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iii. Make periodic assessment of the prevailing peace and order situation and submitreport thereon with recommendation to the Chairperson of the National Peaceand Order Counciliv. Perform all other functions assigned by law or the Presidents of the NationalPeace and Order Council.Section 60. People’s Law Enforcement Board.<strong>The</strong>re shall be created a Peoples Law Enforcement Board (PLEB) composed of thefollowing:a. Any member of the <strong>Sangguniang</strong> Bayan chosen among the <strong>Sangguniang</strong>Members, President of the Municipal Chapter Liga ng mga Barangays; onerespected member who is a member the BAR or in the absence thereof, acollege graduate or the principal of the central elementary school; and two (2)other members who shall be chosen by the peace and order council from amongthe respected members of the community.b. <strong>The</strong> Chairperson of the PLEB shall be elected from among its members and theirterm of office shall be for a period of two years from assumption of office. Suchmember shall hold office until their successors shall have been chosen andqualified.c. <strong>The</strong> procedure in the investigation and disposition of cases against policemenshall be in accordance with the regulations issued therefore.Section 61. Administration of the Katarungang Pambarangay Law.a. <strong>The</strong>re is hereby created in each barangay a lupong tagapamayapa, herein afterreferred to as the lupon, composed of the punong barangay as Chairperson andten (10) to twenty (20) members. <strong>The</strong> lupon shall be constituted every three (3)years in the manner provided of the lupon.b. Any person actually residing or working in the barangay, not otherwise expresslydisqualified by law, and possessing integrity, impartially, independence of mind,sense of fairness, and reputation for probity, may be appointed as member of thelupon.c. A notice to constitute the lupon, which shall include the names of proposedmembers who have expressed their willingness to serve shall be prepared by thepunong barangay within the first fifteen (15) days from the start of his/her term ofoffice. Such notice shall be posted in three (3) conspicuous places in thebarangay continuously for a period of not less than three (3) weeks.d. <strong>The</strong> punong barangay, taking into consideration any opposition to the proposedappointment or any recommendations for appointments as may have beenmade within the period of posting, shall within ten (1) days thereafter, appoint asmembers of those whom he/she determines to be suitable therefore.Appointments shall be in writing, signed by the punong barangay, and attested toby the barangay secretary.e. <strong>The</strong> list of appointed members shall be posted in three (3) conspicuous places inthe barangay for the entire duration of their term of office; andf. In barangays where majority of the inhabitants are members of indigenouscommunities, local systems of settling disputes through their councils of datus orelders, shall be recognized without prejudice to the applicable provisions of R.A.7160.196