NCMB is now an accredited MCLE PROVIDER

 

The Supreme Court of the Philippines’ Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Office, through its meeting on 21 September 2005, approved the application of the NCMB to be an MCLE provider.

 

As its first activity, the General Retooling Seminar for Voluntary Arbitrators will be credited as compliance to the MCLE. The seminar includes the following topics:

 

Subjects of MCLE Activity /Program                 Lecturer                                 No. of Minutes           Date

 

1.        Updates on Voluntary Arbitration        

        and Other Fields of ADR                      Atty. Hans Leo J. Cacdac                60 minutes               December 1, 2005

                (ADR)

 

2.        Updates on Jurisprudence                 Atty. Francis V. Sobreviñas             120 minutes             December 1, 2005

                (Updates on Jurisprudence)

               

3.        The Art of Conciliation-Mediation      Atty. Bienvenido E. Laguesma         90 minutes               December 1, 2005

                in Arbitration (ADR)             

 

4.        Simulation/Workshop on Mediation          (Workshop Reactor)

                 (ADR)                                             Atty. Ismael G. Khan                        150 minutes             December 1, 2005

 

5.       Decision Writing and Related             Justice Vicente S.E. Veloso              120 minutes             December 2, 2005

                Issues On Jurisdiction                                                       

                (Legal Writing)                        

 

6.        Workshop on Decision-Writing         (Workshop Facilitator)

                (Legal Writing)                                 OSG Task Force headed by           180 minutes             December 2, 2005

                                                                        ASG Antonio Villamor                                      

 

The lawyer-voluntary arbitrators who will participate in the activity are fortunate to have two privileges in one activity: 1) Compliance to their commitment as voluntary arbitrators and 2) Compliance to the MCLE requirements in ADR (5 cu), Substantive and Procedural Laws and Jurisprudence (2 cu), Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy (4 cu). Moreover, only a minimal fee of P1,000 will be assessed to cover food expenses.

 

The non-lawyer arbitrator-participants are equally fortunate to join the league of practitioners and share the brilliance and competence of the distinguished speakers who are experts in their respective fields. Former Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma will discuss the dynamics of conciliation-mediation and how it can help the arbitrators in resolving the labor disputes submitted to them for resolution. Associate Justice of Court of Appeals, the Honorable Vicente Veloso will share his expertise in decision-writing as well as his knowledge in other related issues on jurisdiction. NCMB Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac and PAVA President Francis Sobreviñas, who are both prominent professorial lecturers, will discuss ADR and selected jurisprudence on labor law and welfare legislation, respectively.

 

The seminar is open to any interested practitioner, with the following registration fees: 1^st day – P2,000.00; 2^nd day – P1,500.00. For inquiries, please contact ConMed Tess Audea of Voluntary Arbitration Division at telephone 338-9545 or 339-0443.