ARTICLE · 16 JULY 2026

Construction Arbitration: Philippines

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Global Arbitration Review has published the 2026 edition of Know How: Construction Arbitration, featuring a comprehensive Philippine chapter authored by SyCipLaw partners and associates. The chapter examines the legal framework governing construction arbitration in the Philippines, covering contract formation, arbitral proceedings, common dispute issues, and award enforcement. This authoritative resource provides practical guidance for construction industry participants and arbitration practitioners navigat

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Ricardo Ma. P.G. Ongkiko

Patricia B. Paz-Jacoba

Ramon I. Rocha IV

Raymond Joseph S. Garcia

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1. Is your jurisdiction primarily a common law, civil law, customary law or theocratic law jurisdiction? Are the laws substantially derived from the laws of another jurisdiction and, if so, which? What instruments have legal force and effect? Who are the lawmaking bodies? How and where are new laws published? Can laws be passed with retrospective effect?

Philippines

The Philippines is considered a mixed law jurisdiction. Although its core codes are based on Spanish law, Supreme Court decisions form part of the law of the land.

The 1987 Constitution, statutes, treaties and decisions of the Supreme Court have legal force and effect.

The Congress of the Philippines is the lawmaking body.

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