Special Rules of Court on Alternative Dispute Resolution

Rule 20

1. Filing fee in petitions or counter-petitions to confirm or enforce, vacate or set aside arbitral award or for the enforcement of a mediated settlement agreement. - The filing fee for filing a petition to confirm or enforce, vacate or set aside an arbitral award in a domestic arbitration or in an international commercial arbitration, or enforce a mediated settlement agreement shall be as follows: PhP 10,000.00 - if the award does not exceed PhP 1,000,000.00 PhP 20,000.00 - if the award does not exceed PhP 20,000,000.00 PhP 30,000.00 - if the award does not exceed PhP 50,000,000.00 PhP 40,000.00 - if the award does not exceed PhP 100,000,000.00 PhP 50,000.00 - if the award exceeds PhP 100,000,000.00 The minimal filing fee payable in "all other actions not involving property" shall be paid by the petitioner seeking to enforce foreign arbitral awards under the New York Convention in the Philippines.

Rule 20

Any party to a mediated settlement agreement who deposits it with the clerk of court shall pay a deposit fee of P500.00.

Rule 20

A petition to enforce an arbitral award in a domestic arbitration or in an international commercial arbitration submitted as a petition to enforce and/or recognize an award in opposition to a timely petition to vacate or set aside the arbitral award shall require the payment of the filing fees prescribed in Rule 20.1 above.

Rule 20

The filing fee for the filing of any other proceedings, including applications for interim relief, as authorized under these Special Rules not covered under any of the foregoing provisions, shall be P10,000.00.