MANILA, Oct. 6 (PIA) – Interior and Local Government Secretary Mel Senen S. Sarmiento awarded the Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives Awards (LTIA) to 24 barangay justice committees or Lupong Tagapamayapa in an event held recently at the Marriott Hotel in Pasay City.
“I commend our winners for their diligent efforts to amicably settle disputes at the barangay level and for carrying out the objectives of the Katarungang Pambarangay (KP) or barangay justice system,” Sarmiento said in his speech.
“My special congratulations also go to Brgy. San Vicente in Butuan City for bagging the LTIA National Award in the Highly Urbanized Cities Category for two consecutive years, and becoming the sole Hall of Fame Awardee,” he added.
The LTIA, established pursuant to Executive Order 394 in 1997, aims to institutionalize a system of granting economic benefits to outstanding lupons, strengthen the Katarungang Pambarangay as an indigenous conflict resolution structure at the grassroots, and generate awareness and support on the KP as a potent vehicle toward social order and human development.
A National Awards Committee composed of officials from the DILG, Department of Justice, the Supreme Court, National Police Commission (Napolcom) and Liga ng mga Barangay (LnB) chose the winners from around 40,000 lupons nationwide based on efficiency in operations; effectiveness in securing the KP objectives; and creativity and resourcefulness of the Lupong Tagapamayapa.
"The Lupong Tagapamayapa is a big help not just in the speedy administration of justice in the barangays. It has also been a big aid to unclog our courts and allowed the government to save billions," the DILG Secretary said.
Records show that out of 461,489 total number of disputes across all barangays nationwide in 2014, 76% or 350,554 of these were settled by the lupons and only 18,199 of these disputes reached court. This led to an estimated government savings of amounting to almost P3-billion.
For 2013, Brgy. Cataning in Balanga City, Brgy. Kitang II/Luz, Limay, Bataan, Brgy. Ambassador in Tublay, Benguet bagged the Outstanding Lupong Tagapamayapa award for the component cities, first to third class municipality, and fourth to sixth class municipality categories, respectively.
First and second runner-up winners in their respective categories are: (Highly Urbanized Cities) Brgy. East Bajac-Bajac, Olongapo City and Brgy. Katangawan, General Santos City; (Component Cities Category) Brgy. 1, San Lorenzo in Laoag City and Brgy. Dagupan Central in Tabuk City; (1st- 3rd Class Municipality Category) Brgy. Poblacion in Polomolok, South Cotabato and Brgy. Tinongdan in Itogon, Benguet; (4th-6th Municipality) Brgy. Hingatungan in Silago, Southern Leyte and Brgy. Poblacion, Bacuag, Surigao del Norte.
For 2014, the outstanding lupons in their respective categories are: Brgy. Cataming, Balanga City, Bataan (component cities); Brgy. Poblacion, Polomolok, South Cotabato (1st-3rd Class Municipalities); and Brgy. Hingatungan Silago, Southern Leyte (4th-6th Class Municipalities).
First and second runners-up are: (Highly Urbanized Cities) Brgy. Katangawan in General Santos City and Brgy. Adiaon in Cebu City; (Component Cities) Brgy. 1, San Lorenzo in Laoag City and Brgy. Dagupan Centro in Tabuk City; (1st-3rd Class Municipalities) Brgy. Kitang II/Luz in Limay, Bataan and Brgy. Patagueleg in Penablanca, Cagayan; (4th-6th Class) Brgy. Ambassador, Tublay in Benguet and Brgy. Poblacion in Kolambugan, Lanao del Norte.
Each of the National Winners as well as the Hall of Famer received a cash prize of Php300,000 and a trophy, while the first and second runners-up received P100,000 and P75,000, respectively, courtesy of the DILG.
This year's awarding ceremony coincided with the 2015 National Assembly of the Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas. (DILG/RJB/JCP/PIA-NCR)
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