The Pasig City local government and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)- Pasig honored on Monday, Oct. 17, the efforts and achievements of the city barangays’ Lupong Tagapamayapa groups in reconciling or settling disputes within their areas of responsibility.
The Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives Awarding Ceremony (LTIA) 2022 was held at the Marco Polo in Ortigas, Pasig City.
In attendance were Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, Vice Mayor Robert “Dodot” Jaworski Jr., and DILG-Pasig City Field Office Director Visitacion Martinez, CESO V.
Each Lupong Tagapamayapa in the city was given P20,000 as cash incentive by the local government for consistently creating and implementing its best practices.
However, the Lupon Tagapamayapa in three barangays were awarded with additional cash incentives in recognition of their exemplary performances.
Barangay Dela Paz won first place in the “Best Performing Lupong Tagapamayapa” category. They received P100,000.
At second place was Barangay Santolan, and at third place was Barangay Maybunga. The groups were rewarded with P50,000, and P25,000 respectively.
The cash will be used in their respective operations on facilitating peace and justice in their barangays.
The financial rewards came from the Pasig City General Fund, and were distributed through LandBank.
A seminar and workshop, particularly on gender-responsive skills enhancement, was also conducted alongside the awarding ceremony to refresh guidelines and equip Lupon groups in handling gender-sensitive cases.
“Binibigyang halaga nito ang importanteng papel na ginagampanan ng mga lupong tagapamayapa bilang tagapamagitan sa mga isyu sa barangay (This gives importance to the vital role of the Lupon Tagapamayapa in handling the various issues in our barangay),” said Vice Mayor Jaworski.
Republic Act No. 7160, or the Local Government Code of 1991, states “there shall also be in every barangay a lupong tagapamayapa...composed of the punong barangay, as chairman and ten (10) to twenty (20) members.”
Although the Lupon deals in settling barangay-level disputes, it serves mainly as an administrative body, and not an alternative to a court, in accordance with section 402 of the government code.
They are mandated to “meet regularly once a month to provide a forum for exchange of ideas among its members and the public on matters relevant to the amicable settlement of disputes, and to enable various conciliation panel members to share with one another their observations and experiences in effecting speedy resolution of disputes.”