50th Face-to-Face MCLE Lecture Series
Dates: September 17, 18, 24 and 25 2026 (Thursday & Friday Schedule)
Venue: The Learning Hall, 5th Floor, Ship Hotel Cruise Institute of the Phils. Inc., Yuchengco Tower 1, RCBC Plaza, Ayala corner Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City
Day 1: September 17, 2026 (Thursday)
| Time | Subject | Topic | Lecturer | Credit Units |
| 8:00a.m. – 10:00a.m. | Updates on Substantive and Procedural Laws | Updates on the Anti-Money Laundering Act | Dean Sergio Ceniza | 2 CU |
| 10:15a.m. – 12:15p.m. | Trial and Pre-trial Skills | Hearsay under the 2019 Amendments to the Revised Rules on Evidence: More of the Lonesome Exception than the Rule? | Atty. Eugenio Villareal | 2 CU |
| 1:00p.m. – 3:00p.m. | MCLE Prescribed Subject-Environmental Law | Introduction to Environmental Law | Pros. Christian Castro | 2 CU |
| 3:15p.m. – 6:15p.m. | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Modes of Alternative Dispute Resolution: Mediation and Arbitration | Atty. Arleo Magtibay, Jr. | 3 CU |
Day 2: September 18, 2026 (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 RATE and RAFT Cases | 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 | AI-Assisted Legal Writing and Research: Best Practices and Risks | Atty. Aliakhbar Jumrani | 2 CU |
Day 3: September 24, 2026 (Thursday)
| Time | Subject | Topic | Lecturer | Credit Units |
| 8:00a.m. – 10:00a.m. | MCLE Prescribed Subject-Specific areas of law/comparative law in other jurisdictions | Doing Business in the Philippines: Legal and Statutory Considerations | Atty. Willie Santiago | 2 CU |
| 10:15a.m. – 12:15p.m. | Updates on Substantive and Procedural Laws | Updates on Criminal Law | Pros. Freddie Nojara | 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. | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Mediation Mandate in Family Matters: Unpacking the Rule on Family Mediation | Atty. Araceli Habaradas | 2 CU |
Day 4: September 25, 2026 (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 | Online Correspondence and New Tools for Writing for the Better | Dean Rodel Taton | 2 CU |
| 1:00p.m. – 4:00p.m. | Updates on Substantive and Procedural Laws | From Four-Fold to Digital Dependence: The Evolution of Employment Status & Relations in the Philippines | Atty. Kristy Jane Balino | 3 CU |
| 4:15p.m. – 6:15p.m. | Updates on Substantive and Procedural Laws | Updates on Constitutional Law | Atty. Jose Herminio Taylo | 2 CU |
September 11, 2026 – Deadline for Registration