[ CIAC RESOLUTION NO. 03-98, July 09, 1998 ]

(AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURES GOVERNING CONSTRUCTION ARBITRATION, PROMULGATED ON 23 AUGUST 1988 AND AMENDED BY CIAC RESOLUTION NOS. 2-91, 3-93, 1-94, 2-95, 1-96, 2-96, 3-96, 6-96, 1-98, AND 2-98, ADOPTED ON JUNE 21, 1991, AUGUST 25, 1993, OCTOBER 25, 1995, NOVEMBER 7, 1995, AUGUST 8, 1996, MAY 6, 1998, AND JULY 2, 1998, RESPECTIVELY)



WHEREAS, Sections 6 and 21 of Executive Order No. 1008 empower the Construction Industry Arbitration Commission (CIAC)  to enunciate policies and prescribe rules and procedures for construction arbitration  and to 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 COMMISSIONERS, by virtue of the power vested in us by law do hereby amend CIAC Resolution No. 2-98 dated 28 April 1998 as follows:

Article VI
Arbitrators

SECTION 1.       x x x
SECTION 2.       x x x
SECTION 3.       x x x
SECTION 4.       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 gross negligence. (underscoring supplied)

UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

Adopted: 9 July 1998

(SGD.) JOSE U. JOVELLANOS
Chairman

(SGD.) LAMBERTO UN OCAMPO
Member

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