MCLE - ALG

MANDATORY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

June 9-13, 2008

Social Development Complex (SDC) Conference Hall

Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City

Dear friends,

The Alternative Law Groups, Inc. (ALG) is pleased to invite you to attend the full course (36-units) Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) program, which will be held on June 9-13, 2008 at the Social Development Complex (SDC) Conference Hall, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City. This accredited MCLE program can be applied to the first, second or third compliance periods. The regular fee for the full course is P8,000.00. Lawyers who will register and pay on or before June 2, 2008 will get the discounted rate of P7,500.00.

The ALG is a coalition of twenty (20) non-government organizations in the Philippines that adhere to the principles and values of alternative or social development-oriented law practice. These organizations have distinct programs for developmental legal assistance that is primarily concerned with the pursuit of public interest, respect for human rights, and promotion of social justice. ALG members’ operations cover a wide area of concerns involving justice issues of the poor and marginalized groups in the Philippines. These include issues on women, labor, peasant, fisherfolk, children, urban poor, indigenous peoples, persons living with HIV-AIDS, local governance, and the environment.

The MCLE program will be a venue to exchange information about the legal aspects of social justice and human rights issues in the country, as well as related developments in the region. The MCLE program will bring together a select group of resource persons who will share their rich experience in their respective fields of work.

Please find attached the registration form. You will find the program below.

For inquiries and reservations, please call 426 61 24 (direct line) or 426 60 01 loc. 4858, 4859, 4860, or 426 56 90. You can also e-mail us at secretariat@alternativelawgroups.org

By attending the ALG MCLE program and helping disseminate information about it, you contribute to the ALG's dual work of empowering the poor and the marginalized, and effecting justice system reforms.

Thank you very much.

Very truly yours,

Marlon J. Manuel

Coordinator

Alternative Law Groups, Inc.

secretariat@alternativelawgroups.org

www.alternativelawgroups.org

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June 9 Monday 9:00 – 12:00	Lawyering for Social Justice and Human Rights, & the Code of Professional Responsibility (LEGAL ETHICS, 3 units)	Atty. Marlon J. Manuel Coordinator, Alternative Law Groups
1:00 – 4:00	Feminist Lawyering in Relation to the Code of Professional Responsibility and the Code of Judicial Conduct (LEGAL ETHICS, 3 units)	Atty. Eleanor Conda Women’s Rights Advocate Former Chairperson, Women’s Legal Bureau
4:00 – 6:00	ASEAN Charter and Regional Human Rights Mechanisms (INTERNATIONAL LAW, 2 units)	Atty. Carlos Medina Executive Director Ateneo Human Rights Center
June 10 Tuesday 9:00 -12:00	Legal Framework of the Peace Process as Applied to the CPP-NDF and the MILF (UPDATES ON SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL LAW & JURISPRUDENCE, 3 units)	Atty. Sedfrey Candelaria Member, GRP Panel (GRP-CPP/NDF) Adviser, GRP Panel (GRP-MILF)
1:00 – 4:00	Executive Privilege, Legislative Inquiry and the Right to Information (UPDATES ON SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL LAW & JURISPRUDENCE, 3 units)	Atty. Carlos P. Medina Executive Director Ateneo Human Rights Center
4:00 – 6:00	Steps to Justice, Steps to Change: The Sumilao Farmers’ Case (LAW AS A MEANS OF SOCIAL CHANGE [Prescribed Subject], 2 units)	Atty. Arlene J. Bag-ao Executive Director, Balay Alternative Legal Advocates for Development in Mindanaw
June 11 Wednesday 9:30 – 11:30	Addressing Challenges in Environmental Law Compliance and Enforcement (ENVIRONMENTAL LAW [Prescribed Subject], 2 units)	Atty. Grizelda Mayo-Anda Assistant Executive Director Environmental Legal Assistance Center
1:00 – 5:00	Gender Sensitive Language in Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy (LEGAL WRITING &ORAL ADVOCACY, 4 units)	Atty. Amparita Sta. Maria Women’s Desk Director Ateneo Human Rights Center
June 12 Thursday 9:00 – 12:00	Problems in Natural Resources Law (UPDATES ON SUBSTANTIVE AND PROCEDURAL LAW, 3 units)	Atty. Maria Paz Luna Chairperson, Tanggol Kalikasan
1:00 – 5:00	Rules on Examination of Child Witnesses in Child Abuse Cases (PRE-TRIAL AND TRIAL SKILLS, 4 units)	Atty. Joan Saniel Executive Director, Children’s Legal Bureau
June 13 Friday 9:00 – 11:00	Current Proposals to Amend the Labor Code (LAW REFORM [Prescribed Subject], 2 units)	Atty. Arnold De Vera Executive Director Sentro ng Alternatibong Lingap Panligal
12:30 – 3:30	Court-Annexed Mediation and Judicial Dispute Resolution (ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, 3 units)	Atty. Hector Soliman Project Director, Justice Reform Intitiatives Support Project (JURIS)
3:30 – 5:30	Learning from Indigenous Modes of Dispute Resolutions (ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, 2 units)	Atty. Christine Tomas-Espinosa Institutional Development Officer Tanggapang Panligal ng Katutubong Pilipino

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