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Of the 118,102 disputes filed in the Lupong Tagapamayapa or barangay justice system in the National Capital Region in 2011, a total of 79,007 cases (67 percent) were settled, according to data from the National Statistical Coordination Board. The barangay justice system works as a community-based mechanism for mediation to help ease the load of regular courts. Schatzi Quodala, Inquirer Research