DILG sets rules in search for top Philippine b’gays

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P300-K, more prizes at stake 

BAGUIO CITY – The Dept. of Interior and Local Government has issued enhanced criteria in search of top barangays which have excellent peace and order programs.  
    The Lupong Tagapamayapa will now need to pass an intensified assessment criteria before getting the 2023 Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentive Awards (LTIA) in October.
    “We leveled up the LTIA 2023 with an enhanced criteria and guidelines to boost the performance of LTs in the barangay to strengthen them for better implementation of Katarungang Pambarangay to their constituents,” said DILG Cordillera regional director Araceli San Jose.
    In a statement, Secretary of the Interior and Local Government Benjamin C. Abalos, Jr., said review of criteria and guidelines for LTIA was timely considering developments that emerged in peace and order, administration of justice and local governance for policies to fit reality.
    The LTIA institutionalized a system of granting economic benefits and other incentives to Lupons which demonstrated exemplary performance in dispute resolution and have generated greater awareness and support from and among the various sectors in the Philippines on implementation of KP, as vehicle toward social order and human development.
    “Through these awards, we recognize our outstanding Lupong Tagapamayapa that adequately demonstrated the ability to judiciously and expeditiously resolve cases referred to them and for their exemplary performance and commendable contribution in the promotion and implementation of Katarungang Pambarangay,” said San Jose.
    Pa4rt of new criteria is systematic maintenance of records with computerized database and searchable case information for cities and manual and digital record filing for municipalities.
    There should be at least 10 cases filed before the LT that were resolved through either mediation, conciliation and arbitration within the prescribed timelines.
    San Jose cited need for LTs to undergo barangay-organized skill training, seminars, and exchange visits to improve their knowledge and skills in KP.
    Meanwhile, San Jose noted the Department will hold its regional assessment of barangay nominees on May 15 to 19.
    “We also encourage the barangays to submit and encode their documents and means of verification in the LTIA System on or before the set deadline. Likewise, we appeal to the assessment teams on the field to fast-track the evaluation and submit the result on or before April 24, 2023 for them to qualify for regional assessment,” she said.
    The national winners and runners-up will receive incentives of
P300,000 and P200,000 respectively trophy.
    Regional winners and runners-up will receive a development grant of P50,000 and P20,000 respectively. -- BLM/DILG-CAR

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