Presentation |
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. PDRCI has broadened its scope of
arbitration advocacy mission. It administers arbitration in
specialized fields, such as maritime, banking, insurance,
securities, and intellectual property disputes. With trade
globalization, PDRCI has forged cooperation agreements with foreign
arbitration centers such as the Korean Commercial Arbitration
Board, the Indian Council of Arbitration and the Singapore
International Arbitration Center. It has also networked with the
various committees of the International Chamber of Commerce, among
which is the International Court of Arbitration.
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Functions |
PDRCI offers the following dispute resolution services:
administration of commercial arbitration and mediation; appointment
of arbitrators and mediators; organization of seminars on
commercial arbitration; provision of training and accreditation;
networking with various international arbitration centers; referral
services; and information on arbitration agreements, rules and
arbitration law and practice. In addition, PDRCI has a system for
the accreditation of arbitrators and mediators. It maintains a
panel of local arbitrators and a panel of foreign arbitrators.
PDRCI has been actively involved in the dissemination of
information about legislative matters concerning arbitration, trade
law and commerce.
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