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Initial Environmental Examination May 2018 PHI: Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Project Rehabilitation of Impahanong – Bayawa – Linabo Access Road Prepared by Municipality of Malitbog, Province of Bukidnon for the Asian Development Bank. 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 BDC Barangay Development Council BUB Bottom-Up Budgeting BAWASA Barangay Waterworks and Sanitation Association 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 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 EIS Environmental Impact Statement EMB Environmental Management Bureau ESS Environmental Safeguards Specialist GAD Gender and Development IEE Initial Environmental Examination INREMP Integrated Natural Resources and Environment Management Project IP Indigenous People IROW Infrastructure Right of Way LGU Local Government Unit LPRAT Local Poverty Reduction Action Team MDC Municipal Development Council MPN Most Probable Number NAAQ National Ambient Air Quality Guidelines NCB National Competitive Bidding NDP-NTTB National Deployment Program-Nurses to the Barrios NECA Non-Environmental Critical Area NECP Non-Environmental Critical Project NIA National Irrigation Administration NPCO National Project Coordinating Office 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 PDR Project Description Report i PMIC Project Management Implementation Consultant PPCO Provincial Project Management Office PMO Project Management Office PMU Project Management Unit POs Peoples’ Organizations B+WISER Biodiversity and Watersheds Improved for Stronger Economy and Ecosystem PSA Philippine Statistics Authority PWD Persons with Disability RC Reinforced Concrete RCPC Reinforced Concrete Pipe Culvert RHMDP Rural Health Midwife Deployment 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 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 WMPCO Watershed Management and Project Coordination Offices ii 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 % – 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. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 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 ......................................................................... 5 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ................................................................................................ 5 A. Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 5 B. Project Location ............................................................................................................................. 6 C. Project Rationale ........................................................................................................................... 7 D. Project Development Plan ............................................................................................................. 7 1. Project Components .................................................................................................................... 7 2. Description of the Project Phases ............................................................................................... 8 E. Manpower Requirements .............................................................................................................. 9 F. Project Cost ................................................................................................................................... 9 G. Project Duration and Schedule.................................................................................................... 10 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................... 11 A. Topographic and Slope ............................................................................................................... 11 B. Geology ....................................................................................................................................... 13 C. Soils ............................................................................................................................................. 14 D. Land Use ..................................................................................................................................... 15 E. Land Classification ...................................................................................................................... 15 H. Climate ........................................................................................................................................ 16 1. Baseline Climate ....................................................................................................................... 16 2. Climate scenario for Bukidnon Province in 2020 and 2050 ...................................................... 17 F. Water Quality ............................................................................................................................... 19 I. River Networks ............................................................................................................................ 20 J. Natural Hazards .......................................................................................................................... 21 K. Biological Environment ................................................................................................................ 23 1. Flora & Fauna............................................................................................................................ 23 L. Socio-Economic Conditions ........................................................................................................ 24 1. Population ................................................................................................................................. 24 2. Population Density .................................................................................................................... 24 3. Indigenous Peoples and People’s Organization ....................................................................... 25 4. Education .................................................................................................................................. 25 5. Health and Sanitation ................................................................................................................ 26 6. Housing ..................................................................................................................................... 26 7. Income and Expenditure ........................................................................................................... 27 8. Tourism ..................................................................................................................................... 27 9. Commerce and Industry ............................................................................................................ 28 10. Electricity ................................................................................................................................... 28 11. Communication .........................................................................................................................

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