provided that
such paper is of the required size and of good quality.

Documents written with ink shall not be of more than 25 lines to one page. Typewritten documents
shall be written double-spaced.

One side only of the page will be written upon, and the different sheets will be sewn together, firmly,
by five stitches in the left-hand border in order to facilitate the formation of the expediente, and they
must not be doubled.

Resolution of the Court en banc dated November 24, 1992, provides:

The court motu proprio Resolved to further amend Sections 15 and 16, Rule 136 of the Rules of
Court, as well as its Resolution of Sept. 17, 1974 as amended by Resolution dated February 23,
1984, as follows:

Effective immediately and until further actions of the Court, all pleadings, briefs, memoranda, motions
and other papers to be filed before the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals shall either be
typewritten on good quality, unglazed paper, or mimeographed or printed on newsprint or mimeograph
paper, 11 inches in length by 8-1/2 inches in width (commonly known as letter size) or 13 inches in
length by 8-1/2 inches in width (commonly known as legal size). There shall be a margin at the top
and at the left-hand side of each page not less than 1-1/2 inches width. The contents shall be written
double-spaced and only one side of the page shall be used.

In the Supreme Court, eighteen (18) legible copies of the petition shall initially be filed, and eighteen
(18) copies of subsequent pleadings, briefs, memoranda, motions and other papers shall be filed in
cases for consideration of the Court en banc and nine (9) copies in cases to be heard before a
division. One (1) copy thereof shall be served upon each of the adverse parties in either case.

In the Court of Appeals, seven (7) legible copies of pleadings, briefs, memoranda, motions and other
papers shall be filed and one (1) copy thereof shall be served on each of the adverse parties.

SEC. 16. Printed papers. - All papers required by these rules to be printed shall be printed with black
ink on unglazed paper, with pages six inches in width by nine inches in length, pamphlet form. The
type used shall not be smaller than twelve point. The paper used shall be of sufficient weight to prevent
the printing upon one side from being visible upon the other.