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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
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Clyde de Witt Fellow Scholar, and received his Master of Laws degree in
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Welcome to our website!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 |
Latest Article:The Arbitrator's OathBy: Donemark Joseph L. Calimon An “oath”, in its broadest sense, includes any form of attestation by which a party signifies that he is bound in conscience to perform an act faithfully and truthfully. In People v. Bisda, et al., the Supreme Court explained that “an oath is defined as an outward pledge, given by the person taking it that his attestation or promise is made under an immediate sense of his responsibility to God”. The purpose of an “oath”, the Court added, “is to affect the conscience of the witness and thus compel him to speak the truth, and also to lay him open to punishment for perjury in case he willfully falsifies”. Read more... |
3rd Arbitration Training Seminar:The Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. (PDRCI) will conduct an arbitration training seminar entitled “The Law and Practice of Commercial Arbitration”, which will be held from Wednesday, May 26 to Saturday, May 29, 2010 at the Linden Suites, San Miguel Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City. The PDRCI, the commercial arbitration center of the Philippines, administers arbitration proceedings under the PDRCI Arbitration Rules.Read more... |
Philippine Arbitration Updates:Fort Bonifacion Development Corporation v. Domingo,G.R. No. 180765, February 27, 2009; 580 SCRA 397; Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation v. Sorongon & Fong, G.R. No. 176709, May 8, 2009, 587 SCRA 613 Abstract: "The receivables of a contractor from the project owner arising from work on a construction project were assigned to a third person with notice to the project owner. When the project owner refused to pay the assignee because the assigned receivables were used to pay other creditors of the assignor which creditors obtained writs of garnishment on such receivables, it was held in Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation v. Nicolas Domingo, that the Regional Trial Court, not the Construction Industry Arbitration Commission [“CIAC”], had jurisdiction over the complaint for payment of a sum of money filed by the assignee against the project owner." Read more... 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. |
