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A H A N D B O O K
KATARUNGANG
PAMBARANGAY
P H I L I P P I N E S - C A N A D A L O C A L G O V E R N M E N T S U P P O R T P R O G R A M
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Katarungang Pambarangay: A Handbook
WRITERS
Maricel VigoAtty. Marlon Manuel, SALIGAN
TECHNICALANDEDITORIALTEAMAtty. Marlon Manuel, SALIGANDivina Lopez, LGSP
Myn Garcia, LGSPVic Alfaro, LGSPEdgar Catalan, LGSPRaissa Jajurie, SALIGAN MindanaoRaymond Salas, SALIGAN MindanaoPedrito Acosta, Region 12Liza del Norte, IPHCAllan Carpio, RCED
ILLUSTRATIONSANDCOVERDESIGNArnold Beroya
ARTDIRECTIONANDLAYOUTAlecks P. Pabico/Disenyong Magilas
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A H A N D B O O K
KATARUNGANG
PAMBARANGAY
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Katarungang Pambarangay: A Handbook
Copyright 2004 Philippines-Canada Local GovernmentSupport Program (LGSP)
All rights reserved
The Philippines- Canada Local Government SupportProgram (LGSP) encourages the use, translation, andadaptation and copying of this material for non-commercialuse, with appropriate credit given to LGSP.
Although reasonable care has been taken in the
preparation of this handbook, neither the publisher and/orcontributor and/or writer can accept any liability for anyconsequence arising from the use thereof or from anyinformation contained herein.
ISBN 971-92952-0-1
Printed and bound in Manila, Philippines
Published by:
Sentro ng Alternatibong Lingap Panligal (SALIGAN)1/F Hoffner Bldg., Social Development ComplexAteneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, 1108Quezon City, Philippines (632) 4266001 local 4858 or 4860
Philippines-Canada Local Government Support
Program (LGSP)Unit 1507 Jollibee PlazaEmerald Avenue, 1600 Pasig City, Philippines (632) 637 3511-13www.lgsp.org.ph
This project was undertaken with the financial support ofthe Government of Canada provided through the Canadian
International Development Agency (CIDA).
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IMPLEMENTED BY
A JOINT PROJECT OF
Agriteam Canadawww.agriteam.ca
Federation of CanadianMunicipalities (FCM)
www.fcm.ca
Department of the Interiorand Local Government (DILG)
National Economic andDevelopment Authority (NEDA)
Canadian InternationalDevelopment Agency
Programme de soutien auxgouvernments locaux
PHILIPPINES-CANADA
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SUPPORT PROGRAM
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ForewordAcknowledgementsPrefaceDefinition of TermsIntroduction
PART1: ACTUALPROCESSES
Chapter 1 Constitution of the LuponChapter 2 Mediation through
the Punong BarangayChapter 3 Conciliation through
the Pangkat TagapagkasundoChapter 4 ArbitrationChapter 5 Indigenous Modes of Dispute
Resolution
PART2: BENEFITS, INCENTIVESANDAWARDS
Chapter 1 ScholarshipsChapter 2 Incentives and Awards
Annexes Katarungang PambarangayForms
KP Form # 1KP Form # 2KP Form # 3KP Form # 4KP Form # 5KP Form # 6KP Form # 7KP Form # 8KP Form # 9
KP Form # 10KP Form # 11KP Form # 12
KP Form #13KP Form #14
CONTENTS
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Notice to Constitute the LuponAppointment LetterNotice of AppointmentList of Appointed Lupon MembersLupon Member Oath StatementWithdrawal of AppointmentComplainants FormNotice of HearingSummon for the Respondent
Notice for Constitution ofPangkatNotice to Chosen PangkatMemberNotice of Hearing (ConciliationProceedings)Subpoena LetterAgreement for Arbitration
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KP Form # 15KP Form # 16KP Form # 17KP Form # 18KP Form # 19
KP Form # 20
KP Form # 21
KP Form # 22KP Form # 23KP Form # 24KP Form # 25KP Form # 26
KP Form # 27KP Form # 28
Arbitration AwardAmicable SettlementRepudiationNotice of Hearing for ComplainantNotice of Hearing for Respondent
Certification to File Action (fromLupon Secretary)Certification to File Action (fromPangkatSecretary)Certification to File ActionCertification to Bar ActionCertification to Bar CounterclaimMotion for ExecutionNotice of Hearing (Re: Motion for
ExecutionNotice of ExecutionMonthly Transmittal of Final Reports
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KATARUNGANGPAMBARANGAY
IT has always been a source of pride for us in theDepartment of the Interior and Local Government tobear witness to outstanding initiatives of partners inlocal governance. We are therefore pleased toacknowledge the latest publication of the Philippines-Canada Local Government Support Program (LGSP),Katarungang Pambarangay: A Handbook.
Republic Act 7160, otherwise known as the 1991Local Government Code, gives barangays themandate to enforce peace and order and providesupport for the effective enforcement of humanrights and justice. Decentralization has facilitated therecognition of the Katarungang PambarangayorBarangay Justice System as an alternative venue forthe resolution of disputes. The challenge facing local
governments now is to maximize and harness thekatarungang pambarangayas one of the mostvaluable mechanisms available in administering
justice, advancing human rights protection andresolving and/or mediating conflict at the barangaylevel through non-adversarial means.
Katarungang Pambarangay: A Handbook
provides local governments an easy-to-use tool withwhich to take up this challenge. It fills the need toincrease the awareness and understanding ofkatarungang pambarangayand its value as anempowering and alternative tool for the resolution ofcommunity and family disputes at the barangaylevel. With the fast-evolving demand for access to
justice, there is a need to utilize this mechanism
more strategically and proactively as a way topromote peace at the grassroots. The PunongBarangay(Barangay Heads), members of the LupongTagapamayapa(Peace Council) and communities will
FOREWORD
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benefit greatly from this publication. Moreover,development workers, the academe and non-governmental and peoples organizations will alsofind this handbook useful in their work on barangay
justice.
This undertaking complements the efforts of theDILG to popularize and mainstream governanceknowledge products through the Local GovernmentAcademy and the agencys regional learning centers.
The handbook provides a means for improvedaccess to dispute resolutions and will go a long way
towards enhancing knowledge on and strengtheningbarangay governance and justice. The DILG,therefore, congratulates the Philippines-Canada LocalGovernment Support Program for its commitmentand meaningful contributions to promotingexcellence in barangay governance as an integralelement of good, responsive and accountable localgovernance.
HON. JOSE D. LINA JR.SecretaryDepartment of the Interior and Local Government
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THE support, collaboration and creative contributionsof the following individuals and institutions areinvaluable and were essential to the completion ofthis publication:
The Philippines-Canada Local Government SupportProgram led by Alix Yule and Marion Maceda
Villanueva for providing the necessary direction andsupport
The Sentro ng Alternatibong Lingap Panligal(SALIGAN), especially Atty. Marlon J. Manuel, for theirpartnership
Maricel Vigo for the overall writeup and excellenttechnical contribution
LGSP Area Managers Tess Gajo, Merlinda Hussein,Evelyn Jiz and LGSP Program Officers namely VicAlfaro, Edgar Catalan, Abduljim Hassan and CrisTagupa for their invaluable collaboration
LGSP Local Resource Partners Raissa Jajurie andRaymond Salas of SALIGAN Mindanao, Pedrito Acosta
(Reg 12), Liza del Norte of Institute of Primary HealthCare (IPHC), Allan Carpio of Resource Center forEmpowerment and Development (RCED) for theirtechnical contribution
Divina Luz Lopez for her overall project managementand technical expertise in ensuring the quality of thispublication
Myn Garcia for providing technical and creativedirection, and overall supervision of the design,layout and production
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Arnold Beroya for the illustrations and Alecks Pabicofor layout and overall art direction
Raymond Oliveros, Janilo Rubiato and TessTajanlangit for the translation of the handbook to
Tagalog, Cebuanoand Ilonggo, respectively
Ria Adapon and Sef Carandang for overallcoordination and editorial work
Gigi Barazon and the rest of the LGSP administrativestaff for providing support.
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KATARUNGANG Pambarangay: A Handbookis thelatest publication of the Philippines-Canada LocalGovernment Support Program (LGSP) as part of itsmandate to mainstream effective and responsivebarangay governance.
Republic Act 7160 or the Local Government Code
of 1991 expanded the scope and powers of theKatarungang Pambarangayor the Barangay JusticeSystem designed not merely to decongest the courtsof cases but to address inequalities in access to
justice, particularly experienced by marginalizedcommunities. The barangays, being the basicpolitical unit in the country, is in the most strategicposition to facilitate resolution or mediation ofcommunity and family disputes, alongside itsmandate to deliver basic services.
In empowering local government units in WesternVisayas and Mindanao, LGSP has designed initiativesthat strengthen barangay governance, includingenhancing and mainstreaming the use of and accessto the barangay justice system. The KatarungangPambarangay: A Handbookwas designed to provide
a user-friendly, easy to read and simple tool topromote the knowledge of the katarungangpambarangayas an effective alternative mechanismfor dispute resolution.
This handbook aims to increase theunderstanding of the Punong Barangays(barangayheads) and members of the Lupong Tagapamayapa
(Barangay Peace Council) on the processes andprocedures of the barangay justice system to enablethem to maximize its use in their communities. It isalso intended to provide a practical overview for the
PREFACE
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members of the communities paralegals, non-government and peoples organizations regardingthe role and benefits of the katarungangpambarangayin their lives.
By doing so, LGSP hopes that it would somehowmake a difference in peoples lives by contributing toa better understanding and strategic administrationof the barangay justice system. KatarungangPambarangay: A Handbookis a modest contributionto creating greater awareness of an alternative towhat can be an elitist and complex legal system,often characterized by an arduous legal process. This
publication is a way to empower grassrootscommunities to exact their basic rights and providethem a viable way to do so.
The Philippines-Canada Local GovernmentSupport Program
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Adjudication is the power of courts or quasi-judicialagencies to decide cases filed before them andfalling within their jurisdiction.
Amicable Settlement is an agreement reachedduring mediation and conciliation proceedings.
Arbitration is a process wherein the third partyfrom outside the judicial system is chosen by partiesto hear and decide their dispute.
Arbitration Award is the decision reached by eitherthe lupon chairperson or pangkat, as the case maybe, upon prior agreement in writing by the parites toa dispute for the adjudicators to resolve it.
Attachment is a provisional remedy in the form ofan order issued by a judge before whom the case ispending by which the property is taken into legalcustody as security for satisfaction of a judgmentobtained by the prevailing party, either at thecommencement of the action or any time after thefiling of the case before the final judgment
Complainant plaintiff
Complaint is a concise statement of ultimate factsconstituting the plaintiffs cause and causes ofaction.
Conciliation is a process wherein the Pangkatforgoes the power to decide or recommend but assist
the parties to isolate issues and options to reach asettlement by consensus that jointly satisfies theirneeds
DEFINITIONOFTERMS
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Delivery of Personal Property (Replevin) isprovisional remedy by which a judge before whoman action is pending for the recovery of personalproperty issues an order for the delivery of suchproperty to the movant or the party filing the petition
upon filing of a bond to guarantee its return or toanswer for the damages.
Execution is the process of exacting satisfaction foron or both of the parties through compulsory orcoercive means. It entails the enforcement of theterms of the amicable settlement or arbitration awardin so far as this may enjoin or command any of the
parties to perform an act, give something or refrainfrom doing some act
Habeas Corpus is a judicial proceeding for thepurpose of releasing a person who is illegallydeprived of liberty or restoring rightful custody tothe person who has been deprived of.
Incompetent means a person who is suffering thepenalty of civil interdiction; or who is a hospitalizedleper, prodigal, deaf and dumb who is unable tocommunicate; one who is of unsound mind, eventhough he has a lucid intervals and a person notbeing unsound mind but by reason of age, disease,weak mind, and other similar causes, cannot,without outside aid, take care of himself and mangehis property, becoming thereby an easy prey fordeceit and exploitation.
Jurisdiction is an authority to hear and decide acase and given by law and cannot be agreed by theparties
Katarungang Barangay (KP) is a system of justiceadministered at the barangay level for the purpose of
amicable settling disputes through mediation,conciliation or abitration among the family orbarangay without resorting to the courts.
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Lupong Tagapamayapa (Lupon) is a bodyorganized in every barangay composed ofPunongBarangayas the chairperson and not less than ten(10) and more than twenty from which the membersof every Pangkatshall be chosen.
Mediation is a process wherein the Luponchairperson or Barangay Chairperson assists thedisputing parties to reach a settlement by consensusthat jointly satisfies their needs.
Minor is a person below eighteen (18) years of age.
Next of Kin is an individual who is a relative or aresponsible friend with whom the minor orincompetent lives
Pangkat Tagapagkasundo (Pangkat) is aconciliation panel constituted from the Luponmembership for every dispute brought before theLupon consisting of three (3) members after the
Punong Barangayhas failed in his mediation efforts.
Preliminary injunction is a provisional remedy inthe form of an order issued by a judge before whomthe case is pending at any stage before the final
judgment requiring a person to refrain from aparticular act.
Repudiation is an act of rejecting the validity orrefusing to accept the terms and conditions ofagreement on the ground of vitiation of consent byfraud, violence or intimidation.
Respondent defendant
Statute of Limitations is the law which bars ordoes not allow the institution or filing of an action or
case against another after the expiration of theperiod prescribe d for such action or offense
Support Pendente Lite is a provisional remedy in a
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form of an order issued by a judge before whom thecase is pending granting allowance, dwelling,clothing, education and medical attendance to theperson entitled thereof.
Venue is the place where the case is to be heard anddecided. This is not fixed by law except in criminalcases, and can be agreed upon by the parties.
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INTRODUCTION
THE Katarungang Pambarangayor Barangay JusticeSystem is a community-based dispute settlementmechanism that is administered by the basic politicalunit of the country, the barangay. As a community-based mechanism for dispute resolution, it coversdisputes between members of the same community(generally, same city/municipality) and involves the
Punong Barangayand other members of thecommunities (the Lupon members) as intermediaries(mediators, conciliators, and, sometimes,arbitrators).
The establishment and operation of the BarangayJustice System is mandated by Republic Act No. 7160or the Local Government Code of 1991. Prior to thislaw, however, the establishment of the Barangay
Justice System had been covered by PresidentialDecree 1508 in 1978 and Batas Pambansa Blg. 337or the 1983 Local Government Code.
When PD 1508 first decreed the setting up of theBarangay Justice System, the law had the followingobjectives:
X To promote the speedy administration ofjustice
X To minimize the indiscriminate filing of casesin courts
X To minimize the congestion of court docketsand thereby enhance the quality of justice
dispensed by the courts
X To perpetuate and recognize the time-honoredtradition of amicably settling disputes at thecommunity level
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These same objectives are stated in theKatarungang PambarangayRules that werepromulgated by the Department of Justice on June 1,1992, pursuant to the mandate of the LocalGovernment Code. These rules serve as the
implementing rules for the provisions of the LocalGovernment Code on the establishment,administration, and operation of the Barangay JusticeSystem.
Under the Barangay Justice System, the mainstrategy for settling disputes is to provide a venuefor the disputing parties to search for a solution that
is mutually acceptable. Hence, the primary role ofthe system is not to decide disputes and impose asolution on the parties but to assist the parties indiscussing the possible amicable settlement of theirdisputes. The Punong Barangayand the communityconciliators (Lupon members) do not act as judges oradjudicators of disputes but as facilitators for thedisputing parties discussion of possible solutions.
For this reason, the personal appearance andparticipation of the disputing parties is necessary,while the non-appearance of the parties will havecorresponding sanctions. Also because of the needfor the disputing parties personal participation in theconciliation proceedings, disputes involving non-
natural persons likecorporations are notsubject to theconciliationproceedings of theBarangay JusticeSystem.
The BarangayJustice Systemprovides an
alternative mode fordispute resolution tothe costly and lengthyprocess of settling
Simply put, the
Barangay JusticeSystem provides afriendly, inexpensive,and speedy forum forthe settlement ofdisputes where theparties can freelyexplore options for
amicably resolvingtheir disputes withoutresorting to thecourts.
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disputes in regular courts. Instead of going throughthe very technical procedure of filing formalpleadings and presenting evidence in courts, theparties of a dispute are given the opportunity to tryto talk to each other and resolve their disputes
amicably. The technical processes and rules that areusually applied in court proceedings are not applied.Filing a case in court, or defending oneself againstsuch a case,would necessarilyentail the servicesof lawyers. In theBarangay Justice
System, however,the parties do notneed to secure theservices oflawyers. In fact,the law prohibitsthe participationof lawyers in the
conciliation proceedings. While cases that are triedin courts generally take years to be resolved, casesthat go through the Barangay Justice System wouldgenerally take only a few weeks.
Simply put, the Barangay Justice System providesa friendly, inexpensive, and speedy forum for thesettlement of disputes where the parties can freelyexplore options for amicably resolving their disputeswithout resorting to the courts.
On the issue of access to justice, the BarangayJustice System provides an accessible mechanism forresolving the justice issues of the poor.
In some areas where the courts are inaccessible,both because of location and because of the
prohibitive costs of litigation, the Barangay JusticeSystem, with all its limitations, can be the only venuethat the poor can avail of for the resolution of theirdisputes.
In some areas where thecourts are inaccessible, bothbecause of location andbecause of the prohibitive
costs of litigation, theBarangay Justice System,with all its limitations, canbe the only venue that thepoor can avail of for theresolution of their disputes.
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The Barangay Justice System is also envisioned tocomplement the courts in administering justice. Forcases that are covered by the Barangay JusticeSystem, it is compulsory for the parties to gothrough the Barangay Justice System proceedings
first before going to court. Failure to do so wouldmean the dismissal of the parties claim orcounterclaim. It is only when the Barangay JusticeSystem has failed to resolve the dispute that theparties will be allowed to bring their case to court.
The Supreme Court issued AdministrativeCircular No. 14-93 on July 15, 1993 directing the
courts to ensure compliance with the requirement ofprior recourse to the Barangay Justice as a conditionfor filing a complaint in court for cases that arecovered by the system.
With more disputing parties settling theirdisputes at the community level, it is expected thatthe filing of cases between members of the same
community will be minimized. This, in turn, will helpreduce the congestion of the courts dockets and,hopefully, improve the efficiency and quality of thecourts dispensation of justice. The Barangay Justicesystem is, thus, both an alternative andcomplementary mode of resolution to the courtsystem.
The Barangay Justice System maximizes the useof time-honored traditions and practices ofcommunities in settling disputes betweencommunity members. Filipinos traditionally resort tothe help of older members of the family, communityelders, or tribe leaders in resolving disputes betweenmembers of the same family or community. This isthe common practice that is recognized andformalized by the Barangay Justice System. In lieu of
family members, community elders, or tribe leaders,the Barangay Justice System uses the PunongBarangayand the Lupon Members, who areappointed from the respected members of the
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community. In recognition of traditional customarypractices in some indigenous communities, the lawon the Barangay Justice System provides that incommunities that have distinct traditional practicesof settling disputes, the customs and traditions of
the indigenous cultural communities shall beapplied. Thus, local systems of settling disputesthrough their councils ofdatusor elders arerecognized and followed with the same force andeffect as the procedure laid down in the law.
The strength of the Barangay Justice System lies
in the fact that it is based in the community itself,and is administered by community members usingtraditional practices in dispute resolution. With thisset-up, the disputing parties are expected to be morecomfortable in discussing their problems and inexploring solutions to the disputes. It is likewiseexpected that the community-based set-up of theBarangay Justice System will ensure that the partieswill honor the amicable settlement that was agreedupon. Ultimately, the Barangay Justice System isenvisioned to live up to its name. It is expected toensure the dispensation of justice at the grassrootslevel.
The first part of the handbook discusses theactual processes of the Katarungang Pambarangay(KP). The second part deals with the benefits,
incentives and awards of the system. The Annexescontains samples of al the KP forms that are used inthe process, for reference.
The Supreme Court issued Administrative
Circular No. 14-93 on July 15, 1993 directing thecourts to ensure compliance with therequirement of prior recourse to the BarangayJustice as a condition for filing a complaint incourt for cases that are covered by the system.
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This handbook has also been translated to threePhilippine dialects, namely Tagalog, CebuanoandIlonggo, to facilitate greater use and understandingof the system at the community level. Also, ahandbook on the Barangay Justice System in ARMM is
being developed, which takes a look at the existingindigenous/traditional mechanisms of dispensing
justice in the Muslim and Moro cultures.
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P A R T O N E
ACTUALPRACTICES
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THANKYOU. ACTUALLY, ICAME
TOASKSOMEQUESTIONSREGARDINGTHEADMINISTRA-TIONOFTHEBARANGAY
JUSTICE
SYSTEMINOUR
BARANGAY.
WELL, YOUHAVECOME
TOTHERIGHTPERSON, SITDOWNANDHAVE SOME COFFEE.
YOUKNOWCELIA, BARANGAYJUSTICEORKATARUNGANGPAMBARANGAYISONEIMPORTANTSYSTEMINOURBARANGAYTORESOLVEDISPUTESFAIRLYANDSPEEDILY.THISISASALIENTPARTOFTHEBARANGAYSFUNCTIONTOPROMOTE
PEACEANDHARMONIOUSRELATIONSHIPSAMONGCOMMUNITYMEMBERS. THISISALSOINRECOGNITIONOFTHECAPACITYOFTHEBARANGAYANDITSLEADERSTOFACILITATETHESETTLEMENTANDRESOLUTIONOFDISPUTESATTHEIRLEVEL.
HELLO. GOODMORNING,TOO. CONGRATULATIONSTOTHENEWPUNONGBARANGAYOFBAGONGDIWA. WHATCANIDO
FORYOU?
GOODMORNING, KAPITANPEDRING.
CONSTITUTIONOFTHELUPON
C H A P T E R O N E
ONEMORNINGINBARANGAYPAG-ASA...
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HE/SHECANBECHARGEDOFNEGLECTOFDUTYANDBESUBJECTEDTOADMINISTRATIVE
SANCTIONS.
WHATIFTHEPUNONGBARANGAYFAILSTOORGANIZETHELUPON?
REALLY? WHENANDHOWCANICONSTITUTETHELUPON?
WITHINFIFTEEN(15)DAYSFROMTHESTARTOFOURTERMASPUNONGBARANGAY, WESHOULDISSUEANOTICETOCONSTITUTETHELUPONANDPREPARETHELISTOFTHENAMESOFPROPOSED
LUPON
MEMBERS.
AMINIMUMOFTENANDAMAXIMUMOFTWENTYPERSONS.
HOWMANYPEOPLESHOULDIINCLUDEINTHELIST?
ISEE. BUTISITONLYTHEPUNONGBARANGAYWHOHASTHEAUTHORITYTOCONSTITUTETHELUPON?
YES, THEPUNONGBARANGAYCANAPPOINTTHELUPONMEMBERS. ITISHIS/HEREXCLUSIVEPREROGATIVE NONEEDFORAPPROVAL,CONFIRMATIONORRATIFICATIONOFTHE
SANGGUNIANGBARANGAY.
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WHOAREQUALIFIEDTOBEMEMBERSOFTHELUPON?
ANYBODYWHOISANACTUALRESIDENT
ORWORKINGINTHEBARANGAY, OFLEGALAGEANDPOSSESSESTHEFOLLOWINGQUALITIES: INTEGRITY, IMPARTIALITY, INDEPENDENCE,FAIRNESS, REPUTATIONFORPROBITY, PATIENCE,RESOURCEFULNESS, OPEN-MINDEDNESSANDFLEXIBILITY, CANBEAMEMBEROFTHELUPON.
QUALIFIEDASLUPONMEMBERS
ACTUALRESIDENTS/ WORKINGINTHE BARANGAYOFLEGALAGE
WITHTHEFOLLOWING QUALITIES:
INTEGRITY,IMPARTIALITY,INDEPENDENCE,FAIRNESS,REPUTATIONFOR PROBITY,PATIENCE,RESOURCEFULNESS,OPEN-MINDEDNESSFLEXIBILITY
DISQUALIFIEDTOBELUPONMEMBERS
BELOW18YRSOFAGEINCOMPETENT
CONVICTEDOFACRIMECARRYINGWITHIT
PENALTIESOFPERPETUALORTEMPORARYDISQUALIFICATIONFROMHOLDINGPUBLICOFFICE
ELECTEDGOVERNMENTOFFICIAL
MEMBEROFARMEDFORCESWHOISINTHEACTIVESERVICE
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THISNOTICESHALLBEPOSTEDINTHREECONSPICUOUSORSTRATEGICPLACESWITHINTHEBARANGAY. THENOTICESHALLCONTAINANINVITATIONTOALL
BARANGAYMEMBERSTOENDORSEOROPPOSETHEPROPOSEDAPPOINTMENTOFANYPERSON/SINCLUDEDINTHELIST. THE
RECOMMENDATIONSHALLBEMADEWITHINTHEPERIODOFPOSTINGFORTHREEWEEKS.
YOURSECRETARY, WHOISALSOTHECONCURRENTSECRETARYOFLUPON,SHALLPREPAREANOTICETOCONSTITUTETHELUPONUSINGKPFORM1.
AFTERIDENTIFYINGTHE10-20MEMBERSOFMYLUPON, WHATARETHENEXTSTEPS?
AFTERTHAT,WHERESHALLWEPUTTHENOTICE?
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Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of __________
CITY/MUNICIPALITY OF ______________Barangay _________________
OFFICE OF THE PUNONG BARANGAY
______ , 20__
NOTICE TO CONSTITUTE THE LUPON
To All Barangay Members and All Other Persons Concerned:
In compliance with Section 1(a), Chapter 7, Title One, Book III, LocalGovernment Code of 1991 (Republic Act No. 7160), of the KatarungangPambarangay Law, notice is hereby given to constitute the LupongTagapamayapa of this Barangay. The persons I am considering forappointment are the following:
1. __________________ 13. _________________2. __________________ 14. _________________3. __________________ 15. _________________4. __________________ 16. _________________5. __________________ 17. _________________6. __________________ 18. _________________7. __________________ 19. _________________8. __________________ 20. _________________9. __________________ 21. _________________10. _________________ 22. _________________11. _________________ 23. _________________12. _________________ 24. _________________
25. _________________
They have been chosen on the basis of their suitability for the task ofconciliation considering their integrity, impartiality, independence of mind,sense of fairness and reputation for probity in view of their age, socialstanding in the community, tact, patience, resourcefulness, flexibility, openmindedness and other relevant factors. The law provides that only thoseactually residing or working in the barangay who are not expresslydisqualified by law are qualified to be appointed as Lupon members.All persons are hereby enjoined to immediately inform me and of theiropposition to or endorsement of any or all the proposed members orrecommend to me other persons not included in the list but not later than the
________ day of _______, 20__ (the last day for posting this notice).
_________________Punong Barangay
IMPORTANT: This notice is required to be posted in three (3) conspicuousplaces in the barangay for at least three (3) weeks
WARNING: Tearing or defacing this notice shall be subject to punishmentaccording to law.
KP FORM # 1: NOTICE TO CONSTITUTE THE LUPON
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YES, KAPITANA. ANDTENDAYSAFTERTHELASTDAYOFPOSTING, YOUSHALLPUTINWRITINGYOURAPPOINTMENTOFYOURLUPONMEMBERSUSINGKPFORM2, DULYSIGNEDBYTHEPUNONGBARANGAYANDATTESTEDBYTHEBARANGAYSECRETARY.
Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of __________
CITY/MUNICIPALITY OF ______________Barangay _________________
OFFICE OF THE PUNONG BARANGAY
______ , 20__
(Date)APPOINTMENT
TO: ___________
Pursuant to Chapter 7, Title One, Book III, Local Government Code of 1991(Republic Act No. 7160), you are hereby appointed MEMBER of theLupong Tagapamayapa of this Barangay effective upon taking your oath ofoffice and until a new Lupon is constituted on the third year following yourappointment.
_________________Punong Barangay
ATTESTED:________________Barangay Secretary
KP FORM # 2: APPOINTMENT LETTER
YOUMEAN, ANYMEMBEROFMYBARANGAYCANPROTESTORRECOMMENDSOMEBODYFROMTHEBARANGAY?
THENEWLYAPPOINTEDLUPON
MEMBERSSHALLTAKETHEIROATHIMMEDIATELYBEFOREYOUASPUNONGBARANGAYUSINGKPFORM5.
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STEP 1: Determining the actual numberofLupon Members
STEP 2: Preparing a notice to constitute the LuponSTEP 3: Posting the notice to constitute the LuponSTEP 4: Appointment ofLupon MembersSTEP 5: Oath taking ofLupon membersSTEP 6: Posting
SIXSTEPSTOCONSTITUTETHELUPON
AFTERTHEIROATHTOOFFICE,WHATWILLIDONEXT?
THELISTOFAPPOINTEDLUPONMEMBERSSHALLBEPOSTEDINTHREE
STRATEGICANDHIGHLYVISIBLEPLACESINTHEBARANGAY.
Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of __________
CITY/MUNICIPALITY OF ______________Barangay _________________
OFFICE OF THE PUNONG BARANGAY
OATH OF OFFICE
Pursuant to Chapter 7, Title One, Book II, Local Government Code of 1991(Republic Act No. 7160), I _______________, being duly qualified andhaving been duly appointed MEMBER of the Lupong Tagapamayapa of thisBarangay, do hereby solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully andconscientiously discharge to the best of my ability, my duties and functions assuch member and as member of the Pangkat ng Tagapagkasundo in which Imay be chosen to serve; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the
Republic of the Philippines; that I will support and defend its Constitution andobey the laws, legal orders and decrees promulgated by its duly constitutedauthorities; and that I voluntarily impose upon myself this obligation withoutany mental reservation or purpose of evasion.
SO HELP ME GOD. (In case of affirmation the last sentence will be omitted.)_____________Member
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to (or AFFIRMED) before me this _____ dayof __________, 20____.
__________________Punong Barangay
KP FORM # 5: LUPONMEMBER OATH STATEMENT
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WHATISTHETERMOFOFFICEOFEACHLUPONMEMBER?
ARETHELUPONMEMBERS
ENTITLEDTOSOME
COMPENSATION?DOTHEYHAVEBENEFITSDUETOTHEM?
UPONAPPOINTMENT, EACHLUPONMEMBERSHALLSERVEFORTHREE(3)YEARSUNLESSTERMINATEDBYDEATH,RESIGNATION, TRANSFEROFRESIDENCEORPLACEOFWORK,ORWITHDRAWALOFAPPOINTMENTBYTHEPUNONGBARANGAY. HOWEVER, THEWITHDRAWALSHOULDBECONCURREDWITHAMAJORITY
OFALLTHEMEMBERSOFLUPON. (SEEKPFORM6)
THELUPONMEMBERSSHALLSERVEWITHOUTANYCOMPENSATION. IFTHEBARANGAYHASENOUGHFUNDS, WECANALWAYSGIVEHONORARIATOLUPONMEMBERSWHOHAVEPARTICIPATEDINTHERESOLUTIONOFAPARTICULARCASE. ONTHEOTHERHAND,UNDERCOMMISSIONONHIGHEREDUCATION(CHED)ORDER62SERIESOF1997,TWODAUGHTERSORSONSOFALUPONMEMBERAREQUALIFIEDTOBECOMEASTATESCHOLARINTERTIARYEDUCATIONTOANYSTATECOLLEGESORUNIVERSITIES.
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Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of __________
CITY/MUNICIPALITY OF ______________Barangay _________________
OFFICE OF THE LUPONG TAGAPAMAYAPA
______ , 20__(Date)
WITHDRAWAL OF APPOINTMENT
TO: _______________
After due hearing and with the concurrence of a majority of all the Lupong
Tagapamayapa members of this Barangay, your appointment as memberthereof is hereby withdrawn effective upon receipt hereof, on the followingground/s:[ ] incapacity to discharge the duties of your office as shown by
_______________________________
[ ] unsuitability by reason of _______________________________(Check whichever is applicable and detail or specify the act/s oromission/s constituting the ground/s for withdrawal.)
____________________________
Punong Barangay/Lupon ChairmanCONFORME (Signatures):
1. __________________ 7. _________________2. __________________ 8. _________________3. __________________ 9. _________________4. __________________ 10. _________________5. __________________ 11. _________________6. __________________
Received this __________ day of _____________, 19____.
__________________Signature
NOTE:
The members of the Lupon conforming to the withdrawal must personallyaffix their signatures or thumb marks on the pertinent spaces above. Thewithdrawal must be conformed to by more than one-half of the total numberof members of the Lupon including the Punong Barangay and the memberconcerned.
KP FORM # 6: WITHDRAWAL OF APPOINTMENT
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GOODTOHEAR!ATLEASTTHEIR
COMMIT-MENTANDSERVICESAREMOREORLESSCOMPEN-SATED. WHERECANWESOURCEOTHERFUNDSFORTHELUPONOPERATIONSASIDE
FROMBARANGAYFUNDS?
WECANALWAYSASKTHEMUNICIPALGOVERNMENTFORSOME
ALLOCATIONREGARDINGTHEOPERATIONSOFLUPONANDINCLUDEITINITSANNUAL
BUDGET.
BACKTOMYROLEASACHAIRPERSONOFLUPON, ARETHEREANYSPECIFICFUNCTIONSRELATEDTOADMINISTERINGBARANGAY
JUSTICE?
HOWCANIINVOLVEMYSANGGUNIANG
BARANGAYINBARANGAYJUSTICEADMINISTRATION?
INDEED, YOURROLEASCHAIRPERSONOFLUPONISVERYCRUCIAL. HOWEVER, WECANDISCUSSITASWEGOALONGWITHTHEDIFFERENT
WAYSOFRESOLVINGDISPUTESORCONFLICTSINYOURBARANGAY
WELL, THESANGGUNIANGBARANGAYHASTHEDUTYTO
PROVIDETHEADMINIS-TRATIVENEEDSOFTHELUPONGTAGAPAMAYAPAANDTHEPANGKATTAGAPAGKASUNDOBYALLOCATINGFUNDSFROMTHEINTERNALREVENUEALLOTMENTFORTHEKATARUNGANGPAMBARANGAY.
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OK , NOWPLEASETELLMEWHATISTHEFIRSTSTEPOFRESOLVINGCONFLICTORDISPUTEINMY BARANGAY?
HAVEYOURCOFFEE, FIRSTANDYOURMANANGSOLINGISPREPARING
BOILEDSWEETPOTATOESANDSABAFORUS
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MEDIATIONTHROUGHTHEPUNONGBARANGAY
C H A P T E R T W O
WHATIFONLYONEOFTHEINVOLVEDPARTIESAREFROMMYBARANGAY?
INTHISCASE, THEDISPUTEWILLBESETTLEDINTHEBARANGAYWHERETHERESPONDENTSORONEOFTHERESPONDENTSRESIDEATTHECHOICEOFTHECOMPLAINANT.ISTHATCLEARTOYOU?
ASPUNONGBARANGAY, YOUHAVEANAUTHORITYORPOWERTOMEDIATECASESOFTHERESIDENTSINYOURBARANGAY.
YES,KAPITAN.WHAT
WOULDI
DOIFTHEREWILLBECASESPRESENTEDTOMEINTHEBARANGAY? HOWCANIHELPINRESOLVINGIT?
THISSABAISSOSWEET.
REALLY? THANKSFORTHECOMPLI-MENTS! WHATISYOURQUESTION
AGAIN?
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WELL, HE/SHESHOULDBEREPRESENTEDBYALEGALGUARDIANORNEXTOFKINWHOISNOTALAWYER.
CANIMEDIATECASESINVOLVINGCOOPERATIVESORPEOPLESORGANIZATION
OPERATINGINMYBARANGAY?
NO, IDONTTHINKSO. AJURIDICALPERSONORCORPORATIONLIKEACOOPERATIVECANNOTFILEACOMPLAINTBECAUSEITISNOTAPARTYTOAMICABLESETTLEMENT. ANYCASEINVOLVINGCOOPERATIVEOR
PEOPLESORGANIZATIONCANGODIRECTLYTOCOURTWITHOUTGOINGTHROUGHMEDIATIONORCONCILIATION.
SOWHATARETHECASESUNDERTHEKATARUNGANGPAMBARANGAY?
ALLDISPUTES, CIVILANDCRIMINALINNATUREWHEREPARTIESACTUALLYRESIDEINTHESAMECITYORMUNICIPALITYARESUBJECTEDTOPROCEEDINGSOFAMICABLESETTLEMENT.
THEREARECASESTHATFALLUNDEROURJURISDICTION.
YES , NOW, WHATIFANYOFTHEINVOLVEDPARTIESISINCOMPETENTORAMINOR?
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CASESUNDERKATARUNGANGPAMBARANGAY
UNLAWFULUSEOFMEANSOFPUBLICATIONANDUNLAWFULUTTERANCES (ART. 154);
ALARMSANDSCANDALS (ART. 155);USINGFALSECERTIFICATES (ART. 175);USINGFICTITIOUSNAMESANDCONCEALINGTRUENAMES
(ART. 178);ILLEGALUSEOFUNIFORMSANDINSIGNIAS (ART. 179);PHYSICALINJURIESINFLICTEDINATUMULTUOUSAFFRAY
(ART. 252);GIVINGASSISTANCETOCONSUMMATEDSUICIDE (ART. 253);RESPONSIBILITYOFPARTICIPANTSINADUELIFONLY
PHYSICALINJURIESAREINFLICTEDORNOPHYSICALINJURIESHAVEBEENINFLICTED (ART. 260);
LESSSERIOUSPHYSICALINJURIES (ART. 265);SLIGHTPHYSICALINJURIESANDMALTREATMENT (ART. 266);UNLAWFULARREST (ART. 269);INDUCINGAMINORTOABANDONHIS/HERHOME (ART.
271);ABANDONMENTOFAPERSONINDANGERANDABANDONMENTOFONESOWNVICTIM (ART. 275);
ABANDONINGAMINOR (ACHILDUNDERSEVEN[7]YEARSOLD) (ART. 276);
ABANDONMENTOFAMINORBYPERONSENTRUSTEDWITHHIS/HERCUSTODY; INDIFFERENCEOFPARENTS (ART. 277);
QUALIFIEDTRESSPASSTODWELLING (WITHOUTTHEUSEOF
VIOLENCEANDINTIMIDATION). (ART. 280);OTHERFORMSOFTRESSPASS (ART. 281);LIGHTTHREATS (ART. 283);OTHERLIGHTTHREATS (ART. 285);GRAVECOERCION (ART. 286);LIGHTCOERCION (ART. 287);OTHERSIMILARCOERCIONS (COMPULSORYPURCHASEOF
MERCHANDISEANDPAYMENTOFWAGESBYMEANSOF
TOKENS). (ART. 288);23.FORMATION, MAINTENANCEANDPROHIBITIONOF
COMBINATIONOFCAPITALORLABORTHROUGHVIOLENCEORTHREATS (ART. 289);
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DISCOVERINGSECRETSTHROUGHSEIZUREANDCORRESPONDENCE (ART. 290);
REVEALINGSECRETSWITHABUSEOFAUTHORITY (ART.291);
THEFT (IFTHEVALUEOFTHEPROPERTYSTOLENDOESNOTEXCEEDP50.00). (ART. 309);
QUALIFIEDTHEFT (IFTHEAMOUNTDOESNOTEXCEEDP500). (ART. 310);
OCCUPATIONOFREALPROPERTYORUSURPATIONOFREALRIGHTSINPROPERTY (ART312);
ALTERINGBOUNDARIESORLANDMARKS (ART. 313);SWINDLINGORESTAFA (IFTHEAMOUNTDOESNOT
EXCEEDP200.00). (ART. 315);OTHERFORMSOFSWINDLING (ART. 316);SWINDLINGAMINOR (ART. 317);OTHERDECEITS (ART. 318);REMOVAL, SALEORPLEDGEOFMORTGAGEDPROPERTY
(ART. 319);SPECIALCASESOFMALICIOUSMISCHIEF (IFTHEVALUEOF
THEDAMAGEDPROPERTYDOESNOTEXCEEDP1,000.00).(ART328);OTHERMISCHIEFS (IFTHEVALUEOFTHEDAMAGED
PROPERTYDOESNOTEXCEEDP1,000.00). (ART. 329);SIMPLESEDUCTION (ART. 338);ACTSOFLASCIVIOUSNESSWITHTHECONSENTOFTHE
OFFENDEDPARTY (ART339);THREATENINGTOPUBLISHANDOFFERTOPREVENTSUCH
PUBLICATIONFORCOMPENSATION (ART. 356);PROHIBITINGPUBLICATIONOFACTSREFERREDTOINTHE
COURSEOFOFFICIALPROCEEDINGS (ART. 357);INCRIMINATINGINNOCENTPERSONS (ART. 363);INTRIGUINGAGAINSTHONOR (ART. 364);ISSUINGCHECKSWITHOUTSUFFICIENTFUNDS (BP22);FENCINGOFSTOLENPROPERTIESIFTHEPROPERTY
INVOLVEDISNOTMORETHANP50.00 (PD1612).
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MY GOODNESS! THATSALOT! WHATOTHERCASESAREEXEMPTEDINKATARUNGANGPAMBARANGAYASIDEFROMTHATOFAJURIDICALPERSONORCORPORATION?
OFFENSESINVOLVINGGOVERNMENTENTITY;
OFFENSESWITHMAXIMUMPENALTYOF1YEARANDEXCEEDINGFINEFIVETHOUSAND (P5,000.00);
OFFENSESWITHNOPRIVATEPARTY;
REALPROPERTIESINDIFFERENTCITIESORMUNICIPALITIES, DISPUTESTHATNEEDURGENTLEGALACTION, LABORDISPUTES, LANDDISPUTESANDACTIONTOANNULAJUDGMENTUPONA
COMPROMISE.
WHATWILLBETHEFIRSTSTEPINMEDIATINGCASES?
OK. THECOMPLAINANT, WITHTHEHELPOFYOURSECRETARY, WILLFILLUPKPFORM7. AMINIMALFILINGFEEISBEINGCHARGED AND
PAIDTOTHEBARANGAYTREASURER.
ITISALSOVERYIMPORTANTTONOTETHATNOINDIVIDUALCANGODIRECTLYTOCOURTORANYGOVERNMENTOFFICEFORADJUDICATIONOFHIS/HERDISPUTEWITHANOTHERINDIVIDUALESPECIALLYIFTHEMATTERISWITHINYOURJURISDICTION.
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Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of __________
CITY/MUNICIPALITY OF ______________Barangay _________________
OFFICE OF THE LUPONG TAGAPAMAYAPA
___________________ Barangay Case No. ___________________________________ For: ____________________________
Complainant/s________________________________________________________________
against
____________________________________
Respondent/s
C O M P L A I N T
I/WE hereby complain against above named respondent/s for violating my/ourrights and interests in the following manner:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
THEREFORE, I/WE pray that the following relief/s be granted to me/us inaccordance with law and/or equity:
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Made this _______ day of ___________, 19____.
________________Complainant/s
Received and filed this ________ day of __________, 19____.
____________________________Punong Barangay/Lupon Chairman
KP FORM # 7: COMPLAINANTS FORM
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YOUMEAN, THECONCERNEDPARTIESMUSTGOTHROUGHTHEKATARUNGANGPAMBARANGAY?
ISEEAREWENOTACTINGLIKEACOURTANDTHELUPONASJUDGES?
OK, NOWAFTERTHECOMPLAINANTHASPAIDTHEFILINGFEE, WHATISTHENEXTSTEP?
YES, EXCEPTWHENTHEPARTIES PERSONALLYCONFRONTEDEACHOTHERANDSETTLETHEIRDISPUTE.BUT
IF
NOT
,THEY
SHOULD
GOTHROUGHTHECONCILIATORYPROCEEDINGSORELSETHECOURTS CANSIMPLYDISMISSFORLACKOFCAUSEOFACTIONOR
PREMATURITY.
NO, WEARENOT. THEBASICDISTINCTIONINOURWORKASLUPONISTHATITISNOTABARANGAYCOURTANDLUPONMEMBERSARENOTJUDGES. ITISACONCILIATIONBODYANDTHEMEMBERSARECONCILIATORS. INYOUR
CASE, YOUARETHEMEDIATOR.
WITHINTHREE (3)DAYS,YOUSHOULDISSUEANOTICEOFHEARINGTOTHECOMPLAINANTANDSUMMONTHERESPONDENTBOTHOFWHOMSHOULDAPPEARINYOUROFFICE.
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WHATIFANYOFTHEPARTIESFAILEDTOAPPEAR?
IFTHECOMPLAINANTCANNOTAPPEARBEFOREYOUWITHOUT
JUSTIFIABLE
CAUSE, HIS/HERCOMPLAINTWILLBEDISMISSEDANDEVENTUALLYHE/SHECANNOTFILEACASEINCOURT. HECAN ALSOBEPUNISHED/REPRIMANDEDFORINDIRECTCONTEMPT. HOWEVER, IFTHERESPONDENTCANNOTALSOAPPEARWITHOUT
JUSTIFIABLECAUSE, HIS/HERCOUNTERCLAIMIF
THEREISANY, WILLBEDISMISSEDANDHEWILLBEBARREDFROMFILINGINCOURTANDBEPUNISHEDFORINDIRECTCONTEMPTOFCOURT.
Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of __________
CITY/MUNICIPALITY OF ______________Barangay _________________
OFFICE OF THE LUPONG TAGAPAMAYAPA
NOTICE OF HEARING
(MEDIATION PROCEEDINGS)
TO: _________________________________
Complainant/s
You are hereby required to appear before me on the ______ day of _______,19___ at ________ oclock in the morning/afternoon for the hearing of yourcomplaint.
This ________ day of ____________, 19____.
____________________________Punong Barangay/Lupon Chairman
Notified this ________ day of __________, 19____.
complainant/s______________________________
KP FORM # 8: NOTICE OF HEARING
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THEIRCASEBUTYOUWILLHELPTHEMRESOLVE
THEIRCASE.ASMEDIATOR, YOUWILLLISTENTOTHEMCAREFULLYANDHELPTHEMFINDTHE
WHATIFBOTHOFTHEMAPPEAR? HOWWILLIRESOLVETHEIRCASES?
CORRECTION,YOUWILLNOTRESOLVE
Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of __________
CITY/MUNICIPALITY OF ______________Barangay _________________
OFFICE OF THE LUPONG TAGAPAMAYAPA
___________________ Barangay Case No. ___________________________________ For: ____________________________
Complainant/s________________________________________________________________
against
____________________________________
Respondent/s
S U M M O N S
TO: ____________________ _________________________ ____________________ _________________________Respondents
You are hereby summoned to appear before me in person, together with your
witnesses, on the _______ day of _________, 19___ at ____________oclock in the morning/afternoon, then and there to answer to a complaintmade before me, copy of which is attached hereto, for mediation/conciliationof your dispute with complainant/s.
You are hereby warned that if you refuse or willfully fail to appear inobedience to this summons, you may be barred from filing any counterclaimarising from said complaint.
FAIL NOT or else face punishment as for contempt of court.
This _______ day of ____________, 19___.
_____________________________Punong Barangay/Pangkat Chairman
KP FORM # 9: SUMMON FOR THE RESPONDENT
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SOLUTIONWITHIN15DAYS. IFTHERESPONDENTDOESNOTAPPEAR, THECASEWILLBEREFERREDTOTHEPANGKATTAPAGPAGKASUNDO.
NOW, BEFOREIASKFURTHERONTHEPANGKAT, ASTHEPUNONGBARANGAY, WHATWILLIDOINHANDLINGTHEIRCASESPROPERLY?
BEFORETHEACTUALMEDIATION, IT
ISNECESSARYFORYOUTOKNOWTHE PARTIESINVOLVEDANDTHEIRDIFFERENCES.
OFFICERS RETURN
I served this summons upon respondent ____________________________ onthe ______ day of ______________, 19____, and upon respondent
___________________________ on the day of ________________, 19____,by:(Write name/s of respondent/s before mode by which he/they was/wereserved.)
Respondent/s__________________________ 1. handing to him/them said
summons in person, or__________________________ 2. handing to him/them said
summons and he/they refused toreceive it, or
__________________________ 3. leaving said summons at his/theirdwelling with __________ (name)a person of suitable age anddiscretion residing therein, or
__________________________ 4. leaving said summons at his/theiroffice/place of business with
________, ( name) a competent
person in charge thereof.
_____________Officer
Received by Respondent/s representative/s:
___________________ __________________Signature Date
___________________ __________________Signature Date
KP FORM # 9: BACK PAGE
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ITSEEMSTOBESOEASY
ITISAVERYTEDIOUSPROCESSTHATNEEDSAGREATDEALOFRESPECTANDLISTENING.
REMEMBERYOUAREANOTAJUDGEBUTAMEDIATORLETBOTHPARTIESFINDASOLUTIONTOTHEIRDISPUTE.
YES, BUTITSHOULDBEIN ALANGUAGEOR DIALECT KNOWNTO PARTIES.
SOIFTHEYAGREEDTOHAVESETTLEMENT, SHOULDWEPUTINTOWRITINGTHETERMSANDCONDITIONOFTHEIRSETTLEMENT?
ITISVERYIMPORTANTTOEXPLAINTHEPROCESS
AND
OBJECTIVES
OF
THE
MEDIATIONANDTHERULESTOBEOBSERVEDDURINGTHEMEDIATION.
ITISBETTERIFYOUCOULDSTARTTHEWHOLEPROCESSWITHAPRAYER GIVEEACH
PARTYTIMETOEXPLAINTHEIRSIDEWITHOUTINTERRUPTIONFROMTHEOTHERPARTY. ASKQUESTIONSANDINVOLVEBOTHPARTIES INLOOKINGFORTHESOLUTIONOFTHEIRDISPUTES.
THEN, WHATWILLIDO? ISTHEREASETOFRULESTOBEFOLLOWED?
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Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of __________
CITY/MUNICIPALITY OF ______________Barangay _________________
OFFICE OF THE LUPONG TAGAPAMAYAPA
___________________ Barangay Case No. ___________________________________ For: ____________________________
Complainant/s________________________________________________________________
against
__________________
__________________Respondent/s
AMICABLE SETTLEMENT
We, complainant/s and respondent/s in the above-captioned case, do herebyagree to settle our dispute as follows:
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
and bind ourselves to comply honestly and faithfully with the above terms ofsettlement.Entered into this ______ day of __________, 19_______.
Complainant/s Respondent/s___________________ _____________________________________ __________________
ATTESTATION
I hereby certify that the foregoing amicable settlement was entered into by the
parties freely and voluntarily, after I had explained to them the nature andconsequence of such settlement.
______________________________Punong Barangay/Pangkat Chairman
KP FORM # 16: AMICABLE SETTLEMENT
HOWCANWEBEENSUREDTHATTHEAGREEMENTWILLBECOMPLIED?
AFTER10DAYS, THESETTLEMENTWILLBEEXECUTORYANDITHASTHEFORCEAND EFFECTOFADECISIONOFACOURT.
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INTHATCASE, ANYPARTYCANPROTESTTHESETTLEMENTWITHIN10DAYS. FORAFTER10DAYS,THESETTLEMENTWILLTAKEEFFECT.
HE/SHECANVOLUNTARY
COMPLYWITHTHESETTLEMENTWITHIN5DAYS.HOWEVER, IFHE/SHEFAILS, THEN, WECANTAKEHIS/HERPROPERTYASPRESCRIBEDBYLAW.
WECANDISCUSSTHATFURTHERLATER.
HOWCANTHE
RESPONDENTCOMPLYWITH
THESETTLEMENT?
WHATIFMYMEDIATIONFAILSANDNOSETTLEMENTISEVER
REACHED? ISTHEREANYWAYTHATTHEPARTIESCANSETTLETHEIRDISPUTES?
YES, OFCOURSE. OURCULTUREPROVIDESQUITEANUMBEROFWAYS
OF
RESOLVING
DISPUTES. ONEOFTHESEISRESOLVINGTHROUGHAGROUPOFCONCILIATORSKNOWNANDRESPECTEDBYBOTHPARTIESINTHECODE,WECALLTHISPANGKAT
TAGAPAGKASUNDO.
WHATIFANYOFDISPUTANTWASFORCEDTOCOMEUPWITHTHE
SETTLEMENT
THROUGHFRAUD,THREATORINTIMIDATION?
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CONCILIATIONTHROUGHTHEPANGKATTAGAPAGSUNDO
C H A P T E R T H R E E
KAP, WHATIF, IHAVEDONEMYBESTINMEDIATIONYETTHEPARTIESHAVENOT COMETOANAMICABLE SETTLEMENT. CAN
THEYNOWELE- VATETHECASE TOTHE
COURT?
NO! THEPARTIESSTILLHAVETOGOTOTHECONCILIATIONPROCEEDINGS.
MEDIATIONANDCONCILIATIONPROCESSESARETHESAMEEXCEPTMEDIATIONISDONEBYTHEPUNONGBARANGAYWHIETHELATTER IS DONEBYTHEPANGKATHEADEDBYACHAIRPERSON. JUSTLIKEMEDIATION,
WHATISTHEPROCESSOFCONCILIATION?
YOU, ASTHEPUNONGBARANGAYWILL
CONSTITUTETHEPANGKATNGTAGPAGSUNDO
WITHIN15DAYSFROMTHELASTDAYOFTHEMEDIATION
PROCEEDINGS.
BEFORETHAT, HOWDOESCONCILIATIONDIFFERFROMMEDIATION?
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Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of __________
CITY/MUNICIPALITY OF ______________Barangay _________________
OFFICE OF THE PUNONG BARANGAY
NOTICE FOR CONSTITUTION OF PANGKAT
TO: __________________ ____________________ __________________ ____________________Complainant/s Respondent/s
You are hereby required to appear before me on the ______ day of_________, 19____, at ________ oclock in the morning/afternoon for theconstitution of the Pangkat ng Tagapagkasundo which shall conciliate yourdispute. Should you fail to agree on the Pangkat membership or to appear onthe aforesaid date for the constitution of the Pangkat, I shall determine themembership thereof by drawing lots.This ________ day of ____________, 19_____.
____________________Punong Barangay
Notified this _________ day of _________, 19_____.
TO: __________________ ____________________ _________________ ____________________Complainant/s Respondent/s
KP FORM # 10: NOTICE FOR CONSTITUTION OF PANGKAT
CONCILIATIONISMERELYINTERVENINGBETWEENTWOORMORECONTENDINGPARTIESINORDERTOPREVENTORPUTANENDTODISPUTEWITHOUTANAGREEMENTTOABIDEBYTHEDECISIONOFTHECONCILIATOR.
WHOCANBEMEMBERSOFTHEPANGKAT?
THETHREEMEMBERSSHALLCOMEFROMTHELUPONANDWILLBECHOSENBYBOTHPARTIES , THECOMPLAINANTANDTHERESPONDENT.
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Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of __________
CITY/MUNICIPALITY OF ______________Barangay _________________
OFFICE OF THE LUPONG TAGAPAMAYAPA
___________________ Barangay Case No. ___________________________________ For: ____________________________
Complainant/s________________________________________________________________
against
____________________________________Respondent/s
NOTICE TO CHOSEN PANGKAT MEMBER
(Date)
TO: ________________
Notice is hereby given that you have been chosen member of the Pangkat ngTagapagkasundo amicably conciliate the dispute between the par in the above-entitled case.
____________________________Punong Barangay/Lupon Secretary
Received this ________ day of __________, 19_____.
________________Pangkat Member
KP FORM # 11: NOTICE TO CHOSEN PANGKATMEMBER
WHATIFTHEPARTIESFAILTOAGREEONTHEPANGKATMEMBERSHIP?
YOU, AGAINASTHELUPONCHAIRPERSONWILLDETERMINETHE3MEMBERSBYDRAWINGLOTSTOBEDISTRIBUTEDTOTHE
MEMBERSOFPANGKAT.
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HOWDOWEFILLVACANCYOFPANGKAT?
IFTHEPANGKATDECIDESTODISQUALIFYANYOFITSMEMBERS, THEPARTIESSHOULDAGREEONACOMMONCHOICEFORTHEREPLACEMENT. IFTHEYFAILTOAGREE, THELUPONCHAIRPERSONSHALLFILLTHERESULTINGVACANCYBYDRAWINGOFLOTS. INCASEOFVACANCYDUETOOTHERCAUSES, THEPUNONGBARANGAYORTHELUPONCHAIRPERSONSHALLINASIMILARMANNER, FILLSSUCH
VACANCYSHOULDTHEPARTYFAILTOAGREEONACOMMONCHOICE.
AFTERTHEPANGKATMEMBERSHAVEBEENCHOSEN, WHATWILLTHEYDO?
THEYSHALLELECTFROMAMONG
THEMSELVESACHAIRPERSONANDASECRETARY. THELUPONSECRETARYSHALLGIVE/TURNOVERALLRECORDSOFTHECASETOTHEPANGKATSECRETARYFORTHEPANGKATTOSTUDY.
SIMILARTOTHEMEMBERSHIPOFLUPON, CANWEALSODISQUALIFYUNFITMEMBER/SOFTHEPANGKAT?
RELATIONSHIP, BIAS, INTERESTOFOTHERSIMILARGROUNDSDISCOVEREDAFTERTHECONSTITUTIONOFPANGKATCANBEGROUNDSFORDISQUALIFICATIONOFPANGKATMEMBER. THEPANGKATSHALLRESOLVETHEMATTERBYAMAJORITYVOTE. ITSDECISIONONTHISMATTERISFINAL.
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OH! THISISCLEARERTOMENOW. BUTDURINGTHEFIRSTMEETING, WHATISTHEIMMEDIATEGOALANDHOWDOESTHE PANGKATPROCEEDWITHITSTASKS?
THEPANGKATSHALLMEETTOHEARBOTHPARTIES,EXPLOREPOSSIBILITIESFORAMICABLESETTLEMENTWITHIN15DAYS WHICHCANBEEXTENDEDFORANOTHER15DAYSINAMERITORIOUSCASEANDISSUESUBPOENAOFWITNESSESWHENEVERNECESSARY.
Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of __________
CITY/MUNICIPALITY OF ______________Barangay _________________
OFFICE OF THE LUPONG TAGAPAMAYAPA
___________________ Barangay Case No. ___________________________________ For: ____________________________
Complainant/s________________________________________________________________
against
____________________________________
Respondent/s
S U B P O E N A
TO: ____________________ _________________________ ____________________ _________________________
Witnesses
You are hereby commanded to appear before me on the ______ day of_________, 19___, at ___________ oclock, then and there to testify in thehearing of the above-captioned case.
This ______ day of _________, 19____.
_______________________________Punong Barangay/Pangkat Chairman(Cross out whichever one is not applicable).
KP FORM # 13: SUBPOENA LETTER
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WHATIFANYOFTHEPARTYFAILSTOAPPEARBEFORETHEPANGKAT?
THEPANGKATCHAIRPERSONSHALLSETADATEFORTHEABSENTPARTYORPARTIESTOAPPEARBEFOREHIMTOEXPLAINTHEREASONSFORHIS/THEIRFAILURETOAPPEARATTHEHEARING.
WHATIFITWASFOUNDOUTTHATTHEIRREASONS FORNOTAPPEARINGBEFORETHEPANGKATWASUNREASONABLE?
GOODQUESTION; IFTHEPANGKATCHAIRPERSONFINDSAFTERHEARINGTHATTHEFAILURETOAPPEAROFTHECOMPLAINANTISWITHOUTJUSTIFIABLEREASON, HE/SHESHALL:
1. DISMISSTHECOMPLAIN2. DIRECTTHEISSUANCEOFANDATTESTTO
THECERTIFICATIONTOBARTHEFILINGOFACTIONINCOURTORANYGOVERNMENTOFFICES3. APPLYWITHTHELOCALTRIALCOURT
FORPUNISHMENTOFTHERECALCITRANTPARTYFORTHEINDIRECTCONTEMPTOFCOURT.
FORTHERESPONDENT, ONTHEOTHERHAND, THEPANGKATSHALL:
1. DISMISSTHERESPONDENTSCOUNTERCLAIM
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Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of __________
CITY/MUNICIPALITY OF ______________Barangay _________________
OFFICE OF THE LUPONG TAGAPAMAYAPA
___________________ Barangay Case No. ___________________________________ For: ____________________________
Complainant/s________________________________________________________________
against
____________________________________
Respondent/s
NOTICE OF HEARING
(RE: FAILURE TO APPEAR)
TO: _______________________________
Complainant/s
You are hereby required to appear before me/the Pangkat on the ______ dayof _________, 19____, at ________ oclock in the morning/afternoon toexplain why you failed to appear for mediation/conciliation scheduled on
_____________, 19____ and why your complaint should not be dismissed, acertificate to bar the filing of your action on court/government office shouldnot be issued, and contempt proceedings should not be initiated in court forwillful failure or refusal to appear before the Punong Barangay/Pangkat ngTagapagkasundo.
This ________ day of ___________, 19____._____________________________
Punong Barangay/Pangkat Chairman(Cross out whichever is not applicable)
Notified this _________ day of ________, 19_____.
Complainant/s____________________________________
Respondent/s____________________________________
KP FORM # 18: NOTICE OF HEARING FOR COMPLAINANT
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Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of __________
CITY/MUNICIPALITY OF ______________Barangay _________________
OFFICE OF THE LUPONG TAGAPAMAYAPA
___________________ Barangay Case No. ___________________________________ For: ____________________________
Complainant/s________________________________________________________________
against
____________________________________
Respondent/s
NOTICE OF HEARING
(RE: FAILURE TO APPEAR)
TO: ______________________________Respondent/s
You are hereby required to appear me/the Pangkat on the _______ day of____________, 19____, at __________ oclock in the morning/afternoon toexplain why you failed to appear for mediation/conciliation scheduled on
____________, 19___ and why your counterclaim (if any) arising from thecomplaint should not be dismissed, a certificate to bar the filing of saidcounterclaim in court/government office should not be issued, and contempt
proceedings should not be initiated in court for willful failure or refusal toappear before the Punong Barangay/Pangkat ng Tagapagkasundo.
This ________ day of _________, 19_____.
_____________________________Punong Barangay/Pangkat Chairman(Cross out whichever is not applicable)
Notified this ________ day of _____________, 19____.
Respondent/s: Complainant/s:____________________ __________________________________________ ______________________
KP FORM # 19: NOTICE OF HEARING FOR RESPONDENT
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2. DIRECTTHEISSUANCEOFANDATTESTTOTHECERTIFICATIONTOBARTHEFILINGOFRESPONDENTCOUNTERCLAIMINCOURTORGOVERNMENTOFFICE.
3
.TO
BAR
THE
FILING
OF
RESPONDENT
COUNTERCLAIM
IN
COURTORGOVERNMENTOFFICE4. TOFILECOMPLAINANTSACTIONINCOURTORANY
GOVERNMENTOFFICEANDFILLUPKPFORM20
Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of __________
CITY/MUNICIPALITY OF ______________Barangay _________________
OFFICE OF THE LUPONG TAGAPAMAYAPA
___________________ Barangay Case No. ___________________________________ For: ____________________________
Complainant/s________________________________
________________________________
against
____________________________________
Respondent/s
CERTIFICATION TO FILE ACTION
This is to certify that:
1. There has been a personal confrontation between the parties before thePunong Barangay/Pangkat ng Tagapagkasundo;2. A settlement was reached;3. The settlement has been repudiated in a statement sworn to before thePunong Barangay by ______________ on ground of ______________; and4. Therefore, the corresponding complaint for the dispute may now be filed incourt/government office.
This _________ day of __________, 19____.
___________________
Lupon Secretary
Attested:__________________Lupon Chairman
KP FORM # 20: CERTIFICATE TO FILE ACTION (FROM LUPON
SECRETARY)
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THEPANGKATCHAIRPERSONSHALLAPPLY, INSIMILARMANNER, FORTHEPUNISHMENTOFAWITNESSWHOWILLFULLYFAILSORREFUSESTOAPPEARASFORINDIRECTCONTEMPTOFCOURT
.
Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of __________
CITY/MUNICIPALITY OF ______________Barangay _________________
OFFICE OF THE LUPONG TAGAPAMAYAPA
___________________ Barangay Case No. ___________________________________ For: ____________________________
Complainant/s________________________________________________________________
against
____________________________________
Respondent/s
CERTIFICATION TO FILE ACTION
This is to certify that:1. There was a personal confrontation between the parties before the PunongBarangay but mediation failed;2. The Punong Barangay set the meeting of the parties for the constitution ofthe Pangkat;3. The respondent willfully failed or refused to appear without justifiablereason at the conciliation proceedings before the Pangkat; and4. Therefore, the corresponding complaint for the dispute may now be filed incourt/government office.
_________________Pangkat Secretary
Attested by:___________________
Pangkat Chairman
KP FORM # 22: CERTIFICATION TO FILE ACTION
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WHATHAPPENSNEXTIFTHEPANGKATISSUCCESSFULINTHECONCILIATION?
BUTYOUKNOW, KAP,THERECOULDREALLYBECASESWHEREINTHESUPPOSEDSETTLEMENTWASAFFECTEDADVERSELYBYFRAUD, VIOLENCE,INTIMIDATION, ETC?
AN AMICABLESETTLEMENTSHALLBEPUTINTOWRITINGINALANGUAGEORDIALECTKNOWNTOTHEM, ANDATTESTEDTOBYTHELUPON
CHAIRMAN
OR
THE
PANGKAT
CHAIRMAN. ITHASTHEFORCEANDEFFECTOFAFINALJUDGMENTOFACOURTAFTERTEN (10) DAYSFROMTHEDATEOFAMICABLESETTLEMENTWASMADE, UNLESSAPROTESTORREPUDIATIONOFTHESETTLEMENTISMADE. THE
PANGKATSECRETARYSHALLPREPAREATRANSMITTALOFSETTLEMENTTOTHEAPPROPRIATECOURTANDFILLSUPATRANSMITTALFORM.
ANYOFTHEINVOLVEDPARTIESCANREPUDIATETHESETTLEMENTWITHIN10DAYSFROMTHEDATEOFTHESETTLEMENTBYFILINGWITHTHELUPONCHAIRPERSONORPANGKATASTATEMENTTOTHATEFFECTSWORNBEFOREHIM. FAILURETOREPUDIATETHESETTLEMENTWITHINATEN (10) DAYPERIODSHALLBEDEEMEDAWAIVEROFTHERIGHTTOCHALLENGEONSAID
GROUNDS.
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Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of __________
CITY/MUNICIPALITY OF ______________Barangay _________________
OFFICE OF THE LUPONG TAGAPAMAYAPA
OFFICE OF THE BARANGAY CAPTAIN
____________________, 20____Date
MONTHLY TRANSMITTAL OF FINAL REPORTS
To: City/Municipal Judge
______________________(City/Municipality)
Enclosed herewith are the final reports of settlement of disputesand arbitration awards made by the Barangay Captain/PangkatTagapagkasundo in the following cases:
Barangay Case No. TITLE(Complainant, et al vs. Respondent, et al)
1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.
___________________________Lupon/Pangkat Secretary
Received this __________ day of _____________________, 20_____.
______________________________(Clerk of Court)
IMPORTANT: Lupon/Pangkat Secretary shall transmit not later than the firstfive days of each month the final reports for preceding month.
KP FORM # 28: MONTHLY TRANSMITTAL OF FINAL REPORTS
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HOWCANTHEAMICABLESETTLEMENTINTHEPANGKATBEEXECUTED?
THEAMICABLESETTLEMENTHASTHEFORCEANDEFFECTOFAFINALJUDGMENTOFACOURT UPONTHE EXPIRATIONOFTHE10-DAYPERIODOFREPUDIATIONANDTHISMAYBEENFORCEDBYEXECUTIONBYTHELUPONWITHIN6MONTHSFROMTHEDATEOFSETTLEMENT. AFTERTHELAPSEOFSUCHTIME, THESETTLEMENTMAYBEENFORCEDBYFILINGAMOTIONINTHEMUNICIPALTRIALCOURTOFTHEPLACEWHERETHESETTLEMENTWASMADE.
WHATIFTHEREWASNOSETTLEMENTBETWEENTHEPARTIES, DESPITEALLEFFORTSTOCONCILIATE?
ACERTIFICATIONTOFILEACTION, FORMNO. 21SHALLBEFILLEDUP, ATTESTINGTHATNOCONCILIATIONORSETTLEMENTHASBEENREACHED
AS
CERTIFIED
BY
THE
PANGKAT
SECRETARYANDSIGNEDBYTHEPANGKATCHAIRMAN. THECERTIFICATIONTOFILEACTIONSHALLBESUBMITTEDTOTHECORRESPONDINGCOURTORGOVERNMENTOFFICEFORFILINGOFANAPPROPRIATECASE.
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IWONDERHOWTHESETTLEMENTCANBEACTUALLYEXECUTED?
THEDISPUTANTMUSTFIRSTFILEAMOTIONFOREXECUTIONWITHPUNONGBARANGAY.
THEN, THEPUNONGBARANGAYCONDUCTSHEARING ONTHEDATEASSIGNEDBYTHEMOVANT. DATESHALLNOTBELATERTHAN5DAYSFROMTHEFILINGOFMOTION.
Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of __________
CITY/MUNICIPALITY OF ______________
Barangay _________________OFFICE OF THE LUPONG TAGAPAMAYAPA
___________________ Barangay Case No. ___________________________________ For: ____________________________
Complainant/s________________________________________________________________
against
____________________________________
Respondent/s
CERTIFICATION TO FILE ACTION
This is to certify that:1. There has been a personal confrontation between the parties before thePunong Barangay but mediation failed;2. The Pangkat ng Tagapagkasundo was constituted but the personalconfrontation before the Pangkat likewise did not result into a settlement; and
3. Therefore, the corresponding complaint for the dispute may now be filed incourt/government office.This _________ day of _________, 19_____.
_________________Pangkat Secretary
Attested by:____________________Pangkat Chairman
KP FORM # 21: CERTIFICATION TO FILE ACTION (FROM PANGKAT
SECRETARY)
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DURINGTHEHEARING, THEPUNONGBARANGAYSHALLASCERTAINTHEFACTSFORTHENON-COMPLIANCEOFSETTLEMENTANDSTRONGLYENCOURAGETHEPARTYOBLIGEDTOCOMPLYWITHSETTLEMENT.
AFTERTHELAPSEOFFIVE (5) DAYSWITHNOVOLUNTARY
COMPLIANCE, THEPUNONGBARANGAYSHALLISSUEANOTICEOFEXECUTION.
Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of __________
CITY/MUNICIPALITY OF ______________Barangay _________________
OFFICE OF THE LUPONG TAGAPAMAYAPA
___________________ Barangay Case No. ___________________________________ For: ____________________________
Complainant/s________________________________________________________________
against
__________________
__________________Respondent/s
MOTION FOR EXECUTION
Complainant/s/Respondent/s state as follows:1. On _____________ (Date) the parties in this case signed an amicablesettlement/received the arbitration award rendered by the Lupon/Chairman/Pangkat ng Tagapagkasundo;2. The period of ten (10) days from the above-stated date has expired withoutany of the parties filing a sworn statement of repudiation of the settlement
before the Lupon Chairman a petition for nullification of the arbitration awardin court; and3. The amicable settlement/arbitration award is now final and executory.WHEREFORE, Complainant/s/Respondent/s request that the correspondingwrit of execution be issued by the Lupon Chairman in this case.
_______________(Date)
_______________________Complainant/s/Respondent/s
KP FORM # 25: MOTION FOR EXECUTION
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Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of __________
CITY/MUNICIPALITY OF ______________Barangay _________________
OFFICE OF THE LUPONG TAGAPAMAYAPA
___________________ Barangay Case No. ___________________________________ For: ____________________________
Complainant/s________________________________________________________________
against
__________________
__________________Respondent/s
NOTICE OF EXECUTION
WHEREAS, on ______________(date), an amicable settlement was signed bythe parties in the above-entitled case [or an arbitration award was rendered bythe Punong Barangay/Pangkat ng Tagapagkasundo];WHEREAS, the terms and conditions of the settlement, the dispositive portionof the award. read:
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________The said settlement/award is now final and executory;
WHEREAS, the party obliged ________________ (name) has not compliedvoluntarily with the aforestated amicable settlement/arbitration award, withinthe period of five (5) days from the date of hearing on the motion forexecution;
NOW, THEREFORE, in behalf of the Lupong Tagapamayapa and by virtue ofthe powers vested in me and the Lupon by the Katarungang Pambarangay Lawand Rules, I shall cause to be realized from the goods and personal property of
__________________ (name of party obliged) the sum of_________________ (state amount of settlement or award) upon in the saidamicable settlement [or adjudged in the said arbitration award], unlessvoluntary compliance of said settlement or award shall have been made uponreceipt hereof.Signed this _________ day of ___________, 19____.
___________________Punong Barangay
Copy furnished:
____________________ _______________________________________ ___________________Complainant/s Respondent/s
KP FORM # 27: NOTICE OF EXECUTION
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IFPROPERTYISLOCATEDINTHEBARANGAY, THEPUNONGBARANGAYSHALLOUSTFROMTHEPROPERTYTHEPERSONAGAINSTWHOMTHEAMICABLESETTLEMENTORARBITRATIONAWARDISRENDEREDANDPLACETHEPARTYENTITLEDINPOSSESSION. IFTHEPROPERTYISOUTSIDETHEBARANGAY, BUTWITHINTHESAMECITY/MUNICIPALITY, THEPUNONGBARANGAYSHALLAUTHORIZEOTHER
PUNONGBARANGAYTOTAKEPOSSESSIONANDACTINACCORDANCEWITHTHEPRECEDINGPARAGRAPH. CONVEYANCEOFLAND,DELIVERYOFDEEDSOROTHERDOCUMENTS, ORPERFORMANCEOFANYSPECIFICACT. THEPUNONGBARANGAYMAYDIRECTTHESECRETARYTOPERFORMTHEACTATTHECOSTOFTHEDISOBEDIENTPARTY. COSTSWILLBECHARGEDTOTHEDISOBEDIENTPARTY.
WITHIN6MONTHSFROMTHEDATEOFTHESETTLEMENT, THELUPONTHROUGHTHEPUNONGBARANGAYEXECUTESTHE
SETTLEMENT.
BY
THE
WAY
,THE
ACTUAL
EXECUTION
MAY
BEINFORMOFMONEY. BUTINCASEOFFAILURETOCOMPLYVOLUNTARILYWITHTHESETTLEMENT, THEPUNONGBARANGAYSHALLTAKEPOSSESSIONOFSUFFICIENTPERSONALPROPERTYOFTHE
PARTYOBLIGED. THEPROPERTYCANBE SOLDANDTHEPROCEEDSAPPLIEDTOTHEAMOUNT.
HOWCANTHEPROPERTYBEDELIVEREDORRESTITUTED?
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HOWCANTHESALEOFPERSONALPROPERTIESHAPPEN?
ANOTICEOFSALESHALLBEPOSTEDIN3PUBLICPLACES. FORPERISHABLEGOODSIMMEDIATELY
UPON
TAKING
POSSESSION
,THE
SALESHOULDTAKEPLACEWITHIN24HOURS.FOROTHERGOODSIMMEDIATELYUPONTAKINGPOSSESSION, THEGOODSMUSTBESOLD
WITHIN5TO10DAYS.
THEN, APUBLICAUCTIONOFGOODSSHOULDBEDONEBETWEEN8AMTO5PMANDTHEOWNERMAYDIRECTTHEORDEROFTHESALES. THEPUNONGBARANGAY, SECRETARYORANYLUPONMEMBERMAYNOTTAKEPARTINTHESALE.
THEPREVAILINGPARTYISTHENPAIDANAMOUNTCORRESPONDINGTOTHEOBLIGATION. EXCESSPROCEEDSARERETURNEDTOTHEPARTYOBLIGED. IFTHEPREVAILINGPARTYISABUYER, S/HESHALLONLYPAYTHEEXCESSOFTHEOBLIGATIONTOTHEPARTYOBLIGED.
ARETHEPROPERTIESSUBJECTEDFOR EXECUTION?
NO, THEREAREPROPERTIES
EXEMPTEDFOREXECUTION.
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PROPERTIESEXEMPTEDFROMEXECUTION
NOTALLPROPERTIESMAYBESOLDATANAUCTION. THEFOLLOWINGAREEXEMPT:
1. THEDEBTORSFAMILYHOME.2. TOOLSANDIMPLEMENTSNECESSARILYUSEDBYHIM/
HERINHISTRADEOREMPLOYMENT.3. 2HORSES, OR2COWSOR2CARABAOSOROTHER
BEASTSOFBURDENSUCHASTHEDEBTORMAYSELECTANDARENECESSARILYUSEDBYHIM/HERINHIS/HERORDINARYOCCUPATION.
4. NECESSARYCLOTHINGFORDEBTORANDFAMILY.5. HOUSEHOLDFURNITUREANDUTENSILSNECESSARYFOR
HOUSEKEEPING.6. PROVISIONSFORINDIVIDUALORFAMILYUSESUFFICIENT
FORFOURMONTHS.7. PROFESSIONALLIBRARIESOFATTORNEYS, JUDGES,
PHYSICIANS, PHARMACISTS, DENTISTS, ENGINEERS,
SURVEYORS, CLERGYMEN, TEACHERSANDOTHERPROFESSIONALS.
8. ONEFISHINGBOAT, NETANDOTHERFISHINGPARAPHERNALIAOFTHEPARTYWHOISAFISHERFOLKBYTHELAWFULUSEOFWHICHS/HE EARNSALIVELIHOOD.
9. SOMUCHOFTHEEARNINGSOFTHEPARTYOBLIGEDFORHIS/HERPERSONALSERVICESWITHINTHEMONTHPRECEDINGTHELEVYASARENECESSARYFORHIS/HERFAMILYSSUPPORT.
10. ALLMONEYS, BENEFITS, PRIVILEGESORANNUITIES,ACCRUINGINANYMANNERORGROWINGOUTOFANYLIFEINSURANCE NOTEXCEEDP100,000.00
11. THERIGHTTORECEIVELEGALSUPPORTORMONEYORPROPERTYOBTAINEDASSUCHSUPPORTORANYPENSION
OR
GRATUITY
FROM
THE
GOVERNMENT
,AND
12. COPYRIGHTSANDOTHERPROPERTIESESPECIALLYEXEMPTEDBYLAW.
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ARBITRATION
C H A P T E R F O U R
THANKYOU. WHATISTHEMEANINGOFARBITRATION
AGAIN?
ARBITRATIONISANOTHERWAYOFSETTLINGDISPUTES WHEREINTHEPARTIES AGREETOBEBOUNDBY ADECISIONOFA THIRDPERSON ORBODYIN PLACEOFAREGULARLY ORGANIZEDTRIBUNAL.
WHATISTHISARBITRATION? IMLEARNINGALOTOFEXCITINGTHINGS.
CELIA, PUBLICSERVICEISATTIMESEXHAUSTINGBUTCANBEVERYREWARDING, TOO.WOULDYOUCAREFORANOTHERGLASSOFCOFFEE? MYWIFEHASPREPAREDSOMEMERIENDAOF
SWEETPOTATOESANDSABA.
NOW, IHAVEEXPLAINEDALREADYTOYOUTHETWOWAYSOFRESOLVINGCONFLICTSINYOURBARANGAY, FIRST, THROUGHMEDIATIONTHROUGHYOUROFFICEANDSECOND, THROUGH
CONCILIATIONTHROUGHTHEPANGKAT. ATANYLEVEL
OF
THESE
TWO
PROCESSES
COMES
ANOTHER
WAYOFRESOLVING CASESUNDERYOURJURISDICTION, THEPROCESSOFARBITRATION.
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SPECIFICALLY, WHATARETHESTEPSTHATTAKEPLACEINARBITRATION?
FIRSTISTHEFILINGOFTHECOMPLAINTWITHTHEOFFICEOFTHEPUNONGBARANGAYANDPAYMENTOFTHE
ARBITRATIONCANTAKEPLACEATANYSTAGEOFTHE PROCEEDINGS ASLONGASBOTHPARTIESAGREEINWRITINGTOABIDE
BYTHEARBITRATIONAWARDOFTHELUPONORTHEPANGKAT. INOTHERWORDS, EITHERTHELUPONCHAIRPERSONORPUNONGBARANGAYORTHEPANGKATCHAIRPERSONCANACTASANARBITRATOR.
INMEDIATIONORCONCILIATION, THELUPONCHAIRPERSON
OR
PANGKAT
SIMPLY
ASSISTS
THE
PARTIESINDEFINING ISSUESANDEXPLORINGSOLUTIONSTODEVELOPAMUTUALLYACCEPTEDSETTLEMENT. INARBITRATION, THELUPONCHAIRPERSONORPANGKAT ISGIVENTHEPOWERTO
RENDERDECISIONS ONTHEDISPUTEWITHAPRIOR AGREEMENTOFTHEPARTIESTOBEBOUNDBYIT. THEPARTIESSHALL
PRESENT EVIDENCE ASTOTHEFACTSANDMERITSOFTHECASETOTHE
ARBITRATOR.
ONTHEBASISOFTHESEFACTS,THEARBITRATORMAKESADECISION, ON WHATHE/SHEBELIEVESTOBEFAIRORJUST. INTHISCASE, THEARBITRATORMUSTBENEUTRALANDIMPARTIALINMAKINGTHEDECISIONWHICHMUST
ALSOBESUITABLETOTHEDISPUTINGPARTIES.
WHENWILLTHISARBITRATIONTAKEPLACE?
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WHATIFANYOFTHEPARTIESFAILTOAPPEAR?CANWEAPPLYTHESAMEPROCEDUREINMEDIATIONORCONCILIATIONFORTHEUNREASONABLENEGLECTOFTHECOMPLAINANT
ANDRESPONDENT?
YES, KAPITANA. IFTHECOMPLAINANTSABSENCEWASFOUNDTOBEWILLFULANDNOTJUSTIFIED, THECOMPLAINTIS
Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of __________
CITY/MUNICIPALITY OF ______________Barangay _________________
OFFICE OF THE LUPONG TAGAPAMAYAPA
___________________ Barangay Case No. ___________________________________ For: ____________________________
Complainant/s________________________________________________________________
against
____________________________________
Respondent/s
AGREEMENT FOR ARBITRATION
We hereby agree to submit our dispute for arbitration to the Punong Barangay/Pangkat ng Tagapagkasundo (Please cross out whichever is not applicable)and bind ourselves to comply with the award that may be rendered thereon.We have made this agreement freely with a full understanding of its nature andconsequences.Entered into this _____ day of _________, 19____.
Complainant/s Respondent/s___________________ _____________________________________ __________________
ATTESTATIONI hereby certify that the foregoing Agreement for Arbitration was entered into
by the parties freely and voluntarily, after I had explained to them the natureand the consequences of such agreement.
______________________________Punong Barangay/Pangkat Chairman(Cross out whichever one is not applicable.)
KP FORM # 14: AGREEMENT FOR ARBITRATION
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OUTRIGHTLYDISMISSEDANDSHALLBEBARREDFROMFILINGACTIONINCOURT. ONTHEOTHERHAND, IFTHERESPONDENTSABSENCEISFOUNDTOBEALSOWILLFULANDUNJUSTIFIED, THEN YOUCANISSUEACERTIFICATETOFILEACTION
AND
CERTIFICATE
TO
BAR
COUNTERCLAIM
IN
FAVOR
OFTHECOMPLAINANT.
ARBITRATIONPROCESS
STEP1. THEARBITERORDERSITSSECRETARYTOCALLTHECASE;
STEP2. THESECRETARYIDENTIFIESANDENTERINTORECORDALLAPPEARANCESFROMBOTHPARTIES;
STEP3. THEARBITERCALLSTHECOMPLAINANTTOPRESENTHIS/HERCASETOGETHERWITHHIS/HEREVIDENCE;
NOTE: ANYPERSONWHOISTOGIVETESTIMONYBEFOREANARBITRATIONPROCEEDINGSHALLBESWORNTOANOATHTOTELLTHETRUTHANDNOTHINGBUTTHETRUTH.
STEP4. WHENAWITNESSISNECESSARY, HE/SHEISSUMMONEDTOTESTIFYBEFORETHEPROCEEDING
(USINGKPFORM13)
STEP5. THEARBITERCALLSTHERESPONDENTTOPRESENTHIS/HERDEFENSE; PRESENTEVIDENCESANDWITNESSES; INTHEMANNERAFFORDEDTOTHECOMPLAINT/S;
STEP6. AFTERTHEPARTIESHAVECOMPLETEDTHEIRPRESENTATION, THECASEISCLOSEDFORRESOLUTION/DECISION. (ATTHISSTAGE,ADJUDICATIVETRIALISCOMPLETED)
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INAWAY, YES. ASANARBITER, YOUSHALLTHENCONDUCTTHEHEARINGINTHEORDEROFACOURTORADJUDICATIVETRIAL.
INANARBITRATIONHEARING, THECOMPLAINANTANDRESPONDENT
WILLPRESENTTHEIRRESPECTIVECASEANDSUBMITALLTHEIRNECESSARYEVIDENCE.
WHATIFBOTHPARTIESAREPRESENT? HOWSHALLICONDUCTTHEARBITRATION? ITSEEMSTHATILOOKLIKEAJUDGETHISTIME
THELUPONCHAIRPERSONORTHEPANGKATWILLTHENISSUEARESOLUTIONBASEDONTHE MERITSOFTHECASE,TESTIMONYOFTHEWITNESSESANDTHE EVIDENCEPRESENTED.
YES, THISARBITRATIONISJUSTLIKEANAMICABLESETTLEMENTPUTINTOWRITINGINALANGUAGEORDIALECTKNOWNTOBOTHPARTIESANDATTES-TEDTOBYTHELUPONOR
PANGKATCHAIRPERSON.
ISTHIS WHATTHEYCALLTHEARBITRATION
AWARD?
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Republic of the PhilippinesProvince of __________
CITY/MUNICIPALITY OF ______________Barangay _________________
OFFICE OF THE LUPONG TAGAPAMAYAPA
___________________ Barangay Case No. ___________________________________ For: ____________________________
Complainant/s________________________________________________________________
against
____________________________________
Respondent/s
ARBITRATION AWARD
After hearing the testimonies given and careful examination of the evidencepresented in this case, award is hereby made as follows:
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Made this _____ day of _____________, 19____ at _______________.
______________________________Punong Barangay/Pangkat Chairman *
__________________Member
_________________Member
ATTESTED:___________________________Punong Barangay/Lupon Secretary **
* To be signed by either, whoever made the arbitration award.** To be signed by the Punong Barangay if the award is made by the PangkatChairman, and by the Lupon Secretary if the award is made by the PunongBarangay.
KP FORM # 15: ARBITRATION AWARD
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ANDSHALLMYDECISION
TAKEEFFECTIMMEDIATELY?
OURLAWSSAYSTHATTHEPARTIESAREGIVENTEN (10)DAYSTONULLIFYTHEDECISION.AFTER10DAYS, YOURDECISION BECOMESFINALAND EXECUTORY.
HOWCANTHEAWARDORDECISIONBEEXECUTED?
INTHESAMEMANNERTHATMEDIATIONORCONCILIATIONSETTLEMENTAREEXECUTED. AREMYEXPLANATIONSCLEARSOFAR? PLEASEDONTHESITATETOASKORCLARIFYTHINGSTHATARENOTQUITECLEAR. PLEASEPARDONINADEQUACIESINMYEXPLANATION, IFANY.
OH, NOWIREALIZEHOW CHALLENGINGYETEXCITINGITISTOBEAPUNONGBARANGAYTHANKSTOYOU