IEE Rehabilitation of Bobong Access Road Sub-Project
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Initial Environmental Examination May 2018 PHI: Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Project Rehabilitation of Bobong Access Road in Bobong, Kitaotao, Bukidnon Prepared by Municipality of Kitaotao, Province of Bukidnon for the Asian Development Bank. i CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 30 April 2018 Year) The date of the currency equivalents must be within 2 months from the date on the cover. Currency unit – peso (PhP) PhP 1.00 = $ 0.01937 $1.00 = PhP 51.6072 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank AFMA Agricultural and Fisheries Management Plan BCR Benefits Cost Ratio BDC Barangay Development Council CBMS Community Base Monitoring System CIDSS Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services CNC Certificate of Non-Coverage CSC Construction Supervision Consultant CSO Civil Society Organization DED Detail Engineering Design DENR Department of Environment and Natural Resources DILG Department of Interior and Local Government DPWH Department of Public Works and Highway DSWD Department of Social Welfare and Development ECA Environmentally Critical Area ECC Environmental Compliance Certificate ECP Environmentally Critical Project EHSM Environmental Health and Safety Manager EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIAMMP Environmental Impact Assessment Management and Monitoring Plan EIRR Economic Internal Rate of Return EIS Environmental Impact Statement EMB Environmental Management Bureau ESS Environmental Safeguards Specialist FDBB Full Disclosure Bulletin Board FIBECO First Bukidnon Electric Cooperative FMR Farm to Market Road GAD Gender and Development IEE Initial Environmental Examination INREMP Integrated Natural Resources and Environment Management Project IP Indigenous People IRA Internal Revenue Allotment IROW Infrastructure Right of Way ISF Integrated Social Forest LFC Local Finance Committee LGU Local Government Unit LP Loan Proceed LPRAT Local Poverty Reduction Action Team MCW Magna Carta of Women MDC Municipal Development Council ii MOA Memorandum of Agreement MPN Most Probable Number NAAQ National Ambient Air Quality Guidelines NCB National Competitive Bidding NDP Nurse Deployment Project-Nurses to The Barrios NECA Non-Environmental Critical Area NECP Non-Environmental Critical Project NGCP National Grid Corporation of the Philippines NIA National Irrigation Administration NPCO National Project Coordinating Office NPV Net Present Value NRIMP National Road Improvement and Management Program NRM Natural Resources Management OMC Overhead, Contingencies and Miscellaneous and Contractor’s PAGASA Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration PASU Protected Area Surveillance Unit PDR Project Description Report PMIC Project Management Implementation Consultant PPMO Provincial Project Management Office PMO Project Management Office PPMC Provincial Project Management Council PMU Project Management Unit POs Peoples’ Organizations POWs Program of Works PSA Philippine Statistics Authority PWD Persons with Disability RC Reinforced Concrete RCPC Reinforced Concrete Pipe Culvert RHMDP Rural Health Midwives Placement Program RPCO Regional Project Coordinating Office REA Rapid Environmental Assessment ROW Right of Way SB Sangguniang Bayan SBD Standard Bidding Document SEMS Social and Environmental Management Systems SPD Subproject Proposal Document SPMU Sub-Project Management Unit SPS Safeguard Policy Statement SSS Social Safeguards Specialist TA Technical Assistance TDS Total Dissolved Solids TOR Terms of Reference TSP Total Suspended Particulates WMA Watershed Management Area WMP Watershed Management Plan WMPCO Watershed Management and Project Coordination Offices iii WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ˚C – degree centigrade ha – hectare km – kilometer m – meter m asl – meter above sea level mm – millimeter mg/L – milligram per liter mg/Nm3 – milligram per normal cubic meter ppt – parts per thousand μg/Nm3 – microgram per normal cubic meter µS/cm – microSiemens/cm % – percent NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars unless otherwise stated. This initial environmental examination is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................... 1 II. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK ............................................. 3 A. Environmental Clearance Requirements ................................................................... 3 1. Government Environmental Laws, Regulations and Guidelines ........................... 3 2. ADB Environmental Assessment Requirements .................................................. 6 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ............................................................................... 6 A. Overview ................................................................................................................... 6 B. Project Location ......................................................................................................... 7 C. Project Rationale ....................................................................................................... 7 D. Project Development Plan ......................................................................................... 9 1. Project Components ............................................................................................ 9 1. Description of the Project Phases ...................................................................... 11 3. Manpower Requirements ................................................................................... 12 4. Project Cost ....................................................................................................... 12 5. Project Duration and Schedule .......................................................................... 13 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ................................................................... 13 A. Topography and Slope ............................................................................................ 13 B. Geology ................................................................................................................... 15 C. Soils ........................................................................................................................ 16 D. Water Quality ........................................................................................................... 17 E. Land Classification and Land Use ........................................................................... 20 F. Climate .................................................................................................................... 21 G. Natural Hazards ...................................................................................................... 24 H. Biological Environment ............................................................................................ 24 1. Flora and Fauna ................................................................................................ 24 I. Socio-Economic Conditions ..................................................................................... 25 1. Population ......................................................................................................... 25 2. Population Density ............................................................................................. 26 3. Indigenous Peoples and People’s Organization ................................................. 26 4. Education .......................................................................................................... 27 6. Housing ............................................................................................................. 28 7. Income and Expenditure .................................................................................... 28 8. Tourism ............................................................................................................. 29 9. Commerce and Industry..................................................................................... 30 10. Electricity ........................................................................................................... 30 11. Communication .................................................................................................. 30 12. Road and Transportation ................................................................................... 30 V. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ........... 31 A. Pre-Construction ..................................................................................................... 33 1. Confirmation of no required resettlement, relocations, and compensation ......... 33 2. Identification and prioritization of road section where re-gravelling, gravelling and concreting will be done ............................................................................................ 34 3. Preparation of detailed engineering designs and programs of work ................... 34 4. Recruitment of workers .....................................................................................