The present revision of this book is precisely intended to comply with the foregoing mandates. If the objectives of the Katarungang Pambarangay of encouraging the amicable settlement of disputes at the barangay level, and ultimately the declogging of court dockets, are to be achieved, the pursuit of that program should be relentless. So also should the writers on the subject be tenacious in keeping the advocates of barangay conciliation abreast with the latest developments on the subject.