Atty. Jose Mari Benjamin Francisco U. Tirol

BIOGRAPHY:

Jose Mari Benjamin Francisco U. Tirol is one of the Board of Trustees of the Philippine Arbitration Center in the Visayas and is the current Dean of the University of San Agustin College of Law. He is a partner in Tirol and Tirol Law Office located at 156 Burgos Street, Iloilo City. His works involve general practice of law  in the academe, legal research, and dispute resolution such as corporate, civil, criminal litigation, and mediation.

TRAINING AND SEMINARS: 

Transcending Boundaries: Domestic and International ADR Education in the Digital World 

March 06 - May 25, 2023 

Online via ZOOM

Facilitated by the Philippine Arbitration Center in the Visayas and USA- College of Law

A Lecture on International and Domestic Arbitration

February 22-23, 2019

Bar Review Room, Rada Hall, University of San Agustin

Facilitated by the Philippine Arbitration Center in the Visayas and USA- College of Law

Revamping Disputes: The Role of Commercial and Construction Industry Arbitration in Development

(A Lecture on International and Domestic Arbitration)

February 29, 2020

University of San Agustin - College of Law Library

Facilitated by the Philippine Arbitration Center in the Visayas and USA- College of Law

Decoding Disputes: Negotiation as an ADR Tool

April 6, 2021

Online via Zoom

Facilitated by the Philippine Arbitration Center in the Visayas and USA- College of Law

Decoding Disputes: An Expert’s Advice in Becoming a Mediator and Trends in Domestic and International Mediation

April 8, 2021

Online via Zoom

Facilitated by the Philippine Arbitration Center in the Visayas and USA- College of Law

Decoding Disputes: The Function of the OADR and the Role of OADR in  Barangay Arbitration

April 13, 2021

Online via Zoom

Facilitated by the Philippine Arbitration Center in the Visayas and USA- College of Law

Decoding Disputes: The work of the CIAC Commission and Updates in CIAC

April 15, 2021

Online via Zoom

Facilitated by the Philippine Arbitration Center in the Visayas and USA- College of Law

Decoding Disputes: The Function of PDRC and the PDRC Sport Mediation and Arbitration Rules

April 20, 2021

Online via Zoom

Facilitated by the Philippine Arbitration Center in the Visayas and USA- College of Law

Decoding Disputes: Judicial Intervention in Arbitration under Special Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules

April 21, 2021

Online via Zoom

Facilitated by the Philippine Arbitration Center in the Visayas and USA- College of Law

Decoding Disputes: The Role of PICCR as the Arbitration arm of the IBP and the Role of the IBP in AD Hoc

April 28, 2021

Online via Zoom

Facilitated by the Philippine Arbitration Center in the Visayas and USA- College of Law 

Decoding Disputes: The UNCITRAL Model Law

April 29, 2021

Online via Zoom

Facilitated by the Philippine Arbitration Center in the Visayas and USA- College of Law

Decoding Disputes: Virtual Hearing in Arbitration: an ICC perspective and the role of CORE as a virtual hearing platform 

April 30, 2021

Online via Zoom

Facilitated by the Philippine Arbitration Center in the Visayas and USA- College of Law 

Decoding Disputes: Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in the Digital Economy: ODR and Arbitration in Platforms

May 5, 2021

Online via Zoom

Facilitated by the Philippine Arbitration Center in the Visayas and USA- College of Law 

Decoding Disputes: Arbitration Clauses, Seat of Arbitration  and Awards; An International Perspective 

May 6, 2021

Online via Zoom

Facilitated by the Philippine Arbitration Center in the Visayas and USA- College of Law 

PROFESSIONAL HONORS: 

• Grantee, Erasmus+ KA107 International Credit Mobility (ICM) for Staff Mobility for Training (project no. 2018-1-ES01-KA107-049563) (2-6 December, 2019, Universidad de Málaga Facultad de Derecho, Málaga, Spain)

• University of San Agustin Alumni Achievement Award (USA-AAA) in the field of Law (13 July, 2018, University of San Agustin, Iloilo City)

• Certificate of Commendation from the University Administration “for taking the lead in forming hearts and minds at the College of Law, thereby playing a vital role in producing excellent Augustinian graduates in the field of law” (14 December, 2017, University of San Agustin, Iloilo City)

• Plaque of Distinction from the UST Graduate School Law Association Inc. (15 November, 2014, Manila Hotel)

• Plaque of Recognition for 15 years of service to the University of San Agustin (21 March, 2017, Grand Xing Hotel, Iloilo City)

• Awarded cum laude honors upon graduation from the University of Santo Tomas for the degree Master of Laws (2004)

• Awarded cum laude honors for his Master of Laws thesis, “Problem Areas in the Implementation of The Anti-Money Laundering Law of the Philippines: An Analysis” at the University of Santo Tomas Graduate School (2004)

• Grantee, University of San Agustin Human Resource Development Program for his Master of Laws at the University of Santo Tomas

• Awarded cum laude honors upon graduation from the University of San Agustin for the degree Bachelor of Laws (1998)

• Certificate of Academic Excellence / Special Recognition from the University of San Agustin College of Law “for having obtained a general average of 1.5 among the graduating class of School Year 1997-1998, attesting to his/her dedication, scholarship, and competence throughout the entire four-year Law Course” (1998)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS: 

University of San Agustin College of Law - Dean

Philippine Arbitration Center in the Visayas (PACV) - Member of Board of Trustees

Tirol and Tirol Law Office - Member

Integrated Bar of the Philippines - Member

Shelterbox Operations Philippines - Corporate Secretary and Member of the Board of Trustees

St. Paul’s Hospital of Iloilo Inc. Institutional Review Board - Member

St. Paul’s Hospital of Iloilo Inc. Kidney Transplant Ethics Committee - Member

ADMISSIONS: 

1999 - Philippine Bar Examination 

EDUCATION: 

2004 - University of Santo Tomas, Manila (Master of Laws) (Cum Laude)

1998 - University of San Agustin, Iloilo City (Bachelor of Laws) (Cum Laude)

1994 - University of the Philippines Visayas, Miag-ao, Iloilo (Bachelor of Arts, major in History), 

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS: 

• International Scientific Conference on Best Interest of the Child and Shared Parenting organized by the International Council on Shared Parenting and the Universidad de Málaga Facultad de Derecho (2-3 December, 2019, Málaga, Spain)

• 2019 Legal Education Summit “Shifting Paradigm: Remodelling Legal Education in the Philippines” organized by the Supreme Court of the Philippines (31 July to 1 August, 2019, The Manila Hotel)

• V International Scientific Congress: Five Centuries Sailing the Legal World organized by the Ateneo de Manila University School of Law, Universidad de Deusto Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de Malaga Facultad de Derecho (17-19 June, 2019, Universidad de Deusto, Bilbao, Spain)

Theses

1. The Religious Estates of the Beaterio del Santisimo Rosario de Molo in Iloilo City, 1925-1969. Baccalaureate thesis (UP Visayas College of Arts and Sciences, Miag-ao, Iloilo. 1994)

2.         Problem Areas in the Implementation of The Anti-Money Laundering Law of the Philippines: An Analysis. Master of Laws thesis, cum laude (UST Graduate School, Manila. 2004)

Law Books

1. “Evolution and Mutations in the Philippine Rules of Civil Procedure and Evidence with Time-Table for Lawyers,” co-authored with Dean Emeritus Cesar T. Tirol (Rex Bookstore, 2021 Edition)

2. “The Anti-Money Laundering Law of the Philippines Annotated” (Central Book Supply Inc., Quezon City. First Edition 2004, Second Edition 2007 http://central.com.ph/bookstoreplus/products/AAB810/)

The first edition (2004) was cited by:

a.    The Court of Appeals in CA-GR AMLC No. 00040 “Republic of the Philippines, represented by the Anti-Money Laundering Council, Petitioner, versus Datu Andal Salibo Ampatuan, Sr., et al., Respondents” (Resolution dated July 5, 2011)

b.    The Senate of the Philippines in Committee Report No. 75 of the Committee on Banks, Financial Institutions, and Currencies “Re: Privilege Speech of Senator Enrile Delivered on February 1, 2005 and PSR 166 – ‘Resolution Directing the Committee on Banks, to Conduct an Inquiry, in Aid of Legislation, Into the Alleged Illegal Sale of Unregistered and High Risk Securities by Standard Chartered Bank, Which Resulted in Billions of Pesos of Loss to the Investing Public’” (June 1, 2006 http://www.senate.gov.ph/lisdata/53594416!.pdf)

c.     Dr. Raymundo Julio A. Olaguer, Director of the First Prosecution Bureau, Office of the Special Prosecutor, Office of the Ombudsman of the Philippines in “Fighting Corruption” (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House, Manila [2006])

d.    Jeffrey Simser, Civil Remedies for Illicit Activities Office, Ministry of the Attorney General, Toronto, Canada in “The Significance of Money Laundering: The Example of the Philippines” (Journal of Money Laundering Control. Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 293-302 [2006])

The second edition (2007) was cited by:

a.  The Supreme Court in GR No. 174629 “Republic of the Philippines, represented by the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), Petitioner, versus Hon. Antonio M. Eugenio, Jr., as Presiding Judge of RTC, Manila, Branch 34, Pantaleon Alvarez, and Lilia Cheng, Respondents” (Decision dated 14 February, 2008 http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2008/feb2008/174629.htm)

b.   The Court of Appeals in CA-GR SP No. 95198 “Lilia Cheng, Petitioner, versus Republic of the Philippines, Represented by the Anti-Money Laundering Council, Hon. Antonio M. Eugenio, Jr., Presiding Judge of RTC Manila, Branch 24, and Hon. Sixto Marella, Jr., as Presiding Judge of RTC Makati City, Branch 138 and John Does, Respondents” (Decision dated 26 November, 2009)

c.   Attys. Efren L. Dizon and Efren Vincent M. Dizon in “Banking Laws and Jurisprudence” (Rex Bookstore Inc. [2009])

d. Assistant Solicitor General Renan E. Ramos in “Civil Forfeiture Proceedings in the Philippines: The Long Road Ahead” (Vol. 486 Philippine Law Journal 484 [2012] http://plj.upd.edu.ph/civil-forfeiture-proceedings-in-the-philippines-the-long-road-ahead/)

3. “Desk-book for Philippine Notaries: Laws, Rules, and Jurisprudence” (Central Book Supply Inc., Quezon City. First Edition 2010, Second Edition 2014 http://central.com.ph/bookstoreplus/products/AAC421/)

ARTICLES: 

1.         Protecting Tomorrow’s Hope Today: The Philippine Legal Perspective from the Tender-Age Presumption to Shared Parenting (submitted to the Universidad de Málaga Facultad de Derecho for publication)

2.         Familiar and Familial: Basque-Spanish Filipinos vis-à-vis ASEAN, EU, and Euskadi (Estudios de Deusto Vol. 67 No. 2 [2019] http://revista-estudios.revistas.deusto.es/article/view/1728, DOI  http://dx.doi.org/10.18543/ed-67(2)-2019pp65-86)

3.         The Hyphenated Filipino – Issues and Challenges (The Augustinian Law Gazette, June 2019)

NEWSPAPER ARTICLES: 

1. Walang forever sa amnesty? (The Daily Guardian, 6 September, 2018 https://thedailyguardian.net/option/walang-forever-sa-amnesty/)

2. Comments and opinions: rights and responsibilities, clarifications and self-promotions (The Daily Guardian, 15 May, 2018  https://thedailyguardian.net/option/comments-and-opinions-rights-and-responsibilities-clarifications-and-self-promotions/)

3. Musings on CJ Sereno’s ouster (The Daily Guardian, 12 May, 2018  https://thedailyguardian.net/option/musings-on-cj-serenos-ouster/)