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Forum-Validation on Results of the Scoping Study on Extractive FORUM-VALIDATION ON RESULTS OF THE SCOPING STUDY ON EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES IN THE PROVINCES OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE AND DINAGAT ISLANDS Gateway Hotel, Surigao City October 13-14, 2016 Table of Contents Page Context 3-5 Rationale 3 Overall Goal 4 Specific Objectives 4 Expected Outcomes and Outputs 4 Methodology 5 Logistics/Materials 5 Proceedings: Day 1-October 13, 2016 6-27 Registration/Billeting 6 Opening Ceremonies 6 Expectation Check 7 House Rules 7 Objectives of the Forum-Validation 7 Opening Message 8 Discussion Proper 9-10 Salient Findings of the Scoping Study 9-10 Open Forum 11-13 Workshops: Stakeholders’ Responses to the Salient Findings of the Scoping Study 13 Workshop Outputs 14-27 DENR/MGB//EMB/PLGU SDN 14-16 Greenstone Resources Corporation, Tubod, Surigao del Norte 16-18 Cagdianao Mining Corporation, Cagdianao, Province of Dinagat Islands 19-20 AAM-PHIL Mining Corporation, Loreto, Province of Dinagat Islands 21-22 Taganito Mining Corporation, Claver, Surigao del Norte 23-27 Proceedings: Day 2-October 14, 2016 28 Preliminaries 28 Recapitulation 28 Presentation of Opportunities for Convergence, Transparency, Participatory Approaches 29 for Extractives Industries Action Planning 30-34 Synthesis 35 Closing Ceremonies 36-38 Feedback Evaluation 39 Annexes 2 | FORUM-VALIDATION ON RESULTS OF THE SCOPING STUDY ON EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES IN THE PROVINCES OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE AND DINAGAT ISLANDS. Gateway Hotel, Surigao City. October 13-14, 2016 CONTEXT Philippine Grassroots Engagement In Rural Development Foundation, Inc. (PhilGrassroots-ERDF) PCU-UTS Campus, Dasmarinas, Cavite , Philippines 4118 Office Cel. Numbers: 09152684868/09189141451; email address: [email protected] Dinagat Field Office: Purok Uno, Poblacion, San Jose, Dinagat Islands Office Cel Numbers: 09473608703/09189141451;email address: [email protected] 3 | FORUM-VALIDATION ON RESULTS OF THE SCOPING STUDY ON EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES IN THE PROVINCES OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE AND DINAGAT ISLANDS. Gateway Hotel, Surigao City. October 13-14, 2016 1. TITLE OF ACTIVITY: 2. ACTIVITY CODE: FORUM-VALIDATION ON RESULTS OF SCOPING STUDY ON EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES IN THE PROVINCES OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE AND DINAGAT ISLANDS 3. PROPONENT and Office 4. CONTACT 5. LOCATION 6. PARTICIPANTS Address: PERSON(S): GATEWAY HOTEL, - Senior Managers of Concerned Philippine Grassroots Surigao City Mining Companies Engagement in Rural Development Foundation, 7. DATE - LGU Representatives Inc. (PhilGrassroots-ERDF) - CSO Representatives Y.C. James Yen Center, October 13 - 14, 2016 - Community Representatives Silang, Cavite 4118 Philippines Tel No. 0063 46 4143215 - NGA Officials Celphone Nos.: 0918 9141451 - PhilGrassroots Staff email: [email protected] -USAID Representative -Bantay Kita Representative Rationale The Scoping Study has unveiled important and sometimes critical information. This information could not be divulged to the public without first being subjected to validation by the subject Mining Companies, the concerned Local Government Units, National Government Agencies, Civil Society Organizations, and Community Representatives. Indeed, it is incumbent upon the Scoping Study Team to hold a Forum-Validation before the Report shall be finalized to give the concerned a proper forum to air their sides on all relevant issues. Alongside with the validation process is the intention to come up with Plan of Actions in order to address some pressing issues that are unveiled by the Scoping Study. Overall Goal 4 | FORUM-VALIDATION ON RESULTS OF THE SCOPING STUDY ON EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES IN THE PROVINCES OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE AND DINAGAT ISLANDS. Gateway Hotel, Surigao City. October 13-14, 2016 The main goal of the activity is to present to the concerned the salient findings of the Scoping Study for their comments and suggestions as well as come up with Plan of Actions relevant to the salient findings of the study, to include but not limited to the coming of Convergence Strategies. Specific Objectives 1. To gather various stakeholders in order to discuss and critique the results of the Scoping Study; 2. To allow the stakeholders to air their sides on the salient findings of the Scoping Study; 3. To let the Scoping Study Team acquire some information/data/insights that need to be considered in the writing of the Final Report; 4. To come-up with Plan of Actions relevant to the salient findings of the scoping; and 5. To explore some areas that would cater to some form of Convergence Strategies among stakeholders. Expected Outcomes and Outputs The activity is expected to generate relevant and reliable data/information that need to find some spaces in the Final Report as well as some form of ownership of the same report on the part of the stakeholders. The same activity is expected to come-up with Plan of Actions relevant to the salient findings of the scoping and is expected to explore some areas that would cater to some form of Convergence Strategies that may be useful in answering pressing issues that characterize the extractive industries. Methodology 1. Lecture/Presentation of Salient Findings 2. Validation Workshops 3. Planning Sessions 4. Plenary Presentations/Discussions Logistics/Materials 1. Summary of Salient Findings per Mining Company 5 | FORUM-VALIDATION ON RESULTS OF THE SCOPING STUDY ON EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES IN THE PROVINCES OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE AND DINAGAT ISLANDS. Gateway Hotel, Surigao City. October 13-14, 2016 2. PowerPoint Presentation of the Salient Findings 3. Programme/Flow of the Activity 4. Planning Matrix 5. Planning Supplies (pentel pens, papers, etc.) 6. Accommodation, Food of Participants 7. Transportation Allowances of Participants 8. Honorarium for Facilitators and Documenters PROCEEDINGS: Day 1-October 13, 2016 Registration/Billeting Early at 8:00 o’clock in the morning of October 13, 2016, the registration of participants commenced byregistering their names in the attendance sheets and providing them with kits. Arrangement of accommodation and meals were also facilitated for the convenience of the participants. 6 | FORUM-VALIDATION ON RESULTS OF THE SCOPING STUDY ON EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES IN THE PROVINCES OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE AND DINAGAT ISLANDS. Gateway Hotel, Surigao City. October 13-14, 2016 Total of fifty-four (54) participants attended the 2-day forum-validation with 31 (57%) male and 24 (43%) female.Annex A: Attendance Sheet Opening Ceremonies The opening program started at1:45 in the afternoon with Ms. Paula S. Dumaguing, Project Officer, Foundation for the Development of Agusanons, Inc. (FDAI) acted as EMCEE/facilitator. An opening prayer was led by Ms. Nida Lonales from Loreto, Dinagat Islandsand followed by the singing of the Philippine National Anthem conducted by Dresian M. Simbajon, from Esperanza, Loreto, Dinagat Islands. The introduction of participants was done individually to mention the name, sector represented and their favourite song (“kung ikaw us aka kanta, unsa ikaw?) Expectation Check 7 | FORUM-VALIDATION ON RESULTS OF THE SCOPING STUDY ON EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES IN THE PROVINCES OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE AND DINAGAT ISLANDS. Gateway Hotel, Surigao City. October 13-14, 2016 The participants was given time to write their expectations using meta-cards and posting it to the board. Expectations were categorized into four (5), namely: venue/food, flow/facilitations/resource person, content/presentation, participants, and methodologies. Below were the processed expectations, to wit: Venue/ Flow/ Facilitations/ Content/ Participants Methodologies Food Resource person Presentation Venue: • Clear presentation/ • Clear/ • Open minded • Not boring discussion understandable • Not kill-joy • Over cold • Two-way • Joker/have sense of • Simple • Pro-active • Regular method humor/not boring/ • Substantial and • Participative coolness • Simple joke sometimes/jolly informative • Cooperative • • • Lectures more Food: Not so fast Brief & concise • Active • Sequence/well • factual participants on “bisaya” • More fruits, organized • Time conscious • Step by step • vegetables, Handsome/ beautiful • Games fishes and • Knowledgeable coffee • Excellent speaker • Apple juice, with vital statistics camote, • Responsive/ calibre welcome • Delicious • Conversational and • Articulate nutritious House Rules • Start and end on time • Participants and organizers should be time conscious Objectives of the Forum-Validation 1. For various stakeholders to: • discuss and critique the preliminary results of the Scoping Study • air their sides on the salient findings • explore areas of possible convergence • agree on a Plan of Action relevant to the salient findings 2. For the Research team to gather more inputs and insights on the study results which will be considered in drafting the final report 8 | FORUM-VALIDATION ON RESULTS OF THE SCOPING STUDY ON EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES IN THE PROVINCES OF SURIGAO DEL NORTE AND DINAGAT ISLANDS. Gateway Hotel, Surigao City. October 13-14, 2016 Opening Message Ms. KathlynPauso, Grants Coordinator, DAI – USAIDgave her welcome message by expressing her grateful appreciation of seeing each other again after four (4) months. She highlighted on the consideration of mining as big faction of livelihood, however it posed high environmental cause to host communities. Therefore, she cited that this study attempts to understand the cost-revenue of the project so that the community shall work together to perhaps resolve any issues/concerns. Setting the mode of the forum-validation workshop through presentation about the “Sweet potato, egg and
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