Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE MEDIATION CENTER FOR COURT-ANNEXED MEDIATION CASES, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
October 22, 2003
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 6505, 12th Congress of the Republic |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE MEDIATION CENTER FOR COURT-ANNEXED MEDIATION CASES, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : "Philippine Mediation Center Act". Since its creation in 2001 through a Supreme Court resolution, the Philippine Mediation Center (PMC) has been successful in promoting court-annexed mediation as an effective alternative dispute resolution mechanism in de-clogging court dockets. Areas with PMC units have registered high settlement rates. However, the effectiveness of court-annexed mediation is limited by the small number of PMC units across the country. This bill seeks to institutionalize and constitute a permanent PMC in order to make court-annexed mediation available to the general public. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : NACHURA, ANTONIO EDUARDO B. |
| DATE FILED : 2003-10-22 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Chatto (028 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2003-11-12 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON APPROPRIATIONS |
Abstract
"Philippine Mediation Center Act". Since its creation in 2001 through a Supreme Court resolution, the Philippine Mediation Center (PMC) has been successful in promoting court-annexed mediation as an effective alternative dispute resolution mechanism in de-clogging court dockets. Areas with PMC units have registered high settlement rates. However, the effectiveness of court-annexed mediation is limited by the small number of PMC units across the country. This bill seeks to institutionalize and constitute a permanent PMC in order to make court-annexed mediation available to the general public.
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