KATARUNGANG PAMBARANGAY - LGRC DILG 10

Lupong Tagapamayapa (Lupon) is a body
organized in every barangay composed of Punong
Barangay as the chairperson and not less than ten
(10) and more than twenty from which the members
of every Pangkat shall be chosen.
Mediation is a process wherein the Lupon
chairperson or Barangay Chairperson assists the
disputing parties to reach a settlement by consensus
that jointly satisfies their needs.
Minor is a person below eighteen (18) years of age.
Next of Kin is an individual who is a relative or a
responsible friend with whom the minor or
incompetent lives
Pangkat Tagapagkasundo (Pangkat) is a
conciliation panel constituted from the Lupon
membership for every dispute brought before the
Lupon consisting of three (3) members after the
Punong Barangay has failed in his mediation efforts.
Preliminary injunction is a provisional remedy in
the form of an order issued by a judge before whom
the case is pending at any stage before the final
judgment requiring a person to refrain from a
particular act.
Repudiation is an act of rejecting the validity or
refusing to accept the terms and conditions of
agreement on the ground of vitiation of consent by
fraud, violence or intimidation.
Respondent — defendant
Statute of Limitations is the law which bars or
does not allow the institution or filing of an action or
case against another after the expiration of the
period prescribe d for such action or offense
Support Pendente Lite is a provisional remedy in a
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