The Effectiveness of the Barangay Justice System in Barangay 176 Bagong Silang, Caloocan City

Abstract

Barangay Bagong Silang was established during the rule of Ferdinand Marcos, the tenth president of the Philippines. The name of the barangay was meant to signify a newborn for most of its residents who were resettled from their original slum areas in Tondo, Manila, a commonwealth in Quezon City and San Juan. Bagong Silang is also the largest barangay in terms of population with over 270,743 residents which accounts for about 16 percent of Caloocan's total population. The barangay 176 in Bagong Silang, Caloocan, like many other barangays in the Philippines, encounters problems and challenges because of many factors like its huge population. The researcher came up with the title “The Effectiveness of Barangay Justice System in Barangay 176 Caloocan City". The researchers used the descriptive method in determining the effectiveness of the barangay justice system in Barangay 176, Bagong Silang, Caloocan City. The research enabled the researchers to gather data on the subject under study using different research instruments. The questionnaire was used in gathering data and information necessary to complete the study. The researchers used random sampling to determine the respondents of the study. Random sampling refers to a variety of selection techniques in which sample members are selected by chance, but with a known probability of selection. The respondents were described according to different demographic profiles. The majority of the respondents were from the age bracket 18 to 22 years old, 56% were male, 64% were single, and 36% were vocational course graduates. On effectiveness of the barangay justice system in Barangay 176 Bagong Silang Caloocan City in terms of the level of compliance to the procedure of the Katarungang Pambarangay on the variables receiving complaints, issuance of summons, the conduct of conciliation, settlement, execution, most responses were regarded as agree. On the effectiveness of the barangay justice system in Barangay 176 Bagong Silang Caloocan City in terms of satisfaction of the complainant and respondents on variables such as receiving a complaint, issuance of summons, conciliation, settlement, and execution, most were regarded as agree. The findings of the study demonstrate the effectiveness of the Barangay Justice System in Barangay 176, Bagong Silang, Caloocan City. These findings can be used as a reference for the proposed measures of the researchers to enhance the barangay justice system and for the benefits of the citizen in the said barangay.