Initial Environmental Examination March 2020 PHI: Integrated Natural Resources and Environment Management Project Rehabilitation of Barangay Buyot Access Road in Don Carlos, Region X Prepared by the Municipality of Don Carlos, Province of Bukidnon for the Asian Development Bank. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (As of 3 February 2020) The date of the currency equivalents must be within 2 months from the date on the cover. Currency unit – peso (PhP) PhP 1.00 = $ 0.01965 $1.00 = PhP 50.8855 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank BDC Barangay Development Council BDF Barangay Development Fund BMS Biodiversity Monitoring System BOD Biochemical Oxygen Demand BUFAI Buyot Farmers Association, Inc. CBD Central Business District CBFMA Community-Based Forest Management Agreement CBMS Community-Based Monitoring System CENRO Community Environmental and Natural Resources Office CLUP Comprehensive Land Use Plan CNC Certificate of Non-Coverage COE Council of Elders CRMF Community Resource Management Framework CSC Certificate of Stewardship Contract CSO Civil Society Organization CVO Civilian Voluntary Officer DCPC Don Carlos Polytechnic College DED Detailed Engineering Design DENR Department of Environment and Natural Resources DO Dissolved Oxygen DOST Department of Science and Technology ECA Environmentally Critical Area ECC Environmental Compliance Certificate ECP Environmentally Critical Project EIAMMP Environmental Impact Assessment Management and Monitoring Plan EMB Environmental Management Bureau EMP Environmental Management Plan ESS Environmental Safeguards Specialist FGD Focus Group Discussion FIBECO First Bukidnon Electric Cooperative, Inc. FMB Forest Management Bureau GRC Grievance Redress Committee GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism IBA Important Bird Area IEE Initial Environmental Examination INREMP Integrated Natural Resources and Environment Management Project IP Indigenous People IRA Internal Revenue Allotment LGU Local Government Unit MOA Memorandum of Agreement NCIP National Commission on Indigenous People NECA Non-Environmental Critical Area NECP Non-Environmental Critical Project i NGP National Greening Program NOL No Objection Letter NPC National Power Corporation NPCO National Project Coordinating Office NRM Natural Resources Management OCM Overhead, Contingencies and Miscellaneous O&M Operations and Monitoring PA Protected Area PAGASA Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration PASU Protected Area Superintendent PCA Philippine Coconut Authority PCCP Portland Cement Concrete Pavement PDR Project Description Report PhilPost Philippine Postal Corporation PMIC Project Management Implementation Consultant PPCO Provincial Project Coordinating Office PPMO Provincial Project Management Office PPE Personal Protective Equipment PPMC Provincial Project Management Council PMU Project Management Unit PO Peoples’ Organization POW Program of Work RCCP Reinforced Concrete Cylinder Pipe RCPC Reinforced Concrete Pipe Culvert RHO Regional Hearing Office RHU Rural Health Unit RI Rural Infrastructure RPCO Regional Project Coordinating Office ROW Right of Way SB Sangguniang Bayan SLF Sanitary Land Fill SPD Subproject Proposal Document SPMU Sub-Project Management Unit SPS Safeguard Policy Statement SSE Social Safeguards on Environment SSS Social Safeguards Specialist SWMP Solid Waste Management Plan TA Technical Assistance WMPCO Watershed Management and Project Coordination Offices ii 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 – microSiemens/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. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................1 II. POLICY, LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK .............................................. 2 A. Environmental Clearance Requirements .....................................................................2 Government Environmental Laws, Regulations and Guidelines ........................... 2 ADB Environmental Assessment Requirements ................................................... 5 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT .................................................................................6 A. Overview ...................................................................................................................... 6 B. Project Location ........................................................................................................... 6 C. Project Rationale .......................................................................................................... 7 D. Project Development Plan ..........................................................................................11 Project Components ............................................................................................ 11 Description of the Project Phases ....................................................................... 14 E. Manpower Requirements ...........................................................................................15 F. Project Cost ................................................................................................................ 15 G. Project Duration and Schedule ..................................................................................16 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT .....................................................................17 A. Elevation and Slope ................................................................................................... 17 B. Geology ...................................................................................................................... 17 C. Soils ........................................................................................................................... 17 D. Land Classification and Land Use ..............................................................................18 E. Climate ....................................................................................................................... 22 F. River and Drainage System .......................................................................................24 G. Water Quality .............................................................................................................24 H. Biological Environment ...............................................................................................25 I. Socio-Economic Conditions ....................................................................................... 26 Population ........................................................................................................... 26 Population Density .............................................................................................. 27 Indigenous Peoples and People’s Organization .................................................. 27 Education ............................................................................................................ 27 Health and Sanitation .......................................................................................... 27 Housing ............................................................................................................... 28 Income and Expenditure ..................................................................................... 28 Tourism ............................................................................................................... 28 Commerce and Industry ...................................................................................... 28 Electricity ............................................................................................................. 29 Communication ................................................................................................... 29 Road and Transportation ..................................................................................... 29 V. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ........... 30 Pre-Construction ........................................................................................................32 Confirmation of no required resettlement, relocations, and compensation ......... 32 Identification and prioritization of road section where re-gravelling and concreting will be done ............................................................................................................... 32 Preparation of detailed engineering designs and programs of work ................... 32 Recruitment of workers ....................................................................................... 32 Construction ...............................................................................................................33 Construction materials acquisition,