PDRC met with IPOPhl officials last May 14, 2019 to renew their Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for another three years. Targeted to be signed in early June 2019, the new MOA embodies the desire of PDRC and IPOPhl to continue to cooperate and further strengthen their capacities for an effective resolution of intellectual property disputes. [...]
In Hygienic Packaging Corporation v. Nutri-Asia, Inc., Doing Business under the Name and Style of UFC Philippines, G.R. No. 219708, January 23, 2019, the Supreme Court, Third Division, ruled that there is no arbitration agreement when the evidence fails to show that the parties entered into a contract to submit future disputes to arbitration. On [...]
In a unanimous decision published on January 8, 2019, the United States Supreme Court ruled on the validity of the “wholly groundless” exception and the delegation of arbitrability questions to an arbitrator. In Henry Schein, Inc. et al. v. Archer & White Sales, Inc. (586 U.S. (2019), Justice Kavanaugh’s first opinion, the U.S. Supreme [...]
PDRC-POC MOU SIGNING. Seated from left: Atty. Roberto Dio, Atty. Edmundo Tan, Mr. Ricky Vargas, and Mr. Joey Romasanta. Standing, from left: Atty. Salvador Panga, Jr., Atty. Charlie Ho, Atty. Alberto Agra, and Mr. Ed Picson Philippine Olympic Committee is new PDRC partner After a year of discussions, PDRC signed on January 14, 2018 a [...]
PDRCI Deputy Sec. Gen. Francisco Pabilla, Jr. (second from left) receives the Certificate of Recognition from Atty. Jewel Bulos (leftmost), University Secretary and Associate Dean, UMAK School of Law; Makati City Mayor Abigail Binay (center), Makati City Vice Mayor Monique Lagdameo, and Ms. Aurora Serrano, UMAK Vice President for Administration and Finance. UMAK awards Certificate [...]
The Philippine Dispute Resolution Center (PDRC) is inviting participants to its 17th Commercial Arbitration Training Seminar (CATS) on June 24 to 28, 2019 to be held tentatively at the University of the Philippines College of Law, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City. The training will equip participants with knowledge and skills in resolving commercial disputes through […]
PDRCI Secretary General Roberto N. Dio discussed how the Philippines can become a center of excellence in international arbitration at the ASEAN Integration Seminar and Workshop held on January 30, 2016 at the recently concluded 22nd House of Delegates Convention of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines in General Santos City. Mr. Dio began with [...]
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Class picture of Batch A 2015 PDRCI successfully trained 49 new arbitrators during its four-day training seminar held on July 13 to 16, 2015. The training, held at PDRCI’s office at the Trade & Commerce Plaza at Fort Bonifacio in Taguig City, covered (a) introduction to arbitration by Atty. Arthur P. Autea, (b) pre-arbitration issues [...]
