48th Face-to-Face MCLE Lecture Series
Dates: March 5, 6, 12 & 13, 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: March 5, 2026 (Thursday)
| Time | Subject | Topic | Lecturer | Credit Units |
| 8:00a.m. – 10:00a.m. | Updates on Substantive and Procedural Laws | Updates in Civil Procedure | Justice Mangdangal de Leon | 2 CU |
| 10:15a.m. – 12:15p.m. | Trial and Pre-trial Skills | Pro-active Prosecution: Thoughts on Case Build-Up, Summary and Expedited Investigation as well as Prima Facie Evidence | Pros. Christian Castro | 2 CU |
| 1:00p.m. – 3:00p.m. | MCLE Prescribed Subject-Specific areas of law/comparative law in other jurisdictions | Salient Features of the Internet Transactions Act | Atty. Rafael Angelo Padilla | 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: March 6, 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 | The New Code of Professional Responsibility for Lawyers | Atty. Erickson Balmes | 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 12, 2026 (Thursday)
| Time | Subject | Topic | Lecturer | Credit Units |
| 8:00a.m. – 10:00a.m. | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Mediation Mandate in Family Matters: Unpacking the Rule on Family Mediation | Atty. Araceli Habaradas | 2 CU |
| 10:15a.m. – 12:15p.m. | Updates on Substantive and Procedural Laws | Updates on Constitutional Law | Atty. Jose Herminio Taylo | 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. | MCLE Prescribed Subject-Specific areas of law/comparative law in other jurisdictions | The Anti-Human Trafficking Law | Atty. Jedrek Ng | 2 CU |
Day 4: March 13, 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 | Doing Business in the Philippines: Legal and Statutory Considerations | Atty. Willie Santiago | 3 CU |
| 4:15p.m. – 6:15p.m. | Updates on Substantive and Procedural Laws | Updates on Criminal Law | Pros. Freddie Nojara | 2 CU |
March 1, 2026 – Deadline for Registration