[DARAB] Agrarian Justice in Transition: Human-Centered Lawyering, Digital Readiness, and Public Accountability
event September 21 – 25, 2026
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IN PERSON Program
September 21 – 25, 2026
Wyndham Garden Manila Bay, 179 Roxas Blvd, Tambo, Parañaque
| Monday, September 21 – Designing Just Processes: ADR, Integrity, and Systems Thinking | |||
| 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | ADR Mechanisms in the DARAB | Alternative Dispute Resolution (3u) | |
| 4:15 PM – 6:15 PM | Ethics by Design: Systems Thinking for Integrity and Access to Justice | Legal Ethics (2u) | |
| Tuesday, September 22 – Future-Ready Government Lawyering: Development, AI, Communication, and Security | |||
| 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | From Agrarian Adjudication to Agrarian Justice: Developmental Lawyering in Defending Agrarian Reform and Rural Communities | MCLE Prescribed (2u) | |
| 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM | Court User’s Quick Guide to the Use of Human-Centered Augmented Intelligence (A.M. No. 25-11-28) | Legal Ethics (2u) | |
| 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Modern Legal Writing | Legal Ethics (2u) | |
| 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM | Cybersecurity Protocols for Government Digital Platforms | MCLE Prescribed (2u) | |
| Wednesday, September 23 – Human Judgment in a Digital Legal Practice | |||
| 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Humanizing Legal Writing: Weaving Narratives in the Age of AI | Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy (2u) | |
| 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM | 2019 Rules of Evidence | Substantive and Procedural Law (2u) | |
| 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | AI and Technology in Trial Preparation and Case Management | Trial and pre-trial skills (2u) | |
| 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM | AI in Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in the Philippines: Application and Ethical Considerations | Alternative Dispute Resolution (2u) | |
| Thursday, September 24 – From Rule to Remedy: Procedure, Evidence, Execution, and Land | |||
| 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Salient Features of RA 12009 or the New Government Procurement Act (NGPA) and its IRR | MCLE Prescribed (2u) | |
| 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM | Salient Rules and Updates on Processes, Summons, Execution/Demolition | Substantive and Procedural Law (2u) | |
| 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Trial Techniques: Electronic Evidence | Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy (2u) | |
| 3:15 PM – 6:15 PM | Developments in Land Registration Laws | Substantive and Procedural Law (3u) | |
| Friday, September 25 – Integrity in Public Adjudication: Ethics, Reform, and Accountability | |||
| 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Updates in Legal Ethics | Legal Ethics (2u) | |
| 10:15 AM – 12:15 PM | Proposed Rules on Civil Procedure | Substantive and Procedural Law (2u) | |
| 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | From UNCAC to Philippine Public Accountability: International Standards of Integrity in Public Service | International Law and International Convention (2u) | |
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