MCLE Lecture Series 40
Dates: April 4, 5, 11 & 12, 2025 (Friday and Saturday Schedule)
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Day 1: April 4, 2025 (Friday)
| Time | Subject | Topic | Lecturer | Credit Units |
| 8:00a.m. – 10:00a.m. | Updates on Substantive and Procedural Laws | Key Food Safety Laws of the Philippines | Atty. Carina Bayon | 2 CU |
| 10:15a.m. – 12:15p.m. | Trial and Pre-trial Skills | Dismissal of Actions | Pros. Mario Luna | 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: April 5, 2025 (Saturday)
| Time | Subject | Topic | Lecturer | Credit Units |
| 8:00a.m. – 10:00a.m. | Trial and Pre-trial Skills | Significant Decisions and Updates on Criminal Procedure and the Guidelines for Continuous Trial of Criminal Cases | Atty. Christian Villasis | 2 CU |
| 10:15a.m. – 12:15p.m. | MCLE Prescribed Subject-Specific areas of law/comparative law in other jurisdictions | Updates in Taxation: Guidelines & Procedure on CTRP, TRAIN, CREATE LAW and Ease of Paying Taxes Act Taxable Year 2024 | Atty. Josephrally Chavez | 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 | Legal Writing, Best Practices and A.I. | Atty. Aliakhbar Jumrani | 2 CU |
Day 3: April 11, 2025 (Friday)
| Time | Subject | Topic | Lecturer | Credit Units |
| 8:00a.m. – 10:00a.m. | MCLE Prescribed Subject-International Legal Processes | From Expression to Refugee Convention: Examination and Application of International Legal Frameworks in the Philippines | Dean Rodel Taton | 2 CU |
| 10:15a.m. – 12:15p.m. | Updates on Substantive and Procedural Laws | Updates in Persons and Family Relations | Atty. Teresita Cruz | 2 CU |
| 1:00p.m. – 4:00p.m. | Legal and Judicial Ethics | Ethical Standards for Lawyers in a VUCA World | Pros. Christian Castro | 3 CU |
| 4:15p.m. – 6:15p.m. | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Arbitrating Disputes in Public Contracts | Prof. Mario Valderrama | 2 CU |
Day 4 April 12, 2025 (Saturday)
| 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 | Legal Advocacy and Human Rights | Atty. Ray Paolo Santiago | 2 CU |
| 1:00p.m. – 4:00p.m. | Updates on Substantive and Procedural Laws | An Appreciation of Data Privacy Law: A Revisit of Some of the 2023-2024 Controversial Legal Opinions Issued by the National Privacy Commission | Atty. Willie Santiago | 3 CU |
| 4:15p.m. – 6:15p.m. | Updates on Substantive and Procedural Laws | Insights on the New Rules on Inquest and Preliminary Investigation | Pros. Freddie Nojara | 2 CU |
March 28, 2025 – Deadline for Registration