English - Balay Mindanaw

LUMADNONG PAGKINABUHI NGADTO SA KALINAWTatay Manuel, ‘Tay Dikno and Tatay Cornelio share their experiences as membersof the Tribal Council in Barangay Minalwang, Claveria.Although their processes might be quite different, thepurpose of both husay of the barangay court and the datu’scourt is the same -- both want to put an end to the conflict andrestore peace.There are, however, varied opinions as to whose mediationprocess is more reliable. The younger generation in Kalabugaoput their trust more on the barangay officials.“It’s really different. I can really trust the way the barangayofficials mediate conflicts because they use various methodsin calming down people. Not to offend the datus, but therewere cases when a conflict was supposedly ‘settled’ by thedatus, but deep inside, the parties involved still hold grudgesagainst each other.”102Some of the youths in Kiudto said that they trusted the