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Katarungang Pambarangay

Purpose:

• Reduce the number of court litigations

• prevent the deterioration of the quality of justice which as been brought by

indiscriminate ling of cases in the courts.

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• Katarungang Pambarangay (Justice System)

o $upong !agapamayapa

Punong %arangay &chairman'

()*+) members

• ,ctual resident or place of wor- in the barangay

• ot disqualied by law to hold public o/ce

• Possess personal characteristics that indicate his

suitability to conciliate

Secretary of the $upon &%arangay Secretary'

0unctions:

• Supervise the various Pangkat .

• #eet regularly for the amicable settlements

o Pang-at ng !agapag-asundo &1onciliation Panel'

1onstituted from the $upon membership

2 members

• 1hosen by agreement of disputants

• 3rawn by lot by Punong %arangay

4""R,$ R5$"S:

(. 6 $,7"RS allowed in barangay hearings.

+. ot all cases go to the Katarungang Pambarangay.

o 1ases 6! included:

6ne party is the government.

6ne party is a public o/cer.

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68enses punishable by imprisonment e9ceeding one &(' year or

a ne e9ceeding 0ive thousand pesos &P;))).))'< o private o8ended party

Real property from di8erent municipalities

2. "9ecution may be led in court.

=. !he $upong !agapamayapa is 6! a court.

>"5":

• ?f both parties are residents of the same barangay; before the lupon of the

barangay.

• 3i8erent barangays but in the same municipality; in the barangay of the

respondent.

• ?f real property is involved; in the place of real property.

• ?f it involves wor-; in the place of wor-.

S!"PS:

(. 1omplaint @ payment of ling fee.+. otify the complainant of the date of the initial hearing.2. Service of summons to respondent=. Aearing

* Punong %arangay e9erts all e8orts to conciliate the parties &( days'* 6 agreement to arbitrate* 1onstitute a Pang-at* Pang-at settles the dispute though conciliation or arbitration

1omplainant fails to appear:

o 3ismiss the complaint

o 3irect the luponBpang-at to issue a certication to bar ling of

action in court or government o/ceo ,pply with the local court for punishment &indirect contempt'

Respondent fails to appear:

o 3ismiss the counterclaim

o ?ssue a certicate to le action in court or government agency

o ,pply with local court for punishment &indirect contempt'

. ?f there is no settlementB no 1onciliation reached• Pang-at 1hairman issues 1"R!?0?1,!" !6 0?$" ,1!?6

C. Plainti8 #, le complaint in court.

Settlement is nal whenD

• 7ithin () days

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• ?t must be e9ecuted within C months through the punong barangay as $upon

1hairman

• ,fter C months le to the 1ourt.