Presidential Decree No. 1508
E1015278
Presidential Decree No. 1508 is a Philippine law that established the Katarungang Pambarangay (Barangay Justice System) as a community-based mechanism for amicably settling local disputes outside the formal courts.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Philippine law
ⓘ
Philippine presidential decree ⓘ |
| aimsToPromote |
participatory justice involving community members
ⓘ
peace and order at the barangay level ⓘ |
| aimsToReduce | court docket congestion ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
disputes between residents of the same city or municipality
ⓘ
disputes where parties reside in barangays of the same city or municipality ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| disputeResolutionBody |
Lupong Tagapamayapa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pangkat ng Tagapagkasundo ⓘ Punong Barangay ⓘ |
| disputeScope |
certain criminal offenses punishable by light penalties
ⓘ
minor civil disputes ⓘ |
| enforcement | non-compliance with a duly executed settlement may be enforced through court action ⓘ |
| establishes |
Barangay Justice System
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Katarungang Pambarangay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excludes |
disputes involving public officers relating to their official functions
ⓘ
disputes involving real property located in different cities or municipalities ⓘ disputes where one party is the government or a government instrumentality ⓘ disputes where parties reside in different cities or municipalities without agreement to submit to barangay conciliation ⓘ offenses punishable by a fine exceeding a statutory threshold ⓘ offenses punishable by imprisonment exceeding one year ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Lupong Tagapamayapa members
ⓘ
barangay officials ⓘ |
| influenced | later barangay justice provisions in the Local Government Code ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
alternative dispute resolution
ⓘ
barangay-level justice ⓘ local dispute resolution ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Philippine legal system ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | barangay ⓘ |
| mechanismType |
community-based dispute settlement
ⓘ
non-judicial conciliation ⓘ |
| policyObjective |
to encourage amicable settlement rather than adversarial litigation
ⓘ
to preserve social harmony at the community level ⓘ to strengthen the barangay as the basic political unit for dispute resolution ⓘ |
| prohibits | representation by counsel in barangay conciliation except in specified cases ⓘ |
| purpose |
To decongest the regular courts by requiring prior barangay conciliation
ⓘ
To establish a community-based mechanism for amicable settlement of local disputes ⓘ To promote speedy and inexpensive resolution of minor disputes ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Katarungang Pambarangay Law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Local Government Code of 1991 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
personal appearance of parties in barangay conciliation
ⓘ
prior barangay conciliation before filing certain cases in court ⓘ |
| settlementEffect | amicable settlement has the force and effect of a final judgment of a court ⓘ |
| settlementForm | amicable settlement ⓘ |
| shortDescription | Law establishing the Katarungang Pambarangay (Barangay Justice System) for amicable settlement of local disputes ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.