However, it provides a general overview of the present opportunities, challenges and practice of restorative justice. Restorative justice processes, as practiced by the indigenous cultural communities and the Katarungang Pambarangay, are likewise examined, specifically to identify areas where principles of restorative justice may be further enhanced. As regards indigenous practices, the focus is on the indigenous groups in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), particularly in the areas of Besao, Mountain Province and Buguias, Benguet, and on the Maguindanaoans and Tedurays in Mindanao. With regard to the case studies and practices of Indigenous Peoples, the focus of such was more to identify practices which led to a settlement.
Ang isyu ng “child soldiers” o mga batang sundalo na siyang tema natin ngayon ay bahagi at kaugnay ng iba pang mga problemang kinakaharap ng bansa sa pagsisimula ng anim na taong liderato ni GMA. Magiging makabuluhan at matagumpay lamang ang pagtugon sa usaping ito kung maayos ding masosolusyunan ang kahirapan, repormang agraryo, usapang pangkapayapaan, kawalan o kakulangan ng mga serbisyong panlipunan tulad ng edukasyon, kalusugan, pagkain, at pabahay.