Short answer. Eighteen legible verified copies, naming the aggrieved party as petitioner and joining the Commission concerned plus any person interested in sustaining the challenged ruling as respondents, stating the facts, issues, grounds, and material dates, attaching a sworn certification against forum shopping, and including proof that the required fees were paid.
What the law says
The petition shall be verified and filed in eighteen legible copies. The petition shall name the aggrieved party as petitioner and shall join as respondents the Commission concerned and the person or persons interested in sustaining the judgment, final order or resolution a quo.
Rule 64, Section 5 — Form and contents of petition. Read the full provision →
Copy count and verification
A Rule 64 petition is not filed as a single document; it must be verified under oath and submitted in eighteen legible copies to the Supreme Court. It must also properly name the parties involved: the aggrieved party is named as petitioner, while the Commission concerned, along with anyone interested in sustaining the challenged judgment, final order, or resolution, must be joined as respondents so that everyone with a stake in the outcome is before the Court. Filing fewer than the required eighteen copies, or naming the wrong parties, are the kinds of defects that can affect whether the petition is treated as properly filed under Rule 64.
What the petition has to say
Beyond naming the parties correctly, the petition must state the facts with certainty, present the issues clearly, and set out the grounds and brief arguments supporting the prayer for a judgment annulling or modifying the challenged ruling. It must also give the specific material dates showing that it was filed on time, and include a sworn certification against forum shopping, since these procedural details let the Court quickly assess both timeliness and whether the same matter is being litigated elsewhere. These content requirements bind the petitioner, not the Court itself; a petition that omits the material dates or the certification against forum shopping is not automatically fixed by the Court on its own, and the petitioner bears the risk of dismissal for a defect that a more careful drafting would have avoided.
Attachments and the cost of non-compliance
The petition needs a clearly legible duplicate original or certified true copy of the judgment or resolution, together with certified true copies of the relevant record and other pertinent documents, plus proof the other party and the Commission were served and that fees were paid. Failing to comply with any of these requirements is sufficient ground for the petition to be dismissed. These attachment and proof-of-service requirements exist so the Court can verify both the authenticity of the ruling being challenged and that the opposing parties actually received notice of the petition, without having to request the missing documents separately.
Related provisions
- Rule 64, Section 5 — Form and contents of petition
- Rule 64, Section 4 — Docket and other lawful fees
- Rule 64, Section 2 — Mode of review