Entrance to a small claims court room.
Focus on Small Claims Court Work in the Philippines
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- Quezon City Attorneys Discuss Pilot Rules for Speeding Up Litigation
- Survey, Focus Group Discussions Identify Training Needs for Special Commercial Court Judges
- Philippines Public Attorney’s Office Holds Ethics Training
- Philippine Judges Trained on Using a New Trial Benchbook
- Court of Tax Appeals Holds Focus Group Discussion on Improving Court Personnel’s Tax and Accounting Knowledge
- ABA ROLI Rule of Law Advisor Speaks at a Workshop on Competition Policy and Law
- Philippine Public Attorney’s Office Publishes an Ethics Manual
- Libertas Releases Findings of its Study of Post-Election Disputes
- ABA ROLI Country Director in the Philippines Speaks at a Public Attorneys Convention
- Case Monitoring System Strengthens Local Courts' Transparency and Accountability
- Asset Forfeiture Forum Bares Gaps on Anti-Corruption Enforcement in the Philippines, Inspires Support from Stakeholders
- Video: Small Claims Courts in the Philippines
- Citizen Watchdog Groups Help Enhance Transparency and Accountability in Local Government
- Court of Appeals Automation System Strengthens Transparency in the Judiciary
- US Ambassador Harry Thomas Visits a Local Small Claims Court
- Philippine Prosecutors Participate in an Ethics Training
- Automated System Promises Enhanced Case Reporting for Small Claims Courts
- Philippine Supreme Court Focuses on Courts in Mindanao
- Small Claims Courts Help Rural Banks Recover Loans and Expand Financial Services
- Philippine Supreme Court Launches a Pilot Process Management Project
- Public Outreach Encourages Filipinos in Remote Areas to Utilize Small Claims Courts
- New Case Management System for Regional Offices of the Philippine Court of Appeals
- Philippine Anti-Corruption Groups Discuss Achievements, Call for Broader Involvement at a Media Seminar
- Small Claims Courts and Barangay Justice Advocates Collaborate to Resolve Disputes
- Manuals to Boost Effectiveness among Philippine Public Attorneys
- Journalists and Activists Trained on Reporting on Anti-Corruption Issues
- Philippine Judges Trained on Election Automation Laws
- Anti-Corruption Reporting Project Launched in the Philippines
- Small Claims Courts Broaden Access to Justice in the Philippines
- Philippine Roundtables Focus on Ensuring Fair Automated Elections
- Philippine Judicial Investigators Trained on Combating Corruption
- ABA ROLI Trains Philippine Judges on Speedy Trial Laws
- Workshops Enhance the Capacity of Newly Appointed Philippine Judges
- ABA ROLI Develops a Handbook for Philippine Executive Judges
- Launch of the Annotated Philippine New Code of Judicial Conduct
- Forensics Training Helps to Combat Extrajudicial Killings in the Philippines
- ABA ROLI Helps to Establish a Small Claims Court in the Philippines
- ABA ROLI Hosts Third Extrajudicial Killings Summit
- ABA ROLI’s Philippines Small Claims Courts Efforts Well Received
- Focus on Small Claims Court Work in the Philippines
- ABA ROLI Efforts to Combat Extrajudicial Killings Continue
- ABA ROLI Pioneers Effort to Curb Extrajudicial Killings in the Philippines
- Train the Trainers Workshop Held in the Philippines
- Rule of Law Initiative Presents Annotated Philippine New Code of Judicial Conduct
- Anti-Money Laundering Roundtable in the Philippines
- CLE Program on White-Collar Crime Held in the Philippines
December 2008
ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) Country Director Scott Ciment and the rest of the Philippines team have worked diligently to help establish 22 small claims pilot courts in the country. With funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development, ABA ROLI has assisted with the drafting of the small claims courts rules, aided in training judges and court personnel and participated in efforts to broaden the public’s knowledge about the courts.
In a special podcast/video series, Mr. Ciment provides an overview of the small claims courts and interviews judges and court administrators about their impact.
Podcast: Small Claims Court Overview by Scott Ciment
Podcast: Interview with Judge Yvette Go
Podcast: Interview with National Chief Court Administrator Jose Perez
Video: Judge Go Introducing Small Claims to the Courtroom
For more information about our work in the Philippines, contact the ABA Rule of Law Initiative at rol@staff.abanet.org.
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