The 2019 Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives Awards (LTIA) - Regional Awards Committee (RAC) headed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) - Region XIII Regional Director Lilibeth A. Famacion, CESO III proclaims its winners after the conduct of the Regional Assessment on March 20, 2019.

The award has four categories, for the Outstanding Lupong Tagapamayapa in Highly Urbanized Cities Category, the winner is Barangay Doongan, Butuan City; for the Outstanding Lupong Tagapamayapa in Component Cities Category, the winner is Barangay Telaje, Tandag City, Surigao del Sur; for the Outstanding Lupong Tagapamayapa in 1^st to 3^rd Class Municipalities Category, the winner is Barangay Hayanggabon, Claver, Surigao del Norte; and for the Outstanding Lupong Tagapamayapa in 4^th to 6^th Class Municipalities Category, the winner is Barangay San Juan, San Jose, Dinagat Islands.

Further, the following come out as regional finalists in their respective categories; Component Cities - Barangay Mabini, Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte (1^st Runner-up) and Barangay Taft, Surigao City, Surigao del Norte (2^nd Runner-up); 1^st to 3^rd Class Municipalities Category - Barangay Poblacion, Sta. Josefa, Agusan del Sur (1^st Runner-up), Barangay Kinabigtasan, Tago, Surigao del Sur (2^nd Runner-up), and Barangay Macalang, Buenavista, Agusan del Norte (3^rd Runner-up); 4^th to 6^th Class Municipalities Category – Barangay Quezon, Mainit, Surigao del Norte (1^st Runner-up), Barangay Poblacion, Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte (2^nd Runner-up) and Barangay Bacolod, Cagwait, Surigao del Sur (3^rd Runner-up).

The Lupong Tagapamayapa Incentives Awards was established in 1997 as a mean to institutionalize a system of granting economic benefits and other incentives to the Lupong Tagapamayapa that demonstrates exemplary performance in settling disputes at the grassroots level pursuant to the Local Government Code of 1991 (Republic Act 7160).

The performance and accomplishments of the lupons are evaluated by committees organized at the national, regional, provincial, city and municipal levels on the basis of a) Efficiency in Operations; b) Effectiveness in Securing the Settlement of Interpersonal Dispute Objective of the Katarungang Pambarangay; c) Creativity and Resourcefulness of the Lupong Tagapamayapa; d) Area or Facility for KP Activities; and e) Financial or Non-financial Support.

By and large, the activity ends successfully. Through her memorandum, DILG-XIII Regional Director Lilibeth A. Famacion, CESO III congratulates all the winners and enjoins them to be prepared in the national assessment.

 

By: LGOO V Jason Ryan R. Lam