By Franklin P. Gumapon
PAGADIAN
CITY – The Regional Awards Committee (RAC) for the Lupong
Tagapamayapa Incentive Awards (LTIA) has recently proclaimed the winning
barangays for the three categories representing the highly urbanized city,
component city and 1st to 3rd class municipalities in the
region.
DILG-9
Regional Information Officer Lemuel Mejares disclosed that after evaluating the
nominees for best performing lupong tagapamayapa (barangay justice), Barangay
Pasonance of Zamboanga City emerged as regional winner for highly-urbanized
city category while Barangay Olingan of Dipolog City and Barangay Poblacion of
Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte were also proclaimed regional winners for
component city and 1st to 3rd class municipality
categories, respectively.
There
was no nominee for 4th to 6th class municipality
category.
It
was also learned that the RAC had only received one nominee each for
highly-urbanized city and 1st to 3rd class municipality
categories.
Dipolog
City’s Barangay Olingan, on the other hand, wrested the award over Barangay Tuburan
of Pagadian City in the component city category.
These
regional winners will vie for the national LTI awards before the National Awards
Committee (NAC).
DILG-9
Regional Director Paisal Abutazil served as RAC chair with the regional state
prosecutor as vice chair, and the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Executive Judge, a
representative from the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC), president of
the Liga ng mga Barangay (LnB) regional chapter and two representatives from
region-based non-government organizations as members.
The
nominees were judged according to these criteria: efficiency in operations,
effectiveness in carrying out “Katarungang Pambarangay” objectives, and
creativity and resourcefulness of the “Lupong Tagapamayapa.”
DILG Memorandum Circular 2008-102 dated June 17, 2008 mandated its regional offices to provide technical support and serve as secretariat to the RAC in the selection and submission to the national committee the best performing “lupons” in the region. (FPG/LM/PIA9)