PHILIPPINES Law and Practice Contributed by: Ricardo Ma P G Ongkiko, John Christian Joy A Regalado and Ma Patricia B Paz-Jacoba SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan Contents 1. General p.607 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.607 1.2 Key Industries p.607 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.607 1.4 National Courts p.607 2. Governing Legislation p.608 2.1 Governing Law p.608 2.2 Changes to National Law p.608 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.608 3.1 Enforceability p.608 3.2 Arbitrability p.608 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.608 3.4 Validity p.609 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.609 4.1 Limits on Selection p.609 4.2 Default Procedures p.609 4.3 Court Intervention p.609 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.609 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.610 5. Jurisdiction p.610 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.610 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.610 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.610 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.611 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.611 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.611 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.611
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Philippines
Mindoro Manila
Leyte Samar
Negros Panay
Palawan
Mindanao
8. Evidence p.614 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.614 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.614 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.614 9. Confidentiality p.615 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.615 10. The Award p.615 10.1 Legal Requirements p.615 10.2 Types of Remedies p.615 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.615 11. Review of an Award p.616 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.616 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.617
11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.617 12. Enforcement of an Award p.618 12.1 New York Convention p.618 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.618 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.620 13. Miscellaneous p.620 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.620 13.2 Ethical Codes p.620 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.621 13.4 Consolidation p.621 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.621
6.1 Types of Relief p.611 6.2 Role of Courts p.612 6.3 Security for Costs p.612 7. Procedure p.613
7.1 Governing Rules p.613 7.2 Procedural Steps p.613 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.613 7.4 Legal Representatives p.614
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