BONTOC, Mountain Province—Barangay Poblacion of this municipality was adjudged as the Outstanding Lupong Tagapamayapa in Mountain Province and will represent the province in the regional search under the first to third class municipal category.
As the provincial winner having obtained an over-all performance rating of 96.2 with the adjectival rating of Outstanding or Excellent, barangay Poblacion received P15,000 and a Plaque of Commendation from the Provincial Peace and Order Council during the first Monday Flag Raising Ceremony held at the Provincial Capitol.
The Search for the Outstanding Lupong Tagapamayapa is a program of the Department of the Interior and Local Government aimed at recognizing the exemplary performance of Lupong Tagapamayapa in the barangays of cities and municipalities, in pursuing amicable settlement of disputes.
This contributes to the attainment of peace and order in the community and helps build the foundation of meaningful development, the DILG said.
The assessment covers January to December 2016 focusing on the criteria of Efficiency in Operations, Effectiveness in Securing the Settlement of Interpersonal Dispute Objective of the Katarungang Pambarangay (KP), Creativity and Resourcefulness of the Lupong Tagapamayapa, Area of Facility for KP and Financial or Non-Financial Support.