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OCA CIRCULAR NO. 34-2012

ALL PRESIDING JUDGES AND CLERKS OF

COURT OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS

SUBJECT : I M P L E M E N TAT I O N O F S E C T I O N 3 6 O F

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9285 AND SUBMISSION

O F I N V E N T O R Y R E P O R T S I N R E L A T I O N

THERETO

T h e C o n s t r u c t i o n I n d u s t r y A r b i t r a t i o n C o m m i s s { o n ( C I A C )

th rough i t s Ac t ing Cha i rman, Mr . I saac S . Dav id , has inv i ted the

a t t e n t i o n o f t h i s O f fi c e r e g a r d i n g t h e o r i g i n a l a n d e x c l u s i v e

jur isd ic t ion of the CIAC over const ruct ion d isputes and the Regional

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c l a u s e s h a v e b e e n fi l e d , s t i l l c o n t i n u e d r e s o l v i n g t h e s a m e , w h i c h

a d d t o t h e c l o g g i n g o f c o u r t d o c k e t s a n d t o t h e p r o b l e m o f u n d u e

d e l a y i n t h e s e t t l e m e n t o f d i s p u t e s i n t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n i n d u s t r y . F o r

t h i s p u r p o s e , t h e r e i s a n u r g e n t n e c e s s i t y t h a t s u c h p e r s i s t e n t

p rac t i c e by t he l ower c ou r t s be s t opped , and t ha t t he t r i a l c ou r t s be

r e q u i r e d t o i m m e d i a t e l y s u b m i t t o t h i s O f fi c e t h e l i s t o f p e n d i n g

c ons t ruc t i on d i s pu t es w i t h a rb i t r a t i on c l aus es t ha t hav e no t y e t been

referred to the CIAC.

I n v i e w o f t h e f o r e g o i n g , a l l c o n c e r n e d a r e h e r e b y D I R E C T E D

t o ( 1 ) D I S M I S S , e f f e c t i v e i m m e d i a t e l y , a l l p e n d i n g c o n s t r u c t i o n

d i s p u t e s w i t h a r b i t r a t i o n c l a u s e s o f t h e c o n t e n d i n g p a r t i e s n o t l a t e r

t han t he , p re - t r i a l c on f e renc e , and t he rea f t e r REF ER t he s ame t o t he

C o n s t r u c t i o n I n d u s t r y A r b i t r a t i o n C o m m i s s i o n ( C I A C ) f o r t h e i r

p r o p e r a r b i t r a t i o n t h e r e o n , u n l e s s b o t h p a r t i e s , a s s i s t e d b y t h e i r

r es pec t i v e c ouns e l , s ha l l s ubm i t t o t he Reg iona l T r i a l Cou r t a w r i t t en

ag reemen t ex c lus i v e l y f o r t he Cour t , r a t he r t han t he C I AC , t o res o l v e

t h e d i s p u t e ; a n d ( 2 ) S U B M I T a l s o w i t h i n fi f t e e n ( 1 5 ) d a y s f r o m

n o t i c e , a n i n v e n t o r y o f s u c h c o n s t r u c t i o n d i s p u t e s fi l e d i n t h e i r

r e s p e c t i v e c o u r t s , t o t h e C o u r t M a n a g e m e n t O f fi c e , O f fi c e o f t h e

C o u r t A d m i n i s t r a t o r, u s i n g t h e a t t a c h e d F o r m N o . I .

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INVENTORY OF CONSTRUCTION DISPUTES

No. Case No. Case Title Date Filed Latest Status (If not yet Referred to CIAC)

Prepared by :

Clerk-in-Charge

Verified by:

Clerk of Court/OIC

Noted:

Presiding Judge