KATARUNGANG PAMBARANGAY

- A community-based dispute settlement

mechanism that is administered by the basic
political unit of the country that covers
disputes between members of the same
community and involves the Punong
Barangay and other members of the
communities as intermediaries.
Objectives:

 Promote the speedy administration of justice

 Minimize the indiscriminate filing of cases
in courts
 Minimize the congestion of court dockets
and thereby enhance the quality of justice
dispensed by the courts
 Perpetuate and recognize the time-honored
tradition of amicably settling disputes at the
community level
Venue
Procedure
Common issues and
concerns affecting the
implementation of the
Katarungang
Pambarangay…
 Procedures/practices
conducted in KP are
not properly
documented
- International Journal of Managing Public Sector Information & Communication
Technologies, Dec. 2019
 Voluminous
paper works
- International Journal of Managing Public Sector Information &
Communication Technologies, Dec. 2019
 Lack of database files
for all the complaints
- International Journal of Managing Public Sector Information & Communication
Technologies, Dec. 2019
 Insufficient
knowledge on the
technicalities of
procedural
disposition of cases
Financial constraints

- hinder the
effectiveness in the
performance of the
functions of the Lupon
 Lack of skills in
handling
successful
resolutions of
disputes
 Perceived partiality
of the Lupon
 Absence of monitoring
mechanism on the
compliance of amicable
settlement for the
barangay level to
enforce such
settlement
reached by both
parties
The bulk of
complaints recorded
affect the
effectiveness of
settlement.
 Non-appearance
of respondents/
disputants
during hearing
 Disputants regard KP as
merely additional
bureaucratic level in
securing certification to
file action