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The Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines (JFC) recently released its Third Anniversary Assessment report lauding the country’s greater use of alternative dispute resolution in resolving business disputes at the Third Arangkada Philippine forum on February 26, 2014 at the Makati Shangri-la Hotel. The report updated the participants of the Philippines’ progress in meeting the [...]

The Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. (PDRCI) recently hosted two resource speakers from Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC) who spoke on the new AMA Protocol in international arbitration and mediation. The talk was co-hosted by the Intellectual Property Office on April 22, 2015 and held at the Intellectual Property [...]

The Board of Trustees of the Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. (PDRCI) approved on March 17, 2014 the new Guidelines on Fees. The Guidelines will take effect immediately. PDRCI’s administrative fees will now range from a minimum of ₧50,000.00 (US$1,112.00 at current exchange rates) for cases where the sum in dispute (SID) is up to [...]

PDRCI will offer an intensive four-day training workshop on The Art and Skills of Mediation in April 2014. The program is open to all professionals, especially those who have a background in arbitration. Participants will learn the art of mediation by understanding the right skills and competence to effectively settle disputes. The training will be [...]

The Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. (PDRCI) will issue  amendments to the New Arbitration Rules as well as to Administrative Guideline No. 1, which was in effect since October 2005. The Ad Hoc Committee tasked with recommending the amendments proposed new provisions on deposit of costs and termination of proceedings. PDRCI will also introduce its [...]

On June 20, 2013, the Supreme Court of the Unites States ruled in American ..Express Co., et al. vs. Italian Colors Restaurant, et al., 570 U.S. _____ (2013); 133 S. Ct. 2304, that an arbitration agreement that precludes arbitration through a class action is enforceable under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), even if the proposed [...]

The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) recently released the results of its survey held in September 2013 on the use of hot-tubbing of expert witnesses, hearings by videoconference, hearings by  teleconference, and documents-only proceedings in international arbitration within the last five years. “Hot-tubbing” of expert witnesses is the process where experts from the same discipline, [...]

The Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. (PDRCI) is exploring potential tie-ups with the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF), an international non-profit organization that promotes the use of Dispute Boards to resolve disputes in construction projects. DRBF, which was founded in 1996, has more than 700 members throughout the world. PDRCI Trustee Salvador P. Castro Jr. [...]

Unfinished business However, there remain several projects that will have to be pursued by the incoming leadership of PDRCI. These are:  Build-up of the best ADR library in the Philippines  Videotapes of PDRCI training modules  Training and recruitment of retired Justices of the Philippine Supreme Court and other appellate courts into the PDRCI roster of [...]

PDRCI 2013-14 BOARD OF TRUSTEES. Front row, from left: Eduardo Ong, Beda Fajardo, Miguel Varela, Victor Lazatin, Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, Custodio Parlade, Eduardo Ceniza. Second row, front left: Mario Valderrama, Edmundo Tan, Roger Nicandro, Victoriano Orocio, Greg Navarro, Roberto Dio, Gwen de Vera, Patricia-Ann Prodigalidad, Ricardo Ongkiko. The Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. held its [...]