IBP-BOHOL CHAPTER TO HOLD MANDATORY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION (MCLE) SEMINAR FOR THE 8TH COMPLIANCE PERIOD
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines-Bohol Chapter will hold a Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) Seminar for the Eighth (8th) Compliance Period on 27-28 October 2023 and 03-04 November 2023 at the Metro Centre Hotel and Convention Center. Every compliance period of three (3) years, lawyers are required to attend MCLE Seminar to be updated of the recent legal developments and jurisprudence on various fields of law. Currently, lawyers need to comply with the Eighth (8th) Compliance Period from April 15, 2022-April 14, 2025. The extension of the Seventh (7th) Compliance Period because of the pandemic did move succeeding compliance periods. Lawyers, including those who passed the 2020/21 Bar Examinations or dubbed as Leonen Bar Passers or Best Bar Ever Passers, will need to comply full 36 MCLE credit units. For those who passed the 2022 Bar Examinations or Caguioa Bar Passers, they need to comply 24 credit units broken down on the following subjects: Updates on Substantive and Procedural Laws (6 Units); MCLE Committee-Prescribed (4 Units); Legal Ethics (4 Units); Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 Units); Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy (3 Units); Trial and Pre-Trial Skills (3 Units); and International Law (1 Unit). Dubbed as Destination MCLE aimed to promote Bohol Tourism, the upcoming MCLE Seminar is open to non-members of IBP-Bohol Chapter. The following are the topics and lecturers during the MCLE Seminar: 1) Effective Advocacy and Legal Writing Before the Appellate Courts with Updates in Jurisprudence (Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy) by Court of Appeals Executive Justice Pamela Ann A. Maxino; 2) Drafting of Arbitration Clauses and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards (Alternative Dispute Resolution) by Quisumbing Torres Partner Atty. Dranyl Jared P. Amoroso; 3) Recent Developments in Labor Laws and Social Legislation with Updates of Relevant Jurisprudence (Updates on Substantive and Procedural Laws and Jurisprudence) by Associate Dean Cecilio D. Duka; 4) Lawyering for Mother Nature: Latest Trends in Environmental Law and Relevant Jurisprudence (MCLE-Prescribed) by Law Professor Benjamin A. Cabrido, Jr.; 5) IBP Hour: Latest Trends in Bar Discipline and Recent Updates of Jurisprudence in Legal Ethics by IBP Governor for Eastern Visayas Atty. Marlo V. Destura; 6) Keeping Abreast: Latest Tax Updates Relative to the Practice of Law (Updates in Substantive and Procedural Laws and Recent Jurisprudence) by Punongbayan and Araullo Senior Manager Atty. Kim M. Aranas; 7) Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (Legal Ethics) by Retired Court of Appeals Justice Gabriel T. Ingles; 8) Effective Legal Memorandum Writing (Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy) by Law Book Author Atty. May S. Aguilar; 9) Updates in Election Laws and Relevant Jurisprudence by Regional Election Lawyer Atty. Ferdinand G.S. Gujilde; 10) International Criminal Law and the International Criminal Court (International Law and International Conventions) by Dean Marivic T. Daray; 11) Special Subjects in Philippine Arbitration: Arbitration before the Construction Industry Arbitration Commission and the National Conciliation and Mediation Board (Alternative Dispute Resolution) by Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Deputy Managing Partner Atty. Elmar B. Galacio; 12) New Rules on Evidence as Applied in Criminal Cases (Trial and Pre-Trial Skills) by Muntinlupa RTC Judge Gener M. Gito; 13) Jurisprudential Trends in Family Law Cases (Updates in Substantive and Procedural Laws and Recent Jurisprudence) by Court of Appeals Justice Emily L. San Gaspar-Gito; 14) Adoption: A Purely Administrative Affair (Updates in Substantive and Procedural Laws and Recent Jurisprudence) by Professor Aliakhbar A. Jumrani; 15) Pre-Trial and Trial with the 2019 Amendments to the Rules of Civil Procedure by Cebu City RTC Judge Anacleto G. Debalucos; 16) Recent Issuances of the Land Registration Authority and Recent Jurisprudence on Land Titles and Deeds (Updates in Substantive and Procedural Laws and Recent Jurisprudence) by Atty. Aliakhbar A. Jumrani; 17)Updates on Anti-Corruption Laws and Jurisprudence (Updates in Substantive and Procedural Laws and Recent Jurisprudence) by Office of the Special Prosecutor Assistant Special Prosecutor Ryan Rey S. Quilala; and 18) Social Media and the Lawyer: Balancing Free Speech vis-à-vis the Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability (Legal Ethics) by Atty. Edward P. Chico.