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Cam & JDR
Cam & JDR
CAM is a voluntary process conducted under the auspices of the court by referring the parties to the
Philippine Mediation Center (PMC) Unit for the settlement of their dispute, assisted by a Mediator
accredited by the Supreme Court.
All civil cases, except those which by law may not be compromised (Article 2035, New Civil Code);
Special proceedings for the settlement of estates;
The civil aspect of Quasi-Offenses under Title 14 of the Revised Penal Code;
The civil aspect of criminal cases where the imposable penalty does not exceed six years
imprisonment and the offended party is a private person; and
The civil aspect of theft (not qualified theft), estafa (not syndicated or large scale estafa), and libel.
JDR is a process whereby the judge (called the JDR Judge) employs conciliation, mediation or early neutral
evaluation in order to settle a case at the pre-trial stage. In the event the JDR fails, then another judge
(called the trial judge) shall proceed to hear and decide the case.
The following cases shall be referred to JDR by Judges in areas declared as JDR sites:
WHAT ARE THE CASES THAT CANNOT BE REFERRED TO CAM AND JDR?
However, in cases covered in numbers 1, 4 and 5 where the parties inform the court that they have agreed
to undergo mediation on some aspects thereof, e.g., custody of minor children, separation of property, or
support pendente lite, the court shall refer them to mediation.
The mediation fee is the amount collected by the Clerk of Court from the filing of civil cases and private
complainant in criminal cases.
Mediation fund is the totality of the mediation fees, receipted and separated as a special fund, known as the
SC-PHILJA-PMC Mediation Trust Fund, which is managed by the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA),
subject to accounting and auditing rules and regulations.
In the Regional Trial Courts and the First-Level Courts, the Clerks of Court shall collect the amount of FIVE
HUNDRED PESOS (P500.00) upon the filing of the following:
The Clerks of Court of the First Level Courts shall collect the amount of FIVE HUNDRED PESOS (P500.00)
upon the filing of a Notice of Appeal with the Regional Trial Court.
The Clerks of Court of the Regional Trial Court shall collect the amount of ONE THOUSAND PESOS
(P1,000.00) upon the filing of a Notice of Appeal with the Court of Appeals or the Sandiganbayan.
In the Court of Appeals and Court of Tax Appeals, the Clerks of Court shall collect the amount of ONE
THOUSAND PESOS (P1,000.00) upon the filing of a mediatable case, petition, special civil action, a
comment/answer to the petition or action, and the appellee’s brief. The Clerk of Court of the Court of Tax
Appeals shall also collect the amount of ONE THOUSAND PESOS (P1,000.00) for the appeal from the
decision of a CTA Division to the CTA En Banc.
WHY IS MEDIATION FEE COLLECTED EVEN IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE NO PMC UNITS?
The mediation fee is intended as a contribution to promote mediation. It is not collected for mediation
services rendered or to be rendered.
Pauper litigants as determined by the Court. However, despite such exemption, the court shall
provide that the unpaid contribution to the Mediation Fund shall be considered a lien on any
monetary award in a judgment favorable to the pauper litigant.
Accused/accused-appellant.
The Republic of the Philippines, its agencies and instrumentalities are exempt from paying the legal
fees provided in the rule. Local Governments and Government-Owned or Controlled Corporations
(GOCC) with or without independent charters are not exempt from paying such fees.
However, all court actions, criminal or civil, instituted at the instance of the provincial, city or
municipal treasurer or assessor under Sec. 280 of the Local Government Code of 1991 shall be
exempt from the payment of Court and Sheriff’s Fees.
Tenant-Farmer, agricultural lessee or tiller, settler or amortizing owner-cultivator (P.D. No. 946,
Sec. 16, June 17, 1976).
Indigent Clients of the Public Attorney’s Office (OCA Circular No. 121-2007, Dec. 11, 2007).
Clients of the National Committee on Legal Aid (NCLA) and of Legal Aide Offices in the Local
Chapters of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (OCA Circular No. 137-2009, October 7, 2009).