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From left: PDRC Secretary General Roberto N. Dio, PDRC President Edmundo E. Tan, and Dr. Elyxzur Ramos, UMak Vice President for Academic Affairs, presenting the signed MOA. PDRC President Edmundo L. Tan signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the University of Makati (UMak) School of Law, represented by Dr. Elyxzur C. Ramos, Vice President [...]

In an opinion released on November 21, 2016 in G.R. No. 216600, Federal Express Corporation and Rhicke Jennings v. Airfreight 2100, Inc. and Alberto D. Lina (2016), the Second Division of the Supreme Court held that the alleged slanderous statements made by a witness during the oral hearings in an arbitration were confidential. Hence, the [...]

The five-day intensive training began with an Introduction to Arbitration by Prof. Mario E. Valderrama. This was followed in the afternoon by a discussion on the Arbitration Agreement and Commencement of Arbitration by PDRC Secretary General Roberto N. Dio, who filled in for Atty. Patricia Ann T. Prodigalidad. On the second day, Prof. Gwen B. [...]

Former Supreme Court Justice Arturo D. Brion, who penned a leading case on arbitration prior to his retirement last December 29, 2016, observed in his address at PDRC’s annual general membership meeting last July 25, 2017 that alternative dispute resolution (ADR), particularly arbitration, seemed not to have entered the consciousness of the Filipino public despite [...]

In a Decision issued on March 8, 2017 in G.R. No. 211504, Federal Builders, Inc. v. Power Factors, Inc., the Third Division of the Philippine Supreme Court ruled that an agreement to submit a construction dispute to arbitration need not be contained in a signed and finalized construction contract; it is enough that the agreement [...]

PDRC President Gregorio “Greg” S. Navarro passed away on June 16, 2017 after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 60. Mr. Navarro was recently appointed Chairman of Deloitte Philippines/Navarro Amper & Co., after serving as its managing partner and CEO for the past three years. He was concurrently President of Deloitte Philippines Outreach, Inc. He [...]

On May 12, 2017, the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) issued the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Executive Order No. 78, s. 2012. EO 78 mandates the inclusion of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms in all contracts involving public-private partnership (PPP) projects, build-operate and transfer (BOT) projects, and joint venture (JV) agreements between the [...]

PDRC Trustee Atty. Charlie Ho and Deputy Secretary General Francisco Pabilla, Jr. recently met with Movie and Television Review Classification Board (MTRCB) Executive Director Atty. Ann Nemenzo and Board Member Jeremiah Jaro to discuss the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by both sides on November 17, 2016. Under the MOU, PDRC will [...]

PDRC recently held the third run of its alternative dispute resolution (ADR) road show in the highly urbanized city of Angeles in Pampanga province. Angeles City has a population of almost 400,000 and is home to the Clark Economic Zone. The forum on “How to Avoid Costly Lawsuits through ADR” was held on March 11, [...]

On December 7, 2016, the Second Division of the Philippine Supreme Court affirmed its earlier Decision dated January 11, 2016 in G.R. No. 173137, Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) v. DMCI Project Developers, Inc. (DMCI PDI), which directed BCDA and North Luzon Railways Corporation (“Northrail”), both government corporations, to submit their dispute with DMCI [...]