By Mark L. Rimas
Barangay Hingatungan of Silago,
Southern Leyte, was recently selected
the National Champion for barangays
among 4th to 6th class municipalities
in the 2014 Lupong Tagamapayapa
Incentives Award held at the Marriott
Hotel last September 28.
Punong Barangay Alberto M. Orias
who represented the barangay received
the cash prize of 300,000 pesos and a
trophy. This was the fourth time
Hingatungan has won the awardhaving
won it in 2001, 2007, 2012 and
2014.
A National Awards Committee
composed of officials from the
Department of Interior and Local
Government, Department of Justice,
Supreme Court, National Police
Commission and Liga ng mga
Barangay chose the winners from
lupons nationwide based on the
barangay Lupon’s Efficiency in
Operations, Effectiveness in
obtaining the Objectives of the
program; and Creativity and
Resourcefulness of the Lupong
Tagapamayapa.
"The Lupong Tagapamayapa is a big help in facilitating the speedy administration of justice in the barangays and has also been a big help to our courts and has saved the government billions of pesos," according to DILG Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento. (Reposted from Southern Leyte Times, Oct.2, 2015 as Silago Barangay has Best Lupon in the Country)
