He is at present of-counsel to the Parlade, Hildawa, Parlade and Eco Law offices,  Vice Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce Philippines, Inc. and Chairman of its International Arbitration Commission; President Emeritus, Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc.; Secretary and Member, Board of Trustees, Foundation for the Enhancement of Legal Education; Accredited arbitrator of the Construction Industry Arbitration Commission and Trustee, Philippine Institute of Construction Arbitrators, Inc.; and Accredited Mediator, Court of Appeals. He regularly lectures on “International Commercial Arbitration” in Mandatory Continuing Legal Education [MCLE] Seminars sponsored by the University of the Philippines Law Center, Integrated Bar of the Philippines, or its chapters, the Pamantasan ng Lunsod  ng Manila, Ateneo de Manila, Chan Robles, Legis Forum and other MCLE  service providers. He regularly serves as arbitrator of international or domestic disputes.

He was Vice President-Legal of the Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Company of Manila, Inc. from 1973 to 1991. This company, at that time, the largest construction company in the Philippines, negotiated and entered into  contracts for construction or fabrication projects in the Philippines, South East Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and Africa. It also entered into various  project joint venture agreements, technology transfer agreements and agreements to establish manufacturing companies.  He advised the Company in these matters including those involving the  usual normal commercial transactions, both domestic and international, which were numerous, entered into by this Company, during this period.

He held the following positions: (1) President, Legal Management Council of the Philippines (1983); (2) President, FEU Law Alumni Association (1989); (3) Chairman of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines National Committee on the Settlement of Disputes (1998); (4) Chairman of the Committee on Arbitration of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (1987-1996); (5)  President, Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. (1996 to 2002) and (6) Managing Partner, Benitez Parlade Africa Herrera Parlade and Panga from 1993-2004.
    
He was resource person or paper writer for domestic and international seminars and conferences on alternative dispute resolution, submitted, various papers on arbitration. He published articles on arbitration in domestic and foreign publications.

He authored the book, “Construction Arbitration”  (Rex 1997) “The Law and Practice of Conciliation and Arbitration of Construction Disputes” (Rex 2002); contributor of the Chapter on Arbitration in the Philippines  in “Arbitration in Asia” published by  Butterworth/ Freshfields edited by Mr. Michael Moser; and the “Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 2004, Annotated” (Central Professional Books, Inc). He is also a contributor to a Chapter on “The Arbitral Awards” in the book “The Asian Leading  Arbitrators’ Guide to International Arbitration” to be published this year.

He was a regular lecturer of the University of the Philippines Law Center Continuing Legal Education Program generally on various subjects in remedial law. He taught Remedial Law, Corporate Law and Commercial Laws .  He was Dean of the College of Law of the San Sebastian College from 1969 to 1976.

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