Mediation manual for barangay and lupon officials

Gil Marvel P. Tabucanon

Mediation Manual for Barangay and Lupon Officials Preface This book is a manual on the art and skills of mediation intended for the barangay and lupon officials. It is written in “primer” form for easy reading. While most published works on the Katarungang Pambarangay focus on its legal aspect, i.e. explaining R.A. 7160 and its jurisprudence, this manual treats knowledge of the law as a component in the over-all understanding of the Katarungang Pambarangay functioning. The other aspect, which is knowing hands-on how to become an effective mediator is, we believe, equally important. And this is what the book seeks to achieve: to equip the barangay and lupon officials with the basic knowledge, skills and technique on how to become better mediators and practitioners of community conflict resolution. Our barangay and lupon officials are the vanguards of grassroots...