44th Face-to-Face MCLE Lecture Series
Dates: March 6, 7, 13 & 14, 2025 (Thursday & Friday Schedule)
Venue: The Learning Hall, 5th Floor, Ship Hotel Cruise Institute of the Phils. Inc.,Yuchengco Tower 1, RCBC Plaza, Ayala corner Gil Puyat Street, Makati City
Day 1: March 6, 2025 (Thursday)
| Time | Subject | Topic | Lecturer | Credit Units |
| 8:00a.m. – 10:00a.m. | Trial and Pre-trial Skills | Significant Decisions and Updates on Criminal Procedure and the Guidelines for Continuous Trial of Criminal Cases | Atty. Christian Villasis | 2 CU |
| 10:15a.m. – 12:15p.m. | Updates on Substantive and Procedural Laws | Updates in Civil Procedure | Justice Magdangal de Leon | 2 CU |
| 1:00p.m. – 3:00p.m. | MCLE Prescribed Subject-International Legal Processes | From Expression to Refugee Convention: Examination and Application of International Legal Frameworks in the Philippines | Dean Rodel Taton | 2 CU |
| 3:15p.m. – 6:15p.m. | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Arbitration and Litigation: Face Off | Atty. Arthur Autea | 3 CU |
Day 2: March 7, 2025 (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 | Updates in Legal Ethics | (Fmr.) Judge Marjorie Uyengco-Nolasco | 3 CU |
| 4:15p.m. – 6:15p.m. | Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy | Efficient and Ethical use of A.I. for Legal Writing | Atty. Aliakhbar Jumrani | 2 CU |
Day 3: March 13, 2025 (Thursday)
| Time | Subject | Topic | Lecturer | Credit Units |
| 8:00a.m. – 10:00a.m. | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Dealing with a Recalcitrant Party | Atty. Kristine Bongcaron | 2 CU |
| 10:15a.m. – 12:15p.m. | MCLE Prescribed Subject-Specific areas of law/comparative law in other jurisdictions | Updates in Taxation: Guidelines & Procedure on CTRP, TRAIN, CREATE LAW and Ease of Paying Taxes Act Taxable Year 2024 | Atty. Josephrally Chavez | 2 CU |
| 1:00p.m. – 4:00p.m. | Legal and Judicial Ethics | The New Code of Professional Responsibility for Lawyers | Atty. Erickson Balmes | 3 CU |
| 4:15p.m. – 6:15p.m. | Updates on Substantive and Procedural Laws | Untying the Knot: Developments on Psychological Incapacity as a Ground for the Declaration of Nullity of Marriages | Atty. Raymond Fortun | 2 CU |
Day 4: March 14, 2025 (Friday)
| Time | Subject | Topic | Lecturer | Credit Units |
| 8:00a.m. – 10:00a.m. | Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy | Legal Advocacy and Human Rights | Atty. Ray Paolo Santiago | 2CU |
| 10:15a.m. – 12:15p.m. | Updates on Substantive and Procedural Laws | Insights on the New Rules on Inquest and Preliminary Investigation | Pros. Freddie Nojara | 2 CU |
| 1:00p.m. – 4:00p.m. | Updates on Substantive and Procedural Laws | Updates on Anti-Graft and Related Laws and Jurisprudence | Asst. Ombudsman Leilanie Bernadette Cabras | 3 CU |
| 4:15p.m. – 6:15p.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 |
February 21, 2025 – Deadline for Registration