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By the Provincial Government of Agusan del Sur (PGAS) and Provincial Road Management Facility (PRMF) – Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID)

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This document was written by the SOUTHERN AGUSANON PLANNING TEAM. AGUSAN DEL SUR ROAD NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2nd Edition)

THE SOUTHERN AGUSANON PLANNING TEAM

Designation Names Team Leader Ms. Elizabeth Gilot Deputy Team Leader Engr. Edgar Burlat Urban and Rural Planner Ms. Sylvia De Guzman Bridge/Structural Engineer Engr. Blanca Niog Transport Economist Ms. Ofelia Prochina Transport Planner Engr. Danilda Legaspi Assistant Transport Planner Mr. Agapito Sanchez Construction Engineer Engr. Noel Barabar Road Engineer Engr. Ana Tiu Road Maintenance Engineer Engr. Apolinario Buñol Road Safety Engineer Engr. Edgar Burlat/Engr. Nicanor Naranjo Cost Engineer Engr. Celedonio Dejolde/Engr. Joana Timugan Disaster Mitigation Engineer Engr. Blanca Niog/Engr. Jose Oriol Dy Jr. Geo-Technical/Materials Engineer Engr. Joseph Montenegro Traffic Count Supervisor Engr. Blanca Niog/Engr. Jose Oriol C. Dy Jr Road Condition Supervisors Engr. Susette Panganoron/Engr. Tony Abay-Abay Axle Load Supervisor Engr. Blanca Niog/Engr. Jose Oriol C Dy Jr. OD Survey Supervisor Engr. Ana Tiu HRD Specialists Ms. Lorna U. Ancay/Mr. Christopher Bardilas M&E Specialists Ms. Edna Tongson/Engr. Joselito Guzman/Engr. Adelaida Padilla Finance Specialists Ms. Joy Lagat/Mr. Jave Nhoriel Bordaje Environment Specialists Mr. Armando Valiente and Engr. Alex Correos Procurement Specialists Mr. Arnold Calang RROW Specialist Engr. Maritess Lalisan GIS Specialist Engr. Caryl Cavan CAD Operator Engr. Ven Billy Antiga Economic Ms. Jocelyn Calo/Ms. Barbara June Dinampo Researchers/Statisticians Lay-out Artist Ms. Deanna R. Bandayanon Technical Advisor Engr. Manuel T. Jamonir PRMF Provincial Coordinator

3 Introduction

The engagement of the government, private sector Province of Agusan del Sur and non-government with the Australian Agency organizations was an for International important strategy for vital Development (AusAID) inputs to the plan through the Provincial formulation. Road Management Facility (PRMF) paved the way for The framework that serves the province to craft its as a guide to the road Road Network development plan is spelled Development Plan. It‟s out in the efficient been several years ago functioning of Daang that the provincial Maharlika, improvement of government prepared a Provincial Road Network the Circumferential Roads Plan but was not updated. for better internal circulation, With the foregoing, I However, some road improvement of East-West wish to convey my projects were implemented Laterals for external sincere gratitude to all in the past years through linkages, improvement of partnerships with national Provincial Road Network for those who have agencies and some foreign donors. mobility and an all-weather contributed to the Farm-to-market Roads for completion of this In the preparation of this easier access. plan, a consolidated and document. participative process was In my administration, with undertaken taking into the vision of the province of It is my desire that all the consideration the “An agri-industrialized, eco- stakeholders who took part Provincial Development tourism province of God in the plan formulation will and Physical Framework centered, caring, healthy, be more vigilant and Plan (PDPFP), Provincial productive and self- encouraged to always be an Development Investment sustaining communities”, I active partner towards Program (PDIP), Annual am committed to the attaining the Vision of this Investment Program (AIP), attainment of a good plan “A well-maintained road Executive-Legislative condition of the road network through community participation led by Agenda (ELA) and other network of the province to responsible and competent existing planning facilitate development and to Agusanon that will documents available in the bring goods and services to accelerate socio-economic provincial government. In the people. this way we can ensure a growth and make Agusan del thorough assessment and With the foregoing, I wish to Sur a more livable place”. analysis of the links of all convey my sincere gratitude to all those who have the development efforts ADOLPH EDWARD G. contributed to the done by the province. The PLAZA participation of various completion of this document. Provincial Governor stakeholders from the

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Introduction ...... 1

Making the Right Choices for Agusan del Sur ...... 6

Paving the Way for Economic Prosperity ...... 17

Reaching our Tourism Potentials ...... 24

Providing Safer Roads for Everyone ...... 28

Preserving Our Road Assets ...... 31

Strengthening our Capacity for Good Roads ...... 38

Raising Revenues and Spending Wisely...... 46

Sustaining Environmental and Social Safeguards ...... 50

Engaging our Communities ...... 54

From Plan to Reality ...... 58

Annex ...... 63

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List of Figures

Chart 1: Road Category ...... 7 Chart 2: Type of Pavement ...... 7 Chart 3. Budget for Road Development, in PhP million ...... 10 Chart 4: Sources of Funds for Road Maintenance, in Php million ...... 11

Figure 1: Implementation Schedule Map ...... 5 Figure 2: Provincial Road Condition...... 8 Figure 3: Transport Service Network and Traffic Count ...... 9 Figure 4: Road Transport Development Framework ...... 15 Figure 5: Overarching Strategies ...... 16 Figure 6: Eco-Tourism Sites ...... 27 Figure 7: Implementation Schedule Map for Maintenance ...... 37 Figure 8: Hazard Map ...... 53

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Table 1: Road Length ...... 6 Table 2: Type of Pavement (in kilometers) ...... 7 Table 3. Road Developments ...... 10 Table 4. Road Maintenance ...... 11 Table 5: Service Delivery Graduation (% Share of the Total Maintenance Fund)...... 33 Table 6: Project Management Supervision by Mode ...... 34 Table 7: Investment Program Summary ...... 60 Table 8: ARNDP Performance Measurement Framework ...... 61 Table 9: ARNDP Planning Process ...... 63

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AIP Annual Investment Program

ARNDP Agusan Road Network Development Plan

AusAID Australian Agency for International Development

BLGU Barangay Local Government Unit

CAMAS Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal System

DPWH Department of Public Works and Highways

ECC Environmental Compliance Certificate

FPIC Free and Prior Informed Consent

GPS Geographic Positioning System

HRMIS Human Resource Management Information System

LARP Land Acquisition and Resettlement Program

LGU Local Government Unit

MLGU Municipal Local Government Unit

NRDB Natural Resource Data Base

PDIP Provincial Development Investment Program

PDPFP Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan

PEO Provincial Engineering Office

PGAS Provincial Government of Agusan del Sur

PG- Provincial Government - Environment and Natural Resource ENRO Office

PRMF Provincial Road Maintenance Facility

RPTIS Real Property Tax Information Systems

RROW Road Right of Way

SLRF Special Local Road Fund

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INTRODUCTION

ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE (SUCH AS ROADS) IS RECOGNIZED AS CRITICAL TO ECONOMIC GROWTH AND BEYOND ITS MAIN PURPOSE OF MOVING PEOPLE AND GOODS, ROADS INFLUENCE NEW BUSINESSES WHERE TO LOCATE AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT SETS OF SKILLS AND TALENTS WHERE TO MIGRATE. INVESTING ON ROADS IS A GOVERNMENT DECISION – AND HOW TO GO ABOUT SUCH RESPONSIBILITY IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS IS CAPTURED IN THIS ROAD NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLAN.

Developing the Plan The Agusan del Sur Road Network Development Plan (ARNDP) is a collaboration of the Provincial Government of Agusan del Sur (PGAS) and the Provincial Road Management Facility (PRMF). It contains the integrated five-year (2011-2015) road development plan of the province, prioritizing road development activities and identifying the sources of funds. It is supported by a multi-year budgeting and expenditure management as well as a capacity building program to improve skills, process and system related to the plan‟s implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

The ARNDP also articulates the transport strategy of the Provincial Physical Framework and Development Plan (PPFDP). It contains an investment plan for the medium-term Provincial Development Annual Investment Program (AIP). It can also be a basis for identifying projects for external funding.

The ARNDP benefits the Local Chief Executives (LCEs) and the Local Finance Committees (LFCs) in making decisions on budget allocation and expenditure management.

This is ARNDP‟s updated (2nd) version, a result of the staff‟s improving capacity on transport planning and the information recently gathered from the field.

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Formulating the Plan The first version of the ARNDP took at least three months to complete (October to December 2010), and another three months (January to March 2011) for the updated version. By April 2011, the ARNDP is slated for approval by the Provincial Governor, after passing through the review of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and the Provincial Development Council‟s Infrastructure Committee Members. Implementation of the ARNDP is set from April 2011 until March 2012, with regular monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities within the said period.

The ARNDP is based on several studies, including the Road and Bridge Inventory, the Road Condition Survey, Traffic Survey and Axle Load Survey. GPS and GIS were used in the computation of the identified road projects. The task of putting together the information, identifying strategies and recommendations, and writing the entire plan primarily fell on two offices – the Provincial Planning and Development Office (PPDO) and the Provincial Engineer‟s Office (PEO). There was a series of workshop, writeshop, presentation and critiquing before the plan has reached its final form today. Refer to Annex 1 for the ARNDP Planning Process.

Organizing the Plan The ARNDP is divided in two (2) volumes:

1. Volume 1 contains the plan proper (this document), and divided further into ten (10) sections.

2. Volume 2 assembles the 14 technical papers that served as basis of the plan. These papers are: Ecological Profile, Road Inventory and Assessment, Bridge Inventory and Assessment, Traffic Survey, OD Survey, Axle Load Survey, Road Maintenance Strategy, Road Cost Estimation and Investment Programming, Road Safety, Road Network and Public Transport Services, Environmental Condition, Road Right-of-way, Road Selection and Prioritization, and Monitoring and Evaluation.

The ARNDP has accompanying plans: Strategic Financial Management Plan, the Human Resource and Development Plan, and the GIS/ICT Management Plan.

The eight (8) strategies (Section III to X) clarify specific aspects of the road transport system. Each section delves on the following:

Directions A summary of the key directions

Targets One to three targets for the chapter

Strategy Outlining the Government‟s response to the relevant challenges. A summary chart of initiatives and projects , with priorities, Initiatives estimated costs and time frames, followed by description and explanation of the initiatives

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Defining the Scope of the Plan The plan contains and considers the following:

1. Core Road Network consistent with and in support to the PDPFP.

2. Selection and prioritization of road sections comprising the Core Road Network using a process that is participatory, transparent, systematic and democratic.

3. Description of the selected criteria, ranging from accessibility to social services, environmental, cultural and legal, contribution to economy and promotion of peace and order.

4. Updated inventory of provincial roads and bridges, detailing the road condition, including sections and specifications for rehabilitation, upgrading and maintenance. This 2nd edition of the ARNDP increases the provincial road length from 316 km to 631 km following the Re-Classification Ordinance.

5. Updated vehicular traffic count, volume occupancy, travel speed, origin-destination survey, and axle load survey on selected provincial road sections.

6. Identified capital works, including but not limited to bridges, slope protection, drainage, road safety, disability access, etc.

7. Service delivery mechanisms and procurement requirements to implement the plan.

8. Revenue and expenditure plan for 2010 – 2015.

9. Monitoring and evaluation framework.

10. Capability development program addressing organizational issues, human resource development, systems and processes for the efficient and effective ARNDP implementation.

The ARNDP has the following limitations and assumptions:

1. The analysis of the road situation is limited to the provincial road, using primary data like traffic surveys and road condition. Other road classifications utilized secondary data.

2. Road condition survey using Geographic Positioning System (GPS) was used only for provincial roads.

3. Financial framework is prepared only for the Provincial LGU and has excluded national government agencies and municipal LGUs.

4. Project costs are estimated based on the planning standard or cost per kilometer set and adopted by the PEO using the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) guidelines. It considers factors such as distance, quarry and other construction materials to the project site. No detailed engineering surveys and designing of road projects were done for this plan. Instead, typical cross-sections are adopted.

5. Capacity development activities, and the Human Resource Management and Development Plan (HRMDP) are limited to the staff of the Provincial Government.

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Road Transport Plan – At a Glance

An Agri-Industrialized and Ecotourism Province with God-centered, caring, healthy, productive and self-sustaining communities

 Provincial Physical Framework and AGUSAN DEL SUR ROAD NETWORK  Human Resource Development and Development Plan Management Plan DEVELOPMENT PLAN  Executive-Legislative Agenda  Strategic Financial Management Plan  GIS/IT Implementation Plan

A VISION FOR AGUSAN DEL SUR‟S ROAD FUTURE A well-maintained road network through community participation led by responsible and competent Southern Agusanons that will accelerate socio- economic growth and make Agusan del Sur a more liveable place

OVERARCHING STRATEGIES Network Development Asset Management DIRECTIONS Paving the Way for Reaching our Providing Safer Preserving our Road Strengthening our Raising Resources Ensuring Engaging our Economic Prosperity Tourism Potentials Roads to Everyone Assets Capacity to Provide and Spending Environment and Communities Good Roads Wisely Social Sustainability

TARGETS By 2015, improved By 2015, 20% By 2015, By 2015, 176 km of Increased clients‟ Provided sufficient Updated registry of 100% participation 124 km of Provincial increased of tourist reduced traffic Provincial roads in satisfaction of PGAS maintenance fund environmentally of key stakeholders roads, increased arrivals, and 75 accidents by 50% the Core Road service deliveries; based on the sensitive areas and in road travel speed by 50%, kilometers of roads from the 2010 Network will be in Achieved 4 score in following schedule: natural hazards and development and increased traffic leading to key level, and no good/fair condition PRMF assessment; 2011- 15M, complied the management , and volume by 25%, tourism sites are in accidents during and, 100% very 2012- 30M, Environmental 30% increased of reduced transport fair condition construction of road satisfactory 2013- 45M, Management Plan women participation cost by 25% projects performance of all 2014- 60M and staff involved in the 2015-60M; and, road sector half of the development funds goes to road development

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MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICES FOR AGUSAN DEL SUR

MUCH IS TO BE DONE IN ADDRESSING THE PROVINCE’S ROAD REQUIREMENT – YES. BUT ARNDP IS PART OF THE GENERAL CATCH-UP PLAN TO CORRECT THE PAST LAPSES, PRIORITIZE THE ROADS THAT REALLY MATTER, CAPACITATE PEOPLE, AND INSTALL SYSTEMS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY. CHANGES START HERE.

Our Road Network PGAS has a total road network of 3,221 kilometers and 56.36% of this is classified as barangay roads. Road density is 0.346 km/sq.m, lower than the CARAGA density of 0.434 and national average of 0.597.

Table 1: Road Length Road Category Length (in Km) Share (in %)

Primary National Roads 136.70 4.24% Secondary National Roads 290.11 9.01% Provincial Roads 631.34 19.60% Municipal/ City Roads 347.46 10.79% Barangay Roads 1,815.09 56.36% TOTAL 3,220.69 100.0%

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The pavement ratio of roads ranges from 0.6% ~ 18%. Almost half of the national roads are still unpaved, way below the national average of 75%. The DPWH targets to pave all national arterial roads and 78% of all national secondary roads by 2016. Recently, the Provincial Government sealed provincial roads in short length. Most of the municipal roads are municipal streets in dire need of sealing. Barangay roads understandably have high unpaved ratio due to low-traffic volume. Table 2: Type of Pavement (in kilometers) Type of Road Category Share Pavement (in %) National Provincial Municipal Barangay Total Concrete 202.96 33.94 51.04 10.76 294.18 9.13% Asphalt 37.52 0.000 2.13 0.10 44.89 1.39% Gravel 186.33 443.75 261.60 1,197.70 2,088.75 64.85% Earth 0.00 153.65 32.69 606.53 792.87 24.62% TOTAL 426.81 631.34 347.46 1,815.09 3,220.69 100.00%

Primary Secondary Concrete National National Asphalt 9% Roads Roads 1% 4% 9% Earth 25%

Gravel 65%

Provincial Barangay Municipal/ Roads Roads City Roads 20% 56% 11%

Chart 1: Road Category Chart 2: Type of Pavement

The road condition over the type of land use and poverty incidence is presented in Figure 2. The traffic volume, mode of public transport and other transportation facilities are presented in Figure 3.

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Our Investments on Roads Main source of funds for road rehabilitation comes from the Provincial Development Fund. Investments on roads are fluctuating over the years (see Chart 3 below and for detailed information, see Table 3: Road Developments). Recently, concreting of provincial and farm-to- market (municipal and barangay) roads has been the focus of the province.

50 47.5 40 40 40 34 30 17.6 20 23 22 17.77 16.5 17.08 10 10 8 6 5.62 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

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Chart 3. Budget for Road Development, in PhP million

Table 3. Road Developments Particulars 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Budget for Provincial Roads 17.6 10 16.5 17.08 34 47.5 40 (in Php million) Length (in km) 8.6 5 12.74 216.9 32.76 3.97 4 Investments per km for Provincial 2.05 2.00 1.30 0.08 1.04 11.96 10 Roads Road Budget for FMR (in PhP 17.77 8 6 5.62 23 40 22 million) Length (in km) 27.96 6 6.8 6 15.89 6.5 7.55 Investments per km for FMR 0.64 1.33 0.88 0.94 1.45 6.15 2.91 Total Length 36.56 11 19.54 222.9 48.65 10.47 11.55 Total Investments (in Php million) 35.37 18 22.5 22.7 57 87.5 62 20% Development Fund 106.90 123.20 111.50 154.30 148.20 175.93 186.98 Share of Road Investments from 0.33 0.15 0.20 0.15 0.38 0.50 0.33 DF

For investments on road maintenance, there are two main sources: internal funds coming from the General Fund and Development Fund, and an external fund, which is the share of the Provincial Government from Special Local Road Fund (SLRF).

After seven years, PGAS allotted Php15 million for road maintenance in 2011, a substantial increase in investments (Chart 4 and Table 5: Road Maintenance). The PRMF incentive system triggers the preferential attention to road maintenance. In 2010, there was a proposal to use rental income from the heavy equipment of about Php33.5 million for the maintenance. However, the Province has only collected Php200, 000 from the rental fee in 2010.

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Table 4. Road Maintenance Particulars 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 A. Internal Fund Source 1. General Fund & Other funds 5.0 3.0 9.3 3.5 3.0 0.0 15.0 (in PhP million) 2. 20% Dev Fund (in PhP million) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Total Internal Fund Source 5.0 3.0 9.3 3.5 3.0 0.0 15.0 Road maintained from Internal Fund 259.34 259.34 306.28 316.08 38.3 0.0 41.86 Source (in km) Maintenance investment per km 0.019 0.012 0.030 0.011 0.079 0.0 0.358 B. External Fund Source (MVUC 0.236 2.01 1.92 1.86 2.13 2.093 2.072 share) Road maintained from external fund 20.2 20.5 20.4 13 10.5 7 4.6 source (in km) Maintenance investment per km 0.012 0.098 0.094 0.143 0.203 0.299 0.450 C. Total Maintenance Funds 5.236 5.01 11.22 5.36 5.17 2.093 17.072 Total road maintained (in km) 279.54 279.84 326.68 329.08 48.8 7 46.46 Maintenance investments per km 0.019 0.018 0.034 0.016 0.106 0.299 0.367

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Chart 4: Sources of Funds for Road Maintenance, in Php million

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Challenges We Face The Province of Agusan del Sur faces seemingly overwhelming road challenges. Partner agencies and stakeholders identified these road issues and concerns as the following:

Road Development Issues and Concerns Processes 1. Road Design  Poor road design due to non-application of the design standards and procedures.  Closed down to traffic during rainy season  Road easily damaged due to various reasons  Absence or poor drainage design

 Agusan del Sur has several waterways. Adjacent waterways are already reclassified as A & D lands that are clogged-up. Hence, flooding occurs.

 Prototype road designing using drawing standards  Limited engineering investigations and appreciation of the project site prior to road designing 2. Road Construction  Poor road construction; not strictly implemented the approved plans and specification(no crown, no roadside drainage, not properly compacted)  Unfavorable weather condition lengthens construction period and affects quality of work  Poor construction materials and not in accordance with the Standards and Specifications  Sub-contracting is prevalent  Stretching of funds to accommodate political requests which led to reduction of pavement thickness  Construction of roads within fault lines  Corruption during construction  Erratic peace and order increases project costs and delays project implementation 3. Road Right of Way  Illegal structures encroached the RROW (RROW)  RROW planted with trees thus shading the road and affects the utility‟s power line  Lack of advocacy to the landowners  Road Right of way not properly defined and procured  Absence of Road Monitoring Team that will negotiate, settle and clear the RROW. 4. Road Maintenance  Insufficient road maintenance funds  Lack of community participation in road maintenance  No regular road condition survey by both Provincial LGU and MLGU  Maintenance works are not on need basis  Narrowing of carriageway due to lack of vegetation control  Erratic funding schedule for maintenance  Delay of timing of maintenance works  Shift of maintenance allocation priority from maintenance to emergency repairs  No clear classification of roads including maintenance responsibility 5. Road Safety  No traffic signs (information, regulatory and warning signs) installed along local roads

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Road Development Issues and Concerns Processes  Unregistered/colorum vehicles/motorcycles (habal-habal) plying in the Province  Driving without license  Trees and tall grasses obstructing sight distance can often hide the road alignment  No maintenance/restoration of super elevation at curves to all gravel roads  Absence/Lack of awareness on road safety  Not using reflectorized signage as warning device  Poor/lack of lightings in critical road areas

6. Road Usage  Presence of logs (log ponds) along the road shoulders; used as loading and unloading of logs  Road shoulders used as car/vehicle wash area  Truck overloading due to “Sadam” trucks and other truck haulers  Poor enforcement of local ordinance on road use regulation  Roads used as solar drier (multipurpose road)  Roads used as parking area of food establishments

Our Way Forward To address the internal circulation and external linkages requirements, the road transport development framework is illustrated in Figure 4and the overarching strategies are presented in Figure 5.

Future development of the road alternatives must consider and align with the present investment direction detailed in the PDPFP, particularly with the growth diamond approval as it spatial strategy.

Land-locked, the province‟s transportation system is primarily land-based, with PUJs and “skylab/habal-habal” as the usual modes of transportation. These vehicles can penetrate even the most remote municipalities and barangays.

The province does not expect significant increase in population and traffic in the next ten years. Urbanization will be limited to towns along primary national roads. Projected traffic situation will remain at manageable level and within the road‟s traffic capacity.

With this current situation and future scenario, the existing road network becomes the starting point for future road development. PGAS acknowledges that it has to address the missing links that could affect the provincial growth. Below is the framework that will guide future road development:

1. Efficient functioning of Daang Maharlika. The Davao-Butuan National Highway, popularly called the “Daan Maharlika”, is the backbone of the province‟s road network system. It serves as the primary access to river towns. Traffic is heavily concentrated along Daang Maharlika, as it connects to Butuan on the north and Davao City on the south. Therefore, asset preservation of this road network is critical at the local and regional levels.

2. Improvement of Circumferential Roads for better internal circulation. The interconnection among contiguous municipalities is essential in realizing the economic potentials of these

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areas and in eliminating missing links. Connecting the municipalities is largely thwarted by poor road condition or the lack of it. The circumferential roads, despite having different road classifications, are of economic importance. These circumferential roads begin from the Daang Maharlika and end in Daang Maharlika. These road sections are: Sibagat-Esperanza-Bayugan Road, Bayugan – San Luis – Talacogon – Prosperidad Road, Prosperidad-Talacogon-La Paz – Loreto – Veruela – Sta. Josefa-Trento Road. At present, there are areas that cannot be reached by a four-wheel drive vehicle. Poor road condition deters free flow of inter-municipal commerce and delivery of government basic services.

3. Improvement of East-West Laterals for external linkage. The lateral roads connecting Agusan and Bukidnon in the west and Agusan – Surigao in the eastern part will play a key role in scaling up economic development. Traffic is predicted to move faster as soon as the on-going road improvement is completed.

4. Improvement of Provincial Road Network for mobility. Road development must focus on identified key production areas and zones where the expansion of base industries such as corn, banana, rice, rubber and wood processing are located. Agro-industrial activities in the province will be triggered by an improved provincial road network. The provincial roads are the main collector of traffic from the production areas to the main arterial roads.

5. All-weather farm-to-market roads for easier access. The roads linking the production areas to the provincial roads are the farm-to-market roads (FMRs). The FMRs are important because these allow the movement of agricultural products from the production areas to the processing and market centers.

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Figure 4: Road Transport Development Framework

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Development Objectives a. Directly support the vision, goals and objectives of the Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan (PDPFP) by developing and maintaining selected roads over a rolling five year period and improving external links and internal circulation of the province; b. Increase economic activity and improve public access to infrastructure and services by strategically developing and maintaining selected roads as part of an integrated provincial road network; c. Develop road investment priorities through stakeholder and community consultation processes; d. Develop Provincial capacity to sustain and improve the existing road network through investment planning and budgeting, systems improvement, human resource development and community involvement; e. Develop systematic, repeatable and transparent selection processes in prioritizing road investment that involve stakeholder and community consultation as part of the decision making process; and, f. Institutionalize road rehabilitation and maintenance as a critical function of Provincial Government so that the road network is maintained in optimal condition with the efficient use of available resources.

Development Strategies

Network Development Asset Preservation a. Focused on Core Road Network a. Focused on Core Road Network b. Rehabilitation of existing roads in Poor/bad b. Immediate and continuing maintenance of condition roads in good/fair condition c. Upgrading of gravel national roads to paved c. Manage truck overloading roads d. Intensified road maintenance through d. Paving of road sections with slope more community participation by organizing than 8% and those in flood-prone areas barangay maintenance task force e. Eliminate missing links or roads not e. Institutionalize the PEO infrastructure passable by 4-wheel vehicles management structure f. Promoting road safety in the planning and f. Road Safety design process g. Environmental Management g. Leveraging with external fund sources through counterparting h. Design road based on standards set in the Design Guideline for Local Roads i. Environmental Management

Figure 5: Overarching Strategies

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PAVING THE WAY FOR ECONOMIC PROSPERITY

FARMERS TOIL FOR ENDLESS HOURS UNDER THE HEAT OF THE SUN TO GROW CROPS SO WE CAN EAT AND HAVE RAW MATERIALS FOR OUR FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRIES. BUT THEIR INCOME SUFFERS IF THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO BRING THEIR PRODUCE TO THE MARKET IN THE MOST EFFICIENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE WAY. C ONNECTING THESE PRODUCTION AREAS TO THE MARKET CENTERS SPELLS BETTER INCOME FOR HOUSEHOLDS AND COMMUNITIES THAT ARE AGRICULTURE-DEPENDENT.

Direction

The PGAS‟ strategy in paving the way for economic prosperity will:

1. Realize the vision of the Province articulated in the Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan(PDPFP) for 2008-2017

2. Provide the infrastructure support to productive areas and poor communities

3. Connect key production areas, processing centers, and market centers in the four (4) Convergence Development Areas

4. Increase competitiveness of our products with the reduction of road transport cost

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Targets by 2015 124 km 50% 25% 25% Improved provincial Increased travel Increased traffic Reduced transport roads speed volume cost

Strategy

1. Challenges

Of the province‟s 632 km provincial road network, 75% is categorized as poor/bad condition. In such state, it has affected the travel speed, slowing it down to 10 kph to 20 kph and therefore, increasing the travel time. It has also increased the vehicle operating cost and contributed to the high post-harvest losses due to spoilage of products while in transit.

Common mode of transport in the province is motorcycle-taxi (“habal-habal”), which can reach most remote barangays. But the passenger fare and freight cost is high when using this mode (example is the Aurora-Lucena road where the fare is PhP 20 per person for 4.6 km.

2. Strategies

 Improve road service delivery. Several strategies are proposed and lumped in four areas (see table below):

Road Areas Strategies Road Design  Conduct engineering survey, investigation and detailed engineering design, and prepare the road design report  Prepare drainage/hydraulic design report for drainage structures  Include drainage in the road design  Adopt Procedural Manual on Road Design and Cost Estimation  Factor in natural hazards like flooding, fault lines and landslides in the design Road Construction  Adopt manuals on Construction Supervision, Quality Assurance/Quality Control, and Contract Management; and ensures strict enforcement  Close monitoring/supervision by an independent QA/QC Engineer  Schedule road construction during dry season  Construction Materials should pass quality  Submit weekly accomplishment report of all projects to the Provincial Engineer  Ensures all materials passed the standards and specifications  Disallow sub-contracting

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Road Areas Strategies  Implement the road project based on approved Program of Work Road Right-of-Way  Activate RROW Task Force under PGAS, and MLGU  PGAS should set mechanism either to execute with land owner to donate or expropriate Road Maintenance  Impose road tolls along local roads and increase existing toll fees  Deposit under trust fund the proceeds of the toll fees  Pursue counterparting scheme between LGU, MLGU, and PLGU for road maintenance  Capacitate further the PEO in conducting road and bridge condition survey  Link road condition survey with the release of MVUC funds  Regular vegetation control as part of the routine maintenance activity  Allow maintenance activities in the use of the 20% development funds  Prepare annual maintenance work program

 Promote public transportation system. Public utility jeepneys (PUJ), which can carry passengers and cargo more than the “habal-habal”, are encouraged to serve municipalities not covered by buses.

 Mobilize external sources to support road development. Other sources of funds for provincial roads development must be explored: Members of Congress, national government agencies, donor agencies, multi-lateral institutions and other external sources.

Summary of Initiatives There are 28 initiatives proposed to be funded by PGAS and PRMF, with a combined road length of 124.64 km and total funding requirement of PhP 734.52 million from year 2011 to year 2015. In terms of funding, PGAS will be responsible for 63% of the funding requirement, and the remaining 37% will be provided by PRMF.

Initiative Length Project Funding Timing Cost Source (Php M) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

1. NRJ - Pisaan - Tagapua - Borbon- 2.70 30.00 PRMF Rizal 2. NRJ - San Jose - Limbayugan - San 4.80 34.00 PRMF Joaquin - Aurora - Lucena Road (Circumferential Road) 3. Concreting of NRJ Santeodoro - 0.50 5.00 PGAS Poblacion - Nueva Era Sangabriel - Poblacion road 4. Concreting of NRJ - Sta Josefa - 0.40 4.00 PGAS Tapaz - Poblacion Veruela ( Sta. Josefa Section)

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Initiative Length Project Funding Timing Cost Source (Php M) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

5. Concreting of NRJ - Rosario - 0.30 3.00 PGAS Mabtay - Boundary Tagbina Road 6. Concreting of NRJ - Poblacion - 0.30 3.00 PGAS Villangit - San Isidro-Magsaysay Sta. Cruz - Banagbanag - New Tubigon San Juan Road 7. Concreting of NRJ - Sta.Josefa - 0.50 5.00 PGAS Tapaz ( Poblacion Veruela Section D.O. Plaza Bridges Approaches) 8. Concreting of NRJ - Sta.Josefa - 0.30 3.00 PGAS Tapaz - Road (Sampaguita- Poblacion Veruela Section) 9. Concreting of NRJ-Del Monte-Sitio 0.3 3.00 PGAS Tuburan-Sitio Sta. Cruz – San Isidro Road 10. Concreting of NRJ – Cagbas- 0.5 5.00 PGAS Saguma Charito-San Toribio Road 11. Concreting of NRJ-Karaos-Lapag- 0.5 5.00 PGAS Mt. Diwata Camp Site – Alegria Road 12. Concreting of NRJ Rosario- 0.5 5.00 PGAS Tagbayagan Road 13. Concreting of NRJ-Brgy 1-Bitan- 0.2 2.00 PGAS agan-Das-Agan Road 14. NRJ Pisaan - Tagapua - Borbon - 7.23 34.70 PRMF Rizal - Del Monte Road 15. NRJ Sta Josefa - Aurora - Tapaz - 12.78 73.87 PRMF Poblacion, Veruela - Sampaguita Road 16. NRJ Sibagat - Esperanza Provincial 11.55 69.00 PRMF Road 17. NRJ San Jose - Limbayugan - San 3.00 16.00 PRMF Joaquin - Aurora - Lucena - Road (Circumferential Road) 18. NRJ Bayugan - San Luis Provincial 1.56 9.00 PRMF Road 19. NRJ Osmena - Magkiangkang - 2.01 10.59 PRMF Villa Undayon - New Salem - Mt Carmel - Pinagalaan - Sta Teresita / Jct New Lanao - Grace State - Mt Olive - Mt Carmel Spur Road 20. NRJ San Teodoro - Poblacion - 9.21 47 PGAS Nueva Era - San Gabriel - Poblacion (Veruela) Road 21. NRJ Lapinigan -Mati - Maligaya - 6.40 38.42 PGAS Cabantao Road 22. NRJ Crossing Luna - Duangan - 15.88 86.73 PGAS Mac Arthur - Valentina - Santiago - Mahapag Road 23. Jct Panaytay - Anolingan - San 6.50 34.26 PGAS Toribio Spur Road 24. NRJ-Loreto- Binucayan- Sta. Cruz- 7.50 45.94 PGAS Katipunan Road 25. NRJ Rosario - Mabtay - Boundary 6.55 40.70 PGAS Tagbina Road 26. PRJ Duangan - Guadalupe - 8.44 46.31 PGAS Dimasalang - Sta Ines - Dona Maxima Road

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Initiative Length Project Funding Timing Cost Source (Php M) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

27. NRJ-Pob.-Villangit-San Isidro- 4.76 32.99 PGAS Magsaysay-Sta.Cruz-Banagbanag- New Tubigon-San Juan(Bayugan) 28. NRJ Tabon-tabon - Magsaysay - 5.04 36.11 PGAS Banagbanag - Kulambugan Road

Total Annual Length 124.64 12.30 31.70 30.29 32.16 18.19 Fund Sources PGAS 48.00 85.90 96.49 108.38 121.75 PRMF 64.00 70.00 70.00 70.00

On the other hand, there are also 41 more projects to be funded by other sources. These projects have a combined length of 348.70 km and funding requirement of PhP 1,995.28 million.

Initiative Length Project Funding Timing (km) Cost Source (Php M) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 1. NRJ - Maygatasan - Verdu - 6.10 34.92 Other Montavista Road (hanging sources bridge=400m) 2. NRJ San Vicente - San Roque - 5.16 31.80 Other Cecilia - Mahapag Road sources

3. Road Around Brochino - Bahbah 0.30 2.65 Other Public Market (on going=700 m) sources

4. NRJ San Rafael - San Roque - 11.35 73.88 Other Calilid - San Luis Road sources

5. NRJ Sta Irene - La Purisima - San 9.80 59.77 Other Martin - New Maug Road sources (Circumferential Road) 6. NRJ Magsaysay - Sitio Supon - 6.10 37.22 Other Taonaga Provincial Stock Farm sources Road 7. Government Center (Road D) 0.20 1.77 Other sources 8. Government Center (Road A) 0.85 7.51 Other sources 9. Government Center (Road G) 0.31 2.78 Other sources 10. NRJ - San Rafael - PRJ Borbon 2.60 13.70 Other Road sources 11. NRJ Patin-ay - Lucac - Pisaan Road 3.40 22.20 Other sources 12. Government Center (Road E) 0.56 3.14 Other sources 13. Government Center (Road F) 0.31 2.74 Other sources 14. Government Center (Road C') 0.87 4.88 Other sources 15. Government Center (Road C) 1.03 5.78 Other sources 16. NRJ Bahbah - Puting Buhangin - 10.81 59.89 Other Omot Provincial Road sources 17. NRJ Azpetia - Mabuhay - San 12.39 69.00 Other

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Initiative Length Project Funding Timing (km) Cost Source (Php M) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Lorenzo - Lianga Boundary Road sources 18. NRJ Patin-ay - La Caridad - 1.30 6.85 Other Tagapua Road sources 19. NRJ - Patin-ay - Omot - Blue Guard - 3.54 21.53 Other Lucac - Sitio Kantagan - Sitio sources Supon Road 20. NRJ Del Monte Sitio Tuburan - Sitio 9.41 58.33 Other Sta Cruz - San Isidro (San Luis) sources Road 21. NRJ - Purok 3 (Poblacion) - Villa 6.52 37.69 Other Paz - Lower Maitom Road sources 22. NRJ-Bacay-Ihawan-Loreto- 4.50 28.35 Other Boundary Road sources 23. SFADS Public Market Roadnet 0.98 8.66 Other sources 24. NRJ Karaos - Lapag - Mt Diwata 1.60 13.09 Other Camp Site - Alegria Road sources 25. NRJ Barangay 1 - Bitan-agan - Das- 10.60 57.13 Other agan - Tambis (Barobo) Road sources 26. NRJ Poblacion Rosario- 12.10 71.39 Other Tagbayagan-Novele-Cabawan-Sta. sources Cruz Road 27. NRJ Pulang Lupa - Upper New 12.00 64.93 Other Visayas - Monkayo Boundary Road sources 28. NRJ Basa - Tudela - San Isidro - Sta 17.92 91.11 Other Maria Circumferential Road sources 29. NRJ Pulang Lupa - Sta Josefa Road 4.83 22.27 Other sources 30. NRJ-Poblacion - Upper Lucad - Sta. 8.97 40.49 Other Isabel Road sources 31. NRJ Kapatungan-Pag-asa-Tapaz - 7.24 33.38 Other Rd sources 32. NRJ Poblacion - Lower Lucad - 6.20 30.48 Other Aurora Road sources 33. NRJ Pob. Angas- Awao Rd 1.00 5.78 Other sources 34. NRJ Sibagat - Esperanza Provincial 6.63 38.32 Other Road sources 35. NRJ Bayugan - San Luis Provincial 19.49 102.71 Other Road sources 36. NRJ Osmena - Magkiangkang - 43.14 234.15 Other Villa Undayon - New Salem - Mt sources Carmel - Pinagalaan - Sta Teresita / Jct New Lanao - Grace State - Mt Olive - Mt Carmel Spur Road 37. NRJ - Loreto - Binucayan - Sta. Cruz 16.49 95.32 Other - Katipunan Road sources 38. NRJ Rosario - Mabtay - Boundary 8.25 41.33 Other Tagbina Road sources 39. PRJ Duangan - Guadalupe - 6.95 36.35 Other Dimasalang - Sta Ines - Dona sources Maxima Road 40. NRJ - Pob. - Villangit - San Isidro - 37.54 235.62 Other Magsaysay - Sta. Cruz - sources banagbanag - New Tubigon - San Juan (Bayugan) 41. NRJ Tabon-tabon - Magsaysay - 29.56 186.21 Other

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Initiative Length Project Funding Timing (km) Cost Source (Php M) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Banagbanag - Kulambugan Road sources Total Annual Length (km) 348.70 0 71.64 92.61 98.13 86.32 Fund Sources OTHER SOURCES 0 427.02 512.77 557.06 498.43

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REACHING OUR TOURISM POTENTIALS

NOTHING COMPARES TO THE BEAUTY AND MYSTERY OF AGUSAN MARSH. BUILDING ROADS AND MAKING IT (AND OTHER ECO-TOURISM SITES) ACCESSIBLE WILL ENCOURAGE MORE VISITS FROM LOCAL AND FOREIGN TOURISTS, KEEN ON STUDYING AND EXPERIENCING THE PROVINCE‟S UNIQUE DESTINATIONS.

Direction The PGAS strategy for reaching tourism potentials will:

1. Improve access and mobility of domestic and foreign tourists in visiting key tourism sites of the Province

2. Provide good road network to tourism destinations

3. Enhance the tourism receipts of the Province

Targets by 2015 20% 75 km Increased of tourist arrivals Good condition roads leading to tourism sites

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Strategy The province envisioned becoming an eco-tourism destination, yet only one tourism site is directly linked to the provincial core road network. Most roads leading to tourism sites are in poor state, if not undeveloped; and are considered to be non-core roads.

The main concern now is mobilizing the resources of the municipal and barangay LGUs and other development partners to prioritize the rehabilitation and improvement of bad roads leading to tourism sites. The proposed strategies are:

1. Advocate to Municipal officials to appropriate funds for their own roads and present the benefits of roads leading to tourism destination

2. Promote fund counterparting scheme between Provincial LGU and Municipal LGUs in implementing road projects leading to tourism sites

3. Aggressively mobilize resources from partner agencies and donor institutions

4. Advocate to DPWH for the conversion of roads leading to tourism destination as National Roads

Summary of Initiatives From the priority nine destinations, there are 14 road projects with a combined length of 74.7558 km and total funding requirement of PhP 94.67 million.

Initiative Respons Project Funding Timing ible Cost Source office (Php M) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Improvement of roads to Agusan Marsh 1. Maintain NRJ San Andres – MEO 0.753 MLGU Hagnaya -Mambalili Barangay Road (2.15 km) 2. Maintain Talacogon – La Flora - MEO 1.85 MLGU Buena Gracia - La Flora Barangay Road (5.30km) Upgrading of roads to Puting Buhangin Caves at Mun. Prosperidad 3. Upgrade earth road to gravel road PEO/ 13.56 PLGU/ML along NRJ Bahbah-Puting MEO GU and Buhangin Provincial Road (2.26 other km.) funding sources

Improvement of roads to Bega Falls at Mun. Prosperidad 4. Maintain NRJ Azpetia-Mabuhay PEO/ME 1.68 PLGU/ML Provincial Road, (4.7918 km.) O GU and 5. Upgrade earth road to gravel road PEO/ 19.79 other along Mabuhay –Purok 5 MEO funding Provincial Road (3.298 km.), sources 6. Prk.5– Falls (1.019 km trail) Improvement of roads to Datu Lipus Makapandong Mountain Resort and Camp site 7. Upgrade gravel road to concreting PEO 15 PLGU of NRJ- Karaus-Lapag Road – (1Km) Improvement of roads to Peat Dome in Caimpugan

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Initiative Respons Project Funding Timing ible Cost Source office (Php M) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

8. Maintain NRJ Pasta-Buenasuerte- MLGU/ 3.27 MLGU/BL Caimpugan Barangay Road MEO GU and (9.329 Km. ) other 9. Caimpugan-Crossing Gibong funding River-River Bank to Peat Dome - sources by foot (Trail 4.2975 km). Improvement of roads to Sibagat Highland, Hanging Bridges, & Villangit Mountain Cliff 10. Maintain NRJ-Poblacion-Villangit- PEO 2.5 PLGU and Road, Sibagat (7.1438 Km.) other funding sources Improvement of roads to Cutflower Gardens and waterfalls 11. Maintain NRJ Osmeña PEO 3.25 PLGU and Magkiangkang –Villa Undayon other (9.2817 km.) funding 12. Rehab. of Villa Undayon-New PEO 26.64 sources Salem Provincial Road, Bayugan (6.66 km.) Improvement of roads to Caves and Waterfalls, and cutflowers 13. Maintain PRJ-Magkiangkang- PEO 3.99 PLGU and Grace Estate-Mt Olive- Mt Carmel- other Wilderness Road (11.39 km. Fair funding graveled) sources Improvement of roads to Chrysanthemums, dahlias and roses 14. Maintain NRJ Sta Terisita – PEO 2.39 PLGU and Pinagalaan Road (6.835 km.) other funding sources Total Maintenance(annually) 19.68

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PROVIDING SAFER ROADS FOR EVERYONE

SAFER ROADS SAVE LIVES. ROAD CRASHES ARE PREVENTED – PEOPLE AND GOODS REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS WITHOUT HAVING TO FEAR ACCIDENTS OR LIKELIHOOD OF DELAYS. VEHICLE OWNERS CAN ACTUALLY SAVE ON MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR. CONSTANT MONITORING ON THE PROVINCIAL ROAD CONDITION AND PROMPTLY ADDRESSING ROAD HAZARDS WILL MAKE DELAYS, INJURIES AND DEATHS PREVENTABLE.

Direction The PGAS‟ strategy for Road Safety will:

1. Provide the community with a safer and more secure land transport system.

2. Make safety the first priority in road transport.

3. Reduce the number of crashes and incidents, and their human impact.

Targets by 2015 50% 0 Reduced traffic accidents from 2010 level Number of accidents during implementation of road projects

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Strategies Road safety is an important component in the road development and management process. Accidents and delays are prevented if roads are built and maintained properly.

Based on the data from the provincial hospital, the number of vehicular accidents has a slight increase from 1,207 incidents in 2009 to 1,419 incidents in 2010. Most of these accidents involved motorcycle-taxi, commonly called as habal-habal or skylab, and were considered as „minor‟ by hospital officials. Out of these figures, less than 10 accidents were fatal for each year.

The common causes of accidents are non-observance of traffic laws, obstructions on road sides (i.e., electrical poles), unmaintained roads (i.e., potholes, damaged drainages) and inadequate road signs.

The following key strategies will be taken to ensure safety of commuters and properties:

1. Formulate and implement the Road Safety Plan. This plan covers initiatives to promote road safety and reduce traffic accidents, including identification of accident-prone areas and corresponding remedial measures.

2. Conduct road safety awareness campaign. The campaign, which is part of the Road Safety Plan, refers to the advocacy efforts to increase the awareness of commuters and concerned government agencies on road safety. This will be done through various media forms (print, broadcast and internet) and by tapping various sectors.

3. Conduct regular road safety audit. The road safety audit is a process of examining and reporting on the traffic accident potential safety performance of future road projects, traffic management schemes and an existing road.

4. Incorporate road safety measures in the design of road projects. Road safety measures will be integrated in the preparation of designs for road projects (rehabilitation, improvement and maintenance).

5. Observe occupational safety during implementation of road projects. Occupational safety measures are established and complied with during the implementation of projects. This is also part of the construction safety mechanisms.

Summary of Initiatives Initiatives Responsible Project Funding Timing Office Cost Source 201 201 201 201 201 (Php M) 1 2 3 4 5 Road Safety Plan 1. Formulate Road Safety Plan including PEO (lead 0.40 PRMF, GF associated activities agency), PNP, LTO, DPWH 2. Appropriate funds for road safety PPDO, LFC and GF PGO 3. Implement the Road Safety Plan PEO (lead 0.50 20% of agency), PNP, PDF; LTO, DPWH SLRF; GF 4. Apprehend violators of traffic laws PNP, TMG Road Safety Awareness 5. Road safety orientation during the pre- PEO 0.03 20% of implementation meeting and PDF;

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Initiatives Responsible Project Funding Timing Office Cost Source 201 201 201 201 201 (Php M) 1 2 3 4 5 implementation of the project SLRF; GF participated in by various stakeholders 6. Road safety awareness campaign PEO, PIA, PIO 0.05 20% of through Information and Education and MIS PDF; Campaign using multi-media SLRF; GF

Road Safety Audit 7. Organize a road safety audit team PEO

8. Conduct capacity building activities for PEO, HRMD 0.30 PRMF; GF the audit team 9. Develop Road Safety Procedural PEO 0.10 PRMF; Manual SLRF; GF 10. Conduct annual road safety audit for PEO 0.10 20% of provincial roads PDF; SLRF; GF 11. Share road safety audit practices with PEO 0.045 PRMF; MLGU 20% of PDF; SLRF; GF Road Safety Design 12. Incorporate road safety measures in the PEO (Part of 20% of design of road projects (ie. POW) PDF; rehabilitation, upgrading and SLRF; GF maintenance) and provide funds

13. Plant shrubs along provincial roadsides PEO, BLGU, (Part of 20% of PENRO POW) PDF; SLRF; GF 14. Remove and relocate all illegal PEO, M/BLGU (Part of structures along the RROW POW)

15. Conduct capacity building activities for PEO, HRMD 0.055 PRMF; road designers SLRF; GF

Occupational Safety 16. Approved Occupational Safety and PEO 20% of Health Plan for all road projects PDF; SLRF; GF 17. Implements Occupational Safety and Contractor (Part of Health Plan POW) 18. Conducts compliance monitoring of the PEO 20% of Occupational Safety and Health Plan PDF; SLRF; GF

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PRESERVING OUR ROAD ASSETS

ROADS THAT ARE ALREADY BUILT ARE PART OF THE GOVERNMENT‟S VITAL ASSETS AND THE PEOPLES‟ LINK TO PLACES OF WORK, EDUCATION, HEALTH SERVICES AND ENTERTAINMENT. EVERYDAY, VEHICLES OF DIFFERENT TYPES AND LOADS PLY THESE ROADS; AND UNDERSTANDABLY, THESE DETERIORATE OVER TIME. MAINTENANCE OF THESE ROADS REQUIRES FUNDING AND ATTENTION TO PREVENT MORE AND NEW HAZARDS.

Direction The PGAS‟ strategy for maximizing the value of the road network will:

1. Ensure that the core network of provincial roads is maintained in sufficiently good condition to enable the safe, convenient and economical, year-round movement of people and goods throughout the province in all prevailing weather condition;

2. Ensure that the economic life of road assets are maximized and the life time costs of providing and sustaining the road assets are minimized;

3. Stimulate the private sector through the award of long term road maintenance contracts through competitive tendering procedures;

4. Create employment opportunities in road maintenance activities for people living in the vicinity of provincial roads; and

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5. Minimize, for the Provincial Government, the transaction costs and project management responsibilities of providing road maintenance by awarding a relatively small number of long term maintenance contracts to the private sector.

Target by 2015 176 km Length of Provincial roads in good/fair condition

Strategy The PEO developed a visual assessment tool used in assessing the condition of roads and bridges. Among the factors found to have contributed to the poor condition of roads and bridges are: non-prioritization of gravel road rehabilitation, heavy rains and overloaded trucks, lack of maintenance activity and funds. As a result only 28% of the 631 km provincial roads are considered in good/fair condition.

Looking at the provincial roads listed in the Road Inventory, there are road segments that reach out to far-flung barangays. If this particular road network is properly rehabilitated and maintained, it can provide access to all barangays, which can be further reached through feeder roads (barangay and municipal roads).

The Provincial Government will embark on the following strategies:

1. Area Approach

Instead of the usual single road segment approach, the Provincial Government will implement an area approach to road maintenance. This approach refers to provincial roads within the defined maintenance area (qualified for maintenance under PRMF) be maintained under a single, multi-year road maintenance contract. Area approach will separate the issues of road rehabilitation from issues of routine and periodic road maintenance.

The maintenance areas shall consider the following:  Total length of maintainable roads within the maintenance area;  Need to encourage competition among firms by having more than one area maintenance contract for each province;  Need to maximise the economies of scale to reduce costs and minimise the province‟s project management responsibilities;  Use of existing manpower configuration in PEO; and,  Need to attract firms with the required expertise and experience by offering attractive contract packages through open competitive tendering procedures.

Areas. In consultation with the PEO and the Provincial Governor, the boundaries of maintenance areas were determined:

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 Area Cluster 1 covers municipalities under Administrative District 1 composed of Sibagat, Bayugan, Prosperidad, Esperanza, San Luis, and Talacogon; and

 Area Cluster 2 covers municipalities under Administrative District 2 composed of La Paz, Loreto, San Francisco, Rosario, Bunawan, Trento, Sta Josefa and Vereula.

Coverage. PRMF area maintenance contracts may cover certain aspects of non-gravel roads under the following conditions:

. Where a surface sealant, of any form, has been applied under a PRMF road rehabilitation contract, the road section should be fully maintained; and

. Where a non-PRMF sealed road section connects a PRMF rehabilitated road section to another PRMF rehabilitated road section or a PRMF rehabilitated road directly to a national highway, maintenance activities will include all routine maintenance activities but exclude periodic maintenance activities.

LGU Responsibilities. Under the Area Approach for Maintenance Contracting, the Provincial government shall be responsible not only for the maintenance of roads included under PRMF but also for all provincial roads. The provincial government shall also be responsible for ensuring that:

. The area maintenance contracts include the requirement to employ the local population for routine, unskilled maintenance activities such as grass cutting and ditch cleaning; and

. The maintenance contracts are rendered flexible to allow the addition of road sections with the geographic boundary to be added for maintenance as they are brought up to a maintainable standard; and,

. The appropriate capabilities and capacities are available to ensure that the area maintenance contracts are properly supervised and managed.

2. Improvement of Service Delivery Approach

The PEO will shift from maintenance by contract (MBC) to maintenance by administration (MBA), as shown by the service delivery graduation in Table 5. The shift will be supported by the capacity development program espoused by PRMF within its 5-year engagement, focusing on changing the role of the PEO in the future.

Table 5: Service Delivery Graduation (% Share of the Total Maintenance Fund) Fund Sources 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Maintenance by Contract PGAS 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% PRMF 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% SLRF 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% Maintenance by Administration PGAS 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% PRMF 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% SLRF 50% 40% 30% 20% 10%

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MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT

The management of the maintenance activities in the province throughout the life of PRMF and beyond is shown in Table 6. For the PRMF-funded multi-year maintenance contracts, the FMC will undertake the preparation of the contracts and scope of work, tendering and project close-out while the PEO will observe and participate in such activities. FMC will handle the maintenance supervision and quality assurance/quality control in the first year and gradually turn-over to the PEO after series of capacity building activities.

Table 6: Project Management Supervision by Mode Activities Responsibility Centers Maintenance by Maintenance by Contract Administration Annual Inventory PEO Road Inventory PEO Road Inventory Team Team Annual Maintenance Work PEO Maintenance PEO Maintenance Division Program Division Program of Work and Contract PEO Maintenance PEO Maintenance Division Preparation Division Tendering Bids and Awards Bids and Awards Committee Committee (purchase of materials) Maintenance Supervision PEO Area Engineers PEO Area Engineers Performance Monitoring PEO Area Engineers PEO Area Engineers Materials Testing PEO Materials Testing Contractor Staff Quality Control PEO Materials Laboratory Contractor Staff Quality Assurance PEO QA/QC Team PEO QA/QC Team Project Close-out PEO Area Engineers PEO Area Engineers

The following key competency areas are being developed to prepare the PEOs in managing the full range of road maintenance activities:

 Annual Road Inventory Survey  Annual Road Condition Survey  Road and Bridge Information Management (SLD, GIS, etc)  Road Design and Construction Supervision  Annual Maintenance Work Planning and Programming  Provincial Road Network Maintenance

Summary of Initiatives Initiatives Length Project Funding Timing (in Km) Cost (in Source 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Php M) 1. NRJ Crossing Luna - Duangan - Mac 6.42 2.25 PRMF Arthur - Valentina - Santiago - Mahapag Road(maintainable section- NRJ Crossing Luna- Labao Rd) 2. NRJ San Jose - Limbayugan - San 4.60 1.61 PRMF

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Initiatives Length Project Funding Timing (in Km) Cost (in Source 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Php M) Joaquin - Aurora - Lucena - Road (Circumferential Road) 3. PRJ Duangan - Guadalupe - Dimasalang 4.90 1.72 PRMF - Sta Ines - Dona Maxima Road 4. NRJ Sibagat-Esperanza Road 5.78 2.02 PRMF 5. NRJ Pisaan - Tagapua - Borbon - Rizal - 6.00 2.1 PRMF Del Monte Road (Package A) 6. NRJ Pisaan - Tagapua - Borbon - Rizal - 8.7 3.05 PRMF Del Monte Road (Package B) 7. NRJ Pisaan - Tagapua - Borbon - Rizal - 16.54 5.79 PRMF Del Monte Road (Package C) 8. NRJ Lapinigan -Mati - Maligaya - 3.00 1.05 PRMF Cabantao Road 9. NRJ Sta Josefa-Aurora-Tapaz Road 12.78 4.47 PRMF 10. NRJ Patin-ay - La Caridad - Tagapua 4.60 2.20 PGAS Road 11. NRJ Crossing Luna - Duangan - Mac 3.0 1.50 PGAS Arthur - Valentina - Santiago - Mahapag Road (maintainable section- Labao - Duangan Rd 3 km.) 12. NRJ Crossing Luna - Duangan - Mac 9.0 2.62 PGAS Arthur - Valentina - Santiago - Mahapag Road 13. NRJ San Jose - Limbayugan - San 4.6 2.3 PGAS Joaquin - Aurora - Lucena - Road (Circumferential Road) 14. NRJ Osmena-Magkiangkang-Villa 8.6 4.49 PGAS Undayon-New Salem-Mt. Carmel, Pinagalaan-Sta Teresita/Jct. New Lanao-Grace State-Mt. Olive-Mt. Carmel Spur Road 15. NRJ - Maygatasan - Verdu - Montavista 5.6 2.8 PGAS Road (hanging bridge=400m) 16. NRJ San Rafael - San Roque - Calilid - 10.95 5.27 PGAS San Luis Road 17. NRJ Sta Irene - La Purisima - San Martin 9.80 4.90 PGAS - New Maug Road (Circumferential Road) 18. NRJ Magsaysay - Sitio Supon - Taonaga 6.10 3.05 PGAS Provincial Stock Farm Road 6.70 1.90 PGAS & 19. NRJ Patin-ay - Lucac - Pisaan Road SLRF 20. NRJ- Cagbas-Saguma-Charito-Gamao- 14.0 3.50 PGAS San Toribio-Labao Rd 21. Jct Panaytay - Anolingan - San Toribio 6.50 3.25 PGAS Spur Road 22. PRJ Duangan - Guadalupe - Dimasalang 4.9 2.45 PGAS - Sta Ines - Dona Maxima Road 23. NRJ San Vicente - San Roque - Cecilia - 4.46 2.23 PGAS Mahapag Road 24. NRJ Sibagat - Esperanza Provincial 6.3 3.14 PGAS Road 25. NRJ Sibagat - Esperanza Provincial 11.55 5.78 PGAS Road 26. NRJ Barangay 1 - Bitan-agan - Das-agan 10.0 6.55 PGAS - Tambis (Barobo) Road

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Initiatives Length Project Funding Timing (in Km) Cost (in Source 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Php M) 27. NRJ Sta Josefa - Aurora - Tapaz - 8.00 3.90 PGAS Poblacion, Veruela - Sampaguita Road 28. NRJ Sta Josefa - Aurora - Tapaz - 12.78 6.09 PGAS Poblacion, Veruela - Sampaguita Road 29. NRJ San Teodoro - Poblacion - Nueva 8.65 4.13 PGAS Era - San Gabriel - Poblacion (Veruela) Road 30. NRJ-Loreto- Binucayan- Sta. Cruz- 8.31 4.16 PGAS Katipunan Road 31. NRJ Karaos - Lapag - Mt Diwata Camp 5.99 1.90 PGAS Site - Alegria Road 32. NRJ Lapinigan -Mati - Maligaya - 6.2 3.10 PGAS Cabantao Road 33. NRJ Pisaan - Tagapua - Borbon - Rizal - 16.54 8.27 PGAS Del Monte Road Length (in KM) 248.97 Funding Source (in Php million) PGAS 15 30 45 60 60 10.4 20.6 PRMF 8 18.74 2 8 SLRF 2 2 2 2 2

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STRENGTHENING OUR CAPACITY FOR GOOD ROADS

THE SUCCES SOF ARNDP LIES ON THE PEOPLE WHO ARE AT THE FOREFRONT AND THOSE WHO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE PROVINCE‟S ROAD DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. UPGRADING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, EQUIPPING THEM WITH TOOLS, AND SUPPORTING THEM WITH SYSTEMS ARE NON-NEGOTIABLE REQUIREMENTS.

Direction The PGAS‟ strategy in building capacity for good roads will:

1. Ensure an empowered, competent and responsible human capital in Agusan del Sur to manage and sustain provincial road networks.

2. Greater stakeholder‟s satisfaction through improved service delivery of PGAS officials and staff

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Target by 2015  4 100% Clients‟ Satisfaction of PGAS PGAS score in PRMF Very satisfactory performance service delivery assessment of all staff involved in the road sector

Strategies

1. Challenges

 Lack of competencies and skills of road sector employees in operation and maintenance of infrastructure projects, engineering software application, material testing and quality control, electrical operation and management and road safety audit.  Resistance to change  Absence of M & E impact on programs and projects; lack of enforcement & compliance of policies and measures.  Realignment of funds; inadequate allocation on required /necessary budget for implementation of PPAs particularly on road projects.  Ineffective and inefficient internal systems and processes; systems are not fully utilized.  No clear alignment of plans from barangay to provincial level; MLGUs are not interested to the programs; lack of competencies and commitment from MLGU counterparts.  Turn-over/resignation/separation of trained personnel; lack of resources/mechanism to attract/hire the best people with skills.  Lack of objective performance evaluation and absence of effective reward & incentive programs that are linked to performance.  PEO personnel functions are not clearly defined; PDFs need to be redefined.  The average scorecard rating of PGAS in its participation in the PRMF is 1.54.

Overall Average Scorecard Rating for 2010 Self-Rating Key Result Areas 1 2 3 4 5 1.0 Road Sector Planning (1.875) 2.0 Road Services Delivery (1.67) 3.0 Budget and Expenditure Management (1.5) 4.0 Internal Control and Internal Audit (1.67) 5.0 Procurement (1.33) 6.0 Human Resource Development (2.5) 7.0 Environmental Management (0.5) 8.0 Information Systems Management (1.8)

9.0 Monitoring and Evaluation Systems (1)

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2. Responses The Capacity Development Programs for Year 1 (June 2010 – July 2011) are aimed at improving PGAS‟s capacity and competencies on road sector. Of the 52 interventions projected for the first year, 28 activities were implemented, 8 are on-going and 16 are on the pipeline (as of April 2011). These interventions correspond to PGAS‟ strategic themes on Economic Growth, Local Revenue Generation, and Transforming the Bureaucracy.

There were no scheduled training activities on strategic themes on Eco-tourism Development, Public Safety and Security, and Environmental Protection for Year 1. But the activity Effective Construction Supervision Through Risk and Environmental Management under Economic Growth conducted training on Public Safety and Security, and Environmental Protection.

CapDev Programs for Year 2 until Year 5 are directed towards developing competent human resources involved in road projects to manage and sustain road networks.

 Capacitate the PLGU to manage and sustain provincial road network in good condition using government funds, and according to national standards, in order to achieve ongoing improvement in local economic activity and provide improved access to infrastructure, services and employment.

 Develop new systems and enhance existing government systems so that they support road services planning, financing and delivery.

 Ensure availability of funds from PGAS or from external sources to acquire equipment and software for better service delivery.

Summary of Initiatives There are 100 activities clustered under nine (9) initiatives. From these activities, 63 are identified to be funded by the PRMF, amounting to PhP 30 million from year 2011 to 2014.

Project Timing Responsible Funding Initiatives Cost (in Office Source Php „000) 2011 2012 2013 2014 ROAD SECTOR PLANNING 1.1 Training on Road Safety Plan PEO 500 PRMF Preparation and Road Safety Audit 1.2 Support to the implementation of PEO the Road Safety Plan and annual conduct of road safety audit 1.3 Training on Occupational Safety 200 PRMF and Health Program 1.4 Training on Project Proposal and PEO/PPDO 1,000 PRMF Feasibility Study Preparation 1.5 Training on Project Development PPDO 2,059 PRMF and Management 1.6 Training on Project Evaluation using HDM-4/RED

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Project Timing Responsible Funding Initiatives Cost (in Office Source Php „000) 2011 2012 2013 2014 1.7 Training on GIS-based Spatial PPDO/PEO 1,000 PRMF Road Network Analysis with Transport Software 1.8 Training on Advance Transport Planning Tools for the updating of PRNDP 1.9 Training on Participatory GIS PPDO/PEO

1.10 Training on Road Right of Way PEO 200 PRMF (RROW) and Involuntary Resettlement 1.11 Training on General Planning Skills PPDO 800 PRMF on Critical Thinking, Research, Data Analysis, Qualitative Analysis and Quantitative Analysis Skills 1.12 Training on Technical Report PPDO/PEO 500 PRMF Writing, Writeshop, Workshop and Team Building on Updating of the ARNDP 1.13 Preparation of new Executive- PPDO 100 PRMF Legislative Agenda

1.14 Training on Process PPDO 100 PRMF Documentation ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2.1 Geological Assessment of Mineral PENRO-LGU 1,290 PRMF Resources Identified Potential Mining Areas 2.2 Trainer‟s Training on PEISS and PENRO- 520 PRMF formulation of Environmental LGU/MENR Management Plan (EMP) Os 2.3 Coaching in the Preparation of EMPs and monitoring activities 2.4 Development of Resource PPDO/PEN 4,200 PRMF Management Information System RO-LGU including the equipment and facilities, trainings and consultation 2.5 Assign and Train GIS Staff to PENRO-LGU PRMF Update the Registry of 100 Environmentally Sensitive Areas and Natural Hazards 2.6 Enhancement of the PLGU's PENRO-LGU 200 PRMF Environment Code to Institutionalize the Registry Management 2.7 Review Environmental PENRO-LGU 100 PRMF Management Performance and the Registry of Environmental Management Practices ROAD SERVICES DELIVERY 3.1 Coaching on the implementation of PEO 500 PRMF Road Maintenance Contract 3.2 Evaluation Studies on MBC vs MBA PEO

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Project Timing Responsible Funding Initiatives Cost (in Office Source Php „000) 2011 2012 2013 2014 3.3 Development of Forward Service PEO Delivery Program for 5 years 3.4 Managing Truck Overloading PEO

3.5 Updating of the PEO‟s PEO 50 PRMF Maintenance Procedural Manual 3.6 Coaching on Road Engineering PEO 500 PRMF Survey, Investigation and Design; and preparation of procedural manual 3.7 Training on Cost Estimation and PEO 500 PRMF Development of Cost Database 3.8 Training on Road Slope Management System, sub-surface exploration, foundation analysis 3.9 Flood Prevention/Mitigation and PEO 400 PRMF Management 3.10 Training on River and Sabo Engineering 3.11 Training on Value Engineering Analysis 3.12 Training on Design, Construction, Repair and Maintenance of Bridges and RCBCs/RCPCs 3.13 Procurement of STAAD and MS Project including training and hardware 3.14 Training on Earthquake Engineering 3.15 Training on Quality Management PEO for Highway and Bridge 3.16 Provision of engineering equipment needed to support engineering design, construction and monitoring of roads works and associated works. 3.17 Updating of the PEO manuals, namely: construction supervision, quality assurance/quality control and contract management 3.18 Equipment Pool Operations, PEO 100 PGAS Equipment Repair and Maintenance 3.19 Electrical Operations and PEO 100 PGAS Management (road lights and wiring installation) 3.20 Planning and Designing of Flood PEO 1,500 PGAS Control Structures 3.21 Construction Methods and PEO Techniques for Flood Control and Drainage Structures 3.22 Maintenance of Flood Control PEO Structures 3.23 Laboratory Management PEO 300 PRMF

3.24 Procurement of Primavera PEO 1,500 PGAS Software including Training BUDGETING, REVENUE GENERATION AND EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT

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Project Timing Responsible Funding Initiatives Cost (in Office Source Php „000) 2011 2012 2013 2014 4.1 Public Financial Management PAccO/PTO PRMF (Financial Analysis and risk /PBO 1,900 management; Budgeting Rules and Regulations, Accounting and Financial Training) 4.2 Support to the implementation of Revenue Generation and Resource Mobilization Plan 4.3 Enhancement and Updating of PAccO /PBO 500 PRMF PGAS Strategic Financial Management Plan 4.4 Enhancement of Map Digitization PASTO 100 PRMF

4.5 Support to Updating of General PASTO 100 PRMF Assessment 4.6 Training on Budget Operations PBO/PPDO 500 PRMF Manual and preparation of multi- year budget 4.7 Training on eNGAS PAccO 4.8 Development of comprehensive ELFC/MIS financial electronic systems linking SRE, eNGAS and e-budget 4.9 Training and Coaching on PBO/PPDO Department‟s Performance Indicator Framework 4.10 Updating of the Provincial Revenue PASTO 400 PRMF Code INTERNAL CONTROL AND INTERNAL AUDIT 5.1 Capacity Development on Fraud PIAO 250 PRMF Awareness, Detection and Prevention 5.2 Enhancement on Operations PIAO 250 PRMF Manual and Audit Plan Formulation 5.3 Coaching Support to the implementation of the Audit Plan

5.4 Development of the Audit Report Monitoring System

5.5 Development of PGAS Internal PIAO 400 PRMF Control System 5.6 Training on Audit Procurement PIAO 50 PGAS

5.7 Training on Philippine Bidding PIAO 50 PGAS Document and Updates on R.A # 9184 5.8 Operations and Management Audit PIAO 50 PGAS

5.9 Internal Auditing of Government PIAO 50 PRMF Expenditure 5.10 Internal Control System on Cash PIAO 50 PRMF Management 5.11 Internal Control System for PIAO 50 PRMF Property and Supply Management

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Project Timing Responsible Funding Initiatives Cost (in Office Source Php „000) 2011 2012 2013 2014 5.12 Development of Internal Control PIAO 400 PRMF Self-Assessment Questionnaire and conduct of Self-assessment to all departments 5.13 Development of Risk Control PIAO 400 PRMF Framework of PGAS 5.14 Tool and Techniques to Internal PIAO 50 PGAS Auditor Manager 5.15 Winning the Auditee to Auditor PIAO 50 PGAS Side 5.16 Advance Operational Auditing PIAO 50 PRMF

5.17 Quality Assurance Review PIAO 50 PRMF

PROCUREMENT 6.1 Development of E- Procurement PGSO/BAC 800 PRMF system including training and hardware 6.2 Coaching in the preparation of the job descriptions for the BAC Secretariat 6.3 Contract Management 6.4 Training on Records Management PGSO/BAC 400 PRMF System 6.5 Development of cost database for goods and services

6.6 Formulation of Procurement PGSO/BAC 400 PRMF Manual 6.7 Training on Contractors PGSO/BAC 400 PRMF Performance Evaluation System and accreditation of PEO staff HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT 7.1 Leadership Development/Change PGO/PHRM 1, 000 PRMF Management O 7.2 Updating of the HRDM Plan

7.3 Performance Management (PM) PHRMO PRMF linked to Rewards and Incentives 1,000 and other HR Mechanisms 7.4 Career Development and PHRMO PRMF Succession Planning (retention) 2,500 7.5 Establishment of Multipurpose PHRMO PRMF Assessment Center 1,500 7.6 Development of the Human PHRMO/MI PRMF Resource Management S 1,500 Information System including Harmonization of RSP with other Mechanisms, and hardware support MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM 8.1 Development of Computer PASTO/MIS PRMF Assisted Mass Appraisal System 8.2 Enhancement of ADSLGIS to Web- PASTO/MIS PRMF Based System

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Project Timing Responsible Funding Initiatives Cost (in Office Source Php „000) 2011 2012 2013 2014 8.3 Development of Topographic and land use/land cover database 8.4 Process application for ISO9001 MIS PRMF Accreditation to all Implemented Info System 8.5 Development of the IT maintenance plan 8.6 Development/Enhancement of a PAccO/PAST PRMF Financial Management Information O/PBO/MIS System 8.7 Integrated Database Management MIS PRMF System (to include upgrade of facilities/equipment and user's training of concerned offices) 8.8 Development of online atlas 8.9 Training on Application MIS 400 PRMF Development and GIS Application Design MONITORING AND EVALUATION 9.1 Training on Monitoring and PPDO PRMF Evaluation 2,000 9.2 Coaching for the data collection, PPDO/ 3,000 PRMF analysis, presentation and PMEG preparation of annual M&E Report for HRMD, PRNDP and SFMP 9.3 Development of an Integrated PGO/PPDO PRMF M&E Framework and PGAS M&E 1,280 System and Impact Assessment 9.4 Development of M&E Operations PPDO/ 800 PRMF Manual PMEG 9.5 Development of Data Directory, PPDO/ 700 PRMF including Quality Standards and PMEG Specifications, Gender Equality to Support Integration and Use of Information

9.6 Development of a Public PIO/PPDO 600 PRMF Information Campaign based on the Information Generated from the M&E System Total 30,000

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RAISING REVENUES AND SPENDING WISELY

AFTER THE ROADS ARE BUILT, MAINTENANCE WORKS CONTINUE. AND AS POPULATION INCREASES AND THE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES EXPAND, THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO GO FROM “REACTIVE” TO “INNOVATIVE” IN SEEKING MORE FUNDS TO FINANCE ROAD IMPROVEMENT AND MAINTENANCE.

Directions The PGAS strategy for Revenue Generation will:

1. Ensure a sustainable increase of local revenues to support the investment requirement of the Province 2. Rationalize Expenditure of the Province in order to provide funds for development projects 3. Improve management of the utilization of development funds

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Targets by 2015 2011: PhP 15 M 50% 2012: PhP 30 M Sufficient Local Maintenance 2013: PhP 45 M Development Fund Goes to Fund with the following Road Development 2014: PhP 60 M schedule 2015: PhP 60 M

Strategies

1. Challenges

PGAS‟ limited financial resources put a cap on the pace of road development that the LGU can pursue. Road development, with its high investment requirement, competes with other equally important poverty-reducing initiatives of the LGU.

PGAS has to improve on its revenue tax base and focus on its investment programming as a way to rationalize expenditures. It has to develop transparent guidelines, criteria and policies in selecting road investment projects. Stakeholders‟ involvement should be encouraged to leave little room for politics to influence prioritization and implementation of road projects.

PGAS recognizes that sustainability of road development will become a great challenge after the PRMP engagement, considering that substantial amount is needed for road rehabilitation and maintenance.

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2. Responses

To address the challenges mentioned above, PGAS has undertaken or is working on the following:

 Amendment of the Provincial Revenue Code is now ongoing.  In support to the code, the Five-Year Revenue Generation and Resource Mobilization Plan for 2012 – 2015 will be crafted to provide directions, objectives, strategies and targets for the following years. When implemented, this plan will generate sufficient reserves to be used for delivery of basic services and fund new road rehabilitation and maintenance projects. The plan will also call for M&E on the collection enforcement and resource utilization activities.  A Revenue Generation Action Team will be created to monitor the enforcement of collection activities and advocacy on tax with social marketing.  Strategic Financial Management, outlining the strategies, capacities, systems and procedures will help achieve sustainable operation and implementation of priority programs, projects and activities. It will also support the effective and efficient management of financial resources.

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PGAS will also rationalize its expenditures and will focus more on investment. The LGU will institutionalize effective planning, budgeting process and resource utilization management. It will carefully evaluate and analyze programs and projects.

Thus, the ARNDP becomes an essential framework for road development. It will be used to source out funds from national government agencies, congressional offices and funding donors.

3. Initiatives

 Enhance systems and procedures for effective decision making

PGAS will take advantage of available modern technology to improve the systems and procedures in generating revenues. The Real Property Real Property Tax Information Systems (RPTIS), with digitized maps on real property units, facilitates immediate and timely processing of real property transactions. After having installed the RPTIS in five pilot municipalities, it will be replicated in the remaining municipalities to promote a province-wide monitoring on real property tax administration. The second system is called Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal System (CAMAS) and works to improve the valuation process of the real properties for tax purposes. Third is the Financial Management Information System (FMIS) which provides transparent, timely and reconciled information on financial transactions from and among the Accounting, Budget and Treasury offices.

Social marketing programs can elicit support from the beneficiaries of road projects. Their participation is crucial in maintaining the road projects. Therefore, they not only add pressure for the local government to conduct its business with clear accountability and transparency, but the beneficiaries can also contribute in maximizing the limited resources of the provincial government.

 Allocate funds and resources more effectively

Resource allocation is dependent on the revenue generation activities. The identification of total collectibles and realistic forecasting of revenue also influence the budgeting process. A multi-year budget will be prepared and the budget deliberation related to the PDIP will be participated by stakeholders to respond to the province‟s vision, mission and goal. One proposed policy is to require at least fifty percent (50%) of the development funds will be allocated for infrastructure. Of this, 70% will be set aside for the provincial roads and the other 30% for the FMRs.

To ensure that PGAS‟ limited funds are spent wisely, the provincial government must underscore the importance of planning and budgeting process, and subject all programs and projects under careful evaluation and analysis. The use of tools, like the logical framework, initial or potential impact assessment, guidelines and established criteria are helpful in making decision on which projects are to be funded.

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 Provide more funds for road maintenance

Barangay LGUs may be prevailed upon to set aside funds for maintenance of roads within their jurisdiction. It is financially more sustainable for the LGUs to maintain the fair and good road conditions; rather than utilizing the funds for road rehabilitation and repair.

 Seek more funding and investment

PGAS will use and present the ARNDP to different government agencies and funding donors in seeking support to speed-up the province‟s road development. The ARNDP with its strong framework for road development is a solid basis for identifying road investments. PGAS has already completed the inventory of roads in the province, and since PGAS cannot fund all of these road projects, there is a need to define the criteria to be used in prioritizing and selecting which roads are up for funding and implementation.

Summary of Initiatives Initiatives Responsible Project Funding Timing Office Cost (in Source 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Php M) Enhance, update and implement the ELFC 0.50 PRMF/ Strategic Financial Management Plan PGAS Conduct audit on revenue and treasury PASTO 0.10 PGAS management Conduct of Civil Remedies to collect tax PASTO/MTO 0.75 PGAS/ML Delinquencies GUs Updated records of property, plant and PAccO 0.05 PGAS equipments and maintain registry of public infrastructure Conduct inventory of all provincial PGSO 0.27 PGAS government properties and equipments including public infrastructures Implementation of computer assisted mass PASTO 1.50 PRMF appraisal system. Preparation of revenue forecasting manual ELFC 0.10 PGAS Conduct of Performance-based budgeting is PBO/PPDO 1.50 PRMF based on approved Work and Financial Plan Consultative budget deliberation ELFC 0.50 PGAS Implement PAG-ASA Ka Program PASTO/PAO 2.00 PGAS Conduct general revision every 3 years to PASTO 6.9M PGAS update assess value of real properties Updating of the Provincial Revenue Code PASTO 400K PRMFs Strengthen and enhanced RPTIS of five pilot PASTO 100K PGAS municipalities Collaborative effort between PASTO 1M PGAS DAR/DENR/ROD/BLGU and PGAS in the conduct of subdivision survey for CLOA‟s and barangay site. Map digitizing for 14 municipalities PASTO 100K PGAS

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SUSTAINING ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS

IF IT IS ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY, IT IS ABOUT STRIKING A BALANCE BETWEEN THREE PRIORITIES. ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENT. W E BUILD AND MAINTAIN ROADS BECAUSE THESE BRING BUSINESS, AND BUSINESS BRINGS EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME. YET NOW, MORE THAN BEFORE, WE MUST ALWAYS BE RESPECTFUL OF THE PEOPLE‟S RIGHTS AND MOTHER NATURE‟S CAPACITY TO RENEW OR REPLENISH HERSELF.

Directions The PGAS strategy for Environment and Social Sustainability will:

1. Ensure protection and conservation of Agusan marsh, watershed and other significant areas

2. Ensure compliance of the Environmental Management Plan of each road projects and implementation of identified mitigating measures

3. Encourage civil society involvement in identifying environmental, social and safety issues during the design, construction and operational phases of road construction, rehabilitation and maintenance projects

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Targets by 2015   Updated registry of environmentally-sensitive Implemented and complied the Environmental areas and natural hazards Management Plan

Strategies To date (April 2011), PG-ENRO has no complete list of critical watersheds, protected areas and natural significant sites and other environmentally sensitive areas which are to be avoided for the selection of road investment programs. Likewise, Natural Resource Data Base (NRDB) system linked to the GIS is not yet established. Financial support is needed to establish the NRDB system as well as the sustainability programs on protection of watersheds and other significant sites.

In terms of policy support, PGAS has the Environmental Code of 2007 which ensures the protection of environment and human health. However, implementing the Code requires the political will of the local leaders. The PG-ENRO has not yet formulated the Environmental Management Plan and the Environmental Compliance Monitoring for locally-funded road projects, owing to the lack of facilities, equipment and logistical support for monitoring activities (e.g. eater quality monitoring equipment and Chemical Assay Laboratory).

The PG-ENRO is tasked to implement the following:

1. Protection and conservation of forest areas, watershed and other protected areas, solid waste management, and mining areas management.

2. Massive collection of environmental tax and verification fees from mineral resources and forest products as support to PGAS revenue generation

3. Updating of NRDB to be linked to GIS

4. Information and Education campaign and advocacy on Environmental programs

5. Enforcement of PGAS Environmental code, forestry laws and other environmental laws

6. Development and implementation of Environmental Management Plan for any road projects with civil society involvement particularly in identifying environmental, social and safety issues during the design, construction and operational phases of road construction, rehabilitation and maintenance projects

7. Periodic monitoring and evaluation of Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) to environmentally critical Projects e.g. Wood processing plants and other business establishments. Road construction project will be soon included

8. Acquisition of facilities, equipments and logistical support for monitoring activities e.g. Water quality monitoring equipments, Chemical Assay Laboratory

9. Continues Capability Building to concerned personnel and stakeholders

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Summary of Initiatives Initiatives Responsible Project Funding Timing Office Cost (In Source 201 201 201 201 201 Php M) 1 2 3 4 5 1. Protection and conservation of ENRO 10 PG-ENRO forest areas, watershed and other protected areas

2. Develop the Natural Resource ENRO , MIS 2.70 PG- Database linked to GIS ENRO/PR MF 3. Continuous Information and ENRO, PEO 1.2 PG-ENRO Education campaign and advocacy on environmental programs

4. Procurement of necessary ENRO, PEO, 2.78 PG- technology, equipments, software MIS ENRO/PR and logistical support for the NRD MF

5. Prepare Environmental Management ENRO, PEO, 0.32 PRMF/PG- Plan including periodic monitoring PPDO, MIS ENRO and evaluation and participation of the Multi-Sectoral Monitoring Team 6. Continues Capability Building to ENRO 3.64 PRMF, concerned personnel and PGAS stakeholders

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ENGAGING OUR COMMUNITIES

PEOPLE LIVING NEAR AND FREQUENTLY USING THE MAINTAINED ROADS SHOULD NOT BE REGARDED AS PASSIVE BENEFICIARIES. THEIR PARTICIPATION IN PROJECT DEVELOPMENT CYCLE ENSURES THE RELEVANCE OF SUCH ROADS VIS-À-VIS THE ACTUAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT SURROUND IT. BY INVOLVING LOCAL PEOPLE, ROAD MANAGEMENT IS UNDERTAKEN EASILY AND PROMPTLY BEFORE THE ROADS SUSTAIN MORE DAMAGE OR CAUSE ACCIDENTS.

Directions The PGAS strategy in engaging the communities will:

1. Sustain community participation in all stages of the road development cycle

2. Recognize the participation of both men and women as active partners especially at the community level where women raise issues for the good of their families and the nearby

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households affected by the road development projects; also recommending sound solutions to identified issues

Targets by 2015 100% 30% Participation of key stakeholders in road Increase of women participation in decision- development and management making, monitoring and sustainability of projects

Strategies Key elements to community participation are:

1. Institutional Development

PGAS will endeavor to use existing structures at all levels to encourage partnership, scheduling community activities like consultations and updating of project status and monitoring. The barangay council, women and youth organizations in the area will be included in the project update activities.

2. Role clarification/Accountability

It is also important that stakeholders have common understanding of their respective roles in the project - understanding will lead to better appreciation and deeper involvement in road project activities.

3. Information, Education & Advocacy

IEC activities will include symposia, radio programs involving community leaders, sign/bill boards, interviews of community residents and many others.

Engaging the community ensures that provisions/conditions in the road rehabilitation and maintenance contracts are observed. The contracts include common issues affected by stakeholders, such as:

1. Participation of the Community - Community consultation is embedded in all stages of the project. Stakeholders will be involved in the planning for the project identification, community mapping in the detailed engineering design, observers of the Bids and Award Committee during the procurement, and monitoring during construction and post- construction phase.

2. Preference to Local Labor - While the responsibility of maintenance is assigned to the PEO and contractor, it is always useful to involve the community along the roads in maintenance process as they understand the need for a well-maintained road on a daily basis. For routine type of maintenance, the lengthman system is applicable, where small and manageable tasks are allocated to individual workers who are residents of nearby communities along the roads being maintained.

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3. Safety, Security and Protection of the Environment – The Contractor shall limit activity on designated road right- of-way area and shall take all necessary precautions against pollution or interference with the supply, or obstruction of the flow, of surface or underground water. Should any pollution arise from the Contractor‟s activities, he/she shall clean up the affected area immediately at his own cost and to the satisfaction of the PEO, and shall pay full compensation to any affected parties. The Contractor shall be responsible for the removal from site excess maintenance debris prior to demobilization.

4. Protection of Quarry Sites – The Contractor shall obtain all gravel, sand, and backfill requirements only from DPWH and PEO-approved quarry sites. The PEO‟s authorized representative field inspectors will conduct random field inspections of Contractor‟s quarrying activities.

Other safety and social concerns are:

1. The General Public – Appropriate road safety signs shall be provided to ensure that the general public is protected from any harm during the maintenance work.

2. Road Maintenance Workers - Due precaution shall be taken by the Contractor, and at his own cost, to ensure the safety of his/her staff and labor, in collaboration with and to the requirements of the Provincial and national health offices, to ensure that first aid equipment and supplies and sick bay are available at the project site and that suitable arrangements are made for the prevention of epidemics and for all necessary welfare and hygiene requirements.

3. Compliance with Labor Laws – the Road Contracts will provide provision that the Contractor shall abide at all time by all labor laws, including child labor related enactments and other relevant rules.

Summary of Initiatives Initiatives Responsible Project Cost Funding Office (in Php) Source

1. Planning Stage  Series of Multi-stakeholders consultation/ workshops PPDO 30,000 PRMF/PGAS in the ARNDP Preparation 2. Implementation Stage  Pre-implementation Stage activities PEO 200,000 PRMF/PGAS > Site validation with brgy. Stakeholders > Community Mapping thru general assembly > Consultation with identified RROW affected locales > Preparation of FS/Project Proposals with key stakeholders  Pre-Detailed Engineering Stage > Validation of Plans & POWs with brgy. Officials, women & youth groups  Implementation Stage > Pre-construction Conference with brgy. General assembly 3. Monitoring

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 Monitoring activities with PMEG and community PPDO-PMEG 500,000 PRMF/PGAS

4. Updating of ARNDP SAPT 500,000 PRMF/PGAS

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FROM PLAN TO REALITY

WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE TRANSITION TIME – FROM TURNING THIS PLAN TO REALITY – IS NOT LEFT TO CHANCES. PGAS HAS DONE ITS PART IN APPROXIMATING WHAT WILL BE NEEDED AND HOW THESE WILL BE DONE, WHO WILL DO IT AND WHEN THESE WILL BE CHECKED.

The challenge from now is to convert this plan into reality. This plan represents an integrated package of investments, policies, measures and management changes covering issues relevant to land transport and road management. This package aims to enhance the environment, foster the Province‟s economic development, meet the social inclusion agenda and integrate Government decisions. To ensure that the ARNDP will be implemented as planned, implementation mechanisms are being set in terms of policy support and investment programming support.

Road Policies The basic policy approved by the Provincial Development Council during its meeting on March 01, 2010 related to road development is: NO road or bridge project shall be funded by the Provincial Government or proposed for funding unless it is reflected in the ARNDP and should comply with the following requirements:

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1. Proposed road section must not be currently funded or covered by other local or foreign funding sources;

2. A Land Acquisition and Resettlement Program (LARP) is prepared for road and bridge projects with Road Right-of-Way (RROW) problem;

3. In the case of new road opening, necessary clearances approved by the DENR must be secured first; establishing the location of new road opening and cutting of big trees will be avoided; or if this cannot be avoided, any cutting of big trees shall conform to rules and regulations and established policy of DENR-EMB and or PCA; and where new road openings encroach on areas with IPs/lands with Ancestral Domain Claims, the Free and Prior Informed Consent (FPIC) of the IPs must be obtained through the NCIP; and

4. Proposed Road Development Projects must be cleared with RROW occupants or structures.

Legislative agenda points are proposed to be passed during the plan period:

1. Appropriation Ordinance allocating 50% of the 20% Provincial Development Fund for Road Development and progressive increase of maintenance fund from the local sources

2. Ordinance on Road Safety and Traffic Regulations

3. Municipal Ordinance Regulating Motorcycle-Taxi or “habal-habal”

4. Ordinance on Managing Truck Overloading

5. Ordinance rationalizing and reclassifying all municipal and barangay roads based on actual functional classification

6. Ordinance on Road Service Delivery

7. Ordinance adopting the Agusan del Sur Road Network Development Plan

8. Ordinance defining the Road Right-of-Way limits of the Provincial Roads and providing safety net to affected owners.

9. Ordinance on Environmental Management Plan

10. Ordinance adopting the PEO Manuals on Design, Cost Estimation, Construction, Maintenance, and Quality Assurance/Quality Control

11. Ordinance Managing Knowledge Products of the Province

Investment Program Summary The investments, funding sources and timing are summarized in Table 7 covering all the strategies and initiatives identified in the Plan for the next 5 years. The investments contain increasing share of the Province for road rehabilitation and maintenance, and gradual reduction in dependency on PRMF funds.

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Table 7: Investment Program Summary Initiatives Timing 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 1. Paving the way for Economic Prosperity

2. Reaching our Tourism Potentials 5 13.37 38.01 38.68 41.67

3. Providing Safer Roads to Everyone 0.30 0.65 0.70 0.70 0.70

4. Preserving our Road Assets

5. Strengthening our Capacity for Good Roads

6. Raising Revenues and Spending Wisely

7. Sustaining Environment and Social Sustainability 20.64 20.64 20.64 15.16 15.16

8. Engaging our Communities 1.23 1.23 1.23 1.23 1.23

Total

Evaluating and Reporting on Performance

Performance Measurement

The Provincial Monitoring and Evaluation Group (PMEG), who will regularly conduct and provide M&E reports using the ARNDP performance measurement framework (Table 8) and guided by the approved M&E system of the Province.

Coordinating Committee

The Southern Agusanon Planning Team (SAPT) will take the lead in reviewing, evaluating and updating the plan. The team reports to the Provincial Management Team, Provincial Governor, and Provincial Development Council every time it convenes. The team is supported by the PMEG who will regularly conduct and provide M&E reports.

Regular Review

The plan has been written as a living document and it will respond to the changing road transport needs of Agusan del Sur. The Provincial Government commits to updating the plan every year. The SAPT and PMEG will devote to the plan‟s delivery and monitoring.

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Table 8: ARNDP Performance Measurement Framework PERFORMANCE DATA COLLECTION STRATEGY DATA ANALYSIS FRE- DATA USER OBJECTIVES MEANS OF VERIFICATION COST INDICATORS HOW WHO HOW WHO QUENCY POLICY O&M Impact/ Development Goal Improved quality of life and Increase household income  Household income (CBMS data)  Use the 2009 CBMS data by PPDO (Ms. Edna U. Compare multi-year household income; real PPDO Ms. Edna T.) Transport Costs Once a year Governor/SP PPDO and other economic growth within the (5%-10%) – PPDO (2009 data, every 3-4 conducting CBMS survey every 3- Tongson) income must be generated and not just the Survey: P100,000 concerned road influenced area covered  Savings in transport cost years) 4 years PPDO (Ms. Edna U. nominal income since it has to be adjusted agency under the ARNDP through a  Saving due to post harvest  Transport cost data (thru  Conduct survey on actual Tongson)/ PAO (Ms. given the reality of inflation sustainably maintained losses baseline info) transport costs and post har-vest Jing Unson) Provincial road network  Savings due to post harvest losses (3months after completion losses (thru baseline info) of project) Increase number of business List of business establishments Gather list of business PASTO (Ms. Fely Trend analysis on the growth of business PASTO (Ms. Fely 500,000 Annually -do- -do- establishments in the area and workers/ employees establishments and workers/ Quiban) establishments across municipalities in Quiban) (5%-10%) (municipality, barangay)-MLGU/ employees per MLGU/BLGU Agusan del Sur; analyze on whether growth BLGU-PASTO (annual) (February annually) rates have been significant or not

Increase number of livelihood List of livelihoods (barangay)- Gather data from PVO, PAO, COOP PPDO (Ms. Edna U. Examine the livelihood activities that have PPDO (Ms. Edna U. _ Once a year -do- -do- activities in the road BLGU-annual and others. Tongson) been sustained across industries and Tongson) influenced areas (5%-10%) sectors and look into the newly created livelihoods; look into the degree of concentration and dispersion of such livelihood activities Increase annual average daily AADT Report-PEO(annual) Conduct daily traffic count for 1 wk PEO (Engr. Pamela Develop a semi-log model in determining the PEO 20,000 Once a year -do- -do- traffic (5%-10%) Traffic survey/count (PEO-annual) at least 2x a year (peak & lean Yucosing) annual average growth rate season)

Outcomes/ Project Purpose Institutional reform on road sector service delivery: a) Increased local revenues 100% of forecasted collection . 5-year Rev Gen Plan approved . Get the approved plan from . PMEG (Ms. Edna U. Refer to the forecasted values and PASTO – Joy D. _ Annually -do- PASTO & other each year is achieved 2011 by SP-PASTO(every 5 years) PASTO Tongson) determine if such values have been Lagat Buquier involved P83,487,687, 2012 P89, . Reports on Revenues and . Get a copy of the submitted RRR achieved or not; assess the models used in agencies 143,357 2013 P95,433,570 , Receipts (RRR) from PAccO from PAccO. forecasting and decide whether such models 2014 P102,434,701, 2015 (quarterly/annual) have to be modified or not P119,039,977 (put specific values, improve target-setting tools) b) Improved multi-year . PPAs in ARNDP are included . ARNDP –PPDO (5 years annual . Retrieved the updated ARNDP . PMEG (Ms. Edna U. Monitor the PPAs in the AIP and validate if PPDP-Edna 150,000 annually -do- PPDO & PBO planning and budgeting in AIP and with budget as updating) . Retrieved a copy of the approved Tongson) such PPAs are consistent with the priority Tongson provided in the . AIP approved by SP- Annual Budget. that reflect the PPAs identified in the ARNDP PBO – Cesar Appropriations Ordinance PPDO(annual) appropriation for the PPAs in Luciano . PPAs in the AIP includes . AO enacted by SP-PBO(annual) ARNDP road maintenance works c) Improved sourcing of . Increase external funding . MOA/MOU/MSA between the . Retrieve copy of the contract. . PMEG - Ms. Edna U. Verify the contracts or partnerships that PPDO – Edna 50,000 annually -do- PPDO & other funds by at least one source. PLGU and the contracting party. Tongson have been entered into or signed by PGAS Tongson concerned office . with development partners d) Appropriate utilization of . 100% of appropriated funds . AIP approved by SP as included . Retrieve copies of approved AIP Verify if the actual road maintenance _ Semi- funds for road maintenance in the Annual Budget and certified SORD. . PMEG - Ms. Edna U. expenditures is equal to the approved PPDO – Edna annually -do- PMEG and other utilized . SORD Tongson appropriation. Tongson involved offices

e) Enhanced transparency . Increased number of . Annual Procure-ment Plan-BAC . Collect list of prevailing market . BAC - Mr. Arnold Verify if there have been substantial in the procurement of bidders/suppliers by 20% (annual) price from DTI for goods. Calang increase in the number of bidders in the works, goods, and . Prices within the range of . BAC Procurement Status . Collect minutes of BAC activities. . PMEG - Ms. Edna U. procurement processes services prevailing/market prices Report-BAC (quarterly) Tongson Assess the variation between market prices BAC & other All Concerned office 20,000 annually -d0- . DTI & COA Reports on prices and the prices that have been awarded to concerned office (annual) contractors

f) Timely procurement . Availability and sustained . Annual Procurement plan (the . Secure copy of the APP, BAC . BAC - Mr. Arnold Assess the procurement plan if it contains BAC – A. Calang / _ Semi- -do- BAC & other process and payment of procurement plan procurement plan must set the Procurement Status Report and Calang the guidelines required in RA 9184 and in PPDO – Edna Annually concerned office quality ( passes through . Works, goods, & services standards, policies, processes, Office Acceptance and Inspection . PMEG - Ms. Edna U. terms of whether the plan is regularly Tongson minimum acceptable timely procured based on and procedures)-BAC(annual) Reports Tongson updated and in terms of its accessibility standards) works, goods, plan . BAC Procure-ment Status and services following . Procurement of goods, Report-BAC (quarterly) procurment law works, and services that . Acceptance and Inspection pass through minimum Reports acceptable standard g) Increased/improved . Increased number of . Attendance-by concerned . Gather attendance and minutes . PMEG - Ms. Edna U. Examine the degree of participation of the people‟s participation in stakeholders participation department (quarterly) Tongson various stakeholders in every phase of the PPDO & other PPDO – Edna U. the project development (by sex, organization, etc) in . Minutes of the meeting-by project development cycle; do not merely _ Annually -do- concerned Tongson cycle ARNDP formulation, pre- concerned department look on the increase in terms of number but offices construction conference, (quarterly) in terms of the percentage of stakeholders PERFORMANCE DATA COLLECTION STRATEGY DATA ANALYSIS FRE- DATA USER OBJECTIVES MEANS OF VERIFICATION COST INDICATORS HOW WHO HOW WHO QUENCY POLICY O&M community consultations, (civil society, including community members) and monitoring & evaluation to overall number of participants h) Improved . Timely completion of . Progress report-PPDO/PEO Examine the resources utilized in the . PMEG - Ms. Edna U. implementation of PPAs based on plans (monthly) . Gather monthly progress implement-tation of PPAs in the ARNDP; _ PPDO & other Tongson PMEG – Edna ARNDP PPAs and standard/design report from PPDO and PEO determine if such PPAs are implemented as Annually -do- concerned Tongson scheduled offices i) Ensure social & . 100% compliance of . EMP Compliance Report-ENRO- Get the reports from PENRO-LGU PMEG - Ms. Edna U.  Assess the compliance of project ENRO-PLGU _ Semi- -do- PPDO & other environment safeguards EMP and plans that LGU (at the start of the project) Tongson implementers to the conditions set in the Salome Annually concerned ensure social safeguards . Social Safeguards compliance EMP Acopiado/Armando offices (i.e., affected persons, report-PEO/ PPDO/PASTO/Task Valente IDs) Force on Informal Settlers and  Assessed the impact that can be Resettlement (at start of project) attributed to the PPAs reflected in the ARNDP j) Availability of timely, . Timely distribution of copies . Received copies of the M&E Secure and consolidate received PMEG - Ms. Edna U. . Determine whether all reports are PMEG – Edna _ Quarterly LCE/Legislative PPDO and other responsive and relevant of the M&E reports to various reports (quarterly) copies of M&E reports Tongson submitted on-tome Tongson body concern offices information to stakeholders and decision . Determine whether the recommendations stakeholders and makers . Succeeding M&E reports. are acted upon decision makers . Recommendations stated in the M&E reports are acted upon. k) Improved institutional . Re-entry action plans . List of REAP compliance- . Secure & consolidate copies of PHRMO Determine wether the activities in the REAP PHRMO -Lorna U. _ Quarterly LCE/Legislative PHRMOand capacities through prepared and complied with PHRMO (semi-annual) REAP accomplishments are accomplished using the capacities of the Ancay body other concern enhancing the employees . Increased rating in OPES- . OPES-PMES-PHRMO(semi- trained employees offices competencies PMES (based from the annual) numerical value l) Ensures process and . Reduced incidence of non- . IA/IC Annual Report Secure Audit Reports from IA and . IA/COA Assess the degree of variation of current PPDO – Edna _ Annually -do- policies & systems are in compliance to govt rules and . COA Audit Report COA processes and policies to government rules Tongson PPDO & other accordance to govt. rules regulations. . PMEG - Ms. Edna U. and regulations concerned and regulations Tongson offices

Improved Provincial Road Network: a) Improved access to . Reduced travel time . Travel time survey-PEO(annual) Secure survey results on travel time . PEO/ Assess the survey results on travel time and PEO – Pamela 50,000 Annually -do- PEO / PPDO & public facilities and from PEO . PMEG - Ms. Edna U. conduct statistical tests to determine Yucosin other concerned services Tongson whether the changes in travel time have Offices been significant or not b) Improved quality of . Increase proportion of . PEO Report-PEO(quarterly) Secure copies of the Annual Road . PEO/ Determine the percentage of the provincial PEO – Pamela D. _ Quarterly -do- PEO / PPDO & Provincial road network Provincial roads being . Annual Road Inventory Report Inventory Report from PEO . PMEG - Ms. Edna U. roads that have been maintained and Yucosing other concerned maintained based on Tongson assess its movement whether there have Offices national standards been significant growth rates that have been registered in terms of its proportion

Output/ Key Result Areas a) Improved road condition 2011 . PEO monthly accomplishment . Secure monthly accomplishment . PEO - Engr. Pamela Derive the percentage (degree) of road PEO - PDYucosing P______Monthly -do- PMEG from fair/bad to good . 343 km of the provl. Roads Report- report Yucosing improved. condition . PMEG - Ms. Edna U. PMEG – Edna . ____ kms. rehabilitated . PEO road condition . Secure copies of road condition Tongson Tongson survey/inventory survey/road inventory report from . ___ kms. maintained. PEO Annual b) Conduct of Capacity 2011 . List of Stakeholders Secure copies of list of . PHRMO- Ms. LornaU. Derive the completion rate of cap dev PHRMO – Lorna P______Sem- -do- HRMO, PPDO & Development Activities . 80% of stakeholders . HRMD Report-PHRMO(every stakeholders and completion Ancay activities Ancay annually other concerned after CapDev) report on HRMD-related activities . PMEG - Ms. Edna U. PPDO – Edna Offices from PHRMO Tongson Tongson Activities/ Inputs Construction, Rehabilitation, Funds Allocated for roads. Secure copy of the approved Derive the real values of the funds allocated PMEG annually -do- LFC Maintenance and Upgrading Appropriation Ordinance, Annual for roads by adjusting them based on of Road Works; and, Capacity Investment Plan, Memorandum of inflation; make use of the deflator in adjusting Development Activities: Understanding/SORD the funds in order to determine if such funds a. Local Funds Php 40.00M . AO . PBO (Mr. Francisco still have the adequate purchasing power b. SLRF Php 2.50M . AIP Cejuela) c. Foreign Assistance Php 50.00M . SORD/MOU . SP . PPDO

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ANNEX

Table 9: ARNDP Planning Process Stage Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage V Stage W Stage X Stage Y Stage Z s Data Review and Finalise Monitor Collection Approval and and Impleme Evaluate nt Nov.2010 Dec -2010- February March 16- Oct. 2010 – April, 2011 April April 11- February — February 2011-March 30, 2011 2011- March 2011 February 2011 15,2011 March 2012 2011 2012 Timelines

Provincial PPDO PPDO SAPT SAPT Provincial Provincial Provincial Planning PEO PEO Members Members Governor Governor Monitoring

and PDC and Members Sangguniang Provincial Developme Panlalawigan Engineer Evaluation nt Office NGAs Group NGOs PDC-Infra Provincial Committee Expanded Engineer’s Members Driversand Stakeholders Office Local Finance Committe e Road & B Data Individual Series of ARNDP Committee Publicatio Routing ridge computatio Analysis as workshop Write shop Hearing n in monitoring Inventory n assigned by Presentatio Provincial and impact GPS/GIS each SAPT n and Meeting Website evaluation Road member Critiquing Condition Consultation/ Survey Workshop

Process Traffic Survey Axle Load Survey

GIS Data Draft Draft ARNDP Final Draft Resolutions M&E Straight- nd nd Line Base technical 2 Edition ARNDP 2 Reports Diagram of paper Edition and Road Decisions Condition Draft analysis and Inputs Data by chapter for Next

Outputs Updating AADT Estimate per Road Section

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