Who we are

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The National Center for Mediation was created in April 21, 2004 by eight (8) of the largest business organizations in the country with a vision of providing the business community an alternative to the litigation process in the resolution of their disputes. 

 

This group of convenors include the :

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• Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry

• Philippines Inc. 

• Federation of Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry

• Employers Confederation of the Philippines

• Management Association of the Philippines

• People Management Association of the Philippines

• Philippine Exporters Confederation, Inc.

• Federation of Philippine Industries, Inc.

 

With an understanding of the important role that the business community can contribute to the promotion of alternative dispute resolution in the country, a covenant was signed by heads of these organizations committing that they shall:

 

• “Actively pursue the promotion of the use and development of alternative dispute resolution among the business sector;

 

• Strongly advocate our members to state in all their contracts a clause specifying that “in case of any dispute as a result of this contract, the case shall be referred to mediation, prior to arbitration or litigation.”

 

• Push the establishment of Business ADR Units, to be composed of trained professional dispute resolvers, to address the needs of the business sector; and

 

• Lead in increasing public awareness, acceptance and use of ADR in the Philippines.”

 

The creation of the NCM was done in partnership with The Conflict Resolution Group Foundation, Inc through a grant by the USAID and The Asia Foundation.

 

The NCM was formally registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 23, 2007 as a non-stock, non-profit association.