EN BANC

[B.M. 850. October 2, 2001]

MANDATORY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION

RESOLUTION
ADOPTING THE REVISED RULES ON THE CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
FOR MEMBERS OF THE INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES
Considering the Rules on the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) for members of the Integrated
Bar of the Philippines (IBP), recommended by the IBP, endorsed by the Philippine Judicial Academy, and
reviewed and passed upon by the Supreme Court Committee on Legal Education, the Court hereby resolves to
approve, as it hereby approves, the following Revised Rules for proper implementation:

Rule 1. PURPOSE

SECTION 1. Purpose of the MCLE. - Continuing legal education is required of members of the Integrated Bar of
the Philippines (IBP) to ensure that throughout their career, they keep abreast with law and jurisprudence,
maintain the ethics of the profession and enhance the standards of the practice of law.

Rule 2. MANDATORY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION

SECTION 1. Commencement of the MCLE. - Within two (2) months from the approval of these Rules by the
Supreme Court En Banc, the MCLE Committee shall be constituted and shall commence the implementation of
the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) program in accordance with these Rules.

SEC. 2. Requirements of completion of MCLE. - Members of the IBP not exempt under Rule 7 shall complete
every three (3) years at least thirty-six (36) hours of continuing legal education activities approved by the
MCLE Committee. Of the 36 hours:

(a) At least six (6) hours shall be devoted to legal ethics equivalent to six (6) credit units.

(b) At least four (4) hours shall be devoted to trial and pretrial skills equivalent to four (4) credit units.

(c) At least five (5) hours shall be devoted to alternative dispute resolution equivalent to five (5) credit
units.

(d) At least nine (9) hours shall be devoted to updates on substantive and procedural laws, and
jurisprudence equivalent to nine (9) credit units.

(e) At least four (4) hours shall be devoted to legal writing and oral advocacy equivalent to four (4) credit
units.

(f) At least two (2) hours shall be devoted to international law and international conventions equivalent to two
(2) credit units.

(g) The remaining six (6) hours shall be devoted to such subjects as may be prescribed by the MCLE
Committee equivalent to six (6) credit units.
Rule 3. COMPLIANCE PERIOD

SECTION 1. Initial compliance period. -- The initial compliance period shall begin not later than three (3)
months from the adoption of these Rules. Except for the initial compliance period for members admitted or
readmitted after the establishment of the program, all compliance periods shall be for thirty-six (36) months
and shall begin the day after the end of the previous compliance period.

SEC. 2. Compliance Groups. -- Members of the IBP not exempt from the MCLE requirement shall be divided
into three (3) compliance groups, namely:

(a) Compliance group 1. -- Members in the National Capital Region (NCR) or Metro Manila are assigned
to Compliance Group 1.

(b) Compliance group 2. -- Members in Luzon outside NCR are assigned to Compliance Group 2.

(c) Compliance group 3. -- Members in Visayas and Mindanao are assigned to Compliance Group 3.

Nevertheless, members may participate in any legal education activity wherever it may be available to earn
credit unit toward compliance with the MCLE requirement.

SEC. 3. Compliance period of members admitted or readmitted after establishment of the program. -
Members admitted or readmitted to the Bar after the establishment of the program shall be assigned to the
appropriate Compliance Group based on their Chapter membership on the date of admission or readmission.

The initial compliance period after admission or readmission shall begin on the first day of the month of
admission or readmission and shall end on the same day as that of all other members in the same Compliance
Group.

(a) Where four (4) months or less remain of the initial compliance period after admission or
readmission, the member is not required to comply with the program requirement for the initial compliance.

(b) Where more than four (4) months remain of the initial compliance period after admission or
readmission, the member shall be required to complete a number of hours of approved continuing legal
education activities equal to the number of months remaining in the compliance period in which the member
is admitted or readmitted. Such member shall be required to complete a number of hours of education in legal
ethics in proportion to the number of months remaining in the compliance period. Fractions of hours shall be
rounded up to the next whole number.

Rule 4. COMPUTATION OF CREDIT UNITS(CU)

SECTION 1. Guidelines. - CREDIT UNITS ARE EQUIVALENT TO CREDIT HOURS. CREDIT UNITS measure
compliance with the MCLE requirement under the Rules, based on the category of the lawyers participation in
the MCLE activity. The following are the guidelines for computing credit units and the supporting documents
required therefor:

PROGRAMS/ACTIVITY

CREDIT UNITS
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

1. SEMINARS, CONVENTIONS, CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIA, IN-HOUSE EDUCATION PROGRAMS,

WORKSHOPS, DIALOGUES, ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS BY APPROVED PROVIDERS UNDER RULE 7 AND OTHER
RELATED RULES

1.1 PARTICIPANT/ ATTENDEE

1 CU PER HOUR OF ATTENDANCE

CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE WITH NUMBER OF HOURS

1.2 LECTURER
RESOURCE
SPEAKER

FULL CU FOR THE SUBJECT PER COMPLIANCE PERIOD

PHOTOCOPY OF PLAQUE OR SPONSORS CERTIFICATION

1.3 PANELIST/REACTOR COMMENTATOR/ MODERATOR/ COORDINATOR/ FACILITATOR

1/2 OF CU FOR THE SUBJECT PER COMPLIANCE PERIOD

CERTIFICATION FROM SPONSORING ORGANIZATION

2. AUTHORSHIP, EDITING AND REVIEW

2.1 LAW BOOK OF NOT LESS THAN 100 PAGES

FULL CU FOR THE SUBJECT PER COMPLIANCE PERIOD

PUBLISHED BOOK

2.2 BOOK EDITOR

1/2 OF THE CU OF AUTHORSHIP CATEGORY

PUBLISHED BOOK WITH PROOF AS EDITOR

2.3 RESEARCH PAPER INNOVATIVE PROGRAM/ CREATIVE PROJECT

1/2 OF CU FOR THE SUBJECT PER COMPLIANCE PERIOD

DULY CERTIFIED/ PUBLISHED TECHNICAL REPORT/PAPER

2.4 LEGAL ARTICLE OF AT LEAST TEN (10) PAGES

1/2 OF CU FOR THE SUBJECT PER COMPLIANCE PERIOD

PUBLISHED ARTICLE

2.5 LEGAL NEWSLETTER/ LAW JOURNAL EDITOR

1 CU PER ISSUE

PUBLISHED NEWSLETTER/JOURNAL

2.6 PROFESSORIAL CHAIR/ BAR REVIEW LECTURE LAW TEACHING/

FULL CU FOR THE SUBJECT PER COMPLIANCE PERIOD

CERTIFICATION OF LAW DEAN OR BAR REVIEW DIRECTOR

Rule 5. CATEGORIES OF CREDIT UNITS

SECTION 1. Classes of Credit units. -- Credit units are either participatory or non-participatory.

SEC. 2. Claim for participatory credit units. -- Participatory credit units may be claimed for:

(a) Attending approved education activities like seminars, conferences, conventions, symposia, in-house
education programs, workshops, dialogues or round table discussion.

(b) Speaking or lecturing, or acting as assigned panelist, reactor, commentator, resource speaker,
moderator, coordinator or facilitator in approved education activities.

(c) Teaching in a law school or lecturing in a bar review class.

SEC. 3. Claim for non-participatory credit units. - Non-participatory credit units may be claimed per compliance
period for:

(a) Preparing, as an author or co-author, written materials published or accepted for publication, e.g., in
the form of an article, chapter, book, or book review which contribute to the legal education of the author
member, which were not prepared in the ordinary course of the members practice or employment.

(b) Editing a law book, law journal or legal newsletter.

Rule 6. COMPUTATION OF CREDIT HOURS (CH)

SECTION 1. Computation of credit hours. -- Credit hours are computed based on actual time spent in an
education activity in hours to the nearest one-quarter hour reported in decimals.

Rule 7. EXEMPTIONS

SECTION 1. Parties exempted from the MCLE. -- The following members of the Bar are exempt from the MCLE
requirement:

(a) The President and the Vice President of the Philippines, and the Secretaries and Undersecretaries of
Executive Departments;
(b) Senators and Members of the House of Representatives;

(c) The Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, incumbent and retired members of
the judiciary, incumbent members of the Judicial and Bar Council and incumbent court lawyers covered by the
Philippine Judicial Academy program of continuing judicial education;

(d) The Chief State Counsel, Chief State Prosecutor and Assistant Secretaries of the Department of
Justice;

(e) The Solicitor General and the Assistant Solicitors General;

(f) The Government Corporate Counsel, Deputy and Assistant Government Corporate Counsel;

(g) The Chairmen and Members of the Constitutional Commissions;

(h) The Ombudsman, the Overall Deputy Ombudsman, the Deputy Ombudsman and the Special
Prosecutor of the Office of the Ombudsman;

(i) Heads of government agencies exercising quasi-judicial functions;

(j) Incumbent deans, bar reviewers and professors of law who have teaching experience for at least ten (10)
years in accredited law schools;

(k) The Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and members of the Corps of Professors and Professorial Lecturers
of the Philippine Judicial Academy; and

(l) Governors and Mayors.

SEC. 2. Other parties exempted from the MCLE. - The following Members of the Bar are likewise exempt:

(a) Those who are not in law practice, private or public.

(b) Those who have retired from law practice with the approval of the IBP Board of Governors.

SEC. 3. Good cause for exemption from or modification of requirement -A member may file a verified request
setting forth good cause for exemption (such as physical disability, illness, post graduate study abroad, proven
expertise in law, etc.) from compliance with or modification of any of the requirements, including an extension
of time for compliance, in accordance with a procedure to be established by the MCLE Committee.

SEC. 4. Change of status. - The compliance period shall begin on the first day of the month in which a member
ceases to be exempt under Sections 1, 2, or 3 of this Rule and shall end on the same day as that of all other
members in the same Compliance Group.

SEC. 5. Proof of exemption. - Applications for exemption from or modification of the MCLE requirement shall
be under oath and supported by documents.

Rule 8. STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL OF

EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
SECTION 1. Approval of MCLE program. - Subject to the implementing regulations that may be adopted by the
MCLE Committee, continuing legal education program may be granted approval in either of two (2) ways: (1)
the provider of the activity is an accredited provider and certifies that the activity meets the criteria of Section
2 of this Rule; and (2) the provider is specifically mandated by law to provide continuing legal education.

SEC. 2. Standards for all education activities. - All continuing legal education activities must meet the following
standards:

(a) The activity shall have significant current intellectual or practical content.

(b) The activity shall constitute an organized program of learning related to legal subjects and the legal
profession, including cross profession activities (e.g., accounting-tax or medical-legal) that enhance legal skills
or the ability to practice law, as well as subjects in legal writing and oral advocacy.

(c) The activity shall be conducted by a provider with adequate professional experience.

(d) Where the activity is more than one (1) hour in length, substantive written materials must be
distributed to all participants. Such materials must be distributed at or before the time the activity is offered.

(e) In-house education activities must be scheduled at a time and location so as to be free from
interruption like telephone calls and other distractions.

Rule 9. ACCREDITATION OF PROVIDERS

SECTION 1. Accreditation of providers. -- Accreditation of providers shall be done by the MCLE Committee.

SEC. 2. Requirements for accreditation of providers. - Any person or group may be accredited as a provider for
a term of two (2) years, which may be renewed, upon written application. All providers of continuing legal
education activities, including in-house providers, are eligible to be accredited providers. Application for
accreditation shall:

(a) Be submitted on a form provided by the MCLE Committee;

(b) Contain all information requested in the form;

(c) Be accompanied by the appropriate approval fee.

SEC. 3. Requirements of all providers. -- All approved accredited providers shall agree to the following:

(a) An official record verifying the attendance at the activity shall be maintained by the provider for at
least four (4) years after the completion date. The provider shall include the member on the official record of
attendance only if the members signature was obtained at the time of attendance at the activity. The official
record of attendance shall contain the members name and number in the Roll of Attorneys and shall identify
the time, date, location, subject matter, and length of the education activity. A copy of such record shall be
furnished the MCLE COMMITTEE.

(b) The provider shall certify that:

(1) This activity has been approved BY THE MCLE COMMITTEE in the amount of ________ hours of which
______ hours will apply in (legal ethics, etc.), as appropriate to the content of the activity;
(2) The activity conforms to the standards for approved education activities prescribed by these Rules
and such regulations as may be prescribed by the MCLE COMMITTEE.

(c) The provider shall issue a record or certificate to all participants identifying the time, date, location,
subject matter and length of the activity.

(d) The provider shall allow in-person observation of all approved continuing legal education activity by
THE MCLE COMMITTEE, members of the IBP Board of Governors, or designees of the Committee and IBP staff
Board for purposes of monitoring compliance with these Rules.

(e) The provider shall indicate in promotional materials, the nature of the activity, the time devoted to
each topic and identity of the instructors. The provider shall make available to each participant a copy of THE
MCLE COMMITTEE-approved Education Activity Evaluation Form.

(f) The provider shall maintain the completed Education Activity Evaluation Forms for a period of not less than
one (1) year after the activity, copy furnished the MCLE COMMITTEE.

(g) Any person or group who conducts an unauthorized activity under this program or issues a spurious
certificate in violation of these Rules shall be subject to appropriate sanctions.

SEC. 4. Renewal of provider accreditation. - The accreditation of a provider may be renewed every two (2)
years. It may be denied if the provider fails to comply with any of the requirements of these Rules or fails to
provide satisfactory education activities for the preceding period.

SEC. 5. Revocation of provider accreditation. -- the accreditation of any provider referred to in Rule 9 may be
revoked by a majority vote of the MCLE Committee, after notice and hearing and for good cause.

Rule 10. FEE FOR APPROVAL OF ACTIVITY AND ACCREDITATION OF PROVIDER

SECTION 1. Payment of fees. - Application for approval of an education activity or accreditation as a provider
requires payment of the appropriate fee as provided in the Schedule of MCLE Fees.

Rule 11. GENERAL COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES

SECTION 1. Compliance card. -- Each member shall secure from the MCLE Committee a Compliance Card
before the end of his compliance period. He shall complete the card by attesting under oath that he has
complied with the education requirement or that he is exempt, specifying the nature of the exemption. Such
Compliance Card must be returned to the Committee not later than the day after the end of the member's
compliance period.

SEC. 2. Member record keeping requirement. -- Each member shall maintain sufficient record of compliance or
exemption, copy furnished the MCLE Committee. The record required to be provided to the members by the
provider pursuant to Section 3(c) of Rule 9 should be a sufficient record of attendance at a participatory
activity. A record of non-participatory activity shall also be maintained by the member, as referred to in
Section 3 of Rule 5.

Rule 12. NON-COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES

SECTION 1. What constitutes non-compliance. - The following shall constitute non-compliance:

(a) Failure to complete the education requirement within the compliance period;

(b) Failure to provide attestation of compliance or exemption;

(c) Failure to provide satisfactory evidence of compliance (including evidence of exempt status) within
the prescribed period;

(d) Failure to satisfy the education requirement and furnish evidence of such compliance within sixty
(60) days from receipt of non-compliance notice;

(e) Failure to pay non-compliance fee within the prescribed period;

(f) Any other act or omission analogous to any of the foregoing or intended to circumvent or evade
compliance with the MCLE requirements.

SEC. 2. Non-compliance notice and 60-day period to attain compliance. -Members failing to comply will
receive a Non-Compliance Notice stating the specific deficiency and will be given sixty (60) days from the date
of notification to file a response clarifying the deficiency or otherwise showing compliance with the
requirements. Such notice shall contain the following language near the beginning of the notice in capital
letters:

IF YOU FAIL TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROOF OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE MCLE REQUIREMENT BY (INSERT
DATE 60 DAYS FROM DATE OF NOTICE), YOU SHALL BE LISTED AS A DELINQUENT MEMBER AND SHALL NOT BE
PERMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW UNTIL SUCH TIME AS ADEQUATE PROOF OF COMPLIANCE IS RECEIVED BY THE
MCLE COMMITTEE.

Members given sixty (60) days to respond to a Non-Compliance Notice may use this period to attain the
adequate number of credit units for compliance. Credit units earned during this period may only be counted
toward compliance with the prior compliance period requirement unless units in excess of the requirement
are earned, in which case the excess may be counted toward meeting the current compliance period
requirement.

Rule 13. CONSEQUENCES OF NON-COMPLIANCE

SECTION 1. Non-compliance fee. -- A member who, for whatever reason, is in non-compliance at the end of
the compliance period shall pay a non-compliance fee.

SEC. 2. Listing as delinquent member. -- A member who fails to comply with the requirements after the sixty
(60) day period for compliance has expired, shall be listed as a delinquent member of the IBP upon the
recommendation of the MCLE Committee. The investigation of a member for non-compliance shall be
conducted by the IBPs Commission on Bar Discipline as a fact-finding arm of the MCLE Committee.

SEC. 3. Accrual of membership fee. -- Membership fees shall continue to accrue at the active rate against a
member during the period he/she is listed as a delinquent member.

Rule 14. REINSTATEMENT

SECTION 1. Process. -- The involuntary listing as a delinquent member shall be terminated when the member
provides proof of compliance with the MCLE requirement, including payment of non-compliance fee. A
member may attain the necessary credit units to meet the requirement for the period of non-compliance
during the period the member is on inactive status. These credit units may not be counted toward meeting the
current compliance period requirement. Credit units earned during the period of non-compliance in excess of
the number needed to satisfy the prior compliance period requirement may be counted toward meeting the
current compliance period requirement.

SEC. 2. Termination of delinquent listing is an administrative process. - The termination of listing as a

delinquent member is administrative in nature AND it shall be made by the MCLE Committee.

Rule. 15. COMMITTEE ON MANDATORY CONTINUING

LEGAL EDUCATION

SECTION 1. Composition. - The MCLE Committee shall be composed of five (5) members, namely, a retired
Justice of the Supreme Court as Chair, and four (4) members respectively nominated by the IBP, the Philippine
Judicial Academy, a law center designated by the Supreme Court and associations of law schools and/or law
professors.

The members of the Committee shall be of proven probity and integrity. They shall be appointed by the
Supreme Court for a term of three (3) years and shall receive such compensation as may be determined by the
Court.

SEC. 2. Duty of committee. - The MCLE Committee shall administer and adopt such implementing rules as may
be necessary subject to the approval of the Supreme Court. It shall, in consultation with the IBP Board of
Governors, prescribe a schedule of MCLE fees with the approval of the Supreme Court.

SEC. 3. Staff of the MCLE Committee. - Subject to approval by the Supreme Court, the MCLE Committee shall
employ such staff as may be necessary to perform the record-keeping, auditing, reporting, approval and other
necessary functions.

SEC. 4. Submission of annual budget. - The MCLE Committee shall submit to the Supreme Court for approval,
an annual budget [for a subsidy] to establish, operate and maintain the MCLE Program.

This resolution shall take effect on the fifteenth of September 2000, following its publication in two (2)
newspapers of general circulation in the Philippines.

Adopted this 22nd day of August, 2000, as amended on 02 October 2001.

Davide, Jr., C.J., Bellosillo, Melo, Puno, Vitug, Mendoza, Panganiban, Quisumbing, Pardo, Buena, Ynares-
Santiago, De Leon, Jr., and Sandoval-Gutierrez, JJ., concur.
Kapunan, J., on official leave.

MCLE BACKGROUND
The obligation of lawyers to undergo a program of continuing legal education program is sanctioned by Canon
5 of the Code of Professional Responsibility when it states that A lawyer should keep abreast of legal
developments, participate in continuing legal education programsIt is also deemed an integral part of the
Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) mandate because Rule 139-A, Section 2 of the Revised Rules of Court
provides:

MISSION:
To ensure that all members of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines keep abreast with law and jurisprudence,
maintain the ethics of the profession and enhance the standards of the practice of law.

VISION:
To facilitate a convenient and efficient process for all lawyers to comply with their requirements of mandatory
continuing legal education.

HISTORY / BACKGROUND
The obligation of lawyers to undergo a program of continuing legal education program is sanctioned by Canon
5 of the Code of Professional Responsibility when it states that A lawyer should keep abreast of legal
developments, participate in continuing legal education programsIt is also deemed an integral part of the
Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) mandate because Rule 139-A, Section 2 of the Revised Rules of Court
provides:
The fundamental purposes of the Integrated Bar shall be to elevate the standards of the legal profession,
improve the administration of justice, and enable the bar to discharge its public responsibility more
effectively.

Sometime in 1997, during the National Convention of Lawyers in Cebu City, then Associate Justice Hilario G.
Davide, Jr. broached the idea of requiring mandatory continuing legal education for lawyers. While the idea
had always been discussed and profounded in the past , no concrite action for its adoption was ever taken
until 1999 when IBP Board of Governors, then headed by President Jose Aguila Grapilon, passed a Resolution
adopting a draft of rules for MCLE. The IBP forwarded the draft to the Supreme Court which referred it to the
Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA) for study and comment. The PHILJA recommendations were referred to
the Supreme Court Committee on Legal Education, chaired by Justice Jose C. Vitug which further studied
them. Finally, they were submitted to the Supreme Court and on August 22, 2000, the Court en banc adopted
Bar Matter No. 850. Thereafter, on December 01, 2001, the Supreme Court approved the MCLE Implementing
Regulations, which paved the way for its full implementation.
Bar Matter No. 850 provides the purpose of MCLE which is: Continuing legal education is required of
members of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) to ensure that throughout their career, they keep
abreast with law and jurisprudence, maintain the ethics of the profession and enhance the standards of the
practice of law.
The MCLE is administered by a Governing Board composed by five (5) members, namely, a retired Justice of
the Supreme Court as Chair, and four (4) members respectively nominated by the IBP, the Philippine Judicial
Academy, a law center designated by the Supreme Court and associations of law schools and/or law
professors.
The members of the Governing Board shall be of proven probity and integrity: They shall be appointed by the
Supreme Court for a term of three (3) years and shall receive such compensation as maybe determined by the
Court.

Chairperson: Justice CAROLINA C. GRIO-AQUINO

(January 29, 2001 -July 23, 2012)
MCLE Governing Board Members:
Dean Andres D. Bautista

January 29, 2004-Present)

Dean Danilo L. Concepcion

(June 1, 2005-Present)
Dean Sedfrey M. Candelaria

(October 19, 2012-Present)

IBP National President Roan I. Libarios

(October 19, 2012-Present)

Past MCLE Governing Board Members:

Dean Cesar L. Villanueva

(January 29, 2004-September 13, 2011)

Dean Ernesto L. Pineda

(January 29, 2004-May 31, 2005)

Atty. Rodolfo U. Urbiztondo

(January 29, 2010-October 18, 2012)

IBP National President Feliciano M. Bautista

(August 01, 2007- July 08, 2009)

IBP National President Jose Vicente Martin B. Salazar

(August 16, 2006- June 20, 2007)

IBP National President Jose Anselmo I. Cadiz

(January 29, 2004-August 15, 2006)

IBP National President Teofilo S. Pilando , Jr.

(January 29, 2001-January 28, 2004)

Atty. Victoria A. Avena

(January 29, 2001-January 28, 2004)

Justice Regalado E. Maambong

(January 29, 2001-January 28, 2004)

Dean Pacifico A. Agabin

(January 29, 2001-January 28, 2004)

MANDATORY CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS

Section 1: Definitions

Rules Provisions of Supreme Court Bar Matter 850 on Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE).

Committee The Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Committee constituted in Rule 15 of Bar Matter 850.

Implementing Regulations These regulations adopted by the Committee.

Provider Any person or group accredited by the Committee to provide continuing legal education activities in
accordance with the standards set in Rules 8 and 9.

Education Activity A continuing legal education activity offered by an accredited provider and approved by
the Committee for the relevant compliance period

In-house Education Activity An education activity offered by a law firm or legal department of a corporation
or government agency comprised of at least 10 lawyers approved by the Committee to provide MCLE for the
lawyers of said law firm or legal department of a corporation or government agency.

Special Education Activity An education activity or program which, because of its significant value to the
practice of members who have sought its approval, has been approved by the Committee for such members
under Section 2(g), Rule 2.

Credit Units The measure of compliance with the MCLE requirement under the Rules based on the category
of the lawyers participation in the MCLE activity.

Credit Hours Actual time spent in an education activity (actual instruction, speaking time or participation)
computed in hours to the nearest one-quarter hour (15 minutes) reported in decimals.

Section 2: Minimum Education Requirement

Subject to the exemptions listed in Sections 1 and 2, Rule 7 of the Rules, every member of the IBP must
complete at least thirty-six (36) credit units of mandatory continuing legal education (MCLE) every three (3)
years during the compliance period as provided in Rule 2 and these Implementing Regulations.

Section 3: Compliance Period

The initial compliance period shall be from April 15, 2001 up to April 14, 2004. All succeeding compliance
periods shall begin the day after the end of the preceding compliance period. The initial compliance period for
members newly admitted or readmitted to the IBP shall begin on the first day of the month of admission or
readmission and shall end on the same day as that of all other members.

Section 4: Computation of Credit Units

Credit units will be given for time spent in an approved education activity based on the category of the
lawyers participation therein, as provided in Section 1, Rule 4 of the Rules.

a. General Standard of Computation

Credit units will be given only for time spent in legal education activities which have been previously approved
by the Committee and conducted by an accredited provider.

Credit units will be given in accordance with Section 1 of Rule 4.

Every approved education activity shall be conducted for at least one hour. However, if it should exceed one
hour, one-half credit unit shall be given for every half hour beyond the initial hour.

b. In-house Education Activity

An in-house education activity must be approved by the Committee before a lawyer may earn any credit unit
for participation therein.

Section 5: Exemptions

The following are exempted from the MCLE requirement:

a. The Executive

The President, Vice-President of the Philippines, and the Secretaries and Undersecretaries of the Executive
Departments of the Philippine Government;

The Chief State Counsel, Chief State Prosecutor, and Assistant Secretaries of the Department of Justice;

The Solicitor General and the Assistant Solicitors General;

The Government Corporate Counsel, Deputy and Assistant Government Corporate Counsel;

Heads of government agencies exercising quasi-judicial functions;

b. The Legislative

Senators and Members of the House of Representatives;

c. The Judiciary

The Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, incumbent and retired members of the
Judiciary, incumbent members of the Judicial and Bar Council, and incumbent court lawyers covered by the
Philippine Judicial Academy program of continuing judicial education;

d. The Constitutional Bodies

The Chairmen and Members of the Constitutional Commissions;

The Ombudsman, the Overall Deputy Ombudsman, the Deputy Ombudsmen and the Special Prosecutor of the
Office of the Ombudsman.
e. Law Schools/Academe

Incumbent deans, bar reviewers and professors of law who have had teaching experience for at least the (10)
years in accredited law schools;
The Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and members of the Corps of Professors and Professorial Lecturers of the
Philippine Judicial Academy;

f. Local Government

Governors and mayors;

g. Non-Practicing Lawyers

Lawyers who are not in practice, whether private or public; and

Those who have retired from law practice with the approval of the IBP Board of Governors.

Section 6: Other Exemptions or Modifications

For good cause (such as physical disability, illness, post-graduate study abroad, proven expertise in law and
similar ground) and subject to approval by the Committee, a member may file a verified request for exemption
from compliance, or modification of any of the MCLE requirements, including extension of time for
compliance.

Section 7: Approval of Continuing Legal Education Activity, Program, or Course

A continuing legal education activity approved for credit shall meet the following standards:

The activity shall have significant current intellectual or practical content, the primary objective of which is to
improve the participants professional competence and ethical behavior.

The activity shall constitute an organized program of learning related to legal subjects and the legal
profession, including cross profession activities (e.g., accounting-tax or medical-legal) that enhance legal skills
or the ability to practice law, as well as subjects in legal writing and oral advocacy.

The activity shall be conducted by a provider with adequate professional experience.

Where the activity is more than one (1) hour in length, substantive written materials must be distributed to all
participants. Such materials must be distributed at or before the time the activity is offered.

In-house education activities must be scheduled at a time and location so as to be free from interruption like
telephone calls and other distractions.

Information concerning the activity, including the brochure describing it, the qualifications of the speakers, the
method or manner of presentation of the materials, and, if necessary, a set of the materials shall be submitted
to the Committee at least forty-five (45) days prior to the presentation of the activity.
The participants shall be provided with the prescribed Education Activity Evaluation Forms to be completed
and submitted by them to the provider who in turn shall transmit a copy thereof to the Committee at the end
of the legal education activity. The provider shall keep a set of the said forms for a period of not less than one
(1) year after the termination of the continuing legal education activity.

The provider shall submit to the Committee a report on the conduct of its continuing legal education activity
together with the accomplished MCLE attendance cards of the attendees within thirty (30) days after the end
of the legal education activity.

Section 8: Approval of Special Education Activity

An accredited provider shall apply for approval of a special education activity on a form to be provided by the
MCLE Committee. It shall contain a detailed description of the provider, the course, the course materials, the
lectures and the activity and shall be submitted at least forty-five days (45) prior to the presentation of the
activity.

The provider may not publish that a special education activity has been approved except with prior written
approval of the Committee.

The special education activity must meet the standards set forth in Section 2, Rule 8 and these Implementing
Regulations.

Section 9: Accreditation of Continuing Legal Education Providers

Application may be made for accreditation as a continuing legal education provider by submitting the
appropriate form to the Committee and paying the required fee.
The grant of accreditation shall be effective for a period of two (2) years from the date of the grant.
Accreditation may be renewed upon compliance with the requirements of the Committee.
Accreditation of a continuing legal education provider may be revoked by the Committee, upon notice and
hearing, for any of the following grounds:

Failure to comply with any of the reporting requirements under the Rules and these Regulations;
Sub-standard content of the course material or the quality of the continuing legal education activities as
determined by the Committee under the Rules and these Regulations;
Any misrepresentation in the application for accreditation as provider, or, in the application for approval of a
continuing legal education activity.
Failure to comply with any other requirements of the Committee.

An applicant for accreditation as provider shall present a program of continuing legal education activity which
meets the standards set forth in Section 2 of Rule 8.
For the renewal of its accreditation, a provider must demonstrate to the Committee that its continuing legal
education activities have consistently met the standards of quality set forth in the Rules and in these
Regulations.
Where a continuing legal education activity has been approved and the activity is offered by an accredited
provider, the latter may announce, in its brochures and/or registration materials that: This program has been
approved by the MCLE Committee for ______ hours of continuing legal education credit.
Section 10: Reporting Duties of Providers

An accredited provider of a continuing legal education activity, program, or course is required to maintain an
official record verifying the attendance of a member at the activity, program, or course for at least four (4)
years after the completion date. The provider shall include the member in the official record of attendance
only if the members signature was obtained at the time of attendance at the activity, program, or course. The
official record of attendance shall contain the members name and number in the Roll of Attorneys and shall
identify the time, date, location, subject matter, and length of the education activity. A copy of such record
shall be furnished the Committee through the IBP.

The provider shall certify that:

The activity has been approved by the Committee for ____ hours as appropriate to the content of the activity;
and

The activity conforms to the standards prescribed by the Rules and these Implementing

Upon the termination of the continuing legal education activity, program or course, the provider shall issue a
certificate of attendance to each participant identifying the time, date, location, subject matter and length of
the activity and the number of credit units earned.

The provider shall allow in-person observation of all approved continuing legal education activities by
members of the IBP Board of Governors, the MCLE Committee, or designees of the Committee and IBP Board
for purposes of monitoring compliance with the Rules and these Implementing Regulations.

Any person or group who conducts an unauthorized legal education activity, program, or course and/or issues
a spurious certificate in violation of the Rules and these Regulations, shall be subject to appropriate sanctions.

Section 11: Determination of Lawyers Compliance

The Committee shall maintain current records of continuing legal education for every lawyer to whom the
Rules and these Implementing Regulations apply. Pursuant to Committee policy, these records shall be made
available to the lawyers concerned at a time and place convenient to the Committee.

The continuing legal education requirement must be completed by the end of the compliance period. Every
lawyer not exempt under the Rules and these Regulations shall report to the Committee the credit units
earned by him during the compliance period duly certified by the providers.

A lawyer whose report shows full compliance with the continuing legal education requirement shall be issued
a compliance card by the Committee.

Section 12: Compliance Procedures

Each member not otherwise exempt under the Rules or whose exempt status the Committee may take judicial
notice of, shall secure from the MCLE Committee a Compliance Card before the end of his compliance period.
He shall complete the card by attesting under oath that he has complied with the education requirement or
that he is exempt, specifying the nature of the exemption. Such Compliance Card must be returned to the
Committee not later than the day after the end of the members compliance period

Each member shall maintain a sufficient record of compliance or exemption, copy furnished the MCLE
Committee. The record or certificate issued by the provider to all participants identifying the time, date,
location, subject matter and length of the activity shall be a sufficient record of attendance at such
participatory activity. A record of non-participatory activity shall also be maintained by the member.

If a lawyer fails to comply with any requirement under the Rules, the Committee will send him/her a notice of
non-compliance on any of the following deficiencies:

Failure to complete the education requirement within the compliance period;

Failure to provide attestation of compliance or exemption;

Failure to provide satisfactory evidence of compliance (including evidence of exempt status) within the
prescribed period;

Failure to satisfy the education requirement and furnish evidence of such compliance within sixty (60) days
from receipt of a non-compliance notice; and

Any other act or omission analogous to any of the foregoing or intended to circumvent or evade compliance
with the MCLE requirements.

A member failing to comply with the continuing legal education requirement will receive a Non-Compliance
Notice stating his specific deficiency and will be given sixty (60) days from the receipt of the notification to
explain the deficiency or otherwise show compliance with the requirements. Such notice shall be written in
capital letters as follows:

YOUR FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE JUSTIFICATION FOR NON-COMPLIANCE OR PROOF OF COMPLIANCE

WITH THE MCLE REQUIREMENT WITHIN 60 DAYS FROM RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE, SHALL BE A CAUSE FOR
LISTING YOU AS A DELINQUENT MEMBER AND SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED TO PRACTICE LAW UNTIL SUCH TIME
AS ADEQUATE PROOF OF COMPLIANCE IS RECEIVED BY THE MCLE COMMITTEE.

The Member may use the 60-day period to complete his compliance with the MCLE requirement. Credit units
earned during this period may only be counted toward compliance with the prior compliance period
requirement unless units in excess of the requirement are earned, in which case the excess may be counted
toward meeting the current compliance period requirement.

A member who is in non-compliance at the end of the compliance period shall pay a non-compliance fee of
P1,000.00 and shall be listed as a delinquent member of the IBP by the IBP Board of Governors upon the
recommendation of the MCLE Committee, in which case Rule 139-B of the Rules of Court shall apply

Section 13: Reinstatement

Involuntary listing as a delinquent member shall be terminated when the member submits proof of full
compliance to the IBP Board of Governors. While he is on inactive status, he may earn the necessary credit
units to complete the requirement for the period of non-compliance. These credit units may not be counted
toward meeting the requirement of the current compliance period. Any excess credit units earned by him to
satisfy the prior compliance period requirements, shall be counted towards meeting the requirements of the
current compliance period.

The MCLE Committee shall be notified by the IBP Board of Governors of the reinstatement of a delinquent
member.

Upon reinstatement, the member shall pay the IBP a reinstatement fee in the amount of P1,000.00.

Section 14: Reporting Period After Reinstatement

The compliance period for a member who is reinstated to active status following his/her suspension,
disbarment or resignation shall start on the date of reinstatement and shall end at the conclusion of the next
compliance period.

Section 15: Schedule of Fees

The following is the schedule of fees to be paid by providers and lawyers:

Fee to accompany application for accreditation as CLE provider P2,000.00 (P1,000.00 only for a government
educational institution or office or IBP Chapter)

Fee to accompany application for approval of CLE activity... P100.00 per expected participant/attendee,
subject to verification of official attendance record submitted by the Provider. (A government educational
institution, office, or IBP Chapter accredited as MCLE Provider shall pay a nominal fee of P500.00 per
applicantion for approval of MCLE activity/program).

Fee to accompany application for exemption from CLE requirement under Rule 7, Section 3 P1,000.00

Fee for non-compliance with CLE requirement P1,000.00

Reinstatement fee P1,000.00

This resolution shall take effect on the first of December 2001, following its publication in two (2) newspapers
of general circulation in the Philippines.

Integrated Bar of the Philippines

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Integrated Bar of the Philippines
IBP logo.png
Integrated Bar of the Philippines logo
Formation 1973
Headquarters Manila
Location
Philippines
Membership
40,000
Official language
Filipino ; English
National President
Rosario T. Setias-Reyes
Website www.ibp.ph
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) is the national organization of lawyers in the Philippines. It is the
mandatory bar association for Filipino lawyers.

Contents [hide]
1 History
2 Organizational structure
3 Membership
4 Notable projects
5 Protests and marches against Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
History[edit]
The IBP was established as an official organization for the legal profession by Republic Act No. 6397. The law
confirmed the constitutional power of the Philippine Supreme Court to adopt rules for the integration of the
Philippine Bar. Consequently, Presidential Decree 181 constituted the IBP into a corporate body in 1973.

On January 9, 1973, the Supreme Court ordained the integration of the Philippine Bar.[1] The IBP Constitution
and By-Laws shortly followed.[2]

Then recently retired Supreme Court Associate Justice J.B.L. Reyes was named as the first Chairman of the IBP
in 1973. He served in that capacity until 1975, and was the Chairman emeritus for the remainder of his life.
Reyes had been a longtime proponent of bar integration in the Philippines.

Organizational structure[edit]
The IBP is administered by a Governing Board consisting of nine Governors representing the nine regions of
the IBP. The Governing Board elects the IBP National President and IBP Executive Vice President from among
themselves or from outside the Board.[3]

The IBP House of Delegates decide on important matters. The chamber is composed of not more than one-
hundred-twenty (120) members apportioned among all IBP Chapters in major cities throughout the country.
Every two years, the IBP Governing Board makes a reappointment of delegates among all IBP chapters.[4]

Membership[edit]
The IBP Constitution and By-Laws considers the following, "automatically and without exception," as members
of the IBP:[5]

All lawyers whose names were in the Roll of Attorneys of the Supreme Court on January 16, 1973.
All lawyers whose names were included or are entered therein after the said date.
There are currently about forty-thousand (40,000) living attorneys who comprise the IBP.[6]
These are the attorneys whose names appear in the Rolls of Attorneys of the Supreme Court. They have
qualified for and have passed the Philippine Bar Examination conducted annually, and have taken the
attorneys oath, unless otherwise disbarred.

Membership in the IBP is compulsory for all lawyers in the country. The Philippine Supreme Court has required
all lawyers to indicate their Roll of Attorneys Number in all papers and pleadings filed in judicial and quasi-
judicial bodies in addition to the previously required current Professional Tax Receipt (PTR) and IBP Official
Receipt or Life Member Number.[7]

Notable projects[edit]
The IBP has been active in safeguarding the integrity of the bar exams; promoting ethical practices of lawyers,
judges, lawyer-politicians, and lawyer-government officials; refraining from any partisan political activity
especially during local and national elections; developing legal education and research in law schools and
continuing legal education centers; and expanding legal aid offices throughout the country to provide free
legal services to indigent Filipinos.[2]

The IBP National Committee on Bar Discipline is the special group monitoring and upholding ethical practices
in the profession.[8]

The IBP National Committee on Legal Aid is the ad hoc committee for establishing and maintaining suitable
legal aid offices in all IBP Chapters nationwide.[8]

Protests and marches against Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo[edit]

On December 20, 2007, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (thru IBP president Feliciano Bautista and all the
9 members of the IBP Board of Governors - IBP governors Abelardo Estrada, Ernesto Gonzales Jr, Marcial
Magsino, Bonifacio Barandon Jr, Evergisto Escalon, Raymond Jorge Mercado, Ramon Edison Batacan and
Carlos Valdez Jr.) affirmed their published statement that it "is prepared to stage street protests to express the
"growing anger" of lawyers over controversies pestering the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's administration; we are
ready. If we have to go to the streets we'll do it. We can't remain silent and neutral."[9]

Integrated Bar of the Philippines (48,000 members in 83 chapters nationwide) president Feliciano Bautista
informed Newsbreak newspaper that the bribery expose of Governor Eddie Panlilio triggered hitting the
culture of corruption in the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo administration. The statement of concern
advertisement was published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on December 17 and in Philippine Star on
December 20. IBP called for 3 courses of action: a) "prosecution of cases against corrupt government officials,
b) continued Senate investigation on alleged corruption in government contracts, and c) filing of an
impeachment case against President Arroyo." IBP also held the government responsible for widespread
smuggling activities, extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances, and ghost projects. It called on the House of
Representatives to endorse the impeachment complaint against President Arroyo and admonished the Senate
to continue probes on government anomalies. In March 2006, the IBP, for the first time, organized its lawyers
in a street protest against President Arroyos Proclamation 1017.[10]

MISSION

- To elevate the standards of the legal profession;

- To improve the administration of justice;

- To enable the Bar to discharge its public responsibility more effectively.

BRIEF HISTORY

The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) is the official organization of all Philippine lawyers whose names
appear in the Roll of Attorneys of the Supreme Court. The IBP came into being when the Supreme Court
created on October 5, 1970 the Commission on Bar Integration which was tasked not only to ascertain the
advisability of integration of the Bar, but even more, to serve as a common vehicle of the Court and the Bar in
fashioning a blueprint for integration and putting the same into actual operation. Republic Act No. 6397,
which became effective September 17, 1971, confirmed the power of the Supreme Court to adopt rules of
court to effect the integration of the Philippine Bar. Then on January 9, 1973, the Supreme Court, by a per
curiam resolution, pursuant to its constitutional mandate, ordained the integration of the Bar in accordance
with its Rule 139-A, effective January 16, 1973. Within the next succeeding months, the IBP was organized. On
February 17, 1973, local chapters all over the country were finally formed and elections for chapter officers
were held. Then on March 17, 1973, the first batch of representatives to the IBP House of Delegates
composed of 104 delegates representing the IBP Chapters nationwide convened in Manila and elected its first
set of IBP Governors.

It is an official organization - and by official we mean that it is established by the State. Republic Act No.
6397 confirmed the power of the Supreme Court to adopt rules of court to effect the integration of the
Philippine Bar. Presidential Decree. No. 181 was promulgated on May 4, 1973 constituting the IBP into a body
corporate and providing government assistance thereto for the accomplishment of its purposes.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6397 / PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 181

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE INTEGRATION OF THE PHILIPPINE BAR, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

Section 1. Within two years from the approval of this Act, the Supreme Court may adopt rules of court to
effect the integration of the Philippine Bar under such conditions as it shall see fit in order to raise the
standards of the legal profession, improve the administration of justice, and enable the bar to discharge its
public responsibility more effectively.

Section 2. The sum of five hundred thousand pesos is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the National
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry out the purposes of this Act. Thereafter, such sums as may be
necessary for the same purpose shall be included in the annual appropriations for the Supreme Court.

Section 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Approved, September 17, 1971.

Presidential Decree No. 181

CONSTITUTING THE INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES INTO A BODY CORPORATE

AND PROVIDING GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE THERETO FOR THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ITS PURPOSES

WHEREAS, the Supreme Court of the Philippines, by virtue of its rule-making power and conformably to the
provisions of Republic Act No. 6397, has ordained the integration of the Philippine Bar by Resolution of
January 9, 1973, for the fundamental purposes of elevating the standards of the legal profession, improving
the administration of justice, and enabling the Bar to discharge its public responsibility more effectively;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the said Resolution and in accordance with Court Rule 139-A, effective January 16,
1973, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines has been organized, its various organs have been established, and
its officers, both national and local, have been duly elected and have entered into the exercise and discharge
of their respective powers and duties; and

WHEREAS, the Integrated Bar, in the pursuit of its lofty objectives, obviously merits the aid and support of the
people and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines, particularly in the form of direct material and
financial assistance, at least during the initial years of its corporate existence;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in
me by the Constitution as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and pursuant to
Proclamation No. 1081 dated September 21, 1972, and General Order No. 1 dated September 22, 1972, and
Proclamation No. 1104 dated January 17, 1973, do hereby order and decree as part of the law of the land that;

Sec. 1. The Integrated Bar of the Philippines is hereby constituted into a body corporate, by the name, style
and title of Integrated Bar of the Philippines, with principal office in the Greater Manila Area.

Sec. 2. The Integrated Bar shall have perpetual succession and shall have all legal powers appertaining to a
juridical person, particularly the power to sue and be sued; to contract and be contracted with; to hold real
and personal property as may be necessary for corporate purposes; to mortgage, lease, sell, transfer, convey
and otherwise dispose of the same; to solicit and receive public and private donations and contributions; to
accept and receive real and personal property by gift, devise or bequest; to levy and collect membership dues
and special assessments from its members; to adopt a seal and to alter the same at pleasure; to have offices
and conduct its affairs in the Greater Manila Area and elsewhere; to make and adopt by-laws, rules and
regulations not inconsistent with the laws of the Philippines or the Rules of Court, particularly Rule 139-A
thereof; and generally to do all such acts and things as may be necessary or proper to carry into effect and
promote the purposes for which it was organized.

Sec. 3. All donations or contributions which may be made by private entities or persons to the Integrated Bar
shall be exempt from income and gift taxes, and the same shall further be deductible in full and shall not be
included for purposes of computing the maximum amount deductible under Section 30, paragraph (h), of the
National Internal Revenue Code, as amended.

Sec. 4. All taxes, charges and fees that may be paid by the Integrated Bar or any of its Chapters to the
Government or any political subdivision or instrumentality thereof shall be refundable annually to the former
for the period extending up to December 31, 1978.

Sec. 5. The Integrated Bar shall receive by way of donation or lease at a nominal rent from the Government of
the Republic of the Philippines a parcel of land in the Greater Manila Area as a suitable site for the
construction of a building for the Integrated Bar, with full power to mortgage or otherwise encumber the
same.
Sec. 6. The foregoing provisions shall without prejudice to the exercise by the Supreme Court of its rule-
making power under the Constitution or to the provisions of Court Rule 139-A.

Sec. 7. The sum of five hundred thousand pesos is hereby appropriated, out of any funds in the National
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purposes of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines for the fiscal
year 1973-1974.

Sec. 8. This Decree shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 4th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-three.

(Sgd.) Ferdinand E. Marcos

President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) Alejandro Melchor

Executive Secretary
SUPREME COURT RESOLUTION (OCTOBER 5, 1970 and NOVEMBER 16, 1971)
Republic of the Philippines Supreme Court Manila

October 6, 1970

Gentlemen:

Quoted hereunder, for your information, is a resolution of this Court dated October 5, 1970:

In the Matter of the Integration of the Bar of the Philippines, the Court Resolved:

1. That a Commission on Bar Integration be created, as it is hereby created, for the purpose of ascertaining the
advisability of integration of the Bar in this jurisdiction;

2. That the Commission shall consist of Mr. Justice Fred Ruiz Castro, Chairman, and the Honorable Jose J. Roy,
Conrado V. Sanchez, Salvador V. Esguerra, Crisolito Pascual, Tecla San Andres Ziga, and Feliciano Jover
Ledesma, Members; and Atty. Romeo Vicente, Recorder-Secretary;

3. That the Commission be, and is hereby, authorized to:

a. Empanel a Board of Consultants, and to add to its membership whenever advantageous, the initial
composition thereof as listed hereunder;

b. Communicate with any and all local bar association/s wherever and whenever advisable; and

c. Charge against the unexpended appropriations of the Court such amounts as are necessary for its
operations; and

4. That the Commission shall submit its final report to the Court on or before December 31, 1972.
BOARD OF CONSULTANTS

Vicente Abad Santos, Emilio M. Abello, Jose L. Africa, Corazon Juliano-Agrava, Arturo A. Alafriz, Felix Bautista
Angelo, Felix Q. Antonio, Ramon D. Bagatsing, Crispin D. Baizas, Jesus G. Barrera, Cesar Bengzon, Jose P.
Bengzon, Irene R. Cortes, Jose W. Diokno, Florentino P. Feliciano, Jose Feria, Vicente J. Francisco, Melquiades
Gamboa, Ramon A. Gonzales, Salvador H. Laurel, Justiniano S. Montano, Leoncio B. Monzon, Amelito R.
Mutuc, Roman Ozaeta, Ambrosio B. Padilla, Quintin Paredes, Emmanuel Pelaez, William H. Quasha, Norberto
J. Quisumbing, Manuel V. Reyes, Vicente E. del Rosario, Leonardo T. Siguion-Reyna, Gerardo D. Roxas, Jovito R.
Salonga, Vicente G. Sinco, Lorenzo Sumulong, Lorenzo M. Taada and Arturo M. Tolentino.

This Resolution shall be recorded in the minutes of the Court.

Let a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the Chairman of the Commission and to each of the Members
and the Recorder-Secretary thereof, as well as to each of the members of the Board of Consultants.

Very truly yours,

Celso L. Magsino
Clerk of Court

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES SUPREME COURT MANILA

November 17, 1971

Gentlemen:

Quoted hereunder, for your information, is a resolution of this Court dated November 16, 1971.

In the Matter of the Integration of the Bar of the Philippines, the COURT Resolved:

1. To confirm the appointment by the Commission on Bar Integration, under the authority of CBI Resolution
No. 1, of Atty. Mauro Baradi, Atty. Lourdes Bengzon, Atty. Gonzalo W. Gonzales, and Atty. Teresita Cruz Sison
as members of its Board of Consultants;

2. To authorize the Commission, through the Chairman thereof, to utilize the services of the personnel of the
Fiscal Management Division, the General Auditing Office Representative, and other Supreme Court divisions
and sections, whenever and wherever necessary for the accomplishment of its mission; and

3. To empower the Commission, through the Chairman thereof, to expend the appropriations granted to the
Court by law specifically for the Integration of the Philippine Bar, whenever advisable and necessary, and, for
this purpose, to authorize the said Chairman to sign all pertinent and necessary papers and documents.

This Resolution shall be recorded in the minutes of the Court.

Let copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Chairman of the Commission, to each of the above-named
new members of the Board of Consultants, to the General Auditing Office Representative, and to the Clerk of
Court, all Deputy Clerks and all Division and Section Chiefs of the Court.
Very truly yours,

Romeo d. mendoza
Clerk of Court