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2011 had fewest strikes, Labor Department says

Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz attributed the industrial peace to the reforms in labor arbitration and adjudication.“The highly successful and effective conciliation-mediation efforts of the National Conciliation and Mediation Board have...

Create council of elders to mediate government leaders rows

MANILA, Philippines - A lawmaker proposed on Friday the creation of a Council of Elders to mediate disputes among leaders of the different branches of government.

Cultural practices used in solving cases in Ifugao

LAGAWE, Ifugao, Dec.1 (PIA)-- Cultural practices in...

Intellectual property: Tools to a better economic future

Local maritime industry affirms arbitration in the resolution of disputes

MANILA, Philippines — Stakeholders in the maritime industry have affirmed their preference for voluntary arbitration as a better mode of dispute resolution following...

From conflict to creative tension

"Conflict is so real in our lives we have accepted it as a sine qua non to human existence...This book  “Capitalizing...

Supreme Court approves CTA mediation rules

"The Supreme Court has approved the rules governing mediation of cases filed with the Court of Tax Appeals."

Mediating a Dispute Between Clients

The mediation ended successfully, eight month after it formally started, because of the parties’ desire to put an end to their dispute in a speedy, inexpensive and convenient way.

The Justice Express

RIZAL, PHILIPPINES, March 3, 2009 - A large purple and white bus is parkedfrom Monday to Thursday outside the Binangonan Municipal Hall in Rizal.Outside are monobloc chairs arranged in rows under a tarpaulin where peoplewait for their tu...

'Justice on Wheels' frees 120 Prisoners

JOW judges were able to decide on 86 calendared cases from three regional trial courts and a circuit trial court in Compostela Valley, according to Nimfa Vilches, deputy court administrator of the Supreme Court.