(REPUBLIC CEMENT & BUILDING MATERIALS- PLANT) MPSA no. 026-94-111

I. INTRODUCTION

a. Brief history/overview of the company The existing quarry and cement manufacturing plant of RCBM - Bulacan Plant are situated within Minuyan in the Municipality of , Province of Bulacan. It is around 40 kilometers northeast of Metro . The whole area is approximately bounded by 14o15'45" to 14o54'15” North latitudes and 121o05'00” to 121o30'00” East longitudes. RCBM – Bulacan Plant’s operation is surrounded by similar ongoing operations such as, Lafarge- Holcim Cement Corporation to the N-NW and of the Republic Cement – Norzagaray plant (previously COC) to the S-SE. Access to the RCC- Bulacan Plant operations and properties are either through from Quezon City or through the North Expressway via Sta. Maria, Bulacan. The main plant itself is about one kilometer from the National Highway. The municipality of Norzagaray is situated at the southeastern end of Bulacan bordering the Municipality of Montalban in Rizal Province. It is bounded on the north by the Municipality of Dona Remedios Trinidad, by the Municipalities of Angat and Santa Maria on the west and by the City of on the southwest. It is part of the third Congressional District of Bulacan together with Angat, San Rafael, San Ildefonso and San Miguel, all on the eastern side of Bulacan. Norzagaray is divided into thirteen barangays with an estimated total land area of some 30,819 hectares excluding some 1,607 hectares of contested areas with Dona Remedios Trinidad and San Jose del Monte. The Municipality could be reached via two (2) routes. When coming from Manila, one could take Quirino Highway that would pass Lagro area and eventually lead to Norzagaray, Bulacan. Another approach to reach the aforesaid municipality is by taking the North Expressway, taking the interchange, which then passes through Sta. Maria, Bulacan.

Barangay Minuyan, the host barangay, is bounded by Barangays Bigte, San Mateo, Matictic, and Bitungol. It has an area of approximately 861 hectares and has 17 sitios. Minuyan is about 3 % of the total land area of the municipality of Norzagaray. Barangay Minuyan is easily accessible because the Quirino highway traverses within the barangay.

b. Objectives of the relief operations, mode of distribution or manner of implementation The objective of the Republic Cement Bulacan Plant is to help in the relief operations of its host and neighboring barangay, as well as the Norzagaray LGU. Bulacan Plant helped in supplying rice, bottled water and medicines to augment the BLGUs capacity to sustain the flow of the basic needs of the community. Except for the daily distributions of meals for the barangay tanods manning the checkpoints, BUL Plant turned over the items to the LGUs.

c. Host and neighbouring barangays BUL Plant helped Brgy Minuyan and Brgy Bigte, its host and neighboring barangay, respectively. d. Source of budget (ex. ASDMP contingency funds, ASDMP unspent funds, AEPEP contingency fund, etc.)

Description Area Quantity COST (in Source of of Donation/ Covered PhP) Fund Assistance Sacks of Rice Municipality 50 sacks 107, 500.00 CSR of Norzagaray Sacks of Rice Brgy 10 sacks 21, 500.00 ASDMP Minuyan Sacks of Rice Brgy Bigte 3 sacks 6, 450,00 ASDMP Various Brgy 3 boxes 40,000.00 ASDMP Medicines Minuyan Bottled Water Brgy 100 bottles 2,000.00 ASDMP Minuyan Bottled Water Brgy Bigte 50 bottles 1,000.00 ASDMP Packed Meal Brgy 1,200 sets 24,000.00 CSR Minuyan PPE (face Brgy 20 sets 2,000.00 CSR mask) Minuyan

II. ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Description of Area Covered Date of Remarks (Barangay, Number of Budget (Company Donation/ Implementa initiative, Municipality, Beneficiaries Utilized Assistance tion community Province) request, etc.) 50 50-kg sacks Norzagaray, 500 families CSR March 20 Company of rice given to Bulacan Initiative the Office of the Mayor, Norzagaray, Bulacan 5 50-kg sacks Barangay 50 families ASDMP March 18 Company of Rice given to Minuyan contingency Initiative Brgy Minuyan fund to augment the distributions of relief goods 5 50-kg sacks Barangay 50 families ASDMP March 19 Community of Rice given to Minuyan contingency Requests Brgy Minuyan fund to augment the distributions of relief goods 3 boxes of Barangay 50 families ASDMP March 20 Company assorted Minuyan contingency Initiative medicines over fund and above the regular ASDMP project on medicines assistance, given to the brgy clinic to augment availability of medicines for common illnesses 3 50-kg sacks Brgy Bigte 30 families ASDMP March 18 Company of Rice to contingency Initiative augment the fund distributions of relief goods 20 sets of pack Barangay 20 brgy tanods CSR everyday Company lunch for front Minuyan Initiative liners 50 sets of N95 Barangay 20 brgy tanods CSR March 18 Company facemasks for Minuyan Initiative front liners 100 bottled Barangay 20 brgy tanods CSR March 18 Company water for front Minuyan Initiative liners 50 bottled Brgy Bigte 20 brgy tanods CSR March 18 Company water for front Initiative liners

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Ms Nerry Ignacio (extreme right) and Mr Dennis Arceo (in black shirt) of the Office of the Mayor received a total of 200 50-kg sacks of rice from Engr. Adrian Payumo, Cluster Director of RCBM North Cluster (in white shirt), Ms Leny Panimbatan, Exec Assistant, Bulacan Plant and Engr. Warlito Jaque, Plant Manager- Bulacan Plant (center). Of the 200 sacks, 50 sacks were from BUL Plant, 50 sacks from NOR Plant and 100 from Republic Cement’s head office.

A total of 10 50-kg sacks, 3 boxes of medicines, 100 bottled water and 20 PPEs were turned over to Brgy Minuyan on the first week of Enhanced Community Quarantined. Also, BUL Plant is giving packed lunch for 20 brgy tanods manning the checkpoints within Brgy. Minuyan.