The effectiveness of conciliation process: A practical way of delivering justice

This study investigated the effectiveness of Lupon Tagapamayapa in conciliation process as practical way of delivering justice in Barangay Caritan Centro in the city of Tuguegarao. Specifically, it determined the functions of Lupon Tagapamayapa, the different cases brought before them, how they administer conciliation, their efforts in reconciling parties, how effective they are in issuing certification to file action, enforcing laws and their proper application of the legal procedures. The descriptive-qualitative research was employed to measure the effectiveness of Barangay Caritan Centro and to determine the practicality of the Process concerning Katarungang Pambarangay Law. This research found out that the Lupon members are confident to discharge their exceptional efforts manifested by being conscious and discipline enough over their mandated roles, functions and responsibilities to make every conciliation proceedings successful through the observance of all the considered aspect of effectiveness. Moreover, the Lupon is readily available and accommodating in providing greater performing its responsibility in accordance with the existing provisions of the law ensuring that disputes must be compulsory and obligatory upon the parties subject to the conciliation process; that Lupon Tagapamayapa is effective to a great extent in acting judiciously in their duty to amicably settle disputes; policy of it to follow the legal protocols with utmost diligence as stipulated for under the Katarungang Pambarangay Law, Local Government Code of 1991, and other similar statutes. Lastly, the Lupon members are carefully executing the step-by-step process in accordance with their lawful mandate; exercises a deeper evaluation and investigation of the cases brought before them in order to qualify with their compulsory function to harmoniously settle conflicts. In the view of the findings of this undertaking, he researchers recommended that the Lupon Tagapamayapa be more effective in its current and future conciliation efforts over celebrated cases, it must come up with pro-active advocacies and milestone effort in identifying issues, projects, programs, activities, actions, concerns and problematic situations. Furthermore, they must exercise their legal mandate without prejudice to the speedy disposition of cases and proper administration of justice.