Indigenous Peoples Plan Project number: 41220-013 September 2019 PHI: Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Project Subproject: Improvement of Kela-Bangtitan-Bacao-Duyaas Footpath, Lubuagan, Kalinga Prepared by the Municipality of Lubuagan, Province of Kalinga for the Department of Agriculture, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, and the Asian Development Bank. This Indigenous Peoples Plan 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. iii CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 15 September 2019) Currency unit – peso (PhP) PhP1.00 = $0.01900 $1.00 = PhP 52.1700 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank ADSDPP Ancestral Domains Sustainable Development and Protection Plan BLGU Barangay Local Government Unit BPMET Barangay Participatory, Monitoring and Evaluation Teams CADT Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title CENRO Community Environment and Natural Resources Office COE Council of Elders DA Department of Agriculture DENR Department of Environment and Natural Resources FPIC Free, Prior and Informed Consent ICC Indigenous Cultural Communities INREMP Integrated Natural Resources and Environment Management Project IP Indigenous People IPDF Indigenous People’s Development Framework IPP Indigenous Peoples Plan IPRA Indigenous Peoples Rights Act LGU Local Government Unit OMAS Office of Municipal Agricultural Services MLGU Municipal Local Government Unit MPDO Municipal Planning and Development Office MOA Memorandum of Agreement NCIP National Commission on Indigenous Peoples NPCO National Project Coordinating Office PSO Project Support Office RA Republic Act RHU Rural Health Unit RI Rural Infrastructure SB Sangguniang Bayan SMR Semi-Annual Monitoring Report SPMU Sub-Project Management Unit ii TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................... 1 II. INREMP AND SUBPROJECT DESCRIPTION ...................................................................... 2 III. SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT .......................................................................................... 4 A. Relevant Legal and Institutional Framework Applicable to the Indigenous Peoples .......... 5 1. Philippine Constitution of 1987 ....................................................................................... 5 2. Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997 (RA 8371) ........................................................ 5 3. NCIP Administrative Order No. 3, Series of 2012 .......................................................... 6 4. DENR-NCIP Memorandum of Agreement and Implementing Guidelines ...................... 6 5. Basic Principles of ADB Safeguard Policy, 2009 ............................................................ 6 B. Brief Description about the Indigenous Peoples in the Project Site ................................... 8 1. Population ....................................................................................................................... 8 2. Population Density .......................................................................................................... 8 3. Ethnicity and Cultural Practices ...................................................................................... 8 4. Education ...................................................................................................................... 10 5. Means of Livelihood ...................................................................................................... 11 6. Poverty ......................................................................................................................... 11 7. Living Conditions .......................................................................................................... 12 C. Key Subproject Stakeholders ........................................................................................... 12 D. Gender Sensitive Assessment of IP Perceptions ............................................................. 12 E. Anticipated Positive and Negative Impacts of the Project ................................................ 12 IV. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE. CONSULTATION AND PARTICIPATION ........................ 13 A. Consultation and Preparation ........................................................................................... 13 B. Information Disclosure ..................................................................................................... 14 V. BENEFICIAL AND MITIGATIVE MEASURES ..................................................................... 15 VI. CAPACITY BUILDING ......................................................................................................... 15 VII. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISM .............................................................................. 16 VIII. MONITORING, REPORTING AND EVALUATION .............................................................. 17 A. Internal Monitoring ........................................................................................................... 17 B. External Monitoring .......................................................................................................... 17 C. Reporting .......................................................................................................................... 17 IX. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT ..................................................................................... 18 X. BUDGET AND FINANCING ................................................................................................. 20 iv LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Income Distribution by Household ................................................................................ 11 Table 2. Number of Participants in the Community Consultations during the IPP Preparation .. 13 Table 3: Summary of Stakeholders Views of the Improvement of Kela-Bangtitan-Bacao-Duyaas Footpath, Lubuagan, Kalinga ...................................................................................................... 14 Table 4. Summary Matrix of Impacts and Enhancement/ Mitigation Measures .......................... 15 Table 5. Implementation Schedule for the IPP ........................................................................... 20 Table 6: Proposed Budget for IPP .............................................................................................. 20 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: The location of the subproject at Barangay Upper Uma, Lubuagan, Kalinga ................ 3 Figure 2: Existing conditions of the proposed subproject ............................................................. 4 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix 1: NCIP Certification on Ancestral Domain ................................................................. 23 Appendix 2. NCIP Certification Precondition .............................................................................. 24 Appendix 3: Minutes of Meeting, Attendance Sheet and Pictures .............................................. 25 Appendix 4: SB Resolution Accepting and Supporting the Subproject ......................................... 1 Appendix 5: Internal Monitoring Indicators .................................................................................... 3 Appendix 6: External Monitoring Indicators .................................................................................. 4 Appendix 7: Executive Order Organizing the Sub-Project Management Unit ............................... 5 v I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. This Indigenous Peoples Plan (IPP) intends to address the indigenous peoples’(IPs) concerns/ issues on the proposed improvement of Kela-Bangtitan-Bacao-Duyaas footpath at Barangay Upper Uma, Municipality of Lubuagan, Kalinga province. As one of the projects under the Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Project (INREMP), the subproject will improve the existing 3.8 km footpath with a width of 0.9 meter. The subproject will be implemented by the Local Government Unit (LGU) of Lubuagan with an estimated amount of PhP 5,000,000 for the duration of 180 calendar days. 2. The proposed subproject is within the ancestral domain claim of the Iyuma sub-tribe who are the main beneficiaries of this project comprising about 98% of the total 892 population beneficiaries. 3. The main beneficiaries of the subproject are the IP farmers known as the Iyuma sub-tribe of Barangay Upper Uma are the main users of the footpath to transport their farm products and it is only accessible to another barangays and other services. 4. A community consultation meeting was conducted by the LGU of Lubuagan and DA- INREMP in the preparation of the IPP on October 4, 2018. The consultations provided a venue for the discussion of the background of the project, project scope of work, importance of the community consent, Barangay Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Team (BPMET), discussion of the ADB Safeguard Policy Statement, social and environmental safeguards, role of the community in implementation of the project and compliance to free prior and informed consent. A total of 86 community members (41 males, 45 females),