ESTABLISHING THE LUPONG TAGAPAMAYAPA INCENTIVES AWARDS

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WHEREAS, the Katarungang Pambarangay (KP)
was created under Presidential Decree No. 1508, dated 11 June 1978, to formally
organize into a system the time-honored Filipino tradition of amicably settling
interpersonal disputes in a barangay without judicial recourse;

WHEREAS, the Lupong Tagapamayapa, herein
referred to as Lupon, was empowered under the system to mediate, conciliate
and/or arbitrate disputes in a barangay to promote the speedy administration of
justice;

WHEREAS, the committed and dedicated
performance of the Lupons has brought the success of the Katarungang
Pambarangay for more than seventeen years;

WHEREAS, in recognition of the Lupons’
contributions in the promotion of the Katarungang Pambarangay objectives,
Section 406b of the Local Government Code of 1991 (Republic Act 7160) mandates
the Department of the Interior and Local Government to grant economic or other
incentives to outstanding Lupons.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FIDEL V. RAMOS,
President of the Republic of the Philippines by virtue of the powers vested in
me by law, do hereby order:

SECTION 1. Creation of the Awards.
The Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives Awards. herein referred to as the Awards, is
hereby created as an annual National Awards with the following categories:

a. Outstanding Lupong Tagapamayapa in
Highly-Urbanized Cities;

b. Outstanding Lupong Tagapamayapa in Component
Cities,

Outstanding Lupong Tagapamayapa in First to Third
Class Municipalities; and

d. Outstanding Lupong Tagapamayapa in Fourth to
Sixth Class Municipalities.

SEC. 2. Objectives of the Awards. The
Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives Awards aim to:

a. Strengthen the Katarungang Pambarangay as an
indigenous conflict resolution structure at the grassroots;

b. Institutionalize a system of granting economic
benefits and other incentives to Lupons which demonstrate exemplary
performance; and

c. Generate greater awareness among, and support
from, the various sectors of Philippine society on the Katarungang Pambarangay
as a potent vehicle toward social ordering and human development.

SEC. 3. Constitution of Awards Committee. There is
hereby created Lupong Tagapamayapa Awards committees at the municipal, city,
provincial, regional and national levels. The Lupong Tagapamayapa National
Awards Committee shall be composed of:

The Chairman, upon the recommendation of the
members of the National Awards Committee, shall select the private sector/NGO
representatives.

The National Awards Committee may invite one (I)
representative from the Supreme Court to sit as member of the National Awards
Committee.

The composition of the National Awards Committee
may be replicated at the municipal, city, provincial and regional levels.

The DILG, through the Bureau of Local Government
Supervision, shall provide technical and secretariat support to the National
Awards Committee.

SEC. 4. Functions of the Lupong
Tagapamayapa National Awards Committee. The Committee shall have the
following functions:

a. Initiate and coordinate necessary activities for
the successful implementation of the Awards;

b. Set the guidelines and criteria for the
selection of winners;

Organize the Regional, Provincial, City and
Municipal Awards Committees;

d. Secure funding and additional prizes from the
private sector;

e. Select from among the regional nominees the
national awardees;

f. Proclaim the National Awardees; and

g. Plan and implement appropriate awarding
ceremonies.

SEC. 5. Funding. For the
1996 Awards, the amount of TWO MILLION PESOS (P 2,000,000) for the operations
of the National Awards Committee and THREE MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND
PESOS (P3,800,000) for cash awards shall be allocated from the President’s
Social Fund (PSF). Funding for the subsequent years of the Awards shall be
incorporated in the annual budget of the Department of the Interior and Local
Government. Additional funding may also be generated from the member-agencies
of the Committee, and from the private sector.

SEC. 6. Awards and Prizes. The
Awards shall be conferred to each national awardee, through the local chief
executive concerned, in the form of a Presidential Trophy and a THREE HUNDRED
THOUSAND (P 300,000) development grant. For each regional awardee, FIFTY
THOUSAND PESOS (P 50,000) in development grant and a special plaque shall be
awarded.

SEC. 7. Effectivity. This
Executive Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 22nd day of
January, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Seven.

(Sgd.) FIDEL V. RAMOS
President of the Philippines

By the
President:

(Sgd.) RUBEN
D. TORRES
Executive Secretary

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