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Initial Environmental Examination June 2019 PHI: Integrated Natural Resources and Environment Management project Subproject: Rehabilitation of Barangay Balubal- Sitio Laguilay Access Road, Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental Prepared by City of Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental for the Asian Development Bank. i CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 15 April 2019) The date of the currency equivalents must be within 2 months from the date on the cover. Currency unit – peso (PhP) PhP 1.00 = $ 0.01938 $1.00 = PhP 51.5875 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank BCR Benefits Cost Ratio BDC Barangay Development Council CNC Certificate of Non-Coverage CSC Construction Supervision Consultant CSO Civil Society Organization CP Contractor’s Profit DED Detail Engineering Design DENR Department of Environment and Natural Resources DILG Department of Interior and Local Government DPWH Department of Public Works and Highway DSWD Department of Social Welfare and Development ECA Environmentally Critical Area ECC Environmental Compliance Certificate ECP Environmentally Critical Project EHSM Environmental Health and Safety Manager EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIAMMP Environmental Impact Assessment Management and Monitoring Plan EIRR Economic Internal Rate of Return EIS Environmental Impact Statement EMB Environmental Management Bureau ESS Environmental Safeguards Specialist GAD Gender and Development IEE Initial Environmental Examination INREMP Integrated Natural Resources and Environment Management Project IP Indigenous People IRA Internal Revenue Allotment IROW Infrastructure Right of Way LGU Local Government Unit MDC Municipal Development Council MOA Memorandum of Agreement MPN Most Probable Number NAAQ National Ambient Air Quality Guidelines NCB National Competitive Bidding NDP Nurse Deployment Project-Nurses to The Barrios NECA Non-Environmental Critical Area NECP Non-Environmental Critical Project NGCP National Grid Corporation of the Philippines NIA National Irrigation Administration NPCO National Project Coordinating Office NRM Natural Resources Management OMC Overhead, Contingencies and Miscellaneous and Contractor’s PAGASA Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services ii Administration PDR Project Description Report PMIC Project Management Implementation Consultant PPMO Provincial Project Management Office PMO Project Management Office PPMC Provincial Project Management Council PMU Project Management Unit POs Peoples’ Organizations POWs Program of Works PSA Philippine Statistics Authority PWD Persons with Disability RC Reinforced Concrete RCPC Reinforced Concrete Pipe Culvert RHMDP Rural Health Midwives Placement Program RPCO Regional Project Coordinating Office REA Rapid Environmental Assessment ROW Right of Way SP Sangguniang Panlungsod SBD Standard Bidding Document SPD Subproject Proposal Document SPMU Sub-Project Management Unit SPS Safeguard Policy Statement SSS Social Safeguards Specialist TA Technical Assistance TDS Total Dissolved Solids TOR Terms of Reference TSP Total Suspended Particulates WMPCO Watershed Management and Project Coordination Offices iii WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ˚C – degree centigrade ha – Hectare km – Kilometer m – Meter m asl – meter above sea level mm – Millimeter mg/L – milligram per liter mg/Nm3 – milligram per normal cubic meter ppt – parts per thousand μg/Nm3 – microgram per normal cubic meter µS/cm – micro Siemens/cm % – Percent NOTE In this report, "$" refers to US dollars unless otherwise stated. This Initial Environmental Examination is a document of the borrower. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent those of ADB's Board of Directors, Management, or staff, and may be preliminary in nature. In preparing any country program or strategy, financing any project, or by making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document, the Asian Development Bank does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... 1 II. POLICY, LEGAL, AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK .................................................... 3 A. Environmental Clearance Requirements ........................................................................... 3 1. Government Environmental Laws, Regulations and Guidelines ................................... 3 2. ADB Environmental Assessment Requirements ............................................................ 6 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ........................................................................................ 7 A. Overview ............................................................................................................................. 7 B. Project Location .................................................................................................................. 7 C. Project Rationale ................................................................................................................ 8 D. Project Development Plan .................................................................................................. 9 1. Project Components .......................................................................................................... 9 2. Description of the Project Phases .................................................................................... 10 3. Manpower Requirements ................................................................................................ 11 4. Project Cost ..................................................................................................................... 11 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT .......................................................................... 12 A. Elevation and Slope............................................................................................................ 14 B. Geology .............................................................................................................................. 14 C. Soil Profile .......................................................................................................................... 15 D. Water Quality ...................................................................................................................... 15 E. Land Cover and Land Use ................................................................................................. 16 F. Climate ................................................................................................................................. 16 G. Biological Environment ...................................................................................................... 18 1. Flora ................................................................................................................................ 19 2. Fauna .............................................................................................................................. 19 6. Tourism ............................................................................................................................. 22 H. Electricity .............................................................................................................................. 22 I. Road and Transportation ....................................................................................................... 22 V. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES .................. 23 A. Pre-Construction ............................................................................................................... 25 1. Confirmation of no required resettlement, relocations, and compensation ................. 25 2. Identification and prioritization of road section where re-gravelling, gravelling and concreting will be done......................................................................................................... 25 3. Preparation of detailed engineering designs and programs of work ........................... 25 4. Recruitment of workers ................................................................................................. 25 B. Construction ........................................................................................................................ 26 1. Construction materials acquisition, transport access, and storage system .................. 26 2. Clearing and removal of obstructions ........................................................................... 26 3. Soil erosion ................................................................................................................... 26 4. Ground surface leveling and gravelling of existing road .............................................. 26 5. Civil works (Concrete Pavement) ................................................................................. 27 6. Implementation of noise and dust control measure ..................................................... 27 7. Dust and noise from borrow pits ................................................................................... 27 8. Implementation of spoil management and control measure ........................................ 28 9. Solid and liquid construction waste management system ........................................... 28 10. Water quality ............................................................................................................. 28 11. Construction