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Victor P. Lazatin

Victor P. Lazatin is a Senior Partner of Angara Abello Concepcion Regala & Cruz (ACCRALAW).  He graduated from the University of the Philippines with degrees of Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Bachelor of Laws, cum laude.  He attended the University of Michigan as a Clyde de Witt Fellow Scholar, and received his Master of Laws degree in 1974.....more....



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The Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. (PDRCI) is a non-stock, non-profit organization incorporated in 1996 out of the Arbitration Committee of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the purpose of promoting and encouraging the use of arbitration as an alternative mode of settling commercial transaction disputes and providing dispute resolution services to the business community.  Its membership is composed of prominent lawyers, members of the judiciary, academicians, arbitrators, bankers, and businessmen.  Read more...
Contact us:

Unit 937, 9/F City & Land Megaplaza Condominium
ADB Avenue cor. Garnet Road
Ortigas Center, Pasig City
Phone: 986.5171
Telefax: 914-9608
Email: secretariat@pdrci.org
          info.pdrci@gmail.com

Advisory:

The Secretariat of Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. is transferring to a new location.  Starting 3 August 2009, the Secretariat will be located at the following address:


Unit 937, 9th Floor, City & Land Megaplaza Condominium
ADB Avenue corner Garnet Road, Ortigas Center
Pasig City.
Telephone:  986-5171  Telefax: 914-9608


We request everyone to send all communications to the above-mentioned address.  Thank you for your cooperation.


Philippine Arbitration Updates:


Implementing Rules and Regulations of the ADR Act of 2004


The Department of Justice headed by Sec. Agnes Vst. Devanadera recently launched the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the ADR Act of 2004 last 27 January 2010 held at the Hyatt Hotel, Manila.  The event was attended by top luminaries from the ADR profession and institutions; representatives from the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, the Department of Interior and Local Government, the Philippine Judicial Academy; and prominent businessmen from the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry. The guests were presented with an introduction on the features of the new rules.  The members of the Technical Working Committee, namely Atty. Victor P. Lazatin, Dean Custodio O. Parlade and Prof. Mario E. Valderrama, also gave a brief background on the creation of the rules as well as their personal experiences while working on the rules.  To get a copy of the rules, please click here.




Special Rules of Court on Alternative Dispute Resolution


The Supreme Court recently approved the Special Rules of Court on Alternative Dispute Resolution (the "Special ADR Rules") which will take effect on 01 October 2009.   To download a copy of the rules, click here.




HUTAMA-RSEA JOINT OPERATIONS, INC. v.
CITRA METRO MANILA TOLLWAYS CORPORATION
G.R. No. 180640, April 24, 2009 (3rd Div., Chico-Nazario, J.)


Both parties are domestic corporations.  The Respondent, Citra Metro Manila Tollways  Corporation  [“Citra”] is the general contractor and operator of the South Metro Manila Skyway Project [the “Project”] The Petitioner, Hutama-RSEA Joint Operations, Inc. [“Hutama”] was its subcontractor.  Citra and Hutama are referred to herein collectively as the “Parties”.  On September 25, 1996, the Parties entered into an Engineering Procurement Construction Contract [the “Contract”] whereby Hutama would undertake the construction of Stage 1 of the Project which stretched from the junction of Buenjdia Avenue, Makati City, up to Bicutan Interchange, Taguig City for a contract price of US$369,510,304.00.

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