CITY OF TABUK, Kalinga (PIA) -- Barangay Dagupan Centro, the Tabuk city’s premiere barangay, is the Cordillera region’s bet to the 2022 national Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentive Awards (LTIA) under the Component City category.
Dagupan Centro is the regional LTIA winner andI is the only barangay in the province nominated for the awar
Sharing their lupon's best practices, Punong Barangay of Dagupan Centro George Esteras, said they resolve complaints efficiently.all Cases filed before the Barangay Lupong Tagapamayapa are resolved promptly.There were no pending cases left during the period, he said.
According to Esteras, they do not waste time in working to resolve the complaints like immediately holding discussion with both parties even before the hearings begin so that they can already have solution or settlement by the first hearing. Moreover, the barangay LTIA does not not tolerate hefty fines usually demanded by the aggrieved party. It imposes fair settlements keeping away the practice of exorbitant demands.
Case resolutions are always accepted by both parties, Esteras said
City Local Government Operations Officer Gemma Bawanta said because of its impressive performance record, Dagupan Centro has is consistently being nominated and has already won some awards.
The LTIA was established in 1997 to strengthen the Katarungang Pambarangay as a community based justice system in resolving conflicts.(JDP/LL-PIA CAR, Kalinga)