Practice Expertise
- Construction & Infrastructure
- Corporate Services & Business Transactions
- Litigation & Arbitration
Areas of Practice
- Construction & Infrastructure
- Corporate Services & Business Transactions
- Litigation & Arbitration
WSG Practice Industries
WSG Leadership
- WSG Regional Council - Member 2024-2025
Profile
Ricardo Ma. P.G. Ongkiko is a senior partner in SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan, the Head of its Litigation Department, and a Regular Member of its Executive Committee. His practice areas include international and domestic arbitration, construction arbitration, mediation, civil, commercial, corporate and criminal litigation.
He has handled and tried a broad range of cases involving contract and commercial disputes, real property disputes, corporate restructuring, debt recovery, infrastructure and engineering disputes, intra-corporate controversies, insurance cases, tort, and corporate, commercial and other private crimes. He also has extensive experience in international and domestic arbitration dealing with commercial and construction disputes both as arbitrator and arbitration counsel. He has even recently been appointed as a Dispute Avoidance and Adjudication Board Sole Member. Mr. Ongkiko has also provided corporate compliance services, having served as director and corporate secretary of several corporations.
He has handled and tried a broad range of cases involving contract and commercial disputes, real property disputes, corporate restructuring, debt recovery, infrastructure and engineering disputes, intra-corporate controversies, insurance cases, tort, and corporate, commercial and other private crimes. He also has extensive experience in international and domestic arbitration dealing with commercial and construction disputes both as arbitrator and arbitration counsel. He has even recently been appointed as a Dispute Avoidance and Adjudication Board Sole Member. Mr. Ongkiko has also provided corporate compliance services, having served as director and corporate secretary of several corporations.
Bar Admissions
1989, Philippines
Education
University of the Philippines (A.B. magna cum laude, 1984; LL.B. cum laude, 1988); University of Michigan (LL.M., 1992).
Areas of Practice
- Construction & Infrastructure
- Corporate Services & Business Transactions
- Litigation & Arbitration
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Accredited Arbitrator, Singapore International Arbitration Centre
Accredited Arbitrator, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
Accredited Arbitrator, Asian International Arbitration Centre
Accredited Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board
Accredited Arbitrator, Vienna International Arbitration Centre
Accredited Arbitrator, Dubai International Arbitration Centre
Philippine Court of Appeals Accredited Mediator (2005)
Accredited Arbitrator and Trustee, Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc.
Accredited Arbitrator and President Emeritus, Philippine Institute of Arbitrators
Trustee, Philippine Institute of Construction Arbitrations and Mediators
Accredited Arbitrator, Construction Industry Arbitration Commission
Accredited Arbitrator, Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines
Accredited Arbitrator, Wholesale Electricity Spot Market
Professional Associations
Member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (Secretary of the Makati City Chapter, 1999-2001, Director of the Makati City Chapter, 1997-1999).
Seminars/ Presentation
Speaker, Philippine Arbitration Days – Trending: New Frontiers in ADR, Panel Discussion on Dispute Board Resolution, held on November 23, 2023, organized by the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators
Participant, FIDIC Module 3, Special Course on the Roles and Responsibilities of Dispute Board under the FIDIC Suite of Contracts and MDB Harmonised Edition 2010, November 16 and 20, 2023
Participant, DRBF Workshop: Dispute Boards in Public Private Partnership Projects, held on June 9, 2022, organized by the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation
Participant, AIAC Arbitration-in-Practice Workshop Series: Preliminary Meeting, Pre-Hearing Considerations and Powers of the Tribunal, held on June 4, 2022, organized by the Asian International Arbitration Centre, AIAC Academy and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Participant, DRBF Administration and Practice Workshop, held on March 22-24, 2022, organized by the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation for the Philippine Institute of Construction Arbitrators and Mediators
Participant, FIDIC Module 2, Claims and Disputes Resolution Under FIDIC Contracts, January 10 - 19, 2022
Participant, FIDIC Module 1, Practical Use of FIDIC Conditions of Contract, December 1 – 15, 2021
Participant, DRBF Administration and Practice Workshop, held on February 10-12, 2021, organized by the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation
Panelist, ICC 2021 Rules – Philippine Launch, held on January 27, 2021, hosted by the ICC and ICC Philippines
Panelist, Regional Arbitral Institutes Forum (RAIF) 2020, held on November 24, 2020, in the Philippines, hosted by the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators
Speaker, Philippine Construction Arbitration Conference, held on November 26, 2020, in the Philippines, hosted by the Philippine Institute of Construction Arbitrators and Mediators
Panelist, Regional Arbitral Institutes Forum (RAIF) 2019, held on December 6, 2019, in Brunei, hosted by the Arbitration Association of Brunei Darussalam
Moderator, Philippine Arbitration Day Convention 2019, held on November 25, 2019, in Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines, organized by the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators
Faculty and Chair - Expedited Procedure, SIAC Academy Manila 2019, held on November 7-8, 2019, at Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines, organized by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre
Speaker, SIAC Manila Conference 2019, Cross-Border Construction Disputes in 21st Century Asia, held on November 6, 2019, at Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines, organized by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre
Panelist, SCL (Singapore) 2nd Focus on Asia Conference 2019, held on September 12, 2019, in Singapore, sponsored by the Society of Construction Law (Singapore)
Panelist, 4th Annual Investment Conference entitled “Insights into Investment Trends and Opportunities in the Philippines”, held on November 14, 2018, in Manila, Philippines, sponsored by Latham & Watkins, ASIFMA, and Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines
Panelist, 2nd Annual Center for Amicable Resolution of Disputes International Conference entitled “Innovations In Southeast Asian Dispute Resolution”, held on July 26, 2019, in Manila, Philippines, sponsored by the Lyceum of the Philippines University and the Center for the Amicable Resolution of Disputes
Panelist, The 2nd ICC Arbitration Day, the Philippines, entitled “The Global Best Practice of ICC Arbitration, held on June 28, 2019, in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines, sponsored by the International Chamber of Commerce
Panelist, Inaugural Asian-African Legal Consultative Office Annual Arbitration Forum, held on July 21-22, 2018, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, sponsored by the AALCO and the Asian International Arbitration Centre
Panelist, Inaugural ICC Arbitration Day – the Philippines, held on March 21, 2018, in Taguig City, Metro Manila, sponsored by the International Chamber of Commerce
Panelist, 1st Annual Center for Amicable Resolution of Disputes International Conference, held on February 9, 2018, in Intramuros, Manila, sponsored by the Lyceum of the Philippines University and the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators
Speaker, Regional Arbitral Institutes Forum Arbitration Conference 2016, held on November 25, 2016, in Sydney, Australia, sponsored by the Resolution Institute
Speaker, APRAG Conference 2016, held on October 7-8, 2016, in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, sponsored by the Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group and the BANI Arbitration Centre
Lecturer, Integrated Bar of the Philippines – Philippine Institute of Arbitrators, Advanced Course in International Arbitration, 2016
Speaker, Integrated Bar of the Philippines Arbitration Seminar, July 18, 2016
Speaker, 2016 International Conference on Ease of Doing Business, held on January 27, 2016, in Seoul, Korea, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea
Speaker, International Commercial Arbitration under SIAC Rules: A User Orientation and Practitioner Workshop, held on October 2, 2014, in Makati City, Philippines, sponsored by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators
Speaker, 2014 Regional Arbitral Institutes Forum 2014 Conference, held on August 1, 2014 in Singapore
Speaker, HKIAC Roadshow – New Rules and Recent Practice, held on June 25, 2014 in Makati City, Philippines, sponsored by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and Philippine Institute of Arbitrators
Panelist, ICC Mediation Rules 2014 Launch Seminar, held on March 20, 2014, in Makati City, Philippines, sponsored by the International Chamber of Commerce
Speaker, Regional Arbitral Institutes Forum 2013 Conference, held on June 21-22, 2013 in Cebu City, Philippines
Speaker, International Conference on Alternative Dispute Resolution and PPP Opportunities, held on November 8-9, 2012, in Makati City, Philippines, sponsored by the Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc., Philippine Institute of Arbitrators, and the Philippine Institute of Construction Arbitrators and Mediators
Speaker, 2012 International Conference on Ease of Doing Business, held on October, 2012, in Seoul, Korea, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea
Lecturer, Introduction to Domestic and International Arbitration, held on March 4-5, 2011 in Cebu City, Philippines, sponsored by the University of Cebu College of Law
Speaker, Mediation—A New Approach in Resolving Intellectual Property Rights Disputes, held on September 28, 2004, in Makati City, Philippines, presented by the Institute for Studies Intellectual Property, Inc.
Professional Activities and Experience
Foreign attorney, Kinsella, Boesche, Fujikawa & Towle, Los Angeles (1992).
Accredited Arbitrator, Singapore International Arbitration Centre
Accredited Arbitrator, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
Accredited Arbitrator, Asian International Arbitration Centre
Accredited Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board
Accredited Arbitrator, Vienna International Arbitration Centre
Accredited Arbitrator, Dubai International Arbitration Centre
Philippine Court of Appeals Accredited Mediator (2005)
Accredited Arbitrator and Trustee, Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc.
Accredited Arbitrator and President Emeritus, Philippine Institute of Arbitrators
Trustee, Philippine Institute of Construction Arbitrations and Mediators
Accredited Arbitrator, Construction Industry Arbitration Commission
Accredited Arbitrator, Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines
Accredited Arbitrator, Wholesale Electricity Spot Market
Professional Associations
- The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc.
- Phil. Inst. of Construct. Arbitrators & Mediators
- Philippine Institute of Arbitrators
Member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (Secretary of the Makati City Chapter, 1999-2001, Director of the Makati City Chapter, 1997-1999).
Seminars/ Presentation
Speaker, Philippine Arbitration Days – Trending: New Frontiers in ADR, Panel Discussion on Dispute Board Resolution, held on November 23, 2023, organized by the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators
Participant, FIDIC Module 3, Special Course on the Roles and Responsibilities of Dispute Board under the FIDIC Suite of Contracts and MDB Harmonised Edition 2010, November 16 and 20, 2023
Participant, DRBF Workshop: Dispute Boards in Public Private Partnership Projects, held on June 9, 2022, organized by the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation
Participant, AIAC Arbitration-in-Practice Workshop Series: Preliminary Meeting, Pre-Hearing Considerations and Powers of the Tribunal, held on June 4, 2022, organized by the Asian International Arbitration Centre, AIAC Academy and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Participant, DRBF Administration and Practice Workshop, held on March 22-24, 2022, organized by the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation for the Philippine Institute of Construction Arbitrators and Mediators
Participant, FIDIC Module 2, Claims and Disputes Resolution Under FIDIC Contracts, January 10 - 19, 2022
Participant, FIDIC Module 1, Practical Use of FIDIC Conditions of Contract, December 1 – 15, 2021
Participant, DRBF Administration and Practice Workshop, held on February 10-12, 2021, organized by the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation
Panelist, ICC 2021 Rules – Philippine Launch, held on January 27, 2021, hosted by the ICC and ICC Philippines
Panelist, Regional Arbitral Institutes Forum (RAIF) 2020, held on November 24, 2020, in the Philippines, hosted by the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators
Speaker, Philippine Construction Arbitration Conference, held on November 26, 2020, in the Philippines, hosted by the Philippine Institute of Construction Arbitrators and Mediators
Panelist, Regional Arbitral Institutes Forum (RAIF) 2019, held on December 6, 2019, in Brunei, hosted by the Arbitration Association of Brunei Darussalam
Moderator, Philippine Arbitration Day Convention 2019, held on November 25, 2019, in Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines, organized by the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators
Faculty and Chair - Expedited Procedure, SIAC Academy Manila 2019, held on November 7-8, 2019, at Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines, organized by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre
Speaker, SIAC Manila Conference 2019, Cross-Border Construction Disputes in 21st Century Asia, held on November 6, 2019, at Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines, organized by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre
Panelist, SCL (Singapore) 2nd Focus on Asia Conference 2019, held on September 12, 2019, in Singapore, sponsored by the Society of Construction Law (Singapore)
Panelist, 4th Annual Investment Conference entitled “Insights into Investment Trends and Opportunities in the Philippines”, held on November 14, 2018, in Manila, Philippines, sponsored by Latham & Watkins, ASIFMA, and Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines
Panelist, 2nd Annual Center for Amicable Resolution of Disputes International Conference entitled “Innovations In Southeast Asian Dispute Resolution”, held on July 26, 2019, in Manila, Philippines, sponsored by the Lyceum of the Philippines University and the Center for the Amicable Resolution of Disputes
Panelist, The 2nd ICC Arbitration Day, the Philippines, entitled “The Global Best Practice of ICC Arbitration, held on June 28, 2019, in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines, sponsored by the International Chamber of Commerce
Panelist, Inaugural Asian-African Legal Consultative Office Annual Arbitration Forum, held on July 21-22, 2018, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, sponsored by the AALCO and the Asian International Arbitration Centre
Panelist, Inaugural ICC Arbitration Day – the Philippines, held on March 21, 2018, in Taguig City, Metro Manila, sponsored by the International Chamber of Commerce
Panelist, 1st Annual Center for Amicable Resolution of Disputes International Conference, held on February 9, 2018, in Intramuros, Manila, sponsored by the Lyceum of the Philippines University and the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators
Speaker, Regional Arbitral Institutes Forum Arbitration Conference 2016, held on November 25, 2016, in Sydney, Australia, sponsored by the Resolution Institute
Speaker, APRAG Conference 2016, held on October 7-8, 2016, in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, sponsored by the Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group and the BANI Arbitration Centre
Lecturer, Integrated Bar of the Philippines – Philippine Institute of Arbitrators, Advanced Course in International Arbitration, 2016
Speaker, Integrated Bar of the Philippines Arbitration Seminar, July 18, 2016
Speaker, 2016 International Conference on Ease of Doing Business, held on January 27, 2016, in Seoul, Korea, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea
Speaker, International Commercial Arbitration under SIAC Rules: A User Orientation and Practitioner Workshop, held on October 2, 2014, in Makati City, Philippines, sponsored by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators
Speaker, 2014 Regional Arbitral Institutes Forum 2014 Conference, held on August 1, 2014 in Singapore
Speaker, HKIAC Roadshow – New Rules and Recent Practice, held on June 25, 2014 in Makati City, Philippines, sponsored by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and Philippine Institute of Arbitrators
Panelist, ICC Mediation Rules 2014 Launch Seminar, held on March 20, 2014, in Makati City, Philippines, sponsored by the International Chamber of Commerce
Speaker, Regional Arbitral Institutes Forum 2013 Conference, held on June 21-22, 2013 in Cebu City, Philippines
Speaker, International Conference on Alternative Dispute Resolution and PPP Opportunities, held on November 8-9, 2012, in Makati City, Philippines, sponsored by the Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc., Philippine Institute of Arbitrators, and the Philippine Institute of Construction Arbitrators and Mediators
Speaker, 2012 International Conference on Ease of Doing Business, held on October, 2012, in Seoul, Korea, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea
Lecturer, Introduction to Domestic and International Arbitration, held on March 4-5, 2011 in Cebu City, Philippines, sponsored by the University of Cebu College of Law
Speaker, Mediation—A New Approach in Resolving Intellectual Property Rights Disputes, held on September 28, 2004, in Makati City, Philippines, presented by the Institute for Studies Intellectual Property, Inc.
Professional Activities and Experience
Foreign attorney, Kinsella, Boesche, Fujikawa & Towle, Los Angeles (1992).
Articles
SyCipLaw Contributes to The Legal 500's Philippine Chapter on International Arbitration
By Ricardo Maria Ongkiko |November 2024SyCipLaw Highlights Rising Trend in International Arbitration in New Chambers Global Practice Guide Chapter
By Ricardo Maria Ongkiko |September 2024SyCipLaw Authors Philippine Chapter of Chambers Global Practice Guide on Enforcement of Judgments 2024
By Ricardo Maria Ongkiko |September 2024
Co-contributor, Philippine Chapter, Legal 500 Arbitration Questions (2022)
Co-contributor, Philippine Chapter, Chambers Global Practice Guide International Arbitration (2022)
Co-contributor, Philippine Chapter, GAR Know How Commercial Arbitration (2022)
Co-contributor, Philippine Chapter, Getting the Deal Through: Enforcement of Foreign Judgments (2022, 2019)
Co-contributor, Philippine Chapter, Kluwer Arbitration Smart Charts (2022, 2019)
Co-contributor, Philippine Chapter, Global Practice Guide (GPG) on International Arbitration 2022 published by Chambers and Partners
Co-contributor, Philippine Chapter, HSF Dispute Resolution in Asia Pacific (2020)
Co-contributor, Philippine Chapter, International Comparative Legal Guide: International Arbitration, 2019
Co-Author, Philippine Chapter, Getting the Deal Through: Mediation 2013 and 2015, published by Law Business Research
Co-contributor, Philippine Chapter, Guide to Privilege in Asia Pacific, published by Herbert Smith Freehills, 2014 and 2010
Co-contributor, Philippine Chapter, Getting the Deal Through: Restructuring & Insolvency 2014 and 2012, published by Law Business Research
Contributor, Philippine Chapter, The Guide to Dispute Resolution in Asia, published by Herbert Smith, 2005 – 2013
Co-contributor, Philippine Chapter, A Multi-Jurisdictional Review – Guide to Dispute Resolution in Asia Pacific, published by Herbert Smith Freehills, 2013
Co-Author, Philippine Chapter, Digest of Commercial Laws of the World, published by Multilaw and Oceana Publications, Inc., 2016, 2010 and 2004
Co-Author, Philippine Chapter, The Asia-Pacific Restructuring and Insolvency Guide 2006, published by Global White Page Section
Contributor, Philippine Chapter, Arbitration in Asia, published by Norton Rose, 2005
Co-author, Philippine Chapter, in Winning Legal Strategies: International Litigation: A Country-By-Country Look at Negotiations, Trials, and successful Dispute Resolution in Major Markets Around the Globe, published by Aspatore, Inc., 2005
Contributor, Philippine Chapter, International Civil Procedure, authored by World Law Group Member Firms, published by Kluwer Law International, 2003
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