ABOUT US

Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution (OADR)

We, the Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution, are committed to promote, develop and expand the use of ADR in the public and private sectors.

Mission

The OADR’s mission is to promote and institutionalize the effective and ethical use and practice of ADR in the country.

Vision

The OADR envisions an enlightened society that rises above conflicts and empowers parties in making arrangements to settle their own disputes that is fair and just for all.

Quality Policy

We, the Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution, are committed to promote, develop, and expand the use of ADR in the public and private sectors. As we strive to be a world-class, dynamic government institution promoting the effective and ethical use of ADR in the country, we commit to:

Deliver quality services relating to promotion, training, accreditation and certification, policy and development of ADR use in the public and private sectors;
Comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements; and
Continually improve our organization’s systems and approaches to ensure the highest level of satisfaction of all stakeholders.

On 2 April 2004, Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9285, otherwise known as the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Act of 2004, was enacted into law, embodying the principle of party autonomy in the resolution of disputes or the freedom of the parties to make their own arrangements to resolve their disputes.

This law likewise created the Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution (OADR) with the mandate to promote, develop, and expand the use of ADR in the private and public sectors; monitor, study, and evaluate the use of ADR in the public and private sectors; and recommend to Congress appropriate statutory improvements for the purpose of developing, strengthening, and improving ADR practices that are at par with global standards.