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Epifanio De Los Santos Avenue Greenways Project: Summary Poverty Reduction and Social Strategy Epifanio de los Santos Avenue Greenways Project (RRP PHI 51117-003) SUMMARY POVERTY REDUCTION AND SOCIAL STRATEGY Country: Philippines Project Title: Epifanio de los Santos Avenue Greenways Project Lending/Financing Project loan Department/ Southeast Asia Department/ Modality: Division: Transport and Communications Division I. POVERTY AND SOCIAL ANALYSIS AND STRATEGY Targeting classification: Targeted intervention—Geographic A. Links to the National Poverty Reduction and Inclusive Growth Strategy and Country Partnership Strategy The project impact is aligned with the strategies of the Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022a on inclusive mobility and accessibility achieved through the prioritization of people-mobility over vehicle-mobility. The government approved the National Transport Policy in 2017, designed to unify all transport-related projects in the country.b The National Transport Policy envisions the establishment of “a safe, secure, reliable, efficient, integrated, intermodal, affordable, cost-effective, environmentally sustainable, and people-oriented national transport system that ensures improved quality of life of the people”c to help the Philippines realize the overall Philippine Development Plan target of reducing poverty incidence from 21.6% in 2015 to 14.0% by 2022. The project will contribute to achieving that target because the National Capital Region (NCR) d accounts for the largest share of the country’s gross domestic product (36.4% in 2017). The project is aligned with ADB’s Country Partnership Strategy for the Philippines, 2011–2016e and will support inclusive growth by providing improved access for pedestrians through the provision of safer, more comfortable, and more user-friendly elevated walkways at four mass transit stations along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), a major traffic artery in Metro Manila. B. Results from the Poverty and Social Analysis during PPTA or Due Diligence 1. Key poverty and social issues. The project is pro-poor in that it will improve and enhance public transport and lessen accidents, especially for the urban poor as captive public transport users and pedestrians. Project outcomes stipulate (i) number of pedestrians increased; and (ii) pedestrian experience increased. In particular, improved pedestrian and interchange facilities between modes of public transport will contribute to ensuring smooth, safe, and efficient access within the EDSA corridor. Particular attention will be given to ensuring suitable design features for women, elderly, youth, and persons with disabilities (PWDs) and the mobility-impaired. 2. Beneficiaries. Public transport users and pedestrians, largely from poor and vulnerable segments of the population, will be the main beneficiaries. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA; 2018) pegs the national poverty threshold at ₱25,813.00 for the country and much higher for NCR at ₱28,682.00. According to the PSA, this means that a family of five (five being the average household size) in the Philippines requires no less than ₱10,755.62, on average and on a monthly basis, and ₱11,950.83 for NCR, to meet both basic food and non-food needs.f The project will target improved access for all to public transportation, with special consideration given to marginalized groups, the elderly, youth, and women through security and safety features. 3. Impact channels. The strategy of improving connectivity aims to improve links between settlements and key production areas to increase people’s access to jobs and services. Creating more efficient transport networks directs growth to areas with the greatest economic potential and improves quality of life by making social services more accessible. 4. Other social and poverty issues. Metro Manila has the highest homeless population of any metropolitan area in the world.g As of April 2015, the estimated number of people living in slums in Metro Manila had reached 2.8 million, of whom 1.2 million were children (PSA, 2016).h Many live on and under footbridges such as those targeted by the project. 5. Design features. The output of the project is 5 kilometers of elevated walkways constructed and/or improved along EDSA. The responsive physical design features integrated along the walkways in all four locations for enhanced safety, accessibility, and convenience based on consultations with the elderly, women, PWDs, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and related (LGBT+) individuals. The project will provide improved access within EDSA and connectivity improvements to the surrounding areas that will generally benefit poor and vulnerable groups since these groups often walk from point to point and are heavy users of public transport. Improved public transport and pedestrian facilities will shorten travel times for these groups and improve the safety and efficiency of their commute. It will also provide these groups with improved access to socioeconomic services (e.g. employment, education, and medical and social services). II. PARTICIPATION AND EMPOWERING THE POOR 1. Participatory approach. The conduct of public consultations and survey with the affected persons of the proposed Epifanio de los Santos Greenways Project demonstrated government’s responsiveness to the will of the people, giving credence to the process of consultation whereby the public is provided an opportunity to be heard and to participate in the decision making process on matters involving the protection and promotion of its legitimate collective interest, that include appropriate documentation and feedback mechanisms. Consultative meetings conducted during the whole second quarter of 2019 were multi-stakeholder in nature and attended by various groups such as the affected persons (sidewalk vendors and business owners), barangayi captains and officials, concerned government officials/staff and nongovernment organizations such as the seniors and PWD associations in the four rail stations along EDSA. Resource speakers from Department of Transportation (DOTr) and consultant team were invited to explain the project and related works/activities in the said areas. Open forum was provided for the participants to ventilate their views and opinions on the project, address their issues and concerns and subsequently, solicit their active participation in the scheduled ground activities. Social surveys were undertaken from April to May 2019 to gather pertinent socio-economic data on the affected persons and survey results were used for project planning and policy direction. Key informant interviews were also conducted with concerned barangay officials and select stall owners for a more in depth understanding of the current situations of the crossings/rail stations. Perception or pedestrian surveys were also undertaken among rail commuters and other pedestrians passing the rail stations to get their views and suggestions on the project. 2. Role of civil society. Groups such as the Metro Rail Transit Southbound Vendors Association (accredited by Barangay Pag-asa) and the Securities and Exchange Commission-registered North Avenue EDSA Vendors Association as well as individual or non- member vendors and micro-business owners were consulted in May 2019 for the feasibility-based resettlement action plan preparation; spearheaded by the DOTr and the consulting team. These groups are directly affected by the project since they ply their goods and wares in the pedestrian crossings and nearby areas of the rail stations. Project construction will affect their sources of livelihood, hence, it is 2 deemed important they are consulted particularly in the formulation of the livelihood restoration program through livelihood rehabilitation assistance in the form of livelihood packages and skills training and additional allowances for the vulnerable – ambulant vendors especially those not registered, women, elderly, disabled, and poor households. 3. Civil society organizations. The following forms of civil society organization participation are envisaged during project implementation, rated as high (H), medium (M), low (L), or not applicable (NA): (H) Information gathering and sharing (H) Consultation (H) Collaboration Partnership 4. Participation plan. Yes No Meaningful consultation and information sharing will be implemented through a stakeholder communications strategy, prepared for the project to guide DOTr in responding to social, environment and safety related community concerns during project construction. The project management office (PMO) through designated focal persons, shall coordinate the implementation of the strategy with the construction supervision for greenways construction supplementing two communications specialists for a total of 56 person-months. The project communication objectives aims to create a well-informed and supportive stakeholder community for the project, by: (i) delivering relevant information to stakeholders in an appropriate and timely manner; (ii) obtaining accurate and timely feedback from stakeholders; (iii) ensuring a regular two-way flow of information between the project team and stakeholders, and establishing consultative information sharing mechanisms; and (iv) share information with the public to foster support for / interest in the project. Target key stakeholders of the project includes affected households, public-at-large, private and government agencies, and civil society/nongovernment organizations. Face-to-face, community-level discussions and meetings will be regularly conducted with project affected persons and other key stakeholders
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