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 “to 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