LTIA

Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives Award

Katarungang Pambarangay –
SYSTEM of AMICABLY
SETTLING DISPUTES

Lupong Tagapamayapa -
empowered under the Katarungang
Pambarangay Law to mediate,
conciliate, and/or arbitrate disputes
in the barangay level to promote
speedy administration of justice.
Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives
Awards (LTIA)
- Recognizes outstanding Lupong
Tagapamayapa that adequately
demonstrate the ability to judiciously
and expeditiously resolve cases referred
to them and demonstrates exemplary
performance and commendable
contributions in the promotion of KP.
- Annual search
 LEGAL BASIS TITLE OF THE AWARD
PROGRAM
PD 1508 “Establishing a For 1982, 1987 and 1990
System of Amicable Settling “Gawad Tagapayapa
Disputes at the Barangay Awards”
Level” (June 11, 1978)

RA 7160 otherwise known For 1992, 1995 and 1996

as the “LGC of 1991” “Lupong Tagapamayapa
Economic and Incentive
Award”

E0 No. 394 “Establishing 1997 – Present

the Lupong Tagapamayapa “Lupong Tagapamayapa
Incentives Awards” Incentives Awards (LTIA)”
(January 22, 1997)
Article X Section 1 of RA 11054

Otherwise known as the Organic Law for the

Bangsamoro Autonomous Region provides the Justice
System in the Bangsamoro.
 OBJECTIVES

The Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives and Awards aims to:

Strengthen the Katarungang Pambarangay (KP)

as an indigenous conflict resolution structure at
the grassroots level.

Institutionalize a system of granting economic

benefits and other incentives to Lupong
Tagapamayapa herein referred to as Lupons,
which demonstrates exemplary performance.

Generate greater awareness among, and

support from, the various sectors of the
Philippine Society on the KP as a potent vehicle
toward social ordering and human development
 SCOPE AND COVERAGE
All 2590 barangays under the Bangsamoro
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
CATEGORY

HUC, ICC-CC, 1st-3rd Class Municipalities and 4th-

6th Class Municipalities
 AWARDS COMMITTEE COMPOSITION

a) Chairperson – MILG
b) Vice Chairperson – RTC
c) Members – LnB
MIPA and MPOS
Representative: RPOC
Private Sector/ NGO
 CRITERIA

I. Efficiency in Operations
II. Effectiveness in Securing the settlement
of Interpersonal Dispute Objective of the
KP Program
III. Creativity and Resourcefulness of the
Lupong Tagapamayapa
IV. Area or Facility for KP activities
V. Financial or Non-Financial Support
 SCORING GUIDELINES

ASSIGNED

CRITERIA POINT POINT

SCORE VALUE

I. Efficiency in Operation    

A. Observance of Settlement Procedure and Settlement Deadlines   15

1. a) Proper recording of every dispute  2.5  

b) Sending of Notices/Summons to parties

within the prescribed period  (within 2.5  
the next working day upon receipt of complaint)

2. Settlement and Award Period

a.) Mediation (within 15 days from initial confrontation with the Lupon Chairman) = 10
b.)Conciliation (15 days from initial confrontation with the Pangkat) = 8
c.)Conciliation (with extended period not to exceed another 15 days) = 6
d.)Arbitration (within 10 days from the date of the agreement to arbitrate) = 4 10  
e.)Conciliation beyond 46 days but not more than 60 days (clearly meritorious cases) = 2

To compute:
       cases settled x assigned point score = Score  ÷ total number of cases filed - outside of KP jurisdiction
B. Systematic Maintenance of Records   5
• Records of Cases
• Manually 
• Computerized 2  

• Copies of minutes of Lupon meetings with attendance sheets and notices

1  
•  Copies of reports submitted to the Court and to the DILG on file
1  
• All records are kept on file in a secured filing cabinet(s)
1  

C. Timely Submission of Reports to Concerned Agencies   5

1. To the Court:
• complete and on time = 4
• complete but not on time = 2
• incomplete and not on time = 1 4  
• incomplete and not on time = 1

2. To the DILG (Monthly) 1  

D. Conduct of Monthly Meetings Exclusively on KP Matters   10

• Notice of Meeting
To compute: 2  
Number of Notice of Meeting X 2 ÷ 12
• Minutes of the Meeting
To compute: 8  
Number of reported KP meetings X 8 ÷ 12
 II. EFFECTIVENESS IN SECURING THE SETTLEMENT OF
INTERPERSONAL DISPUTE OBJECTIVE OF THE KATARUNGANG
PAMBARANGAY
A. Quantity of settled cases against filed   10
90-100% = 10
80-89% = 8
70-79% = 6
60-69% = 4
59% below = 2 10  
To Compute:
                   Total number of settled cases x 100  ÷ Total no. of cases filed - cases outside the jurisdiction of KP

B. Quality of Settlement Cases   10

• Zero case repudiated
5  
• Non-recurrence of cases settled
5  
C. At least 80% compliance with the terms of settlement or award after the cases have   10
been settled
80-100% (with supporting documents) = 10
70-79% (with supporting documents) = 8
60-69% (with supporting documents) = 6
50-51% (with supporting documents) = 4
49 and below (with supporting documents) = 2 10  
To Compute :
Total Number of Complied Settlement or Award X 100 ÷  Total no. of cases filed- cases outside KP jurisdiction
 III. CREATIVITY AND RESOURCEFULNESS OF THE LUPONG TAGAPAMAYAPA

A. Settlement Technique   2.5

Settlement technique utilized by Lupon
• Reported more than one settlement technique = 2.5
• Reported one settlement technique = 2 2.5  
• No report = 0

B. Indigenous/ Tribal Conflict Mechanism   2.5

  2.5  

C. Coordination with the Concerned Agencies relating to disputes filed   5

(PNP, DSWD, DILG, DAR, DENR, Office of the Prosecutor, Court, DOJ, CHR, etc.) 5  
D. Sustained information drive to promote Katarungang Pambarangay (KP)   5
• IEC materials produced
2  
• IEC activities conducted
2  
• Innovative Campaign Strategy 
1  

E. KP Training or seminar within the assessment period   10

1. Conducted by the Barangay  6  
2. Training conducted by government or non-government organizations participated by Lupon members 4  
 IV. AREA OR FACILITY FOR KP ACTIVITIES

AREA OR FACILITY FOR KP ACTIVITIES   5

Building structure or space 5  

V. FINANCIAL OR NON-FINANCIAL SUPPORT

FINANCIAL OR NON-FINANCIAL SUPPORT   5

1. City, Municipal, Provincial, or NGAs 3  
2. People's Organizations, NGOs or Private Sector  2  
OVERALL PERFORMANCE RATING (OPR) ADJECTIVAL RATING
95-100 Outstanding or Excellent
90-94 Very Satisfactory
85-89 Satisfactory
80-84 Fair
75-79 Poor
Below 75 Very Poor
A National Awardees for three (3) consecutive years in
the same awards category or a five-time National
Awardees in the same category shall be a recipient of a
Hall of Fame Award.
 TIME SCHEDULE
For 2021, as initial year of implementation the time schedule shall be observed.

Reorganization/Reactivation of Awards Committees at the February

City/Municipal/Provincial levels
Roll-out to field officers on LTIA Information System March
Municipal/Provincial Assessment and On-site validation 3rd week of February- Last week of
March
Submission of documents April 8, 2021
Regional Assessment and on-site validation of LTIA Provincial Nominees April 11-25, 2021
Selection of Regional LTIA Awardees April 29, 2021
On-line submission of Regional winners to the National Awards April 30, 2021
Committee (NAC) through BLGS

Technical assistance to the National Finalists June-July

On-site validation of the Top Lupon National finalists in Four (4) Awards July-September
Categories
Conferment of Regional Awardees August
ManCom/Exit Conference to evaluate the LTIA Implementation August
Awarding Ceremony ( National) October
The Chairperson, upon recommendation of the members of the Regional
Awards Committee shall select the private sector/NGO representative
 
The Regional Awards Committee (RAC) may invite one (1)
representative from the Supreme Court to sit as member of the Regional
Awards Committee (RAC).
 
The composition of the Regional Awards Committee (RAC) may be
replicated at the municipal, city and provincial levels.

The Ministry of the Interior and Local Government (MILG) through the
Barangay and Community Affairs Division (BCAD) shall provide
technical and secretariat to the awards committee.
The speed of decision making is the essence of good
governance…
Piyush Goyal
THANK YOU