PIArb President Teodoro Kalaw IV, PDRC President Gregorio Navarro and DRBF Philippine Representative Salvador Castro, Jr. sign the MOU. Witnessing the signing are incoming PIArb President Ricardo Ongkiko (left) and PDRC Secretary General Roberto Dio (right).
The Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF), Philippine Institute of Arbitrators (PIArb), and the Philippine Dispute Resolution Center signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on November 11, 2015 formally establishing strategic partnership among them. The signing ceremony was led by to the Atty. Teodoro Kalaw IV, PIArb President, Mr. Gregorio S. Navarro, PDRC President, and Engr. Salvador Castro, Jr., DRBF Country Representative for Philippines and witnessed by members and officers of the three organizations.
In establishing strategic partnership, the MOU provides that the three organizations shall combine their efforts in developing ADR and ADR practitioners, real time avoidance and resolution of local and international disputes relating to construction, commercial and information technology.
Atty. Kalaw, PIArb President, acknowledge the important contribution of Atty. Sit Morallos in pushing the three organizations sign the MOU which symbolic of their commitment to work together to promote and accomplish the common goal of making ADR and the DB effective instruments for dispute resolution.
The MOU signing event, which was hosted by Mr. Navarro PDRC President, was held at the Rizal Boardroom, Navarro Amper and Co., 19/F Net Lima Plaza, 5th Avenue corner 26th Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City