Social Monitoring Report Semi-annual Report September 2019 - March 2020 June 2020 PHI: Malolos-Clark Railway Project (PFR 1) Prepared by Greater Capital Railway for the Department of Transportation and the Asian Development Bank. This social monitoring report 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. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 17 June 2020) Currency unit – Philippine Peso (₱) P1.00 = $ 0.0199 $1.00 = ₱ 50.1500 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank ADRI – agreement to demolish and remove improvement AH – affected household AP – affected person BCDA – Bases Conversion and Development Authority BIR – Bureau of Internal Revenue BLGU – barangay local government unit CAO – City Agriculture Office CBIA – Community-Based Initiative Approach CESO – City Employment Service Office CIA – Clark International Airport CMP – Community Mortgaged Program CP – contract package CPDO – City Planning and Development Office CSWDO – City Social Welfare and Development Office DA – Department of Agriculture DAR – Department of Agrarian Reform DBM – Department of Budget and Management DD – detailed design DepEd – Department of Education DHSUD – Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development DILG – Department of the Interior and Local Government DILP – DOLE`s Integrated Livelihood Program DOH – Department of Health DOLE – Department of Labor and Employment DOTr – Department of Transportation DSWD – Department of Social Welfare and Development DTI – Department of Trade and Industry DRAM – Department of Public Works and Highways Right-of-Way Acquisition Manual ECQ – Enhanced Community Quarantine EJS – extra judicial settlement EMA – external monitoring agent EMoP – Environmental Monitoring Plan EMP – Environmental Management Plan E.O. – executive order FGD – focus group discussion FS – feasibility study GAP – Gender Action Plan GC – general consultant GCR – Greater Capital Railway GIS – Geographic Information System GoP – Government of the Philippines GR – grievance redress GRM – grievance redress mechanism HUDCC – Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (currently DHSUD) IA – implementing agency IEC – information, education, and communication IPA – independent property appraiser ISF – informal settler family JDT – JICA Design Team JICA – Japan International Cooperation Agency KSA – key shelter agency LGU – local government unit LHB – Local Housing Board LIAC – Local Inter-Agency Committee LO – landowner LRIP – livelihood restoration and improvement program MCRP – Malolos Clark Railway Project MFF – Multi-Tranche Financing Facility MOA – memorandum of agreement MOU – memorandum of understanding NAPC – National Anti-Poverty Commission NGA – national government agency NHA – National Housing Authority NLO – non-landowner (ISF) NoT – notice of taking NSCR-Ex – North-South Commuter Railway Extension O&M – Operations and Maintenance OTB – offer to buy PCUP – Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor PESO – Public Employment Service Office PhP – Philippines peso PIAC – Project Inter-Agency Committee PMO – Project Management Office PNR – Philippine National Railways PROW – project right-of-way QMR – quarterly monitoring report RAP – Resettlement Action Plan RCS – replacement cost survey RIMC – RAP Implementation Management Committee ROW – right-of-way ROWSA – right-of-way and site acquisition ROWSAM – Right-of-Way and Site Acquisition Manual RRAP – Relocation and Resettlement Action SBC – Small Business Corporation SLP – Sustainable Livelihood Program (governed by the DSWD) SCM – stakeholder consultation meeting SES – socio-economic survey SHFC – Social Housing Finance Corporation SMR – semi-annual monitoring report SPS – Safeguard Policy Statement TESDA – Technical Education and Skills Development Authority TNA – training needs assessment TOR – terms of reference TWG – Technical Working Group GLOSSARY Affected business – It refers to all types of businesses regardless of scale whose normal operation will be severely or marginally affected by the project. Affected households – It refers to all households whose residence will be affected by (AHs) the project. Affected household – It refers to all member of the affected households. members Affected persons – It refers to all persons or entity who are residing, using, or (APs) operating, at the time of cut-off-date, and/or owning a property in an area which will be acquired for project right-of-way, regardless of type of displacement and severity of impact. Associated structures – It refers to structures that are associated to a main structure. This may include water tank, fence, garage, storeroom, etc. Enterprise-based – It refers to a non-land based economic undertaking that is not salaried/waged. Informal settler family – It refers to a household that does not have a legal or legal (ISF) right to own the land they occupy, homeless or do not own property anywhere else. This may include structure owners and renters, rent-free occupants, caretakers, and sharers. Involuntary – It occurs when affected people do not have the right to refuse resettlement land acquisition and are displaced, which may result in long- term hardship and impoverishment as well as social stress. JICA Design Team – It refers to a team of international and Philippine consultants engaged by JICA to assist DOTr in undertaking surveys, conducting interviews with affected persons, and drafting resettlement plans and policies. Landowner – It refers to legal owners of affected land that will be acquired for the project. Marginally-affected – It refers to the type of impact on affected property wherein the remaining portion is deemed to be economically viable or structurally sound and livable. Non-landowner – It refers to project affected persons who responded that they do not own the land during the SES. This includes structure owners (with or without permission from the landowner), renters, sharers, rent-free occupants and caretakers (in both formal and informal structures), regardless of income. Permanent relocation – It refers to the relocation site to be developed by the NHA and other partners of the DOTr partners where APs are to be resettled permanently. PNR Right-of-Way – It refers to the existing right-of-way owned by the PNR. (PNR ROW) Project ROW (PROW) – It refers to the ROW of this project. Public rental facility – It refers to a subsidized rental facility for APs who will not qualify for socialized housing. Rental subsidy – It refers to a fixed amount of monetary assistance for temporary accommodation of APs while awaiting completion of permanent relocation site. Replacement cost – It refers to the cost necessary to replace the affected structure or improvement with a similar asset based on current market prices. The cost of replacing lost assets and incomes includes cost of transactions, repair cost and other associated costs for the restoration of residual property, if any. Severely-affected – It refers to the type of impact on affected properties wherein the remaining portion is no longer viable for economic activity or the integrity of the remaining structure has been compromised. Temporary – It refers to the interim site or rental unit where the APs will accommodation move temporarily while awaiting completion of permanent relocation site. Validation – It refers to the process of verifying or checking the accuracy of census information provided by the APs during the preparation of the RAP. NOTE (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government of Philippines and the Department of Transportation ends on {31 December} (ii) In this report, "$" refers to United States dollars unless otherwise stated Table of Contents LIST OF TABLES .......................................................................................................................................... I LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................................................ I EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................................................................................. II I. CONTEXT OF THE MONITORING REPORT .................................................................................. 1 A. PROJECT BACKGROUND ...................................................................................................................... 1 B. LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT IMPACTS ................................................................................. 3 C. SCOPE AND OBJECTIVE OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT ..................................................... 6 D. MONITORING INDICATORS AND PARAMETERS ........................................................................................ 7 E. METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH ............................................................................................................. 7 II. SEMI-ANNUAL MONITORING RESULTS ....................................................................................... 8 A. UPDATING THE RESETTLEMENT ACTION PLANS ..................................................................................... 8 1.