ADR | ATTY. GOROSPE DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AFFAIRS vs. BCA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION G.R. No. 210858; June 29, 2016 FACTS: In an Amene !u"#$O%e&a'e$T&an()e& A*&eemen', %e'"'"one& D+A aa&e '-e a/-"ne Reaa#e Pa((%o&' an "(a P&oe/' 3RPN P&oe/'4 'o !A In'e&na'"ona# o&%o&a'"on 3!A4 Du&"n Du&"n* * '-e "m%#e "m%#eme men'a n'a'"o '"on n o) '-e '-e RPN RPN P&oe P&oe/', /', D+A D+A (ou*(ou*-'' 'o 'e&m" 'e&m"na' na'e e '-e A*&eem A*&eemen' en'.. oe7e&, !A o%%o(e '-e 'e&m"na'"on an #e a Reue(' )o& A&"'&a'"on "n #"eu o) '-e"& a*&eemen' '-a':
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Section 19. 02. Failure to Settle Amicably - If the Dispute cannot be settled amicably within ninety (90) days by mutual discussion as contemplated under Section 19.01 herein, the Dispute shall be settled settled with nality nality by an arbitra! arbitra!e e tribunal tribunal operatin! operatin! " under under Internati International onal #aw, hereinafte hereinafter r referred to as the $%ribunal$, under the &'I%*# *rbitration ules contained in esolution +19 adopted by the &nited 'ations eneral *ssembly on December 1/, 19, and entitled $*rbitration ules on the &nited 'ations ommission on the International %rade #aw$. %he D2* and the 3* underta4e to abide by and implement the arbitration award. %he place of arbitration shall be 5asay ity, 5hilippines, or such other place as may be mutually a!reed upon by both parties. %he arbitration proceedin! shall shall be conducted conducted in the 6n!lish 6n!lish lan!ua!e. lan!ua!e. •
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an a -o/ a&"'&a# '&"una# a( /on('"'u'e. In an O&e&, '-e a&"'&a# '&"una# a%%&o7e !A( &eue(' 'o a%%#< "n /ou&' )o& '-e "((uan/e o) (u%oena, (ue/' 'o '-e /on"'"on( '-a' '-e a%%#"/a'"on "## no' a=e/' "'( %&o/ee"n*( an '-e -ea&"n* (e' "n O/'oe& 201> "## %&o/ee -e'-e& '-e "'ne((e( a''en o& no'. !A #e #e e)o e)o&&e '-e '-e RT a Pe'"' e'"'"o "on n )o& )o& A((" A(("(' ('an an/e /e "n Ta? a?"n "n* * E7" E7"en en/e /e %u&( %u&(ua uan' n' 'o '-e '-e Im%#emen'"n* Ru#e( an Re*u#a'"on( o) T-e ADR A/' o) 200@ 3RA 92854. In "'( %e'"'"on, !A (ou*-' '-e "((uan/e o) (u%oena a 'e('"/anum an (u%oena u/e( 'e/um 'o '-e )o##o"n* "'ne((e( an o/umen'( "n '-e"& /u('o<: - Se/&e'a&< o) +o&e"*n a=a"&( o& -"( &e%&e(en'a'"7e( - Se/&e'a&< o) +"nan/e o& -"( &e%&e(en'a'"7e( - -a"&man o) '-e omm"(("on on Au"' o& -e& &e%&e(en'a'"7e( - Ee/u'"7e D"&e/'o& o) '-e De%a&'men' o) T&ae an Inu('&< !u"#$O%e&a'e T&an()e& en'e& - -a"&man o) '-e D+A RPB A7"(o&< !oa& o& -"( &e%&e(en'a'"7e( D+A D+A #e "'( /ommen' /ommen',, a##e*"n* a##e*"n* '-a' '-e %&e(en' %&e(en'a'"o a'"on n o) '-e "'ne((e "'ne((e( ( an o/umen'( o/umen'( a( %&o-""'e < #a an %&o'e/'e < '-e e#"e&a'"7e %&o/e(( %&"7"#e*e. RTC DECISION: RT &u#e "n )a7o& o) !A an -e# '-a' '-e e7"en/e (ou*-' 'o e %&ou/e a( no #on*e& /o7e&e < '-e e#"e&a'"7e %&o/e(( %&"7"#e*e. RT "((ue '-e (u%oena ue e( 'e/um an (u%oena a 'e('"/anum. D+A #e a mo'"on 'o ua(- '-e (u%oena u/e( 'e/um an (u%oena a 'e('"/anum, -"/- !A o%%o(e. RT en"e '-e mo'"on 'o ua(- an -e# '-a' '-e mo'"on a( a/'ua##< a mo'"on )o& &e/on("e&a'"on, &e/on("e&a'"on, -"/-"/- "( %&o-" %&o-""' "'e e une& une& Ru#e 9 .9 o) '-e S%e/" S%e/"a# a# Ru#e( u#e( o) ou&' ou&' on A#'e& A#'e&na' na'"7e "7e D"(%u' D"(%u'e e Re(o#u'"on 3S%e/"a# ADR Ru#e(4
Sa" %e&(on(BoC/e&( 'e('"e e)o&e '-e a&"'&a# '&"una# %u&(uan' 'o '-e (u%oena. RT en"e '-e mo'"on )o& &e/on("e&a'"on #e < D+A. T-e RT &u#e '-a' '-e mo'"on e/ame moo' "'- '-e a%%ea&an/e o) '-e "'ne((e( u&"n* '-e a&"'&a'"on -ea&"n*(. en/e, D+A #e '-"( %e'"'"on "'- an u&*en' %&a
ADR | ATTY. GOROSPE ISSUE/S: 314 ON '-e 19F6 NITRAH A&"'&a'"on Ru#e( an '-e Ru#e( o) ou&' a%%#< 'o '-e %&e(en' a&"'&a'"on %&o/ee"n*(, no' RA 9285 an '-e S%e/"a# ADR Ru#e(; an 324 ON '-e "'ne((e( %&e(en'e u&"n* '-e -ea&"n*( e)o&e '-e a -o/ a&"'&a# '&"una# a&e %&o-""'e )&om "(/#o("n* "n)o&ma'"on on '-e a("( o) '-e e#"e&a'"7e %&o/e(( %&"7"#e*e. SUPREME COURT DECISION: e %a&'"a##< *&an' '-e %e'"'"on.
314 YES, '-e 19F6 NITRAH A&"'&a'"on Ru#e( an '-e Ru#e( o) ou&' a%%#< 'o '-e %&e(en' a&"'&a'"on %&o/ee"n*(, no' RA 9285 an '-e S%e/"a# ADR Ru#e(. T-e S%e/"a# ADR Ru#e( (%e/"/a##< %&o7"e '-a' '-e< (-a## a%%#< 'o a(("('an/e "n 'a?"n* e7"en/e, an '-e RT o&e& *&an'"n* a(("('an/e "n 'a?"n* e7"en/e (-a## e "mme"a'e#< ee/u'o&< an no' (ue/' 'o &e/on("e&a'"on o& a%%ea#. An a%%ea# "'- '-e A "( on#< %o(("#e -e&e '-e RT en"e a %e'"'"on )o& a(("('an/e "n 'a?"n* e7"en/e. An a%%ea# 'o '-e S )&om '-e A "( a##oe on#< une& an< o) '-e *&oun( (%e/"e "n '-e S%e/"a# ADR Ru#e(. e &u#e '-a' '-e D+A )a"#e 'o )o##o '-e %&o/eu&e an '-e -"e&a&/-< o) /ou&'( %&o7"e "n RA 9285, "'( IRR, an '-e S%e/"a# ADR Ru#e(, -en D+A "&e/'#< a%%ea#e e)o&e '-"( ou&' '-e RT Re(o#u'"on an O&e&( *&an'"n* a(("('an/e "n 'a?"n* e7"en/e. D+A /on'en( '-a' '-e RT "((ue '-e (u%oena( on '-e %&em"(e '-a' RA 9285 an '-e S%e/"a# ADR Ru#e( a%%#< 'o '-"( /a(e. oe7e&, e n '-a' e7en "'-ou' a%%#<"n* RA 9285 an '-e S%e/"a# ADR Ru#e(, '-e RT ('"## -a( '-e au'-o&"'< 'o "((ue '-e (u%oena( 'o a(("(' '-e %a&'"e( "n 'a?"n* e7"en/e. T-e 19F6 NITRAH A&"'&a'"on Ru#e(, a*&ee u%on < '-e %a&'"e( 'o *o7e&n '-em, ('a'e '-a' '-e a&"'&a# '&"una# (-a## a%%#< '-e #a e("*na'e < '-e %a&'"e( a( a%%#"/a#e 'o '-e (u('an/e o) '-e "(%u'e. +a"#"n* (u/- e("*na'"on < '-e %a&'"e(, '-e a&"'&a# '&"una# (-a## a%%#< '-e #a e'e&m"ne < '-e /on"/' o) #a( &u#e( -"/- "' /on("e&( a%%#"/a#e. E('a#"(-e "n '-"( u&"("/'"on "( '-e &u#e '-a' '-e #a o) '-e %#a/e -e&e '-e /on'&a/' "( mae *o7e&n(, o& #e #o/" /on'&a/'u(. S"n/e '-e&e "( no #a e("*na'e < '-e %a&'"e( a( a%%#"/a#e an '-e A*&eemen' a( %e&)e/'e "n '-e P-"#"%%"ne(, T-e A&"'&a'"on Ha, o& Re%u#"/ A/' No. 8F6 3RA 8F64, a%%#"e(. 324 In '-e %&e(en' /a(e, /on("e&"n* '-a' '-e RT e&&e "n a%%#<"n* '-e &u#"n* "n -a7e 7. Pu#"/ E('a'e( Au'-o&"'<, an o'- !A( an D+A( a((e&'"on( o) (u%oena o) e7"en/e an '-e e#"e&a'"7e %&o/e(( %&"7"#e*e a&e &oa an #a/? (%e/"/"'<, e "## no' e a#e 'o e'e&m"ne -e'-e& '-e e7"en/e (ou*-' 'o e %&ou/e "( /o7e&e < '-e e#"e&a'"7e %&o/e(( %&"7"#e*e. T-e %a&'"e( a&e "&e/'e 'o (%e/")< '-e"& /#a"m( e)o&e '-e RT an, '-e&ea)'e&, '-e RT (-a## e'e&m"ne -"/- e7"en/e "( /o7e&e < '-e e#"e&a'"7e %&o/e(( %&"7"#e*e, ") '-e&e "( an<, a(e on '-e ('ana&( %&o7"e "n '-"( De/"("on. P&"7"#e*e "n)o&ma'"on (-ou# e ou'("e '-e (/o%e o) '-e /on('"'u'"ona# &"*-' 'o "n)o&ma'"on, u(' #"?e m"#"'a&< an "%#oma'"/ (e/&e'( an ("m"#a& ma''e&( a=e/'"n* na'"ona# (e/u&"'< an %u#"/ o&e&. In '-e(e e/e%'"ona# /a(e(, e7en '-e o//u&&en/e o) a en"'e %&o%o("'"on "## no' *"7e &"(e 'o '-e %u#"/( &"*-' 'o "n)o&ma'"on. De#"e&a'"7e %&o/e(( %&"7"#e*e "( one ?"n o) %&"7"#e*e "n)o&ma'"on, -"/- "( "'-"n '-e e/e%'"on( o) '-e /on('"'u'"ona# &"*-' 'o "n)o&ma'"on.
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ADR | ATTY. GOROSPE T-e e#"e&a'"7e %&o/e(( %&"7"#e*e /an a#(o e "n7o?e "n a&"'&a'"on %&o/ee"n*( une& RA 9285. ne& RA 9285, o&e&( o) an a&"'&a# '&"una# a&e a%%ea#a#e 'o '-e /ou&'(. I) an oC/"a# "( /om%e##e 'o 'e('")< e)o&e an a&"'&a# '&"una# an '-e o&e& o) an a&"'&a# '&"una# "( a%%ea#e 'o '-e /ou&'(, (u/- oC/"a# /an e "n-""'e < )ea& o) #a'e& e"n* (ue/' 'o %u#"/ /&"'"/"(m, %&e7en'"n* (u/- oC/"a# )&om ma?"n* /an" "(/u(("on( "'-"n -"( o& -e& a*en/<. T-e e/"("on o) '-e /ou&' "( "e#< %u#"(-e, "n/#u"n* e'a"#( "n7o#7"n* '-e %&"7"#e*e "n)o&ma'"on. T-"( "(/#o(u&e o) %&"7"#e*e "n)o&ma'"on /an "n-""' a %u#"/ oC/"a# )&om e%&e(("n* -"( o& -e& /an" o%"n"on. +u'u&e ua#"'< o) e#"e&a'"7e %&o/e(( /an e "m%a"&e < unue e%o(u&e o) '-e e/"("on ma?"n* %&o/e(( 'o %u#"/ (/&u'"n< a)'e& '-e /ou&' e/"("on "( mae. A//o&"n*#<, a %&o/ee"n* "n '-e a&"'&a# '&"una# oe( no' %&e7en' '-e %o((""#"'< o) '-e %u&%o(e o) '-e %&"7"#e*e e"n* e)ea'e, ") "' "( no' a##oe 'o e "n7o?e. In '-e (ame manne&, '-e "(/#o(u&e o) an "n)o&ma'"on /o7e&e < '-e e#"e&a'"7e %&o/e(( %&"7"#e*e 'o a /ou&' a&"'&a'o& "## e)ea' '-e %o#"/< a(e( an %u&%o(e o) '-e %&"7"#e*e. D+A " no' a"7e '-e %&"7"#e*e "n a&"'&a'"on %&o/ee"n*( une& '-e A*&eemen'. T-e A*&eemen' oe( no' %&o7"e )o& '-e a"7e& o) '-e e#"e&a'"7e %&o/e(( %&"7"#e*e < D+A. T-e a*&eemen', une& Se/'"on 20.0> me&e#< a##o( a %a&'<, ") "' /-oo(e(, "'-ou' '-e /on(en' o) '-e o'-e& %a&'<, 'o "(/#o(e 'o '-e '&"una# %&"7"#e*e "n)o&ma'"on "n (u/"(/#o("n* %a&'<( %o((e(("on. In (-o&', a %a&'< /an "(/#o(e %&"7"#e*e "n)o&ma'"on "n "'( %o((e(("on, e7en "'-ou' '-e /on(en' o) '-e o'-e& %a&'<, ") '-e "(/#o(u&e "( 'o a '&"una#. oe7e&, a %a&'< /anno' e /om%e##e < '-e o'-e& %a&'< 'o "(/#o(e %&"7"#e*e "n)o&ma'"on 'o '-e '&"una#, -e&e (u/- %&"7"#e*e "n)o&ma'"on "( "n "'( %o((e(("on an no' "n '-e %o((e(("on o) '-e %a&'< (ee?"n* '-e /om%u#(o&< "(/#o(u&e. A( a ua#"e %&"7"#e*e, '-e u&en )a##( u%on '-e *o7e&nmen' a*en/< a((e&'"n* '-e e#"e&a'"7e %&o/e(( %&"7"#e*e 'o %&o7e '-a' '-e "n)o&ma'"on "n ue('"on (a'"(e( o'&eu"&emen'( $ %&ee/"("ona# an e#"e&a'"7e. T-e e'e&m"na'"on o) nee mu(' e mae e"#< on a /a(e$<$/a(e, a -o/ a("(, an '-e )a/'o&( &e#e7an' 'o '-"( a#an/"n* "n/#ue: '-e &e#e7an/e o) '-e e7"en/e, -e'-e& '-e&e "( &ea(on 'o e#"e7e '-e o/umen'( ma< (-e #"*-' on *o7e&nmen' m"(/onu/', -e'-e& '-e "n)o&ma'"on (ou*-' "( a7a"#a#e )&om o'-e& (ou&/e( an /an e o'a"ne "'-ou' /om%&om"("n* '-e *o7e&nmen'( e#"e&a'"7e %&o/e((e(, an '-e "m%o&'an/e o) '-e ma'e&"a# 'o '-e "(/o7e&an'( /a(e. DISPOSITIVE PORTION:
ERE+ORE, e &e(o#7e 'o PARTIALLY GRANT the petitio !" REMAND '-"( /a(e 'o '-e Re*"ona# T&"a# ou&' o) a?a'" "'<, !&an/- 1@6, 'o e'e&m"ne -e'-e& '-e o/umen'( an &e/o&( (ou*-' 'o e (u%oenae a&e %&o'e/'e < '-e e#"e&a'"7e %&o/e(( %&"7"#e*e a( e%#a"ne "n '-"( De/"("on. T-e Re(o#u'"on a'e 2 A%&"# 201@ "((u"n* a Tem%o&a&< Re('&a"n"n* O&e& "( (u%e&(ee < '-"( De/"("on. DISCUSSION: De#i$e%!tive P%o&ess P%ivi#e'e
De#"e&a'"7e %&o/e(( %&"7"#e*e "( one ?"n o) %&"7"#e*e "n)o&ma'"on, -"/- "( "'-"n '-e e/e%'"on( o) '-e /on('"'u'"ona# &"*-' 'o "n)o&ma'"on. In In Re: P&ou/'"on o) ou&' Re/o&( an Do/umen'( an '-e A''enan/e o) ou&' OC/"a#( an Em%#o
ADR | ATTY. GOROSPE Se/'"on 2. onen'"a#"'< o) /ou&' (e(("on(. $ ou&' (e(("on( a&e ee/u'"7e "n /-a&a/'e&, "'on#< '-e eme&( o) '-e ou&' %&e(en'. ou&' e#"e&a'"on( a&e /onen'"a# an (-a## no' e "(/#o(e 'o ou'("e %a&'"e(, e/e%' a( ma< e %&o7"e -e&e"n o& a( au'-o&"e < '-e ou&'.
T-e %&"7"#e*e a*a"n(' "(/#o(u&e o) '-e(e ?"n( o) "n)o&ma'"onB/ommun"/a'"on "( ?non a( e#"e&a'"7e %&o/e(( %&"7"#e*e, "n7o#7"n* a( "' oe( '-e e#"e&a'"7e %&o/e(( o) &ea/-"n* a e/"("on. &"''en a7"/e )&om a 7a&"e'< o) "n"7"ua#( "( an "m%o&'an' e#emen' o) '-e *o7e&nmen'( e/"("on$ma?"n* %&o/e(( an '-a' '-e "n'e&/-an*e o) a7"/e /ou# e ('"e ") /ou&'( )o&/e '-e *o7e&nmen' 'o "(/#o(e '-o(e &e/ommena'"on(; '-e %&"7"#e*e "( "n'ene 'o %&e7en' '-e /-"##"n* o) e#"e&a'"7e /ommun"/a'"on(. T-e %&"7"#e*e "( no' e/#u("7e 'o '-e Ju"/"a&<. T-e %&"7"#e*e /-a&a/'e& o) '-e "n)o&ma'"on oe( no' en -en an a*en/< -a( ao%'e a en"'e %&o%o("'"on o& -en a /on'&a/' -a( een %e&)e/'e o& /on(umma'e; o'-e&"(e, '-e %u&%o(e o) '-e %&"7"#e*e "## e e)ea'e. T-e e#"e&a'"7e %&o/e(( %&"7"#e*e a%%#"e( ") "'( %u&%o(e "( (e&7e, '-a' "(, 'o %&o'e/' '-e )&an? e/-an*e o) "ea( an o%"n"on( /&"'"/a# 'o '-e *o7e&nmen'( e/"("onK$Lma?"n* %&o/e(( -e&e "(/#o(u&e ou# "(/ou&a*e (u/- "(/u(("on "n '-e )u'u&e. T&a"'"ona##<, .S. /ou&'( -a7e e('a#"(-e 'o )unamen'a# &eu"&emen'(, o'- o) -"/- mu(' e me', )o& '-e e#"e&a'"7e %&o/e(( %&"7"#e*e 'o e "n7o?e: 314 '-e /ommun"/a'"on mu(' e p%e"e&isio!# $ an'e/een' 'o '-e ao%'"on o) an a*en/< %o#"/< 324 /ommun"/a'"on mu(' e "e#i$e%!tive $ a "&e/' %a&' o) '-e e#"e&a'"7e %&o/e(( "n '-a' "' ma?e( &e/ommena'"on( o& e%&e((e( o%"n"on( on #e*a# o& %o#"/< ma''e&(. T-e e#"e&a'"7e %&o/e(( %&"7"#e*e eem%'( ma'e&"a#( '-a' a&e %&ee/"("ona# an e#"e&a'"7e, u' &eu"&e( "(/#o(u&e o) %o#"/< ('a'emen'( an na# o%"n"on( '-a' -a7e '-e )o&/e o) #a o& e%#a"n a/'"on( '-a' an a*en/< -a( a#&ea< 'a?en.
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