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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 AT I O N
THERETO
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
add to the clogging of court dockets and to the problem of undue
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
this purpose, there is an urgent necessity that such persistent
practice by the lower courts be stopped, and that the trial courts 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
construction disputes with arbitration clauses that have not yet been
referred to the CIAC.
In view of the foregoing, all concerned are hereby DIRECTED
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
disputes with arbitration clauses of the contending parties not later
than the, pre-trial conference, and thereafter REFER the same to the
Construction Industry Arbitration Commission (CIAC) for their
proper arbitration thereon, unless both parties, assisted by their
r e s p e c t i v e c o u n s e l , s h a l l s u b m i t t o t h e R e g i o n a l Tr i a l C o u r t a w r i t t e n
agreement exclusively for the Court, rather than the CIAC, to resolve
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 .
Strict compliance herewith is hereby enjoined.
J ( ~ S I ~ M I D A S P. M A R Q U E Z
X,C~ur t Administrator
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