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Initial Environmental Examination Project number: 41220-013 December 2018 PHI: Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Project Subproject: Tulludan – Ahin Road Improvement, Tinoc, Ifugao Prepared by Municipality of Tinoc, Ifugao for the Asian Development Bank. i CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 28 November 2018) The date of the currency equivalents must be within 2 months from the date on the cover. Currency unit – peso (PhP) PhP 1.00 = $ 0.01904 $1.00 = PhP 52.4938 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank CNC Certificate of Non Coverage CSO Civil Society Organization DED Detailed 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 and Social Specialist GAD Gender and Development IEE Initial Environmental Examination INREMP Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental 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 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 PCCP Portland Cement Concrete Pavement PDR Project Description Report PM10M Particulate Matter 10 Microns PMIC Project Management Implementation Consultant PPMO Provincial Project Management Office PMO Project Management Office PMU Project Management Unit PO Peoples’ Organization PSA Philippine Statistics Authority PWD Persons with Disability ii RC Reinforced Concrete RCPC Reinforced Concrete Pipe Culvert 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 Office 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 ....................................................... 2 A. Environmental Clearance Requirements ....................................................................... 2 1. Government Environmental Laws, Regulations and Guidelines ................................ 2 2. ADB Environmental Assessment Requirements ........................................................ 5 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT .............................................................................................. 5 A. Overview ........................................................................................................................ 5 B. Project Location ............................................................................................................. 5 C. Project Rationale ........................................................................................................... 7 D. Project Development Plan ............................................................................................. 8 1. Project Components ................................................................................................... 8 2. Description of the Project Phases ............................................................................. 11 E. Manpower Requirements ............................................................................................. 12 F. Project Cost .................................................................................................................. 12 G. Project Duration and Schedule .................................................................................... 12 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT .................................................................................. 13 A. Elevation and Slope .................................................................................................... 13 B. Climate ......................................................................................................................... 15 C. Soil Types .................................................................................................................... 15 D. Land Use ..................................................................................................................... 15 E. Flora and Fauna ........................................................................................................... 15 G. Water Sources ............................................................................................................. 16 H. Mining .......................................................................................................................... 16 I. Socio-Economic Conditions .......................................................................................... 16 1. Demographic Characteristics .................................................................................... 16 2. Basic Social Services ............................................................................................... 17 3. Economic Situation ................................................................................................... 18 4. Income and Expenditures ......................................................................................... 20 5. Transport System ..................................................................................................... 21 V. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ....................... 21 A. Pre-Construction ......................................................................................................... 23 1. Confirmation of no required resettlement, relocations, and compensation ............... 23 2. Identification and prioritization of road section where re-gravelling will be done ...... 23 3. Preparation of detailed engineering designs and programs of work ......................... 23 4. Recruitment of workers ............................................................................................. 23 B. Construction ................................................................................................................. 24 1. Construction materials acquisition, transport access, and storage system .............. 24 2. Clearing and removal of obstructions ....................................................................... 24 3. Soil erosion ............................................................................................................... 24 4. Ground surface leveling and gravelling of existing road ........................................... 25 5. Civil works ................................................................................................................. 25 6. Implementation of noise and dust control measure .................................................. 25 7. Dust and noise from borrow pits ............................................................................... 25 8. Implementation of spoil management and control measure ..................................... 26 9. Solid and liquid construction waste management system ........................................ 26 10. Water quality ........................................................................................................... 26 11. Construction drainage system ................................................................................ 26 12. Workers health, safety and hygiene ....................................................................... 27 13. Traffic safety and management .............................................................................. 27 14. Ecological environment (Flora and Fauna) ............................................................. 27 15. Damaged to properties ........................................................................................... 28