Revised Guidelines for Continuous Trial of Criminal Cases

1 September 2017

(b) The referral of the case for mediation to the Philippine Mediation Center (PMC) Unit shall be made only after the conduct of the arraignment
and the pre-trial/ preliminary conference. The court shall serve the Order of Referral to the PMC Unit immediately after the arraignment and the
pre-trial/ preliminary conference. The mediation shall be terminated within a non-extendible period of thirty (30) calendar days from the date of
referral by the court to the PMC Unit. After the lapse of the mediation period or if mediation fails, trial shall proceed.
 2020 Guidelines for the Conduct of the Court-Annexed Mediation (CAM) and Judicial Dispute Resolution (JDR) in CIVIL CASES
ONLY
A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC
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1. Approve agreement
2. Disapprove agreement
3. Clarify any vague
agreement + amend
SUCCESFUL 4. Decide WON refer to JDR
Last Notice of or trial
responsive PTC PTC PTO CAM
pleading - includes referral to
- PTC not be set - not exceed
CAM unless 30 days
later than 60 days / submitted for UNSUCCESFUL
30 days for cases judgment on
under RSP pleading / SJ
1. submit agreement to Judge + subj. to execution
2. if there is already full compliance to the agreement 
submit satisfaction of claims to Judge then Judge will SUCCESFUL /
First JDR - w/n 15 calendar
terminate the case JDR Report SETTLED days from receipt of
3. partial settlement, settled part = subj. to execution; session
unsettled = proceed to trial referral order

Second JDR UNSUCCESFUL

JDR ON APPEAL – (cases under Section 2(b) Chapter 1 of the 2020 Guidelines)
Judge to issue Order setting the
case to JDRA (with conformity of If successful or not, Judge to
Settlement is parties thru an Agreement to proceed to render judgment on
Date of Receipt of POSSIBLE Mediate) appeal
Memorandum on
appeal
Settlement is
- w/n 15 cal. days from IMPOSSIBLE Judge to proceed to render
receipt of memorandum  judgment on appeal
Judge to determine WON
settlement is possible