Pagpati'ut - Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue

addressing violence, the respondents were probed to identify recourse/
was designed to look deeper into the availability of mechanisms, their
accessibility to the community, and the inclination of the community to use
such mechanisms.
This points to a sense of helplessness that the community has developed.
In the words of residents from Barangay Bunot, “the people in the
community don’t get involved, they are ignored”.
P R E S E N T A T I O N & A N A L Y S I S O F F I N D I N G S
For the residents of Barangay Sionogan, they see the importance of the
imposition of rules and regulations. The Barangay has promulgated a
gives the residents a legal recourse for redress if ill is done to them.
Similarly, residents of Barangay Punay Poblacion refer to the rules and
regulations imposed by the municipal LGU. In addition, however, residents
violence. This implies a communication line between the community and
the LGU. The communities feel that they have access to their leaders and
The municipal Mayor, in turn, is expected to enforce the set rules and
regulations, and in the process, mitigate the effects of the violence to the
community.
On the other hand, the residents of Barangay Silangkan recognize their
themselves as a Peace Centered Community. To ensure that this
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