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Social Monitoring Report

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Project Number: LN2612/EI7303 3rd Quarter 2011

PHI: Visayas Base-load Power Development Project

Prepared by

KEPCO SPC Power Corporation

Cebu City, Philippines

2 x 100 MW CEBU POWER PLANT

2011.10

Site Office

Quarterly Social Monitoring Report

(July – September 2011)

2 x 100 MW Cebu Power Plant

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Social Monitoring Report July-September 2011

Table of Contents

I. Introduction/ Background 2 II. Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement –

Naga Land 3

III. Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement – 138 kV T/L Project 4

IV. Social Development Plan and Corporate Social Responsibilities Program 4 V. Attachments Attachment 1 Court Decision on Civil Case No. Ceb-

35051 for Recovery of Possession with Prayer for Damages

Attachment 2 Status of ROW Issues in T/L Project Attachment 3 Implemented SDP and CSR Projects (July – September 2011)


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I. INTRODUCTION/ BACKGROUND A. Brief project description KEPCO SPC Power Corporation (KSPC) is undertaking the construction of a 2 x 100 megawatts (MW) clean coal-fired power plant project in Barangay Colon, City of Naga, Cebu. The project will be standing in a 10-hectare land leased for 25 years from National Power Corporation (NPC). The project involves 2 resettlement issues: a) in the leased property called Naga Land; and b) along the Transmission Line (T/L) Project. Prior to construction period, resettlement of some informal settlers families just outside the lease land have been carried out as a joint effort by Barangay Colon, the City of Naga, Cebu, NPC and KSPC. Out of 22 families, 17 families have accepted financial assistance provided and voluntarily moved their houses in the same vicinity outside the plant’s perimeter fence. Five families claim to have legal titles and remain to be partially encroaching in the leased land. NPC filed a civil case for recovery of possession of the areas occupied by these 5 families. Meanwhile, a social analysis conducted by Transco, now National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), concluded that the proposed 138 KV T/L Project require land acquisition and resettlement. The 0.90 – kilometer transmission line from KSPC’s Cebu Power Plant Project to the New Naga Substation will affect 11 landowners, 1 tenant, 13 structures owners and 10 relocatee-households.


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II. LAND ACQUISITION AND INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT –

NAGA LAND

A. Progress on Case Filed in Court vs. 5 Illegal Dwellers within Naga Land The Court approved in an Order dated September 26, 2011 the Compromise Agreement that the 3 defendants entered into with plaintiff National Power Corporation. In that Order, the parties are enjoined to comply with the terms and conditions of the Compromise Agreement, among of which are the following:

• That the 3 defendants will voluntarily remove the portions of their respective houses that encroach on the NPC property; and

• NPC waives all its claims of damages and litigation expenses as stated in its complaint and likewise the other party waives their counterclaim of attorney’s fees and damages.

On the other hand, in a decision dated October 7, 2011, the Court also already resolved the issue of the 2 other defendants, who were earlier declared in default for not filing an answer to the complaint. In its Order, the Court declared NPC entitled to the possession of the property and ordered the 2 defendants to remove the improvements that they have introduced in the lot and to pay P5, 000.00 to the plaintiff as litigation expense. NPC is now waiting for the issuance of the Certification of Finality that it requested from the Court to finally close the issue. (Please see the attached copy of the Joint Motion, Attachment 1)


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B. Progress on living condition of 17 Resettlement Families

The second phase of the concreting project to cover the remaining pathways and the floors of some houses sitting on ash in the Resettlement Area was completed on November 10, 2011. The area will be continuously monitored to see in what other areas KSPC can come in to further improve the living condition of the residents. The Company thru its SDP and CSR Program has started to arrange with the Department of Education’s Alternative Learning System Program for the livelihood training of the women sector in Barangay Colon to include those coming from the Resettlement Area.

III. LAND ACQUISITION AND INVOLUNTARY RESETTLEMENT – 138 kV T/L PROJECT A. Progress on the remaining ROW Issues Out of the 4 expropriation cases, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has already settled with one family and secured Writ of Possessions (WOP) for 3 lots. Please see details in Attachment 2

IV. SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

A. Progress on Implementation of Livelihood and Community

Development Programs for People Relocated from Naga Land and Project T/L

As part of its annual Social Development Plan and Corporate Social Responsibilities (SDP/CSR) Program, KSPC has been


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implementing various community development and outreach program for the host community. It has also been conducting close interaction and coordination with the people of the barangays and City of Naga, Cebu, to support activities and project for sustainable development. Please see Attachment 3 (Implemented Projects/Programs from July-September 2011).

V. PROBLEMS AND FUTURE WORK PLAN

So far, no major problem has been encountered. All SDP and CSR activities are being carried out in coordination with the host communities and stakeholders from the planning stage up to actual implementation.


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Attachments

Attachment 1


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Attachment 2

NEW NAGA SUBSTATION & ASSOCIATED TRANSMISSION LINES

Status of Cases as of October 2011

Attachment 2 KSPC Transmission Lines - 4 cases

Case Title

RTC

Br. Presiding Judge Lot No.

Area

Affected WOP Remarks

With issued WOP. Landowners is now

1. NGCP vs. Hrs. of Eugenio dela 5

Douglas

Marigomen 958

1,173.00 / willing to settled at PhP 813.00 per sq.m.

Corte, namely: Eliseo A. del Corte, for the cost of land. DOAS for review.

et. al.

2.NGCP vs. Hrs. of Corazon Ceniza 12 Raphael Yrastorza 1-H(886-p) 827 / Case was already settled and landowner

was already paid on Dec. 6, 2010

3. NGCP vs. Amador Anastacio 14 Raphael Yrastorza 934 132 / WOP was already granted and served.

Landowner already singed documents for

the claim of damaged crops palnts & trees.

Claim under process.

4. NGCP vs. Amparo Alforque & 58 (Gabriel Ingles) 957 474 / With issued WOP. The landowners would

Hrs. of Sergio Alforque Temporarily no not allow clearing unless paid. They insist

handling judge PhP 1,200.00 per sq.m. NGCP Legal office

will inform landowner's counsel to permit

clearing.

Note: There are 11 lots affected by this component. Six lots were already acquired/paid by KEPCO. Four lots are under expro in which 1 was

already

settled and while the other 3 cases have already the WOP. One lot owned by DepEd is under going negotiation and has the Permit to Enter.


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Attachment 3

Implemented SDP & CSR Projects (July – September 2011)

Date Beneficiary Project Name Amount Remarks

1 July 6, 2011

Day Care &

Kinder Pupils

of Brgys.

Colon, North

Poblacion &

Tangke &

NPC-Colon

Elem. School

Feeding Program P10,000.00

In line with the

celebration of Nutrition

Month, the 217 children

were provided free

snacks of porridge every

Friday for the month of

July

2 July 13,

2011

Day Care &

Kinder Pupils

of Brgys.

Colon, North

Poblacion &

Tangke &

NPC-Colon

Elem. School

Vitamins

Supplementation 20,000.00

Free multi-vitamins

syrup were provided to

the 217 children

3 July 22,

2011

City of Naga

Sangguniang

Kabataan (SK)

Federation

Financial Support

for the Prize of

SK’s “On the Spot

Poster-Making

Contest”

3,000.00

Supported the activity of

the youth sector to

promote awareness

about human trafficking

4 August 1,

2011

NPC-Colon

Elem. School

“Isang Milyong

Sipilyo Project” 20,000.00

Distributed free

toothbrush and

toothpaste to 494 pupils

in support of the Dep’t

of Health’s project to

reduce the prevalence of

dental carries among

school children and

instill the importance of

oral hygiene at an early

age


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5 August 4,

2011

Barangay

Tangke

Financial

Assistance for the

Fiesta Celebration

15,000.00

Support for the holding

of socio-cultural

activities during Fiesta

6 August 4,

2011

Barangay

Tangke

Christian

Organization

Financial

Assistance for the

Improvement of

Barangay Chapel

10,000.00

Support for the purchase

of additional chairs and

re-painting of the Chapel

7 August 15,

2011

Barangay

North

Poblacion

Financial

Assistance for the

Barangay

Foundation Day

15,000.00

Support for the holding

of socio-cultural

activities

8 August 15,

2011

Barangay

Tangke &

Barangay

Councilor’s

League of the

Phils.-Naga

Chapter

Donation of

Uniforms 28,000.00

Donation of uniforms for

the barangay officials,

tanods and health

workers and for the

councilor

representatives of the

City of Naga’s 28

barangays

9 August 17,

2011

NPC-Colon

Elementary

School

Support to the

Hosting of the

33rd

Division

Executive

Conference

7,000.00

Supported the school by

providing food during

the school’s hosting of

the conference of

education officials

10 August 17,

2011 City of Naga

Medical Mission

for the Charter

Day Celebration

75,000.00

Participated in the City-

wide Medical Mission of

the LGU that served

more than 2,000

indigents


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11 August 17,

2011 Naga Parish

Sponsorship of

Naga Charter Day

Run

5,000.00

Supported organizers of

the Fun Run to raise

funds for the renovation

of Naga Church

12 August 27,

2011

Barangay

Colon

Financial Support

for Barangay

Colon’s

Participation to

the Inter-

Barangay Dance

Competition

7,500.00

Sponsored the

delegation of Barangay

Colon in the City-wide

competition

13 September

13, 2011 City of Naga

Sponsorship of

Souvenir Program

for the City of

Naga Fiesta

50,000.00

Sponsorship of Souvenir

Program, a book all

about the City of Naga

and highlights the past

year’s accomplishments

14 September

23, 2011

City of Naga

Federation of

Senior

Citizens

Financial

Assistance for the

2011 Elderly

Week Celebration

12,000.00

Financial support for the

annual activity of the

elderly sector in the City

of Naga

15 September

28, 2011

Resettlement

Area

Concreting of

open pathways

and floors of

houses

125,000.00

Second phase of the

concreting project to

insulate the residents

from direct contact with

coal ash

16 September

30, 2011

Naga Parish

Pastoral

Council

Financial

Assistance for the

Fiesta Celebration

10,000.00 Support for the Religious

activities for the Fiesta


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Photos of SDP and CSR Projects

FEEDING PROGRAM

VITAMINS SUPPLEMENTATION


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DONATION OF TOOTHBRUSH & TOOTHPASTE

DONATION OF TOOTHBRUSH & TOOTHPASTE


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MEDICAL MISSION

MEDICAL MISSION

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