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In its new Arbitration Rules, which took effect on January 1, 2015, PDRCI adopted a new Rule 42, which allowed the chairman of an arbitral tribunal to break an impasse by rendering a final award in case the tribunal fails to reach a majority: “When there is more than one arbitrator, any award or decision [...]

The Philippines hosted to the 12th General Assembly and Governing Council Meeting of ASEAN Law Association (ALA), which convened on February 25 to 28, 2015 at the Shangri-La Makati and on March 1 to 2, 2015 in Boracay. One key activity of the General Assembly was the Workshop on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) held on [...]

At its annual general meeting on December 15, 2014 at its principal office, the Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. (PDRCI) unanimously passed two changes to its By-Laws. The first amendment defined “members” in Art. III, Sec. 1 of the By-Laws as consisting of (a) the Trustees, (b) the founding members named in the Articles of [...]

The Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. will hold a comprehensive five-day training for effective settlement of disputes through mediation early next year. The commercial mediation and training workshop will be on January 23 to 24, 2014, January 30 to 31, 2014 and on February 6, 2015 at the AIM Conference Center in Makati City. The [...]

PDRCI approved at the meeting of its Board of Directors on October 20, 2014 the appointment of Francisco Pabilla, Jr. as assistant Secretary General effective November 1, 2014. Bing, as Mr. Pabilla is known, will be under contract for an initial three months until January 31, 2015. He will act as the Center’s executive director [...]

At its meeting on September 15, 2014, the Board of Trustees of the Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. (PDRCI) approved the revised PDRCI Rules of Arbitration and the Guidelines on Fees, which will become effective on January 1, 2015. The revisions were introduced at the initiative of President Gregorio Navarro and Treasurer Donemark Calimon to [...]

PDRCI BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2014- 15: From left, front: Victor Orocio, Dean Custodio Parlade, Miguel Varela, Gregorio Navarro, VictorLazatin, and Eduardo Ong. Back, from left: Gwen Garcia, Shirley Alinea, Rogelio Nicandro, Mario Valderrama, Edmund Tan, Roberto Dio,Ricardo Ongkiko, Patricia Prodigalidad, and Donemark Calimon. PDRCI gave a fresh mandate to its Board of Trustees and officers [...]

PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED IN ROLE-PLAYING EXERCISE. Messrs. Wilbers and Moody act as mediators while participants listen to thediscussion in the mock-up mediation The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) jointly held an advanced ADR course, “Workshop: Mediation of Intellectual Property Disputes,” on May 7 and 8, 2014 at [...]

The Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF) recently held its 14th annual international conference and workshop on May 15 to 17, 2014 at The Fullerton Hotel in Singapore, the first time that the event was held in Asia. ore than 120 delegates and speakers from 26 countries, including 12 delegates from the Philippines, attended the conference. [...]