Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution (OADR)

The Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution (OADR) is an attached agency of the Department of Justice which was created pursuant to Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9285 or the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 2004.

Its mandates are to promote, develop and expand the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in the private and public sectors; to assist the government to monitor, study and evaluate the use by the public and private sector of ADR; and to recommend to Congress needful statutory changes to develop, strengthen and improve ADR practices in accordance with world standards.

MISSION

To promote and institutionalize the effective and ethical use and practice of ADR in the country.
 

VISION

We envision 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. Towards this end, the OADR will be a dynamic policymaking body that aligns itself with global trends in promoting and institutionalizing the effective and ethical use and practice of ADR in the Philippines.