REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS ROAD NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN CONFLICT – AFFECTED AREAS IN MINDANAO (MANUANGAN-PARANG ROAD) INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION (IEE) REPORT CTI ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. in association with KRC Environmental Services ROAD NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN CONFLICT- AFFECTED AREAS IN MINDANAO INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION MANUANGAN-PARANG ROAD PROJECT FACT SHEETS NAME OF PROJECT ROAD NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN CONFLICT – AFFECTED AREAS IN MINDANAO Manuangan-Parang Road PROJECT LOCATION Municipality of Sultan Kudarat, Sultan Mastura, Parang, Maguindanao and Pigcawayan, Cotabato ROAD WIDTH 6.7 meters ROAD LENGTH (TOTAL) 16.8 kilometers NAME OF PROPONENT Department of Public Works and Highways-Unified Project Management Office (DPWH-UPMO) Hon. Emil K. Sadain, CESO I Undersecretary for UPMO Operations & Undersecretary for Technical Services In Partnership with: CTI Engineering International Co. Ltd. OFFICE ADDRESS DPWH, Manila, Philippines CONTACT PERSON & Mr. Mitsuo Kiuchi CONTACT NUMBERS E-mail:
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[email protected] For ECC matters: KRC Environmental Services Ricardo A. Capule Phone: (02) 5061409; (0917)713-2629 Email:
[email protected] Maria Carmela Q. Capule Phone: (917)527-6352 Email:
[email protected] Marilou P. Avenido Phone: (0917)510-9892 Email:
[email protected] ROAD NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN CONFLICT- AFFECTED AREAS IN MINDANAO INITIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EXAMINATION MANUANGAN-PARANG ROAD Project Background Within Mindanao, the ARMM remains the poorest region with poverty incidence of 55.8% in 2012. Likewise, the region’s GRDP in 2015 accounts for only 0.7% of the Philippines’ GDP with annual average growth in the last five years of merely 1.13% which is the smallest among the regions.