Barangay Justice System

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The Barangay Justice System is a community-based mechanism in the Philippines that facilitates amicable settlement of disputes at the village level to reduce court litigation and promote local harmony.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alternative dispute resolution mechanism ⓘ
community-based dispute resolution mechanism ⓘ
local justice system ⓘ
administeredBy Lupong Tagapamayapa ⓘ
Punong Barangay ⓘ
aimsTo encourage compromise ⓘ
preserve social relationships ⓘ
provide accessible justice at the village level ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Katarungang Pambarangay ⓘ
appliesTo disputes where parties reside in the same city or municipality ⓘ
natural persons ⓘ
characteristic community-based ⓘ
informal ⓘ
non-adversarial ⓘ
conciliationLedBy Pangkat ng Tagapagkasundo ⓘ
country Philippines ⓘ
decisionMaker Lupong Tagapamayapa ⓘ
Pangkat ng Tagapagkasundo ⓘ
establishedFor minor civil disputes ⓘ
minor criminal offenses ⓘ
excludes cases involving government as a party ⓘ
cases with urgent legal remedies like injunctions ⓘ
labor disputes under the jurisdiction of labor agencies ⓘ
offenses punishable by a fine exceeding a statutory limit ⓘ
offenses punishable by more than one year imprisonment ⓘ
governingBody Department of the Interior and Local Government ⓘ
jurisdiction barangay ⓘ
languageOfProceedings local language ⓘ
legalBasis Local Government Code of 1991 ⓘ
Presidential Decree No. 1508 ⓘ
Republic Act No. 7160 ⓘ
legalNature pre-condition to filing of certain actions in regular courts ⓘ
mediationLedBy Punong Barangay ⓘ
policyObjective promote speedy administration of justice at the barangay level ⓘ
strengthen community participation in dispute resolution ⓘ
process arbitration by barangay officials ⓘ
conciliation ⓘ
mediation ⓘ
purpose decongest courts ⓘ
facilitate amicable settlement of disputes ⓘ
promote local harmony ⓘ
reduce court litigation ⓘ
requires prior barangay conciliation before filing certain cases in court ⓘ
resultOfSettlement arbitration award ⓘ
written settlement agreement ⓘ
scope disputes between residents of the same city or municipality ⓘ
settlementEffect has force and effect of a final court judgment ⓘ

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Judiciary of the Philippines → hasBranch → Barangay Justice System ⓘ
Santolan, Pasig → partOf → Philippine barangay system ⓘ
linked to: Barangay Justice System
Barangay Hall of Bagong Silang, Los Baños → associatedWith → Barangay Justice System of Bagong Silang ⓘ
linked to: Barangay Justice System
Presidential Decree No. 1508 → establishes → Barangay Justice System ⓘ