Initial Environmental Examination May 2018 PHI: Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management Project Rehabilitation of Tinmakdeg to Bansa Farm to Market Road in Sitio Tinmakdeg, Barangay Napua and Sitio Bansa, Monamon Norte Prepared by Municipality of Sabangan, Province of Mt. Province for the Asian Development Bank. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 15 April 2018) The date of the currency equivalents must be within 2 months from the date on the cover. Currency unit – peso (PhP) PhP 1.00 = $0.01924 $1.00 = PhP 51.9555 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank BDC Barangay Development Council BUB Bottom-Up Budgeting CBMS Community Based Monitoring System CMTS Cellular Mobile Telephone Services CNC Certificate of Non Coverage CSC Construction Supervision Consultant CSO Civil Society Organization DED Detail Engineering Design DENR Department Of Environment And Natural Resources DILG Department of the Interior and Local Government 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 EIS Environmental Impact Statement EMB Environmental Management Bureau Environmental ESS Safeguards Specialist GAD Gender And Development IEE Initial Environmental Examination IPSHI Indigenous People of Saruyong Hills Incorporated INREMP Integrated Natural Resources and Environment Management Project IP Indigenous People IROW Infrastructure Right Of Way LGU Local Government Unit LPRAT Local Poverty Reduction Action Team MDC Municipal Development Council MPN Most Probable Number NAAQ National Ambient Air Quality Guidelines NCB National Competitive Bidding NECA Non Environmental Critical Area NECP Non Environmental Critical Project NIA National Irrigation Administration NPCO National Project Coordinating Office NRIMP National Road Improvement And Management Program ii NRM Natural Resources Management OMC Overhead, Contingencies And Miscellaneous And Contractor’s PAGASA Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration PCCP Portland Cement Concrete Pavement PDR Project Description Report PMIC Project Management Implementation Consultant PPCO Provincial Project Management Offices PMO Project Management Office PMU Project Management Unit POs Peoples’ Organizations PSA Philippine Statistics Authority PWD Persons With Disability RC Reinforced Concrete RCPC Reinforced Concrete Pipe Culvert RPCO Regional Project Coordinating Offices REA Rapid Environmental Assessment ROW Right Of Way SB Sangguniang Bayan SBD Standard Bidding Document SEMS Social And Environmental Management Systems SPMU Subproject 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 WMA Watershed Management Area 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 – microSiemens/cm 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 ..........................................2 A. Environmental Clearance Requirements ......................................................................... .2 1. Government Environmental Laws, Regulations and Guidelines .................................2 2. ADB Environmental Assessment Requirements .........................................................5 III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ................................................................................ 6 A. Overview .......................................................................................................................... 6 B. Project Location ..............................................................................................................6 C. Project Rationale .............................................................................................................6 D. Project Development Plan ...............................................................................................8 1. Project Components ....................................................................................................8 2. Description of the Project Phase .............................................................................. .10 IV. DESCRIPTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT ................................................................... 12 A. Elevation and Slope .........................................................................................................12 B. Climate ............................................................................................................................ .12 C. Soil Types .................................................................................................................... .14 D. Existing Land Use ........................................................................................................ .14 E. Hydrology..................................................................................................................... .14 F. Water Quality ............................................................................................................... .15 G. Mining .......................................................................................................................... .16 H. Flora and Fauna Diversity ............................................................................................. .16 1. Flora .......................................................................................................................... .17 2. Fauna ....................................................................................................................... .17 I. Socio-Economic Conditions ......................................................................................... .20 1. Demographic Characteristics ................................................................................... 20 2. Basic Social Services ............................................................................................... 21 3. Economic Situation ................................................................................................... .22 4. Livelihood and Expenditures ................................................................................... .23 5. Present Transport System ........................................................................................ .24 V. ANTICIPATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES ......... 25 A. Pre-Construction ........................................................................................................ .27 1. Confirmation of no required resettlement, relocations, and compensation .............. .27 2. Identification and prioritization of road section where re-gravelling will be done ...... .27 3. Preparation of detailed engineering designs and programs of work ......................... 27 4. Recruitment of workers ............................................................................................ 27 B. Construction ................................................................................................................... 28 1. Construction materials acquisition, transport access, and storage system ............... 28 2. Clearing and removal of obstructions ............................................................. ............28 3. Soil erosion .............................................................................................................. 28 4. Ground surface leveling and gravelling of existing road ............................................ 29 5. Civil works ..................................................................................................................... 29 6. Implementation of noise and dust control measure ....................................................... 29 7. Dust and noise from borrow pits ............................................................................... 29 8. Implementation of spoil management and control measure ........................................ 30 9. Solid and liquid construction waste management system ............................................. 30 10. Water quality ............................................................................................................ 30 11. Construction drainage system ................................................................................. 30 12. Workers health, safety and hygiene ......................................................................... 30 13. Traffic safety and management