Resettlement Plan June 2021 Philippines: Metro Manila Bridges Project Bridge 1: Marcos Highway - St. Mary Bridge Main Report Prepared by the Department of Public Works and Highways for the Asian Development Bank. Currency Equivalents (As of 13 April 2021) Currency Unit - Philippine Peso (PhP) PhP 1.00 = $ 0.0205952013 $ 1.00 = PhP48.555000 Abbreviations ADB Asian Development Bank Agreement to Demolish and Remove ADRI Improvement AH Affected Household AP Affected Person BIR Bureau of Internal Revenue CGT Capital Gains Tax CLOA Certificate of Land Ownership and Award CMP Community Mortgage Program CT Certificate of Title DD Detailed Design DEO District Engineering Office Department of Human Settlements and DHSUD Urban Development DO Department Order DOAS/DAS Deed of Absolute Sale/ Deed of Sale DPWH Department of Public Works and Highways DRAM DPWH Right-of-Way Acquisition Manual EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EJSE Extra Judicial Settlement of Estate EMA External Monitoring Agent EO Executive Order Environmental and Social Safeguards ESSD Division FGD Focus Group Discussion GFI Government Finance Institution GOP Government of the Philippines GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism HH Household Housing and Urban Development HUDCC Coordinating Council IA Implementing Agency IEC Information, Education and Communication IMA Internal Monitoring Agent IPA Independent Property Appraisal IRR Implementing Rules and Regulation ISF Informal Settler Families i ITR Income Tax Return LARRIPP Land Acquisition, Resettlement, Rehabilitation, and Indigenous People’s Policy LGU Local Government Unit LIAC Local Inter Agency Committee MOA Memorandum of Agreement NCR National Capital Region NGA National Government Agency NGO Non-Government Organization NHA National Housing Authority National Home Mortgage and Finance NHMFC Corporation NOT Notice of Taking OCT Original Certificate of Title PIB Public Information Brochure RCS Replacement Cost Survey RIC Resettlement Implementing Committee RO Regional Office ROW Right-of-Way RP Resettlement Plan SCM Stakeholder Consultation Meeting Social and Environmental Management SEMS PF System Policy Framework SES Socio-Economic Survey SHFC Social Housing Finance Corporation TWG Technical Working Group Note In this report, “$ refers to US Dollars ii Definition of Terms Affected Households Refers to all households whose residence will be affected by the project. Affected Persons A general term that refers to any person or persons who are physically displaced (relocation, loss of residential land, or loss of shelter) and/or economically displaced (loss of land, assets, access to assets, income sources, or means of livelihoods) as a result of (i) involuntary acquisition of land, or (ii) involuntary restrictions on land use or on access to legally designated parks and protected areas. Affected persons are categorized by tenurial status (i.e., landowner, non-landowner) and by type of impact (i.e., physical and economic displacement). Affected household (AH) is a subset of affected persons (AP). Census Claims Formal appeal/complaint filed or made known by a named/identified complainant regarding the conduct or result of census that may affect the eligibility for compensation and entitlement of the complainant or of another person. Common types of census claims are skipped or missed during tagging, out- during-census, misstatement of census data, etc. Cut-Off-Date The concept of the cut-off date for eligibility is typically used for the non-titleholders, which is generally the date of commencement of the project census of affected persons within the project boundaries. Persons not covered at the time of census taking will not be eligible for claims of compensation entitlements. Economic Displacement Refers to loss of land, assets, access to assets, income sources, or means of livelihoods as a result of (i) involuntary acquisition of land, or (ii) involuntary restrictions on land use or on access to legally designated parks and protected areas (ADB IR Source Book, 2012). Employees of Affected Refers to persons employed in wage-based work in enterprises Businesses affected by this project. Entitlement Range of measures comprising compensation, income restoration support, transfer assistance, income substitution and relocation support which are due to affected people, depending on the nature and severity of their losses, to restore their economic and social base. Household A social unit consisting of a person living alone or a group of persons who sleep in the same housing unit and have a common arrangement in the preparation and consumption of food. iii Income Restoration Re-establishing income sources and livelihoods of APs to approximate or exceed the level it was before the development project. Informal Settler Families Households that do not have legal or legalizable right to own the land they occupy. This may include structure owners and renters, rent-free occupants or sharers, and caretakers on land not legally owned. Involuntary Resettlement Refers to physical and economic displacement as a result of (i) resettlement involuntary acquisition of land, or (ii) involuntary restrictions on land use or on access to legally designated parks and protected areas. Such displacement can be full or partial, permanent, or temporary. When the displaced persons have no right to refuse the land acquisition by the state that result in their displacement. This occurs when land is acquired through (i) expropriation by invoking the eminent domain power of the state, or (ii) land is acquired through negotiated settlement when the pricing is negotiated in a process where expropriation will be the consequence of a failure in the negotiation (ADB IR Source Book, 2012). This resettlement 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. Your attention is directed to the “terms of use” section of this website. 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 CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS ................................................................................................................. I ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................................................. I DEFINITION OF TERMS ..................................................................................................................... III LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................................ VII LIST OF APPENDICES ..................................................................................................................... VIII EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................... I I. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................ 6 1.1. BACKGROUND ....................................................................................................................................... 6 1.2. SCOPE OF PROJECT ................................................................................................................................. 6 1.3. PROXIMITY TO ANCESTRAL DOMAIN ........................................................................................................... 7 1.4. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT ................................................................................................................... 7 1.4.1. Summary of Alignment Options ................................................................................................. 7 1.5. CIVIL WORKS TO BE CONDUCTED ............................................................................................................... 8 1.5.1. Main Bridge Type ...................................................................................................................... 8 1.5.2. Approach Spans and Approach Ramps ...................................................................................... 9 1.5.3. Bridge Design ............................................................................................................................ 9 1.5.4. Construction Yards, Borrow Pit and Spoil Disposal Area ............................................................. 9 1.6. ANTICIPATED SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS IMPACT .................................................................................................. 9 II. SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT ......................................................... 10 2.1. METHODOLOGY TO ASSESS IMPACTS ........................................................................................................ 10 2.2. CUT-OFF DATE..................................................................................................................................... 11 2.3. OVERVIEW OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT IMPACTS..................................................................... 11 2.4. IMPACT ON LAND ................................................................................................................................