Course History,

Objectives and Overview,

Expectations and
Introductions

Judge Maria Celestina C. Cruz-Mangrobang

RTC-Branch 38, Manila

October 2015
INTRODUCTIONS
This is a

walk-through . . .
PRE-TRIAL CONCEPT
Traditional Modern
Simplify issues to Civil Cases- Rule 18,
be tried; Sec. 2

Abbreviation of trial;
Criminal Cases-
Rule 118
Expedition of trial.

Litigation Oriented Rules of Court

PRE-TRIAL (CIVIL CASES)
MODERN CONCEPT
RULE 18, Sec. 2

Court to consider, among other matters:

• A. THE POSSIBILITY OF AN AMICABLE

SETTLEMENT;

• B. SUBMISSION TO ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE

RESOLUTION (Under the old rule, Sec. 1(a), Rule
20, allows submission to arbitration only);

• C. OTHER MATTERS AS MAY AID IN THE

PROMPT DISPOSITION OF THE ACTION.
PRE-TRIAL (CRIMINAL CASES)
MODERN CONCEPT
RULE 118

PT is mandatory. Court to consider, among other matters:

• A. Plea bargain;

• B. Matters that will promote fair and expeditious trial

of the criminal and civil aspects of the case.

A.M. No. 03-1-09 (Aug. 16, 2004)- Guidelines in the conduct

of PT authorizes the BCC, during the preliminary
conference, to assist the parties in reaching a settlement on
the civil aspect of the case.
EXPANDED CONCEPT OF PRE-TRIAL;
INCORPORATION OF ADR

ADR or Alternative Dispute Resolution

• is a process or procedure
• to resolve a dispute or controversy, other than by
adjudication of a presiding judge of a court or an
officer of a government agency
• a neutral third party participates to assist in the
resolution of the issues
• includes arbitration, mediation, conciliation,
early neutral evaluation, mini-trial, or any
combination thereof (Sec. 3 (a), R.A. 9285).
EXPANDED CONCEPT OF PRE-TRIAL;
INCORPORATION OF ADR

PURPOSE AND IMPORTANCE OF ADR

PARTY EMPOWERMENT

• a) Parties decide the outcome of their conflict;

• b) Parties are given freedom on what and how to settle;

PROMOTES PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF

CONFLICT

PROMOTES SPEEDY AND INEXPENSIVE

RESOLUTION OF CASES

HELPS IN DECONGESTING COURT DOCKETS

ADR in the Philippines

R.A. 876: E.O. 1008: R.A. 6734: ORGANIC

ARBITRATION Construction Industry ACT –(1989) [Tribal
LAW(1956) Arbitration Law (1985) Council]

Labor Code P.D. 1083: CODE OF

R.A. 7160: Local
[Collective Bargaining MUSLIM PERSONAL
Government Code
Agreements & LAWS (1997) [Agama
(1991)
Grievance Machinery] Arbitration Council]
ADR in the Philippines
R.A. 8731: The
Indigenous Peoples
Rights Act Civil Code
[Ancestral
Domains]

R.A. 9285:
Alternative Dispute
UNCITRAL
Resolution (April 2,
2004)
TWO COMPONENTS OF
ADR IN PHILIPPINE
JUDICIAL SYSTEM

COURT ANNEXED JUDICIAL DISPUTE

MEDIATION RESOLUTION
(CAM) (JDR)
STAGES OF DIVERSION:

• Court Annexed Mediation (CAM)/Mobile

Court Annexed Mediation
(MCAM)

• Judicial Dispute Resolution (JDR)

• Appellate Court Mediation (ACM)

CAM AND JDR

CAM(Accredited Mediator)

2 STAGES OF 1) ADR
PRE-TRIAL
JDR (by the JDR Judge)

Pre-Trial
PCON (BCC) A.M. No. 03-
1-09-SC, PT Proper Aug 16,
2004
2) Pre-Trial
Proper
PT Proper (TJ); A.M. 03-1-
09; A.M.12-8-8
JDR HISTORY IN THE PHILIPPINES

Pilot areas:
Bacolod City, Rolled out in
San major
Fernando, locations.
later in
Benguet, La
THE JURIS Union, and
PROJECT Cagayan de
(2003 -2008) Oro, and
Makati City;
Existing PMC Units (Luzon)
NCR PANGASINAN
1. City of Manila
PAMPANG 1. Dagupan City
ZAMBALES
2. Makati City 2. Urdaneta City
A
1.City
B
3.ENGUET of San
Quezon City Fernando 1.
3. Olongapo
BATAAN City
Alaminos City
2.
4. Angeles
Pasig City
City 2.
4. Iba
1. Baguio
LA UNION City 1.San
NUEVA Carlos
Balanga City
City
ECIJA
5.
2. Pasay City
La Trinidad 5.
2.Lingayen
Mariveles
1.
6. San Fernando 1. Cabanatuan
City CityTARLAC City
BULACAN
Caloocan 6. Villasis
2. Gapan City
7. Parañaque City 7. 3. Tayug
San Jose City
1. Malolos
BATANGAS City 1.Tarlac
CAVITE City
8. Las Piñas City 4. Camiling
Guimba 1. Trece Martirez City
2. City of San Jose Del 2. Monte
9.
1. Muntinlupa
Batangas City
CAMARINES
3. Sta. MariaCity SUR 2. Tagaytay City QUEZON
10.Lipa
2. SanCity
Juan City 3. Imus City
4.
1. Baliwag
Naga City
RIZAL
3.
5.
Valenzuela City LAGUNA4. City of Bacoor 1. Lucena City
11.Balayan
Marilao
2.
12.
4. Iriga City City
Marikina
Lemery 2. Gumaca (Satellite)
1. Antipolo
CAGAYAN
3. City 1. Calamba
ISABELA City
13.Pili
Malabon City 2. City of Biñan
3. Infanta (Satellite)
4.
14.Calabanga
1.Tuguegarao
Navotas City City 3. 1.San
Santiago City
5. Libmanan Pablo City ILOCOS NORTE
15. Taguig City 2.Sta.
4. Cauayan
Cruz City
6. 1. Laoag City
16.San Jose
Pateros 3. Ilagan
5. Siniloan ILOCOS SUR
1. Vigan City
Existing PMC Units (Visayas)

CEBU
1.Cebu City OCCIDENTAL
NEGROS
2. Mandaue City
1. Bacolod City
LEYTE
3. Lapu-Lapu City
4. Tacloban
1. Talisay City
ILOILO City
5. Ormoc
2. Toledo City (Satellite)
1.Iloilo
CAPIZ City
3. Baybay City
2. Barotac Viejo
4. Hilongos
1.Roxas
AKLAN CityCity BILIRAN
3.Guimbal
2. Mambusao
4.Dumangas
1.Kalibo
ANTIQUE 1.Naval
1.San Jose
NORTHERN SAMAR
1.Catarman
WESTERN SAMAR
1.Catbalogan City
EASTERN SAMAR
2. Calbayog City
1. Borongan City LEYTE
SOUTHERN 1. Maasin City
Existing PMC Units (Mindanao)

DAVAO DEL SUR

1. Davao City
DAVAO DEL
2. Digos City
NORTE
1. Tagum City
MISAMIS ORIENTAL
2. Panabo City
1. Cagayan De Oro DEL
ZAMBOANGA City SUR
1. Zamboanga
SOUTH City
COTABATO
1. General Santos City
SARANGANI
2. Koronadal City
1. Alabel

LANAO DEL NORTE

1. Iligan City
LANAO DEL SUR
1. Marawi City
MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL
1. Ozamis City
Existing JDR Units
PAMPANGA
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
MISAMIS ORIENTAL
BENGUET
LA UNION
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
DAVAO DEL SUR
DAVAO DEL
NORTE
CEBU
IMPORTANT
• referral to CAM is a pre-
requisite to the conduct of
JDR proceedings.

• If parties DO NOT SETTLE in

CAM, judge conducts JDR –
Judicial Dispute Resolution.
NEW ROLE OF JUDGES IN JDR
(A. M. No. 11-1-6-SC-PHILJA, Part Three JDR, II on
Procedure)

TWO-JUDGE SYSTEM
(TWO STAGES IN JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS )

• JDR JUDGE - handles case from filing of

complaint to CAM and JDR during pre-trial stage

• TRIAL JUDGE - presides over pre-trial proper,

trial, and renders decision
SKILLS INNOVATION

New Role of Judges in JDR:

Judge as:

• a mediator;
• a conciliator;
• an early neutral evaluator;
• a Combination of any of the
above;
JDR

Is a process with the following benefits:

• 1) Docket decongestion;
• 2) Reduce delay
• (Justice delayed is justice denied);
• 3) Humanize justice system;
• 4) Enhance access to justice.
PMCO (PHILIPPINE MEDIATION CENTER)

MISSION:

• To help disputing parties reach

mutually acceptable solutions by
providing efficient and effective Court–
Annexed Mediation (CAM), Judicial
Dispute Resolution(JDR), Appeals
Court Mediation (ACM) and other
court- related ADR Services, including
arbitration.
ROLE of PMCO:
to actively promote the acceptance and use of alternative dispute
resolution (ADR) by:

• rationally establishing and managing effective and

efficient PMC units (and staff) nationwide
• engaging qualified, performing, and highly-motivated
mediators and PMC staff
• developing ADR programs and initiatives that are
both relevant and sustainable
• generating and utilizing to the optimum ADR
resources (research & policy materials, funds & other
means of support), and thereby,
• enabling the parties themselves to resolve the
disputes brought to the courts, resulting in the
decongestion of court dockets, fostering party
autonomy, and enhancing access to justice.
Effectiveness & Success
Rates in Current Sites
Data & Statistics
PHILIPPINE JUDICIAL ACADEMY
PHILIPPINE MEDIATION CENTER OFFICE
CAM STATISTICAL REPORT AS OF SEPTEMBER 2015

TOTAL
TOTAL TOTAL
NO. OF NO. OF NO. OF NUMBER OF TOTAL NUMBER TOTAL NUMBER OF
NUMBER OF NUMBER OF SUCCESS
YEAR PMC COURTS ACCREDITED BACK TO OF SUCCESSFUL UNSUCCESSFUL
CASES CASES RATE
UNITS COVERED MEDIATORS COURT MEDIATION MEDIATION
REFERRED MEDIATED
CASES*
2002 26 442 360 4,118 559 3,559 3,000 559 84.29%
2003 26 442 360 4,246 1,149 3,097 2,410 687 77.82%
2004 30 601 309 20,277 12,787 7,490 5,899 1,591 78.76%
2005 37 675 483 25,745 14,028 11,717 7,626 4,091 65.08%
2006 40 730 524 21,211 8,161 13,050 8,159 4,891 62.52%
2007 53 931 628 38,816 18,671 20,145 13,633 6,512 67.67%
2008 70 1105 717 62,678 16,994 45,684 29,148 16,536 63.80%
2009 97 1380 571 49,702 18,477 31,225 19,406 11,819 62.15%
2010 97 1380 571 50,558 16,748 33,810 20,304 13,506 60.05%
2011 106 1496 706 49,497 19,777 29,720 18,029 11,691 60.66%
2012 107 1540 680 56,498 24,218 32,280 19,266 13,014 59.68%
2013 115 1623 704 58,786 18,638 33,556 20,525 13,031 61.17%
2014 119 1641 657 64,356 15,082 37,843 23,236 14,607 61.40%
2015 122 1685 660 38,003 6,795 19,238 11,319 7,905 58.84%
TOTAL 122 1685 660 544,491 192,084 322,414 201,960 120,440 62.64%
PHILIPPINE JUDICIAL ACADEMY
PHILIPPINE MEDIATION CENTER OFFICE
JDR STATISTICAL REPORT AS OF JUNE 2015

TOTAL
TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL NUMBER
NO. OF JDR NO. OF NUMBER
NUMBER NUMBER OF NUMBER OF OF SUCCESS
YEAR SITES COURTS OF BACK
OF CASES CASES SUCCESSFUL UNSUCCESSFUL RATE
(CLUSTERS) COVERED TO COURT
REFERRED MEDIATED MEDIATION MEDIATION
CASES*
2004 2 101 22 22 15 7 68.18%
2005 2 101 487 487 205 282 42.09%
2006 4 166 1,437 1,171 454 717 38.77%
2007 5 195 6,370 2,388 3,982 1,660 2,322 41.69%
2008 6 232 8,569 3,122 5,447 2,010 3,437 36.90%
2009 6 232 5,727 2,257 3,470 1,487 1,983 42.85%
2010 8 377 6,032 2,298 3,734 1,320 2,414 35.35%
2011 9 421 8,140 3,487 4,653 1,924 2,729 41.35%
2012 13 636 9,218 4,840 4,378 1,513 2,865 34.56%
2013 18 836 15,275 1,088 7,636 2,853 4,783 37.36%
2014 40 977 18,423 1,096 9,885 3,470 6,415 35.10%
2015 41 1038 9,595 935 4,073 1,220 2,853 29.95%
TOTAL 41 1038 89,295 21,511 48,938 18,131 30,807 37.05%

* BACK TO COURT CASES - NO JDR TRANSPIRED DUE TO THE FOLLOWING REASONS: PARTY/PARTIES REFUSED JDR; AND, LACK OF AUTHORITY OF
PARTIES' REPRESENTATIVES TO ENTER INTO COMPROMISE AGREEMENT
JDR Training Course Objectives
• learn the concept and philosophy of Judicial Dispute
Resolution (JDR) and have a clear understanding of
the provisions of the Revised JDR Guidelines;

• distinguish JDR from other forms of dispute

resolution and know its advantages;

• learn and practice the skills required to settle

disputes through mediation, interest-based
conciliation, and neutral evaluation; and

• identify and explore the issues that impact on conflict

and settlement (power imbalance, gender dynamics,
ethical, social, cultural, and others).
WOW!
18 SEGMENTS
2014
• This is a great year
for JDR…
35.10%
SUCCESS RATE
2015
• This is expected to be a greater year

• 31.68% success rate as of April 2015

• 29.95% success rate as of June 2015

• Participation of this batch can enhance

the year end statistics
MEDIATION PROFILE

10/7/2015
INNOVATE
in terms of
methodology
✓ Adult-Learning type
seminar

✓ Skills Training

✓ Learning & Sharing

among Peers
• Lecturers
• Facilitators
• Coach-Trainers
SKILLS-BASED COURSE

✓ Interactive
✓ Lectures / Lecturettes
✓ Structured Learning Activities
• Exercises w/ Debriefs
• Group Discussions
• Simulations
• Role Plays
Watch Your Peers
Present a Live Show
Watch or Act in a Play
Watch a simulation of the entire
JDR process . . . .
Exercise your creative thinking
Learning is
enjoyable through
group exercises

Makes you:
• Alert
• Alive
• Enthusiastic
Role Playing
DAY 1

SEGMENT 1:
• COURSE HISTORY AND OVERVIEW,
EXPECTATIONS, AND INTRODUCTIONS

SEGMENT 2:

• CONFLICT THEORY: NATURE, STAGES,

APPROACHES, SOURCES, AND THE SPECTRUM
OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN ADR

SEGMENT 3:
• PARADIGM SHIFT

SEGMENT 4:
• JDR PROCESS: STAGES AND SKILLS
DAY 1

SEGMENT 5:

• JDR ADMINITRATIVE RULES

SEGMENT 6:

• HANDLING THE EARLY NEUTRAL EVALUATION

SEGMENT 7:

• ATTITUDES, ATTRIBUTES, AND THICS IN JDR

SEGMENT 8
• SOCIAL CONTEXT AND GENDER DYNAMICS
DAY 2

SEGMENT 9:
• COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN JDR

SEGMENT 10:

• JDR STAGE 1 : THE OPENING STATEMENT

SEGMENT 11:

• STATEMENTS OF PARTIES AND CONFLICT

MAPPING

SEGMENT 12
• DISPUTANT PSYCHOLOGY
DAY 2

SEGMENT 13:
• POSITIONS AND INTERESTS

SEGMENT 14:

• NEGOTIATION AND THE CONCEPTS OF BATNA,

WATNA, MLATNA AND ZOPA

SEGMENT 15:
• HANDLING IMPASSE SITUATIONS, CAUSUS,
AND OTHER SETTLEMENT STRATEGIES

SEGMENT 16
• SETTLEMENT, COMPROMISE AGREEMENTS.
AND CONCLUSION
DAY 3

SEGMENT 17:

• INTEGRATING LEARNING: FINAL ROLE PLAY

SEGMENT 18:

• WRAP-UP, SYNTHESIS, AND POST-PROGRAM

ANNOUNCEMENTS
WELCOME to the
JDR WORLD