PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION OF LAW SCHOOLS

MINDANAO LAW FACULTY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP

Father Saturnino Urios University College of Law
Butuan City
September 6-7, 2014, 2014

OVERVIEW

As administrators of institutions of higher learning, and pursuant to the PALS
mission of uplifting the standards of legal education, law deans are expected to
engage in professional development and continuing education, and to encourage
their faculty to do so as well. In this regard, PALS is undertaking a series of faculty
development workshop on legal education.

This workshop to be held in Butuan City, the Regional Center of Caraga, is intended
to engage the Mindanao law deans and law professors in a national conversation
on matters that will shape Philippine legal education in the years to come:
indigenous peoples, Bangsamoro and the peace agreements, law school
administration and teaching methodologies. This workshop also seeks to draw
insights from experts in other disciplines, particularly on issues affecting the
indigenous peoples, Bangsamoro and on conflict sensitivity and transformation, in
recognition of the potential for interdisciplinary and multicultural dialogue to
enrich legal discourse and practice.

PROGRAM

Master of Ceremonies
Dean Josefe Sorrera-Ty
Vice-President for Mindanao
Fr. Saturnino Urios University College of Law

Saturday, 6 September 2014

1:00 p.m.- Arrival and Registration
2:00 p.m.


2:00 p.m. Invocation and National Anthem
Dean Israelito P. Torreon
Corjesu College



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2:05 p.m. Opening Remarks
Dean Nilo Divina
President, Philippine Association of Law Schools
University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law

2:15p.m. Roll Call and Orientation
Dean Sedfrey M. Candelaria
Chairman, PALS Faculty Development Committee
Ateneo de Manila University Law School

2:30 p.m. 1
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Session: Essentials of Law School Administration
and Faculty Management

This session aims to tackle the common concerns faced by law deans,
administration, and faculty in the management of the law school,
including faculty management and evaluation, budgeting, and
succession planning.

Dean Sedfrey M. Candelaria
Chairman, PALS Faculty Development Committee
Ateneo de Manila University Law School

Dean Raul R. Villanueva
Xavier University


3:30 p.m. Open Forum

3:50 p.m. 2
nd
Session: The State of Indigenous Peoples, Challenges in the
Framework of the UN Declaration on Indigenous Peoples and
Remedies Available under International Mechanisms

The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the
UN General Assembly on 13 September 2007, a decision which comes as
a result of more than twenty years of work by indigenous peoples and
the UN system. This ensures that States take all the necessary measures
to implement the rights of indigenous peoples in accordance with
international human rights instruments without discrimination. This
sessions provides us the situation of indigenous peoples in the
Philippines and globally, challenges in the UN-DRIP frameworks and
remedies available for violations of IP rights

Hon. Edtami Mansayagan
Member
UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

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4:35 p.m. Open Forum

4:50 p.m. Break

5:00 p.m. 3
rd
Session: Customary Laws and How this can be Interfaced
under the Philippine Legal System, especially in the context of
the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act (IPRA, RA 8371)

This session aims to tackle the interfacing of customary laws and the
formal legal system, especially since RA 8371, or the Indigenous Peoples
Rights Act of 1997, and other laws recognized the application of
customary laws and traditional practices. Yet the reality is far from
ideal, when the formal legal system discriminates against those
practicing customs and traditions, and access to justice of those in the
margins of society remains elusive.

Fr. Albert E. Alejo
Director, Mindanawon


5:45 p.m. Open Forum

6:00 p.m. 4
th
Session: The Bangsamoro Basic Law as Proposed and The
Prospects for Peace under this Framework

The proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law is a result of a long and arduous
process of seeking peace in the Bangsamoro homeland. Yes, the draft
proposal already poses a lot of constitutional questions that provides
another gridlock at the legislative level and possibly, the Supreme Court.
This session seeks to enlighten the members of the law faculty on what
are the prospects for lasting peace in Mindanao under this BBL.

Atty. Benedicto Bacani
Executive Director, Institute for Autonomy and Governance
Notre Dame University

Hon. Celso L. Lobregat (to be confirmed)
Congressman, First District of Zamboanga City

Dean Macacuna A. Moslem
Mindanao State University



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6:45pm Open Forum

7:00 p.m. Dinner and Socials


Sunday, 7 September 2014



8:30a.m. 5
th
Session: Law School@2014: New Teaching Strategies
for Millennial Law Students

The legal environment is rapidly changing, and so are the students. In an age
where students are increasingly opting to read their cases on their gadgets and
ready answers are just a google search away, do traditional law teaching
methods still work in the face of new technologies and decreasing attention
spans? What are the new teaching strategies currently being employed to
prepare students to work in a globalized, interdisciplinary setting? This session
will tackle outcomes-based and student-centered teaching and learning
methods and explore how they can complement the traditional Socratic
method.


Dean Danilo L. Concepcion
Deputy Secretary-General, PALS
University of the Philippines College of Law

9:30a.m. Open Forum



9:45 a.m. 6
th
Session: Conflict Sensitivity and Conflict Transformation:
The New Paradigm Towards Resolution of Issues and Conflicts

As members of the legal profession, issues and conflicts are what we
encounter regularly, but as we seek to become arbiters for peace and
human rights in our law schools and what we convey to the law
students, it is important to know about what conflict sensitivity and
conflict transformation are. Do we continue to be the traditional
harbingers of conflicts, or intend to transform conflicts towards
productive outputs for social development?

Cesar Villanueva (to be confirmed)
Conflict Sensitivity and Conflict Transformation Practitioner


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10:30 a.m. Open Forum

10:45 p.m. Focus Group Discussion (Working Break)

Participants will convene in small groups according to these groups
based on the session topics to exchange ideas, experiences, best
practices, and recommendations on how to move forward.

How can law schools integrate conflict sensitivity and
conflict transformation in the law schools subjects
and as we teach and practice law?

What can be possible roles of law schools and faculty
toward peace in Mindanao and in other conflict-
affected areas in the country?

How can law schools inculcate among its faculty and
students becoming culturally sensitive, especially to
indigenous peoples, the Bangsamoro and other
marginalized sectors? In general, has discrimination
as an issue being discussed and incorporated as a
policy in our institutions?

As members of the legal profession, we are
comfortable with the formal legal system, but how
can we address issues and concerns regarding
interfacing traditional and customary laws in the
formal legal structures?

Group Moderators:

Dean Danilo L. Concepcion
Deputy Secretary-General, PALS
University of the Philippines College of Law

Dean Mikhail Maxino
Chairman, Resource Development Committee, PALS
Silliman University

Dean Remelisa Moraleda
Chair, Documentation Committee, PALS
University of Northeastern Philippines

Dean Joan Largo

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Chair, International Linkages Committee, PALS
University of San Carlos School of Law and Governance

11:15 p.m. Reporting and Open Forum


11:45 p.m Summary and Closing Remarks

Dean Manuel P. Quibod
Dean, Ateneo De Davao University Law School

12:00 noon Lunch



































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PALS MINDANAO LAW FACULTY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
REGISTRATION FORM

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For questions and/or clarifications, you may contact Atty. Tanya Lat, Executive Director, PALS, at (0916) 342-5259 or
executivedirector.pals@gmail.com.