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PDRCI will conduct a three-day arbitration training seminar for intellectual property professionals on November 8 to 10, 2010 at the University of the Philippines. College of Law in Diliman, Quezon City. This is the second part of the intensive training program on intellectual property rights (IPR) jointly organized by the Philippine Intellectual Property Office (IPO), [...]

The Intellectual Property Office (IPO), in collaboration with PDRCI, will conduct an intensive training seminar on intellectual property rights (IPR) in the last quarter of 2011. The training seminar is jointly organized by the IPO, PDRCI and the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO). The first part will be offered to PDRCI arbitrators who will handle [...]

The Philippine Stock Exchange released on August 8, 2010 its latest draft of the Maharlika Board Listing and Disclosure Rules. The Maharlika Board is a special listing segment in the PSE composed exclusively of listed companies that voluntarily subscribe to higher corporate governance standards. Numerous domestic blue chip companies are expected to list in the [...]

The Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution (OADR), which was established in December 2009 pursuant to Republic Act 9285 (the ADR Act of 2004), hosted the National Consultative Conference on ADR on July 28, 2010 at the Bayview Park Hotel in Manila. The conference was organized to al- low OADR to obtain baseline data on the [...]

PDRCI held its General Membership Meeting on July 6, 2009 at Th e Linden Suites, during which the members elected the new Board of Trustees for the 2010-11 term. Th e new Board welcomed new trustees Arthur P. Autea and Edmund L. Tan, who replaced Rep. Rufus B. Rodriguez and Atty. Wilfredo Chato. Th e [...]

PDRCI held last May 26-29, 2010 a training seminar on “Th e Law and Practice of Commercial Arbitration” at The Linden Suites, Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philippines. The seminar was attended by 53 participants, almost half of whom were from the Office of the Solicitor General, with the rest coming from private practitioners. The course [...]

The Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 2004 was offi cially launched by the Department of Justice (DOJ) last January 27, 2010 in Manila. Atty. Custodio Parlade, President Emeritus of PDRCI described the approval of the IRR as “an important milestone in the history of dispute resolution in the [...]

The Board of Trustees of PDRCI recently approved the budget and pro- posed layout and design of its new office at the 3/F, Chamber and Industry Plaza, McKinley Hills, Taguig City. The new office will have 110 square meters of floor space, with a hearing room, two break-out rooms, a lounge, a library, reception area, [...]

DRCI will hold a seminar on “The Law and Practice of Commercial Arbitration” on May 25 to 29, 2010 at The Linden Suites, Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Philipines. Website: www.pdrci.org This seminar, which is open to lawyers, accountants, engineers and other professionals, will introduce the participants to commercial arbitration. It will train prospective arbitrators in [...]

Since September, PDRCI is reviewing its list of accredited Philippine and foreign arbitrators and mediators. The SecretaryGeneral, Atty. Salvador Panga, Jr., released the Recertification Form to all members to evaluate their competence and experience and promote the use of PDRCI rules in dispute resolution. Membership in and accreditation by PDRCI are subject to recertification every [...]