39th Face-to-Face MCLE Lecture Series
Dates: October 17, 18, 24 & 25, 2024 (Thursday & Friday Schedule)
Venue: Function Rooms 1 to 3, 4th Floor Tower 1, The Linden Suites, 37 San Miguel Avenue, Pasig City
Day 1: July 4, 2024 (Thursday)
Time | Subject | Topic | Lecturer | Credit Units |
8:00a.m. – 10:00a.m. | Updates on Substantive and Procedural Laws | Salient Features of the Rules on Expedited Procedures in the First Level Courts | (Fmr.) Judge Marjorie Uyengco-Nolasco | 2 CU |
10:15a.m. – 12:15p.m. | Trial and Pre-trial Skills | Dismissal of Actions | Pros. Mario Luna | 2 CU |
1:00p.m. – 3:00p.m. | MCLE Prescribed Subject-International Legal Processes | National Security and International Armed Conflict | Dean Jeremy Gatdula | 2 CU |
3:15p.m. – 6:15p.m. | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Resolving Land Disputes through ADR: Grassroots Challenges and Potentials | Dean Rodel Taton | 3 CU |
Day 2: July 5, 2024 (Friday)
Time | Subject | Topic | Lecturer | Credit Units |
8:00a.m. – 10:00a.m. | Trial and Pre-trial Skills | Trial Techniques | Pros. Peter Ong | 2 CU |
10:15a.m. – 12:15p.m. | MCLE Prescribed Subject-Law and Economics | BIR Run After Tax Evaders (RATE) Cases: Updates | Pros. Peter Ong | 2 CU |
1:00p.m. – 4:00p.m. | Legal and Judicial Ethics | The Power of the State to Regulate the Practice of Law: An Overview of the New Rules on Administrative Disciplinary Cases under the Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability | Atty. Victoria Loanzon | 3 CU |
4:15p.m. – 6:15p.m. | Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy | Powerful and Effective Legal Writing | Atty. Rosario Olivas | 2 CU |
Day 3: July 11, 2024 (Thursday)
Time | Subject | Topic | Lecturer | Credit Units |
8:00a.m. – 10:00a.m. | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Dealing with a Recalcitrant Party | Atty. Shirley Alinea | 2 CU |
10:15a.m. – 12:15p.m. | MCLE Prescribed Subject-Specific areas of law/comparative law in other jurisdictions | Bawal ang Bastos: The Safe Spaces Act | Atty. Aliakhbar Jumrani | 2 CU |
1:00p.m. – 4:00p.m. | Legal and Judicial Ethics | Ethical Standards for Lawyers in a VUCA World | Pros. Christian Castro | 3 CU |
4:15p.m. – 6:15p.m. | Updates on Substantive and Procedural Laws | Updates in Labor Law | Dean Voltaire Duano | 2 CU |
Day 4: July 12, 2024 (Friday)
Time | Subject | Topic | Lecturer | Credit Units |
8:00a.m. – 10:00a.m. | International Law and International Conventions | Sovereign, Historic or Common? Understanding the Rights to the Natural Resources of the South China Sea | Atty. Fretti Ganchoon | 2 CU |
10:15a.m. – 12:15p.m. | Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy | Legal Advocacy and Human Rights | Atty. Ray Paolo Santiago | 2 CU |
1:00p.m. – 4:00p.m. | Updates on Substantive and Procedural Laws | Relevant BIR Updates | Atty. Nelson Gargoles | 3 CU |
4:15p.m. – 6:15p.m. | Updates on Substantive and Procedural Laws | Insights on the Rules on Inquest and Preliminary Investigation | Pros. Freddie Nojara | 2 CU |
Day 1: October 17, 2024 (Thursday)
Time | Subject | Topic | Lecturer | Credit Units |
8:00a.m. – 10:00a.m. | Updates on Substantive and Procedural Laws | Salient Features of the Rules on Expedited Procedures in the First Level Courts | (Fmr.) Judge Marjorie Uyengco-Nolasco | 2 CU |
10:15a.m. – 12:15p.m. | Trial and Pre-trial Skills | Dismissal of Actions | Pros. Mario Luna | 2 CU |
1:00p.m. – 3:00p.m. | MCLE Prescribed Subject-International Legal Processes | National Security and International Armed Conflict | Dean Jeremy Gatdula | 2 CU |
3:15p.m. – 6:15p.m. | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Resolving Land Disputes through ADR: Grassroots Challenges and Potentials | Dean Rodel Taton | 3 CU |
Day 2: October 18, 2024 (Friday)
Time | Subject | Topic | Lecturer | Credit Units |
8:00a.m. – 10:00a.m. | Trial and Pre-trial Skills | Trial Techniques | Pros. Peter Ong | 2 CU |
10:15a.m. – 12:15p.m. | MCLE Prescribed Subject-Law and Economics | BIR Run After Tax Evaders (RATE) Cases: Updates | Pros. Peter Ong | 2 CU |
1:00p.m. – 4:00p.m. | Legal and Judicial Ethics | The Power of the State to Regulate the Practice of Law: An Overview of the New Rules on Administrative Disciplinary Cases under the Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability | Atty. Victoria Loanzon | 3 CU |
4:15p.m. – 6:15p.m. | Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy | Powerful and Effective Legal Writing | Atty. Rosario Olivas | 2 CU |
Day 3: October 24, 2024 (Thursday)
Time | Subject | Topic | Lecturer | Credit Units |
8:00a.m. – 10:00a.m. | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Dealing with a Recalcitrant Party | Atty. Shirley Alinea | 2 CU |
10:15a.m. – 12:15p.m. | MCLE Prescribed Subject-Specific areas of law/comparative law in other jurisdictions | Bawal Bastos: The Safe Spaces Act and How to Make The Internet Safe | Atty. Aliakhbar Jumrani | 2 CU |
1:00p.m. – 3:00p.m. | Updates on Substantive and Procedural Laws | Updates in Labor Law | Dean Voltaire Duano | 2 CU |
3:15p.m. – 6:15p.m. | Legal and Judicial Ethics | Ethical Standards for Lawyers in a VUCA World | Pros. Christian Castro | 3 CU |
Day 4: October 25, 2024 (Friday)
Time | Subject | Topic | Lecturer | Credit Units |
8:00a.m. – 10:00a.m. | International Law and International Conventions | Sovereign, Historic or Common? Understanding the Rights to the Natural Resources of the South China Sea | Atty. Fretti Ganchoon | 2 CU |
10:15a.m. – 12:15p.m. | Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy | Legal Advocacy and Human Rights | Atty. Ray Paolo Santiago | 2 CU |
1:00p.m. – 4:00p.m. | Updates on Substantive and Procedural Laws | Relevant BIR Updates | Atty. Nelson Gargoles | 3 CU |
4:15p.m. – 6:15p.m. | Updates on Substantive and Procedural Laws | Insights on the New Rules on Inquest and Preliminary Investigation | Pros. Freddie Nojara | 2 CU |
October 4, 2024 – Deadline for Registration