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THE BARANGAY JUSTICE SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED IN BARANGAY 183, VILLAMOR AIR

BASE IN PASAY CITY

Katarungang Pambarangay, or the Barangay Justice System is a local justice system in

the Philippines. It is operated by the smallest of the local government units, the barangay, and is
overseen by the barangay captain, the highest elected official of the barangay and its
executive.[1] The barangay captain sits on the Lupon Tagapamayapa along with other barangay
residents, which is the committee that decides disputes and other matters. They do not constitute a
court as they do not have judicial powers.[2]
The system exists to help decongest the regular courts and works mostly as "alternative, community-
based mechanism for dispute resolution of conflicts,"[1] also described as a "compulsory mediation
process at the village level."[3]
Throughout the Philippines the Barangay Justice Systems handles thousands of cases a
year.[4] Since officials have more flexibility in decision-making, including from complex evidence
rules, and receive some resources from government, the courts are more numerous and accessible
than other courts and therefore the courts are able to hear more cases and to respond more
immediately.[4]
The Katarungang Pambarangay share characteristics with similar traditional, hybrid courts in other
countries such as the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Nigeria and South Africa, among
others.[5] Such courts emerged during colonial periods as Western imperial powers introduced
western legal systems.[5] The Western legal systems were usually applied to westerners while the
local dispute resolution systems were integrated into the Western system in a variety of ways
including incorporation of local decision makers into the government in some way.[5] After
independence, many states faced the same problems as their former rulers, especially "limited
geographical reach of state institutions, Western-modeled institutions often divorced from community
structures and expectations, and resource constraints in the justice sector."[5] Hybrid courts became
a "middle ground for supporting community decision-making while simultaneously expanding the
authority and reach of the state."[5]
Besides "hybrid courts", other authors have described the system as a "Non-State Justice System".[6]

There has long been a traditional, local system of resolving disputes. Presidential Decree 1508 talks
an unofficial "time-honored tradition of amicably settling disputes among family and barangay
members at the barangay level without judicial resources".[7]
Alfredo Flores Tadiar was the principal author of Presidential Decree 1508, The Katarungang
Pambarangay Law,[8] and he also wrote its implementing rules, requiring prior conciliation as a
condition for judicial recourse.[citation needed] For 12 years (1980–1992), he was a member of the
Committee of Consultants, Bureau of Local Government Supervision, which oversaw the nationwide
operations of the Katarungang Pambarangay Law.[citation needed]Under the decree, the body was known
as Lupong Tagapayapa .[7]
This decree was replaced by the Local Government Code of 1991.

Operation, rules and procedures[edit]

The Lupon Tagapamayapa is the body that comprises the barangay justice system and on it sit the
baranagy captain and 10 to 20 members.[9] The body is normally constituted every three years and
holds office until a new body is constituted in the third year.[9] They receive no compensation except
honoraria, allowances and other emoluments as authorized by law or barangay, municipal or city
ordinance.[9]
Almost all civil disputes and many crimes with potential prison sentences of one year or less or fines
5,000 or less.Philippine pesos are subjected to the system.[10][9] In barangays where a majority of
members belong to an indigenous people of the Philippines, traditional dispute mechanisms such as
a council of elders may replace the barangay judicial system.[9]
Upon receipt of the complaint, the chairman to the committee, most often the barangay captain, shall
the next working day inform the parties of a meeting for mediation.[9] If after 15 days for the first
meeting, the mediation is not successful then a more formal process involving the pangkat or body
must be followed.[9] There is another 15-day period to resolve the dispute through this more formal
process, extendable by the pangkat for yet another 15-day period.[9] If not settlement has been
reached, then a case can be filed in the regular judicial system of the Philippines.[2]

Colonel Jesus Villamor Air Base, or simply Villamor Air Base (IATA: MNL, ICAO: RPLL), named
for Filipino WWII pilot Jesús A. Villamor is the home of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and
shares runways with the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). It is also known as Nichols
Field or Nichols Air Base. Chiefly used as a PAF transport/helicopter airbase, it is also the military
installation that the Philippine president uses when departing for foreign or domestic trips, though
foreign departures are mostly done at the Philippine Airlines-operated NAIA Terminal 2 (as PAL is
the official charter airline for the Philippine president). Also, foreign dignitaries visiting Manila would
usually arrive at the air base.
Nichols Field was built in 1919 by the United States during the Philippine Commonwealth
period and in 1941 was used as an airfield by the United States Army Air Forces in the South West
Pacific Theatre. The field was the location of the U.S. Far East Air Force's U.S. 20th Air Base Group.
Also, based at the field was Troop F of the U.S. 26th Cavalry Regiment.
A Fifth Air Force base, Nichols Field was within the territory of the Japanese occupation of the
Philippines, December 1941 – January 1945.
Designated Nichols Air Base after Philippine independence, in 1997 the base was reduced to make
way for construction of NAIA Terminal 3 and Newport City.
In 2007, a Skyway exit to both the air base and NAIA Terminal 3 was completed.
In 2010, the AVSECOM van (called by some as Ninoy Aquino's death van) which had carried the
body of Ninoy Aquino to the hospital after his assassination in 1983 was found rotting inside Nichols
Air Base (now called Villamor Airbase). This was reported only two years later in the popular ABS-
CBN Newswebsite.[1] Photos of this "death van" were subsequently posted on the blog site of the
Filipino investigative journalist, Raissa Robles, who reported the discovery.[2]
 BARANGAY PROFILE

Welcome to Brgy. 183, Zone 20, Villamor, Pasay City. Our Brgy. was formerly a part of
a military base but it is now transformed to a flourishing community adjacent to the
Phil. Air force Headquarters. We had a population of 30,000+ composed mostly of PAF
personnel and their families. This population increases with the coming in of employees
of Resorts World Manila, several hotels as Marriott, Remington, Maxims, and Belmont.
More condominiums are presently constructed and with this we expect an influx of local
and foreign visitors. NAIA Terminal 3 is also a part of Brgy. 183 and the maintenance
and monitoring of the peace and security situation is a gigantic task for us. It’s a
blessing that the airport and the hotels have maintained their own security forces, thus
lessening the task of our Tanod.
Our Brgy. has one State University (Phil. State College of Aeronautics) one Pubilc
Senior and High School (Pasay City South High School) and numerous private high and
elementary schools. We have a mall and plenty of establishments including banks that
cater to almost all needs of our residents.

BARANGAY VISION :
Our Vision is to become a progressive barangay that cares for the welfare of
its enviroment,harmonious and peaceful community, unparalleled sports and education
activities and equal opportunities to all residents.

BARANGAY MISSION :
* To maintain peace and order in the community.
* To sponsor seminars and workshops that.
* To maintain and improve existing infrastructures.
* To support activities that will enhance camaraderie among residents including
youth and adult sports competition.
* To aid and assist youth development programs.
* To support the activities of senior citizens.
BARANGAY AWARDS :
PLAQUE OF RECOGNITION, 1ST RUNNER-UP,
LUPON TAGAPAMAYAPA, HIGHLY URBANIZED CITIES
CLUSTER IN THE NCR FOR CY-2007-
AWARDED ON OCTOBER 24, 2007
BARANGAY VILLAMOR RANKED NO. 4
AS THE MOST SUPPORTIVE BARANGAY
IN THE NCR -AWARDED ON AUGUST 15, 2007
CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION FROM THE DOH
BEING ONE OF THE MOST HEALTHY PLACES IN
NCR- AWARDED ON SEPTEMBE

Business Address: Mata St., Barangay 183, Zone 20, Villamor, Pasay City
Contact Number: PLDT # (02) 853-1953 / 853-0907