WHEREAS, Sections 6 and 21 of Executive Order No. 1008 empower the Construction Industry Arbitration Commission (CIAC) œto enunciate policies and prescribe rules and procedures for construction arbitration  and œto formulate and adopt necessary rules and procedures for construction arbitration ;

NOW THEREFORE, WE THE UNDERSIGNED CIAC COMMISSIONERS, by virtue of the powers vested in us by law, do hereby promulgate the following amendments to the Rules of Procedures Governing Construction Arbitration (CIAC Rules), to wit:

Article VII
The Arbitrators

SECTION 1. xxx xxx

SECTION 2. Arbitrators shall not be civilly liable for acts done in the performance of their official duties except as provided in Section 38 (1), Chapter 9, Book I of the Administrative Code of 1987, upon a clear showing of bad faith, malice or negligence.

UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

Adopted: 28 April 1998

(SGD.) JOSE U. JOVELLANOS
Chairman

(SGD.) LAMBERTO UN OCAMP00O
Member

(SGD.) ALFREDO L. JUINIO, SR.
Member