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ATTY. REYNAN M. DOLLISON
Brgy. Minuyan Proper, City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan
of the Court Administrator (OCA), such
PROFILE OF as in the Legal Office 1; Office of Deputy
Court Administrator (DCA) Nimfa C.
ATTY. REYNAN MATIVO Vilches2 until her death on December
DOLLISON 15, 20113; In OCA as casual Court
Attorney from January 16, 2012 until
March 4, 2012; and in the Office of DCA
Antonio M. Eugenio4, Jr. until the
latter’s retirement on December 31,
2012. On January 1, 2013, he was
reappointed as casual Court Attorney V5
and EJOW Supervisor until December
31, 2019.
Atty. Dollison previously headed
for several years the Secretariat of the
Supreme Court Bids and Awards
Committee for Good and Services and
the Bids and Awards Committee for
Office Uniforms. He was also the Vice-
ATTY. REYNAN MATIVO Chairperson of the Technical Working
DOLLISON is currently engaged in the Group (TWG) on the Enhanced Justice
private practice of law since January on Wheels Program from year 2010 until
2020. Prior to his private practice, Atty. 2019 and member of the TWG on Mobile
Dollison was the former program Court-Annexed Mediation program from
supervisor of the Enhanced Justice on year 2007 until 2019.
Wheels (EJOW) program of the Supreme
Court. Atty. Dollison was also a
significant part of the “moving force”
He obtained his B.S. in Foreign that made the Enhanced Justice on
Service Major in Diplomacy (1997) and Wheels (EJOW)6 a very successful
Bachelor of Laws (2003) at the Lyceum program of the Supreme Court. The
of the Philippines University. On May primary objectives of the EJOW program
2004, he was admitted to the Philippine
Bar. He is happily married to Medelyn L. 1
Permanent Court Attorney II and III.
Dollison and blessed with three 2
Coterminous Court Attorney V and VI.
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children- Duke Rendell, Baron Cedrick Coterminous appointment was extended until
and Queen Ingrid. January 15, 2012.
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Coterminous appointment effective March 5, 2012.
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Casual appointment which was being renewed
After passing the bar exams, he,
every six months until December 31, 2019.
together with his friends, established a 6
Jail Decongestion; Mobile Court-Annexed
law office. However, on March 2005 Mediation; Medical and Dental Missions; Legal
until 2019, he was hired by the Aid; Dialogue with judges and stakeholders of the
Supreme Court to work as court criminal justice system; Information and
attorney in different offices in the Office Dissemination Campaign; and Team building
activities.
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are to improve access to justice by the the country. In fact, in year 2007, he
poor and marginalized sectors, was part of the team that uncovered the
encourage the speedy disposition of “marriage scams” in Cebu City courts
cases through the use of alternative and the selling/fixing of decisions in the
means of dispute resolution and provide annulment and declaration of nullity of
affordable judicial services, through the marriage cases in Regional Trial Court,
operation of the mobile courts. The Burgos, Pangasinan.
operation of the Mobile Courts is geared
towards literally improving physical The competence and capability of
access to court services especially by the Atty. Dollison in the conduct of
poor. administrative investigations were
further exemplified when he, in year
He is also a proud co-author 2011, exposed, without fear or favor, the
(together with mediator Manuel C. anomalies committed by a judge in
Cabugao, the late DCAs Bernardo T. Regional Trial Court, Branch 7, Lanao
Ponferrada and Nimfa C. Vilches) of the del Norte, in the handling of nullity of
now famed Mobile Court-Annexed marriage cases.
Mediation (MCAM) Program, a
component program of EJOW, which On April 14, 2015, the Supreme
helped the lower courts reduce their Court in the case of “OCA vs. Judge
heavy caseloads within a very short time Alan L. Flores, Regional Trial Court,
through the use of a unique strategy Branch 7, Tubod, Lanao del Norte,”
that they developed – called as the “The sustained the investigative findings of
Strike 3 Rule.”7 Atty. Dollison and dismissed from the
public service the respondent judge.
Since its inception, this strategy
brought accolades to the Supreme Court Another project in which Atty.
and the Justice on Wheels Committee Dollison actively participated was the
from the different sectors of the society, “Hustisyeah!” project. A case
the local government units and the decongestion project launched on July
World Bank for bringing justice closer to 16, 2013 by the Supreme Court of the
the people, fast and inexpensive. As of Philippines, in partnership with The
year 2019, Atty. Dollison was managing Asia Foundation, with funding from the
and monitoring the operations of ten United States Agency for International
(10) Justice on Wheels Mobile Courts Development through the American Bar
deployed all over the country. Association. Atty. Dollison participated
in the implementation of the
From year 2005 until 2018, Atty. Hustisyeah! Project in Quezon City,
Dollison had been conducting judicial Davao City and Argao, Cebu under the
audits and investigations in various first guidance of SC Judicial Supervisors
and second level courts located all over Elizabeth Tanchoco and Pascuala
Magtibay.
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If the first MCAM Mediator could not convince the
parties to settle amicably, he/she will not declare the In year 2017, Atty. Dollison was
mediation process as failed, instead, he/she will
also part of the team that successfully
refer the case to the 2nd mediator, who is present in
the mobile court, for the continuation of the implemented the case decongestion
mediation process. If the 2nd mediator cannot settle program in the lower courts located in
the problem, the case will then be referred to the 3 rd Lucena City, Quezon and Imus City,
mediator. Before MCAM was introduced in the Cavite under the GOJUST8 project,
Municipal Trial Court, Cainta, Rizal, the court has a which was funded by the European
load of more than 2,000 cases. After 3 months (Jan. Union.
15, 2008 up to March 31, 2008) of operation of
EJOW Mobile Court in MTC, Cainta, the MCAM
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reduced its docket by 700 cases. Successor of the Hustisyeah Project.
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In recognition of his exemplary
performance in public service, Atty. In his sixteen (16) years as
Dollison received a formal invitation member of the Philippine Bar, Atty.
(Letter dated January 1, 2014) from H.E. Dollison has never been charged with
Philip S. Goldberg, Ambassador criminal, civil and/or administrative
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the cases before the courts and/or quasi-
United States of America to the judicial agencies.
Philippines, to participate in the
International Visitor Leadership Program
(IVLP) on the “U.S. Judicial System” on
May 12-30, 2014, sponsored by the
Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs, U.S. Department of State. The
IVLP is the Department of State’s
premier professional exchange program. ATTY. REYNAN M. DOLLISON
Launched in 1940, the IVLP helps Email add: rmdollison@[Link]
strengthen U.S. engagement with
countries around the world. Through
short-term visits to the United States,
current and emerging foreign leaders in
a variety of fields, experience the
country first-hand and cultivate lasting
relationships with their American
counterparts. Through the IVLP, Atty.
Dollison was able to visit Washington
D.C., Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
New Mexico, Nevada, California and
Alaska9, and observe the modern
technologies employed in the U.S. courts
and also experience the American
culture.
On November 3, 2015, President
Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III
commissioned Atty. Dollison in the
Reserve Force, Armed Forces of the
Philippines with the rank of Major,
assigned in the Judge Advocate General
Service.
On May 28, 2016, Major Dollison
received a Certificate of Merit from the
AFP Reserve Command for obtaining the
highest grade of 92.32% and graduating
number 1 in his class in the Reserve
Officer Military Orientation Training
(ROMOT) Class 01-2016, composed of
doctors, dentists, nurses, lawyers,
university professors, sociologist and
other government officials.
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Spent one day in Anchorage, Alaska after his return
flight to Manila from Los Angeles, California was
diverted to Alaska because of a medical emergency.
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