Contents of a Memorandum a Philippine Legal Form

The 2011 Philippine Bar Examination consists of new sets of exam. There's the multiple choice questions, legal opinion and the memorandum type. The question is, do bar examinees know how to make a memorandum? Do you?

In Bayan vs Romulo decided March 29, 2005, the contents of a memorandum were enumerated. A memorandum is one of the Philippine legal forms, which bar examinees are admonished to study as well as practice how to write a memorandum for purposes of the 2011 Philippine Bar Examinations and hopefully be one of the Philippine Bar Examination 2011 passers.

Below are the contents of a memorandum:

(a) A "Statement of the Case," which is a clear and concise statement of the nature of the action, a summary of the proceedings, the challenged decision, resolution or order of the court below, the nature of the judgment and other matters necessary to an understanding of the nature of the controversy;
(b) A "Statement of the Facts," which is a clear and concise statement in a narrative form of the established facts;
(c) A "Statement of the Issues," which is a clear and concise statement of the issues to be submitted to the Court for its resolution;
(d) The "Argument," which is a clear and concise presentation of the argument in support of each issue; and
(e) The "Relief," which is a specification of the order or judgment which the party seeks to obtain.