Memorandum Circular No. 128




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ Memorandum Circular No. 128, March 13, 2007 ] COMPLIANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 523, WHICH INSTITUTED THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT Executive Order (E.O. No. 523, signed by the President on April 7, 2006 requires all departments, agencies, and government owned and controlled corporations under the Executive Branch of Government to promote the use of alternative modes of dispute resolution such as, but not limited to, mediation conciliation, and arbitration as part of the practice in resolving disputes filed before them; encourage the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) as an important means to achieve speedy and impartial justice; and declog dockets to attain higher efficiency in the bureaucracy.1aшphi1 It also mandates the said Executive Agencies to train in the field of ADR at least two (2) of their senior officials who are to be designated to develop and implement the use of ADR in their agencies. For this Purpose, the ADR Secretariat has arranged an ADR Training Program with The Conflict Resolution Group Foundation, Inc. under the auspices, of the The Asia Foundation and the USAID.1aшphi1 To monitor and evaluate the promotion and development of the ADR practice in the bureaucracy, all heads of departments, agencies, and government owned and controlled corporations under the Executive Branch of Government are hereby required to submit the status of their compliance with E.O. No. 523 to the ADR Secretariat (GPNP-CNN Secretariat) located at 4/F Agustin I Building, Emerald Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City (Tel No. 636-0701) not later than 16 March 2007. By authority of the President: (SGD.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA Executive Secretary Manila, 13 March 2007 The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation