philippines: malolos-clark railway project (pfr 1)

Social Monitoring Report

Semi-annual Report (October 2020 – March 2021) August 2021

Philippines: Malolos-Clark Railway Project (PFR 1) Prepared by the Department of Transportation for 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 16 May 2021)

Currency unit – Philippine Peso (₱) P1.00 = $ 0.0209 $1.00 = ₱ 47.7320

ABBREVIATIONS

ADB – Asian Development Bank AH – Affected Household AP – Affected Person CIS – Customer Information Sheet CF – Community Facilitator CP – Contract Package DED – Detailed Engineering Design DHSUD – Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development DOLE – Department of Labor and Employment DOTr – Department of Transportation DPWH – Department of Public Works and Highways ECQ – Enhanced Community Quarantine EMA – External Monitoring Agent FAQ – Frequently Asked Question FGD – Focus Group Discussion GBV – Gender-Based Violence GC – General Consultant GCQ – General Community Quarantine GCR – Greater Capital Railway GFI – Government Financing Institution GIS – Geographic Information System GR – Grievance Redress GRM – Grievance Redress Mechanism HUDCC – Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council

(currently DHSUD) IA – Implementing Agency IEC – Information, Education, And Communication ISF – Informal Settler Family JDT – JICA Design Team JICA – Japan International Cooperation Agency KII – Key Informant Interview KSA – Key Shelter Agency LBP – Land Bank of the Philippines LDP – Livelihood Development Program LGU – Local Government Unit LHB – Local Housing Board LIAC – Local Inter-agency Committee LRIP – Livelihood Restoration and Improvement Program MCRP – Malolos-Clark Railway Project MOA – Memorandum Of Agreement NGA – National Government Agency NHA – National Housing Authority

NoT – Notice of Taking NTC – Notice to Compensate O&M – Operations and Maintenance OTB – Offer to Buy OTC – Offer to Compensate PhP – Philippines Peso PIAC – Project Inter-Agency Committee PIB – Project Information Brochure PMO – Project Management Office PNR – Philippine National Railways PROW – Project Right-of-Way RAP – Resettlement Action Plan RCS – Replacement Cost Study RIMC – RAP Implementation Management Committee ROW – Right-of-Way RRAP – Relocation and Resettlement Action SCM – Stakeholder Consultation Meeting SES – Socio-Economic Survey SHFC – Social Housing Finance Corporation SPS – Safeguard Policy Statement TWG – Technical Working Group

GLOSSARY Affected business – All types of businesses regardless of scale whose normal

operation will be severely or marginally affected by the project.

Affected households (AHs)

– All households whose residence will be affected by the project.

Affected persons (APs) – All persons or entity who are residing, using, or 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.

Informal settler family (ISF)

– A household that does not have a legal or legal 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.

JICA Design Team – Refers to the 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 – Refers to legal owners of affected land that will be acquired for the project.

Non-landowner – Refers to project affected persons who responded that they do not own the land during the SES. These include 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.

PNR Right-of-Way (PNR ROW)

– Refers to the existing right-of-way owned by the PNR.

Project ROW (PROW) – Refers to the ROW of this project. Replacement cost – 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.

Temporary accommodation

– An interim site or rental unit where the APs will move temporarily while awaiting completion of permanent relocation site.

Validation – 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

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS ......................................................................................................... i

LIST OF TABLES ................................................................................................................. iii

LIST OF FIGURES ............................................................................................................... iii

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................... 1

I. CONTEXT OF THE SOCIAL MONITORING REPORT ............................................... 4

A. Project Details............................................................................................................. 4

B. Objective and Scope of the Semi-annual Social Monitoring Report ............................. 4

C. Monitoring Indicators and Parameters......................................................................... 4

D. Methodological Approach ........................................................................................... 7

II. SEMI-ANNUAL MONITORING RESULTS .................................................................. 9

A. Finalization of Resettlement Action Plans ................................................................... 9

Updating of the Detailed Engineering Design Resettlement Action Plans ............ 9

Verification of the Replacement Cost Study ......................................................... 9

Updated Entitlement Provisions Based on the Valuation Reports of the LBP as the GFI .................................................................................................................... 10

Final Master List of Affected Persons ................................................................. 10

B. Institutional Arrangements for Land Acquisition and Resettlement ............................ 11

Recruitment by the MCRP Project Management Office of its Staff ..................... 11

Capacity Building Measures Undertaken ........................................................... 12

Progress and Update of Discussions Through the PIAC .................................... 12

Update on the Establishment of the RIMC ......................................................... 12

C. Status of RAP Implementation .................................................................................. 14

Availability of Required Funds with the DOTr ..................................................... 14

Funds Allocated to KSAs According to Schedule ............................................... 14

D. Delivery of Entitlements ............................................................................................ 14

Compensation Disbursed According to the Entitlement Matrix ........................... 14

Entitlements Disbursed on Time and Before Displacement of APs to Temporary Accommodations, for Self- Relocation and/or Transfer to New Locations .......... 18

E. Resettlement Progress ............................................................................................. 18

Availability/Access and Referral of Social Housings with Lots Provided ............. 18

Availability of Social Infrastructure at Social Housing Sites ................................ 18

Availability of Transitional Rental Assistance until Permanent Housing is Ready for Occupancy ......................................................................................................... 19

Project Assistance for APs Who Opt for Self-Relocation .................................... 19

Project Assistance for APs Who Opt for Assisted Relocation ............................. 19

Timely Disbursement of Assistance to APs ........................................................ 19

Special Assistance to Vulnerable APs During Resettlement .............................. 20

F. Consultation, Participation and Information Disclosure ............................................. 22

G. Grievance Redress Mechanism ................................................................................ 22

Availability of Information on Grievance Resolution ........................................... 22

Timing of Grievances Redressed ....................................................................... 25

Proper Communication of Grievance Resolution to APs .................................... 25

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Livelihood Restoration and Improvement Program (LRIP) ................................. 25

H. Adequacy of vocational/entrepreneurial training ........................................................ 26

Availability of vocational/entrepreneurial training and Inclusion of APs in rehabilitation programs (women, men, and vulnerable groups) .......................... 27

Availability of employment activities ................................................................... 27

Re-establishment of Businesses and availability of alternative livelihood for land-based APs ......................................................................................................... 28

Availability of soft loans for APs ......................................................................... 29

III. SAFEGUARDS PERFORMANCE MONITORING ..................................................... 31

A. Summary of Compliance to RAP Requirements ........................................................ 31

B. Issues Identified in this Reporting Period .................................................................. 36

IV. PROPOSED MAJOR ITEMS OF FOCUS FOR THE NEXT REPORT ...................... 38

APPENDICES Appendix 1: Cash Card Issuance Appendix 2: Financial Literacy Seminar Appendix 3: Issuance of Nego-Kart for the Livelihood Cart for Mabalacat APs Appendix 4: Online meeting with LBP-DOTr-GCR discussion of the procedures of opening APs opening of Bank account held on March 2021 Appendix 5: Pre-implementation meeting of STVC with NIRAS Project Team, DOTr, PNR, ADB, and GCR on January 22, 2021 Appendix 6: List of Consultations Conducted from October 2020 to March 2021 Appendix 7: Summary of Individual consultations during issuance of Notice of Land Taking - MCRP

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LIST OF TABLES

Table I-1 Internal Monitoring Indicators ................................................................................ 4

Table II-1 Contract Package for MCRP and corresponding DED RAP .................................. 9

Table II-2: Summary of the LBP Appraisal ........................................................................... 10

Table II-3: Personnel Status of the MCRP PMO .................................................................. 11

Table II-4 List of Training Conducted as of March 2021 ...................................................... 12

Table II-5: Status of Agreed Institutional Requirements ....................................................... 13

Table II-6 Status of Actual Disbursement of Compensation ................................................ 16

Table II-7 Status of Handing Over of Land to Contractor .................................................... 17

Table II-8 Summary of Public facility in the vicinity of Northville 16 ...................................... 19

Table II-9 Status of Site Selection and Socialized Housing Construction ............................ 20

Table II-10 Progress of Actual Relocation/Displacement of PAHs ...................................... 21

Table II-11: Status of Received Grievances and Inquiries ................................................... 25

Table II-12 List of Livelihood Training Conducted as of March 2021 ................................... 27

Table II-13: Anticipated Project Related Employment Opportunities .................................... 28

Table II-14: Re-establishment of Affected Businesses ......................................................... 28

Table II-15: LRP Program Participation (Cumulative) .......................................................... 29

Table II-16 Loan Assistance Available for APs .................................................................... 29

Table III-1: Key Issues, Mitigating Measures, and Resolution of Issues ............................... 36

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure II-1 MCRP (N2) ROWSA Team Organizational Structure (as of 15 January 2021) ... 12

Figure II-2: Example of the Online Strategy for the Mobile Help Desk ................................. 24

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. The main objective of the semi-annual social monitoring report is to assess the progress between October 2020 and March 2021 in updating the detailed engineering design (DED) resettlement action plans (RAPs) and evaluate the conduct of relevant implementation activities in consideration of the Guidelines for Environmental and Social Considerations (2010) of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Safeguards Policy Statement (SPS) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB 2009).

2. This report also identifies key issues and challenges on the timely and effective implementation of resettlement planning and enumerates mitigating actions taken by the Department of Transportation (DOTr). In this reporting period, the DOTr has conducted the following activities in compliance with social safeguards covenants:

(i) Updating of Resettlement Action Plans. A major achievement for this reporting period was that the DOTr has obtained final ADB approval on two updated DED RAPs, i.e., RAP for landowner and non-landowner for CP N-01 to N-03 on 11 February 2021 reflecting the valuation of affected lots and structures appraised by the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), a government financing institution (GFI). For the Solis-Blumentritt Section, landowner, and non-landowner DED RAPs have been updated by the DOTr with assistance of the JICA Design Team (JDT) and the Greater Capital Railway (GCR) Consortium, the DOTr`s general consultant (GC), and submitted to ADB for review in December 2020 and continued to be revised iteratively based on the ADB comments and adjustments in the budget incorporating new values of properties after submission of LBP appraisal report to DOTr.

(ii) Verification of the Replacement Cost Study. To appraise the values of affected land, structures and improvements located in the Malolos-Clark Section which were evaluated through the replacement cost study (RCS), the DOTr appointed the LBP as a GFI. The appraisal activities in all the eight local government units (LGUs) concerned in the Malolos-Clark Section has been completed by October 2020 and the LBP submitted appraisal reports to the DOTr by the end of November 2020 as per the bilateral agreement. Upon receipt of the reports, the DOTr updated both landowner and non-landowner DED RAPs for CP N-01 to N-03 as stated above.

The valuation methodology and unit rates following finalization of the appraisal report prepared by LBP was validated by the external monitoring agent (EMA) through their inception report. For external monitoring, the DOTr has undertaken the rebidding process and subcontract agreement of EMA was signed on October 22, 2020, between GCR and Lichel Technologies Inc. The inception report of the EMA was submitted on December 2, 2020, but additional information was requested to complete the validation of methods employed in the valuation of properties, thus the EMA submitted revised inception report which included their confirmation on appraisal principles and methods used by the LBP. The report was examined closely the valuation methodology and the unit rates of properties appraised and reported by the LBP to DOTr and accepted as having substantial elements required for ADB concurrence of the RAPs.

For the Solis-Blumentritt Section, the appraisal activity was conducted from November 23 to 27, 2020 and the appraisal report was submitted to the DOTr in February 2021. The DOTr incorporated appraised value of properties in both landowner and non-landowner DED RAPs for CP S-01 as stated above.

(iii) Internal Monitoring System Established. As for internal monitoring on land acquisition and resettlement, the Project Management Office (PMO) of the

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Malolos-Clark Railway Project (MCRP) has regularly held internal meetings to discuss the progress and extent by which the social safeguards policies are carried out. The establishment of the project’s internal monitoring system is important to assess the level of RAP implementation by the DOTr with its partner agencies and other key stakeholders.

(iv) Institutional Arrangements for Land Acquisition and Resettlement. As of March 2021, the MCRP PMO has fulfilled its commitment to ensure that the PMO will have land acquisition and resettlement staff. The PMO had a total of 77 occupied positions including 26 positions dedicated to the implementation of resettlement and land acquisition activities. For capacity building of the current RAP related staff, the MCRP PMO has conducted four online training sessions. Regarding partnership for the RAP implementation, the DOTr has transmitted a draft MOA for the creation of the RAP Implementation and Management Committee (RIMC) to all concerned LGUs and based on the comments from LGUs, revised format has been reviewed by legal section of the DOTr as of the end of March 2021. All LGUs except the LGUs of Minalin has completed the LIAC creation through an executive order (EO) signed by each mayor. Minalin LGUs will reactivate the Local Housing Board (LHB) in lieu of the LIAC creation if necessary. Upon the completion of documentary requirements by the National Housing Authority (NHA) in September 2020, the DOTr`s fund transfer to them for resettlement activities was implemented on October 7.

(v) Delivery of Entitlements. During this reporting period, actual entitlement disbursement was implemented only in Mabalacat. For APs in Mabalacat, compensation for structures, fruit-bearing and timber trees and crops were disbursed in March as set out in the entitlement matrix. All 6 APs for were compensated of their structures and trees prior transfer to temporary accommodation. All 21-fruit tree SAMANAKA farmers were compensated and provided with project assistance according to the amount set out in the entitlement matrix. Both proposed sites for railways mainlines and depot APs had been moved out to temporary accommodations after payment of compensation and entitlement has been credited to their cash card accounts. Payments for some 9 additional tree owners and 17 APs with timber trees are on process for disbursement. For the other LGUs in the MCRP, RAP implementation activities such as issuance of the notice of taking (NoT) in the Malolos-Clark Section has commenced on October 15, 2020, utilizing courier service considering the Covid-19 pandemic situation. Face to face transmittal of notices began in November 202. At of the end of March 2021, 552 out of 1,073 NoTs has been delivered to the landowners, however, Offer to Buy (OtB) has not been issued yet and compensation and entitlements for landowners is yet to be undertaken. For the Solis-Blumentritt Section, the issuance of the notice of taking (NoT) has commenced on March 8, 2021, via courier service. As of the end of March 2021, 36 out of 98 NoTs has been delivered to the landowners.

(vi) Grievance Redress Mechanism. Due to the government’s ongoing movement restrictions under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and general community quarantine (GCQ), the operation of local help desks for the Malolos- Clark Section has been suspended since March 2020 while the establishment of local help desks in the Solis-Blumentritt has been postponed. The central hotline operates continuously to accommodate grievances and inquiries of APs from both MCRP and Manila up to portions of the project in the South sections. The Central GRM Team of the MCRP PMO rolled out the mobile help desk for the Malolos-Clark Section in July 2020 and for the

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Solis-Blumentritt Section in September 2020. This fills the void in the local help desks and ensures that APs are fully informed of the change in the project timeline and able to freely lodge their complaints concerning the project. During this reporting period, a total of 514 grievances or inquiries (472 RAP-related and 42 other issues) were received through the central hotline and mobile help desk, cumulative total grievances received are 1,064. 1,053 cases of which were resolved as of March 31, 2021. Some pending response on filed grievances will be followed up for action.

(vii) Livelihood Restoration and Improvement Program. DOTr has implemented Livelihood restoration projects for the APs in Mabalacat in partnership with national and local government agencies. DOTr also prepared a supplemental MOA to transfer funds to the LGU for the conduct of the various training and activities and start-up kits and capital to restore and enhance APs livelihood. Funds has not been downloaded yet to LGUs but in Mabalacat, the LGUs has rolled out the Nego-Kart (Negosyo sa Kariton) Entrepreneurship & Financial Management Training – Entrepreneurship and Development Orientation and Food Handling Class. Some 21 APs received the Nego-kart including food and cooking utensils as starter kits on February 26, 2021. For the Solis-Blumentritt Section, the DOTr with support from the SHFC, rolled out the survey tools of generating good data on livelihood. The tool will validate and enhance r the socio- economic profiling of affected people including informal settler families (ISFs). Survey results using this tool h will be helpful in the design of the LRIP. Held series of coordination meetings with Manila LGU to fine tune the livelihood agenda for the project

3. DOTr implemented the Strengthening Transition of Vulnerable Communities (STVC) affected by the Malolos-Clark Railway Project, with technical assistance from ADB, the STVC aim is to help these households overcome their vulnerabilities related with urban poverty and resettlement. Some key accomplishments on this include discussion and development of screening criteria for the selection of the 1,250 potential project beneficiaries, firming up partnerships with LGUs including coordination meetings with contractors, recruited 50 mentors were trained in preparation for the coaching and mentoring of the affected households. The DOTr participated in the preparation of the baseline survey design and in the designing of core messages of the communication plan. The STVC brochure will be used as one of the tools in the information and education campaign of the team.

4. Despite the many challenges of implementing the RAP, there are no social safeguards issues identified during this reporting period. The focus of the next reporting period will on the following: compliance of RAPs with ADB, JICA safeguards policy, progress of institutional arrangements and capacity building conducted on RAP implementation for its implementing staff and partner agencies, status and progress of fund allocated, delivery of entitlements, progress on the resettlement preparation and construction, status of help desks and the central grievance desks, progress on livelihood restoration, and gender disaggregated information in the resettlement implementation. ,

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I. CONTEXT OF THE SOCIAL MONITORING REPORT

A. Project Details

5. The Government of the Philippines (GoP) requested the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the provision of financial assistance to the Malolos-Clark Railway Project (MCRP) also known as North-South Commuter Railway Extension Project (NSCR-Ex)1. The MCRP covers the Malolos-Clark-Clark International Airport (CIA) Clark Extension and the Solis-Blumentritt. The project affected locations in the Solis-Blumentritt segment within the City of Manila Partial Operation (Manila PO) section is covered in this Social Monitoring Report. The project will have impacts associated with the clearance of project right-of-way (ROW) involving land taking, improvements of non-landowners, trees and crops of people residing within PNR existing ROW. The impacts have been identified and measures to address them have been included in the approved RAPs within the socio-economic context of affected people in the locations and present agreed measures to fully mitigate impacts within a time-bound plan.

B. Objective and Scope of the Semi-annual Social Monitoring Report

6. The main objective of the semi-annual social monitoring is to assess the progress in updating detailed engineering design (DED) resettlement action plans (RAPs) and evaluate the conduct of relevant pre-implementation and implementation activities. The semi-annual social monitoring also identifies key issues and challenges on the timely and effective implementation of resettlement planning. The specific objectives are the following:

(i) Ascertain whether the social safeguards plan has met its objectives and whether the objectives were suited to the conditions encountered by affected persons (APs);

(ii) Assess the extent to which consultation and disclosure activities are inclusive, accessible, and effective in conveying key information on RAPs and there are opportunities for APs to participate in decision making involving project components that affect them such as resettlement and livelihood restoration activities.

(iii) Review the effectiveness of the grievance redress mechanism (GRM), its accessibility, and responsiveness in addressing grievances and issues raised from APs; and

(iv) Suggest modifications to the implementation procedure of the social safeguards plan, if necessary, to achieve the objectives of RAPs.

C. Monitoring Indicators and Parameters

7. This semi-annual social report covers safeguards compliance and internal monitoring activities conducted from October 2020 to March 2021. The semi-annual social monitoring report is focused on the progress of the implementation of social safeguard activities following the MCRP’s internal monitoring indicators shown in Table I-1.

Table I-1 Internal Monitoring Indicators

No. Category Checklist Means of Verification

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Updated DED RAPs that are compliant with ADB and JICA Safeguards

Clearly stated entitlement provisions in the DED RAPs based on the valuation reports of the LBP as the GFI Establishment of internal monitoring

Updated DED RAPs with clearly stated entitlement provisions based on the valuation reports of the GFI

1 North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) is a 163 km suburban railway network connecting the regional center of Clark in Central Luzon with Metro Manila and Calamba, Laguna.

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Policies reports to ensure its adequacy, availability, and accessibility

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Institutional arrangement for the RAP implementation and capacity building

Establishment of necessary institutions within the DOTr for the RAP implementation (names/dates of establishment)

DOTr MCRP PMO structures and related orders

Status of signing of an agreement/Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with other/external agencies (names/dates of signing)

Status of MOAs

Status of recruitment of land acquisition and resettlement staff

Monthly record of staff number and their assigned position

Details of capacity building of the staff engaged in the RAP implementation

Training records and attendance sheets

Details of orientation workshops for other/line agencies involved in the RAP implementation

Training records and attendance sheets

3 Fund availability and allocation

Availability of required funds with the DOTr for the RAP implementation as planned

Allocated funds compared to planning

Allocation of funds to resettlement agencies as per schedule (names of agencies/dates of transfer/amount etc.)

DOTr fund transfer records and hearing from agencies on downloaded funds and dates

4 Identification and notification

Number of Informal Settler Families (ISF)s/APs

Finalized Masterlist

Issuance of the Notice of Taking (NoT), the Offer to Buy (OTB), etc.

DOTr records of issued NoT/OTB compared to planning

Identification and verification of ISFs/APs DOTr validation records

Identification and verification of APs eligible for housing schemes

DOTr validation records

Identification and verification of APs eligible for social housing schemes

DOTr validation records, NHA validation records

Identification and verification of APs ineligible for social housing schemes

DOTr validation records/NHA validation records

Identification and verification of vulnerable APs


Identification and verification of other APs with no permanent dwelling


Identification and verification of Livelihood Restoration and Improvement Plan (LRIP) beneficiaries

Final list of LRIP Beneficiaries

5 Resettlement preparation and site selection

Number of Available social housing units with the NHA

NHA list of available housing units

Number of Organized of Housing Exhibits Record of organized housing exhibits and participant lists

Progress and schedule of housing construction by the NHA

Actual status of housing development compared to planned schedule and the latest schedule

Number of consultation and agreement with APs on available housings conducted and agreed

Records of consultations and agreements

Status on the creation of social infrastructure at resettlement sites

Actual status compared to planned schedule and the latest schedule.

Number of consultation and site selection by APs

Records of consultations and participant lists

Number and status of signing of Signed agreements

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agreements with APs for social housing units

Progress and schedule of delivery of social housing units

Actual status compared to planned schedule and the latest schedule.

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Payment of compensation and self-relocation

Status of completion of a validation and replacement cost survey

Government Financing Institution (GFI) reports

Status of finalization of the Masterlist for self-relocation

Finalized Masterlist

Payment of full compensation for land, structures, and other properties/improvements/assets

Record of payment status compared to planned payments schedule and amount, and Interview to APs

Details of payment of various assistances to APs (including rental subsidies, food allowances, transportation allowances, etc.)


Status of payment of various assistance for APs


Number of APs who receive special vulnerable assistance


Number of Signed Agreement to Demolish and Remove Improvement (ADRI)

Signed ADRIs and Interview to APs

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Number of APs availing of social housing units and Pag-IBIG housing support

Final Masterlist

Number of APs resettled DOTr / NHA records on AP’s resettlement status

Number APs who relocate to temporary accommodation

DOTr records of relocation status to temporary accommodation

Number of APs who receive special vulnerable assistances

DOTr records of provision status of special assistance

8 Consultation and disclosure

Number of consultations with APs during resettlement preparation

Record of consultations and participant lists

Number of consultations with APs for site selection

Record of consultations and participant lists

Number of disclosures of communication materials including construction schedules disseminated

List of distributed materials and Interview to APs

Number of women and vulnerable groups/people participated in consultation

Record of consultation / attendance sheet and Interview to APs

9 LRIP

Number of identified livelihood restoration and improvement measures

Finalized LRIP for each APs

Number of identified APs with specific livelihood restoration program

Finalized LRIP Beneficiary list

Number of signed agreements with service providers

Signed MOAs / Agreements

Number of conducted LRIP workshops Records of Workshop and attendance sheet

Number of assistances provided for financial management

Records of provided assistance/organized trainings

Number of Assistance provided for securing soft loans

Records of provided assistance/provided soft loans and participant lists

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Number of provided Vocational trainings List of provided trainings and participant lists

Number of employment opportunities to APs during construction of the project versus the percentage of APs who obtain employment

Records of Job fairs/APs who were hired and participant lists

10 GRM

Number of the Hotline established Operational phone numbers Records of phone calls

Number of operational Help Desks / RIMC Sub-committee on Grievance

Record of grievances received and addressed per level

Number of established and operational Help Desks

Established Held Desk with photos

Number of training for GRM staff completed

Record of trainings and participant lists

Number/type of grievances received at each level

GRM records in the GRM database

Number of resolved/unresolved grievances

GRM records in the GRM database

11 Restoration of public facilities

Number/type of public facilities to be restored

Verified As-build Masterlist

Number/type of public facilities restored DOTr records/Onsite visit compared to As-build Masterlist

12 Handover of land for civil works

Total Area/length of the ROW handed over by the PNR

MOA

Total Area/length of other government-owned land handed over

MOA

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Gender-disaggregated resettlement and rehabilitation information

Number of woman-headed families Final AH Masterlist

Number of woman-headed families which opt for self-relocation

Record of AHs’ relocation preference based on DOTr validation

Number of woman-headed families which receive full compensation

Final AH Masterlist compared to records of compensation payment

Number of woman-headed families which receive all kinds of assistance

Final AH Masterlist compared to records of assistance provided

Number of woman-headed families which opt for assisted relocation

Final list of beneficiaries of social housing

Number of women's group consultation meetings organized

MOMs, attendance sheets

Number of woman-headed families which complete self-relocation

Final AH Masterlist compared to records of compensation payment

Number of woman-headed families which obtain assisted-relocation

Final list of beneficiaries of social housing

Number/type of the LRIP opted by woman-headed families

Final list of LRIP beneficiaries

Number/type of the LRIP participated by woman-headed families

Records of organized trainings and participant lists

D. Methodological Approach

8. Guided by the monitoring indicators and parameters, this report was produced based on the documentation of the DOTr`s general consultant (GC), the Greater Capital Railway (GCR) Consortium and with inputs from the MCRP PMO staff on the status of RAP activities. The review of available project-related documents, minutes of meetings with various project stakeholders, RAP survey data including master lists of APs, the central GRM database, and written agreements concluded between the DOTr and key shelter agencies (KSAs) or government financing institution (GFI) in a form of MOA or letters were the basis of the

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analysis. The document review provided a balance between qualitative and quantitative data and insights into the existing resettlement and program strategies.

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II. SEMI-ANNUAL MONITORING RESULTS

A. Finalization of Resettlement Action Plans

Updating of the Detailed Engineering Design Resettlement Action Plans

9. The construction of the MCRP is divided into six contract packages. DED RAPs corresponding to each contract package is shown in Table II-1.

Table II-1 Contract Package for MCRP and corresponding DED RAP

Contract Package (CP)

LGU MCRP DD RAP

CP N-01 Malolos, Calumpit, Apalit, Minalin Malolos-Angeles I.

(January 2021) For Landowners

Malolos-Angeles II. (January 2021)

For Non-landowners CP N-02 Minalin, Sto. Tomas,

San Fernando

CP N-03 San Fernando, Angeles

Mabalacat Mabalacat section (May 2020) CP N-04

CP N-05

S01 Manila Ongoing preparation

10. For CP N-01 to N-03, the landowner and the non-landowner DD RAPs were approved by JICA and ADB on August 28, 2020, under the condition that the valuation of affected lots and structures appraised by the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), as the Independent Property Appraiser. (IPA), will be reflected in the RAPs by the end of October 2020. After obtaining the appraised values of properties from the LBP by November 10, 2020, both RAPs were revised and submitted to ADB for concurrence early January 2021 and finally approved on February 11, 2021. Upon the revision of RAPs, the latest poverty threshold was also considered for determination of vulnerable households.

11. For the Solis-Blumentritt Section, the landowner and the non-landowner RAPs were submitted to ADB on December 2020 and continued to be revised iteratively based on the ADB comments and adjustments in the RAPs budget incorporating new values of properties after submission of LBP appraisal report to DOTr on February 11, 2021. Due to the additional requirements of conducting supplementary socio-economic survey for 242 stall vendors in Obrero market, where Manila city selected as the relocation site, the update of both RAPs for this section are still ongoing at the end of March 2021.

Verification of the Replacement Cost Study

12. The Landbank of the Philippines, a government financial institution (GFI) was engaged by the DOTr to verify the values of affected land and improvements indicated in the Replacement Cost Survey (RCS). The field activities for LBP’s appraisal were scheduled in April 2020, but the commencement of LBPs work was pushed back to June 2020 due to movement restrictions under the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) and the subsequent general community quarantine (GCQ). In compliance with the government`s COVID-19 health and safety protocols, the LBP, DOTr, the PNR, and GCR have embarked on-site appraisal activities in June 2020 and completed by the end of October 2020. The LBP prepared and submitted appraisal reports to the DOTr as per bilateral agreement by the November 10, 2020.

13. The valuation methodology and unit rates following finalization of the appraisal report prepared by LBP was validated by the external monitoring agent (EMA). Subcontract agreement of the EMA was signed on 22 October between GCR, and Lichel Technologies Inc. Inception report was submitted on December 2, 2020, and reviewed by DOTr/GCR. Also, kick off meeting was held on December 3, 2020, and comments for inception report was shared with the EMA. Inception report is expected to include validation of the valuation methodology

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and unit rates following finalization of the appraisal report prepared by IPA which is required to be cleared by ADB and disclosed in its website prior to RAP implementation. However, additional information was requested to complete the validation of methods employed in the valuation of properties, thus the EMA submitted revised inception report which included their confirmation on appraisal principles and methods used by the LBP. The report was examined closely the valuation methodology and the unit rates of properties appraised and reported by the LBP to DOTr and accepted as having substantial elements required for ADB concurrence of the RAPs.

14. For the Solis-Blumentritt Section, the appraisal activity was conducted from November 23 to 27, 2020 and the appraisal report was submitted to the DOTr on February 11, 2021. Table II-2 summarizes the results of appraisal activities conducted in the Malolos-Clark Section.

Table II-2: Summary of the LBP Appraisal

LGU Contract Package

On-site Appraisal Date LBP Report Submission

Mabalacat N-04 & N-05 15-16 Jun 2 Sep 2020 (additional)

18 Sep 2020 17 Dec 2020

Minalin N-01 & N-02 8 Jul 2020 18 Sep 2020

Sto. Tomas N-02 9-10 Jul 2020 18 Sep 2020

Malolos N-01 3, 7, 8, 10 Sep 2020 30 Sep 2020

Apalit N-01 10-11Sep 2020 30 Sep 2020

Calumpit N-01 14-18 Sep 2020 4 Nov 2020

Angeles N-03 21-25 Sep 2020 4 Nov 2020

Sapang Balen (San Fernando)

N-03 12 Oct 2020 4 Nov 2020

San Fernando N-02 & N-03 28 Sep-12 Oct 2020 10 Nov 2020

Manila S-01 23-27 Nov 2020 11 Feb 2021 Source: DOTr and GCR.

Updated Entitlement Provisions Based on the Valuation Reports of the LBP as the GFI

15. The appraisal reports submitted by the LBP were verified as mentioned above, from the point of the valuation methodology and unit rates and approved as appropriate. Basically, the appraised values of the land are higher than BIR zonal value and the comparison of the replacement cost survey (RCS) total market value and the LBP appraised values shows as equivalent or higher in LBP appraised value. The LBP provided unit and total Reproduction Cost, New (RCN) for structures in Malolos, Apalit, Minalin and Sto. Tomas LGUs but only unit RCN was provided for land and structures in Calumpit, San Fernando and Angeles LGU, thus estimated compensation cost for each affected lot and structure was calculated based on the appraised unit value and severity of the impact. Actual compensation amount will be verified before the issuance of Offer to Buy based on the final assessment of the severity of impact.

Final Master List of Affected Persons

16. Based on the SES and supplementary SES database prepared for the DED RAPs, and using the latest poverty threshold, the master list of the landowners and non-landowners were finalized upon the approval of the DED RAPs. However, during the implementation, there are cases that some APs listed as non-landowners have found that their lands are still under mortgage and have not been granted ownership but should be categorized as landowners. On the other hand, some APs claimed as the landowners could not prove their ownership of any land including the land they occupy. Through the issuance of Notice of Taking (NoT) for the landowners, many cases are confirmed such as the registered owner of the lands have already deceased, the property has already been subdivided into several lots, the title has been transferred to new owners and other cases. Based on these cases, master lists of the

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landowners and non-landowners are continuously being revised during the implementation for LGUs located in Malolos to Clark. As of March 31. 2021, AP/AH affected in Mabalacat LGU has been finalized. A total of 51 APs has been included in the final master list and have received compensation based on the project’s entitlement set out in the entitlement matrix. For the Malolos to Angeles affected households, the PMO is continuously updating the master list after further validation on the veracity of information in the documents submitted by the APs/AHs For the LOs final master list, it is still an on-going process due to the issuance of the Notice of Land Taking for private property owners and for the non-landowners. The Mabalacat master list can be finalized after the submission of documents by the AP. At present, the project has the available final list for those APs in the project right of way.

B. Institutional Arrangements for Land Acquisition and Resettlement

Recruitment by the MCRP Project Management Office of its Staff

17. As of March 2021, the MCRP PMO under the DOTr has filled a total of 77 positions including 26 positions specifically for the implementation of resettlement and land acquisition, and has planned to keep recruiting new staff in the following months. The current 26 staff dedicated for the implementation of resettlement and land acquisition are tasked with land acquisition, resettlement, livelihood, or the GRM.

18. As shown in Table II-3, nine people have been newly hired by the DOTr during this reporting period, four of whom were assigned for the project`s land acquisition implementation. All of the new recruits hold a relevant bachelor`s degree and have at least two years of relevant experience. In the recruitment process, their applications were screened, and subsequently they underwent a written exam which was designed to test their knowledge and capabilities, and three rounds of interviews with the human resources department, the team lead, and the project manager of the MCRP PMO in sequence.

Table II-3: Personnel Status of the MCRP PMO

No. Position No. of Staff (as of Sep

2020) (a)

No. of Staff (as of Mar

2021) (b)

Change (b-a)

(%)

1 Management 2 2 - 0.0

2 Administration and Support 3 3 - 0.0

3 Public Relations 1 1 - 0.0

4 Civil Works 7 7 1 14.3

5 Environment 7 7 1 14.3

6 Operations and Maintenance (O&M)

4 4 - 0.0

7 Procurement 9 9 3 33.3

8 RAP 21 21 - 0.0

9 Land Acquisition 5 5 4 80.0

9 Rolling Stock 9 9 - 0.0

10 Stations 4 4 - 0.0

11 Utilities 4 4 - 0.0

12 Legal Affairs 1 1 - 0.0

Total 77 77 9 11.7 Source: DOTr.

19. During this reporting period, the DOTr reorganized the MCRP Right-of-Way and Site Acquisition (ROWSA) team in January 2021. New organizational structure of MCRP is shown in Figure II-1.

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Figure II-1 MCRP (N2) ROWSA Team Organizational Structure (as of 15 January 2021)

Capacity Building Measures Undertaken

20. The MCRP PMO continuously hiring new staff for the RAP implementation. The capacity building program is provided to the staff to improve their practical skills required for land acquisition and resettlement activities of the project. As part of capacity building, online and physical training sessions and workshops were held in this period to improve the required skills and knowledge of the MCRP PMO`s staff in charge of resettlement and land acquisition. In addition to the off-site training and workshop, the MCRP PMO’s staff are expected to improve their ability and gain practical experience through actual resettlement and land acquisition implementation process.

Table II-4 List of Training Conducted as of March 2021

Activity/Topic Venue Date

Aconex Training Workshop Online 19 January 2021

MCRP N2 Land Acquisition Workshop

GCR Board Room 18 February 2021

MCRP N2 RAP and Land Acquisition Planning

GCR Board Room/Online 5 March 2021

Progress and Update of Discussions Through the PIAC

21. Due to the pandemic, a meeting of Project Inter-agency Committee (PIAC) or the Technical Working Group (TWG) did not happen during this period. The DOTr had online coordination meetings with KSAs or other national government agencies (NGAs) to discuss RAP-related issues. In the following months, the convening of a PIAC or TWG meeting will be discussed if the need arises given the full RAP implementation in the Malolos-Clark Section.

Update on the Establishment of the RIMC

22. For the RAP Implementation and Management Committee (RIMC) creation, the draft memorandum of agreement (MOA) was transferred to all of the nine LGUs concerned in August

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to September 2020. The comments from LGUs were incorporated and under review by the legal section of the DOTr. The MOA has not been signed yet between DOTr and LGUs. Nevertheless, RIMC was created in Mabalacat and is on-going in other LGUs.

23. For the creation of the Local Inter-agency Committee (LIAC), all LGUs completed the creation of the LIAC based on executive orders signed by each LGU mayor by January 2021 for the pre-relocation, actual relocation and post relocation activities of informal settler families (ISF) in the PNR ROW. Apalit and Sto. Tomas decided to create LIAC and already signed the executive orders. Minalin will reactivate their own Local Housing Board (LHB) in lieu of the LIAC creation. LIAC meetings were supposed to be held regularly in each LGUs, however it was hampered due to COVID-19 pandemic. Nevertheless, LGUs hold some LIAC meetings in compliance with the health guideline to avoid the spread of Covid 19.

24. For the LGU-level relocation and resettlement action plan (RRAP), the approved DED RAP sets out the project policy that will be used by LGUs as their guidance in formulating mechanism of support for the project affected people through the RRAP. Key involvement of the LGUs and other agencies are defined in the approved DED RAP. The RRAP on the other hand provides context of LGUs participation particularly in the dispatch of their duties and responsibilities mandated of them by the UDHA. LIAC in Calumpit planned to formulate a RRAP to define the specific contribution and participation of each department and partner agencies. However, they still could not proceed due to the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in NCR, Bulacan and in other areas. For Mabalacat, the RRAP formulation is not necessary since the RAP itself is LGU focused RAP. The table below demonstrates the status of agreed institutional requirements as of March 2021.

Table II-5: Status of Agreed Institutional Requirements

LGU RIMC Creation LIAC Creation LIAC Meeting Formulation of RRAP

Malolos-Clark Section

Malolos Ongoing Complete

(The executive order signed by the mayor)

4 Feb 2021 Not yet started

Calumpit Ongoing Complete


27 Jan 2021 Planned to formulate

but not started due to

ECQ

Apalit Ongoing Complete (The executive order signed by the mayor)

30 Oct 2020 Not yet started

Minalin Ongoing Not applicable

(LHB to be re-activated by a resolution approved by the mayor)

- Not yet started

Sto. Tomas Ongoing Complete

(The executive order

signed by the mayor)

26 Oct 2020

19 Nov 2020

15 Jan 2021

Not yet started

San

Fernando

Ongoing Complete


21 Jan 2021 Not yet started

Angeles Ongoing Complete


25 Mar 2021 Not yet started

Mabalacat Ongoing Complete


RIMC Meeting

13 Oct 2020

30 Oct 2020

Not Applicable

Solis-Blumentritt Section

Manila Ongoing Complete 16 Oct 2020

3 Nov 2020

17 Nov 2020

8 Jan 2021

9 Mar 2021

On going

Category of status: not yet started; complete; ongoing; incomplete; not applicable (i.e., LIAC will not be created, or RRAP will not be formulated). Source: DOTr and GCR.

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C. Status of RAP Implementation

Availability of Required Funds with the DOTr

25. The MOA was signed on 7 September 2020 by the DOTr, PNR, and LBP to establish a RAP entitlement distribution mechanism which shall be effective until all eligible APs receive their respective cash entitlements and designate the LBP as the distribution agent. Several meetings were continuously held during this reporting period to clarify and confirm the details for implementation of entitlement distribution. Based on these discussions, the supplemental MOA was signed on 10 November 2020. The main items of this supplemental MOA are as follows:

(i) Inclusion of cash entitlement for legal owners in the scope of the MOA

(ii) DOTr deposit of funds under DOTr’s interest-bearing current accounts

(iii) Creation of regular passbook saving accounts for PAP-beneficiaries who will receive compensation exceeding PHP 500,000

(iv) Provision of financial literacy programs

26. For the funds of the entitlement, list of specific eligible APs with corresponding amounts of applicable entitlement to the non-housing cash entitlements and Budget Execution Document No. 3 (Monthly Disbursement Program considering the expected dates/schedules of distribution/ payment of non-housing cash entitlements to the APs beneficiaries) were necessitated as finance requirements. MCRP PMO prepared these requirements with assistance of GCR and submitted at the middle of December 2020 for the RAP implementation budget required for first tranche of disbursement in the amount of PHP 7,329,275,673. This amount does not include the development of resettlement site and the administrative items indicated in the approved RAPs. However, due to some issues on the release of notice of cash allocation by the budget department, DOTr had difficulties to secure budget for compensation, as a result, credit of compensation to Mabalacat APs bank account was delayed by March 2021. Unfortunately, the budget of PHP 7 billion has not been transferred to MCRP PMO as of March 2021.

Funds Allocated to KSAs According to Schedule

27. As stated in the MOA signed on 3 September 2019 by the DOTr, PNR, the National Housing Authority (NHA), and the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC), and the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) have been coordinating with one another to prepare the community- driven resettlement of informal settler families (ISFs) in the Malolos-Clark Section. The longstanding issue related to the DOTr`s fund transfer to the NHA has been addressed in this reporting period. Upon submission of documentary requirements by the NHA in September 2020, the DOTr`s fund transfer to them for resettlement activities was implemented on October 7, 2020.

28. On the other hand, the MOA amended and signed in December 2018 for the Solis-Blumentritt Section by the DOTr, PNR, SHFC, and HUDCC/DHSUD has spurred discussions regarding community-driven resettlement of ISFs. The first tranche of funds for resettlement activities was downloaded by the DOTr to SHFC on 20 February 2018. The transfer of the second tranche of funds will be examined once SHFC disburses 50% of the first tranche and requests for additional funds for its undertakings.

D. Delivery of Entitlements

Compensation Disbursed According to the Entitlement Matrix

29. During this reporting period, actual entitlement disbursement was implemented only in

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Mabalacat. For APs in Mabalacat, compensation for structures, fruit-bearing and crops were disbursed in March 2021 as set out in the entitlement matrix. All 6 APs were compensated of their structures and trees prior to moving out. All 21-fruit tree owners who are SAMANAKA farmers were compensated and provided with project assistance according to the amount set out in the entitlement matrix. APs had been moved out to temporary accommodations after payment of compensation and entitlement has been credited to their bank cash card account. APs that have received compensation of affected assets with over half a million pesos were advised to open a regular account to get the full bank credit of the total amount. This issue has been explained to the APs that a slight delay in this process is only due to system limitation in maintaining amount for cash card account.

30. The payment of compensation and entitlement was originally scheduled to be released in December 2020, but due to some delays in the processing of documents, payments were released on March 17, 2021, although some timber trees owned by 17 farmers has not been compensated yet. The 17 APs waiting for timber trees compensation has been paid in full of their owned fruit trees. DOTr is processing payments for the remaining timber trees of APs. Additionally, some 9 farmers belonging to the Pastolan group filed their claim of tree ownership within the right of way. After validation and verification of submitted documents, the farmers were assisted to secure signed resolution from the Mabalacat Tree Appraisal Committee (MTAC) on the total count and cost of compensable trees. The DOTr issued notices to Pastolan farmers on 9 March 2021 that their claims are now for processing. Table II-6 presents actual status of compensation and disbursements. Information of the land handover status per LGU and contract packages is presented in TableII-7. All APs were settled of their compensation and entitlement prior land handover to the contractor.

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Table II-6 Status of Actual Disbursement of Compensation2

TYPE OF IMPACT STATUS OF

COMPENSATION

LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNIT

TOTAL

MA

LO

LO

S

CA

LU

MP

I

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AP

AL

IT

MIN

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IN

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TO

MA

S

SA

N

FE

RN

AN

D

O

AN

GE

LE

S

MA

BA

LA

CA

T

LAND

TOTAL ELIGIBLE PAPS 98 89 30 4 33 598 221 1 1074

FULLY PAID 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PARTIALLY PAID 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PROGRESS (%) 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

STRUCTURE

TOTAL ELIGIBLE PAPS3 82 403 131 5 42 1060 450 17 2190

FULLY PAID 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 13


PROGRESS (%) 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 94% 1%

CROPS AND TREES

TOTAL ELIGIBLE PAPS4 31 138 47 1 24 334 21 33 629

FULLY PAID 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 11

PARTIALLY PAID 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12

PROGRESS (%) 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 70% 4%

LOSS OF INCOME (MICRO-BUSINESS)

TOTAL ELIGIBLE PAPS 86 191 49 3 12 336 261 21 959

FULLY PAID 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


PROGRESS (%) 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

LOSS OF INCOME (S, M, L , BUSINESS)

TOTAL ELIGIBLE 13 48 13 1 2 81 51 0 209

FULLY PAID 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


PROGRESS (%) 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%

LOSS OF INCOME (DISPLACED EMPLOYEES)

TOTAL ELIGIBLE 170 766 117 19 30 498 929 22 2551

FULLY PAID 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 21


PROGRESS (%) 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 95% 1%

LOSS OF INCOME FOR AGRI/AQUA (INCLUDING TENANTS, CARETAKERS,

TOTAL ELIGIBLE 1 1 8 6 4 5 1 1 27

FULLY PAID 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0


2 Details for Solis-Blumentritt (Manila) section will be provided in the next SMR. 3 Including those who do not have legal rights to land 4 ibid

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TYPE OF IMPACT STATUS OF

COMPENSATION


TOTAL

MA

LO

LO

S

CA

LU

MP

I

T

AP

AL

IT

MIN

AL

IN

ST

O.

TO

MA

S

SA

N

FE

RN

AN

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GE

LE

S

MA

BA

LA

CA

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RENT-FREE-FARMERS) PROGRESS (%) 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0%

Table II-7 Status of Handing Over of Land to Contractor

LGU

PROJECT ROW (SQ. M.) UNENCUMBE

RED LAND (SQ M.)

REMAINING ENCUMBRANCE

(SQ M.)

LAND HAND OVER FOR CIVIL WORKS

TOTAL PNR ROW

OTHER GOV LAND

PRIVATE % HANDED

OVER

TO BE HANDED OVER

% EXPECTED DATE

MALOLOS 93,686 81,838 328 11,520 55,751 37,935 59.51% 40.49% Jun-21

CALUMPIT 183,301 138,369 162 44,770 79,904 103,397 43.59% 56.41% Jun-21

APALIT 153,003 127,969 0 25,034 86,203 66,800 56.34% 43.66% Jun-21

MINALIN 86,227 56,297 0 29,930 49,564 36,663 57.48% 42.52% Jun-21

STO. TOMAS 109,542 100,918 0 8,624 66,930 42,612 61.10% 38.90% Jun-21

SAN FERNANDO 482,181 258,728 3,349 220,104 177,190 304,991 36.75% 63.25% Jun-21

ANGELES 182,225 106,210 7,230 68,785 45,421 136,803 24.93% 75.07% Jun-21

MABALACAT 603,974 0 603,974 0 506,534 97,440 83.87% 16.13% Apr-21

Note: Details for Solis-Blumentritt (Manila) section will be provided in the next SMR

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Entitlements Disbursed on Time and Before Displacement of APs to Temporary Accommodations, for Self- Relocation and/or Transfer to New Locations

31. As mentioned above, letter of requirements for other entitlements were issued on 16 November for those who eligible for other entitlements, then requirements were collected on 27 November. As for Legal Pass requirements, Certificate of Entitlements, List of Documentary Requirements per AP Category, and other related documents were reviewed and entitlements were credited on 17 March 2021.

32. The compensation and entitlements were expected to be paid within December 2020, but it was delayed by March 2021. Since AHs already identified their temporary housing by early November 2020, they were awaited the payment before relocation. The selected site for temporary accommodation is within Barangay Lakandula. This is the same barangay that the APs are currently residing. The transfer from within the barangay has been discussed with the local government officials and the local officials Barangay Lakadula. The LGUs and the host barangays assisted the affected families in transferring salvageable materials. All 8 APs were provided rental subsidy assistance for their temporary accommodations until their schedule of final transfer to their permanent residence after the construction of housing units in the relocation site. 6 out of 8 AHs will be relocated to the NHA-resettlement site once completed.

33. One AH decided to self-relocate while the other one opted to stay in current location since his structure will not be significantly affected. Those 2 APs were assisted based on what they were entitled. After the payment of compensation and entitlements, structures owned by SAMANAKA were dismantled on 19-20 March, while other APs in Barangay Lakandula started to dismantle their affected structures and moved out at the end of March 2021. They brought with them their belongings and salvaged materials from the dismantled houses in their temporary rented housing units. All 6 APs for relocation will be transferred to temporary accommodations by the early April 2021.

E. Resettlement Progress

Availability/Access and Referral of Social Housings with Lots Provided

34. On 5 February 2021, DOTr, National Housing Authority (NHA), LGU Mabalacat, and GCR together with 4 APs conducted site visit in Northville 16 Relocation Site. The site is located within the Mabalacat City. The APs expressed satisfaction on the housing units and the location site that were shown to them. The application on utilities connection would be the next step that will be undertaken by NHA for the APs. The NHA transmitted to DOTr the list of 6 AHs who have been qualified for relocation assistance. Relocation to the Northville 16 is expected in May 2021.

35. The resettlement site has the following development features: (a) concrete roads and alleys; (b) underground drainage system; (c) individual metered water service connection currently operated by Mabalacat Water District; (d) individual metered electric service connection by Pampanga II Electric Corp. (PELCO II) and (e) individual septic tanks. The house will be built in a 40 sqm lot. Housing features is a one-story structure with provisions for loft. Finishing includes tiled flooring, 1 toilet and bath, kitchen sink and complete electrical wiring ready to be connected upon move-in to the completed units for the AHs

Availability of Social Infrastructure at Social Housing Sites

36. Northville 16 is a developed community as this is an existing project of the NHA and the City of Mabalacat. There is an existing population that settled in the relocation site from the previous North rail project of the government. This relocation site has community social infrastructure facilities that include: (a) 2 elementary school buildings; (b) a multi-purpose/

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livelihood center; (c) a health/day care center, (d) a police “Kabayan” station and (e) a material recovery facility.

37. Northville 16 is located within the city boundaries of Mabalacat. Its proximity to the main public and private services, hospital, market, place of worship, educational facilities, transportation terminal and workplace such as factories and business establishment is between 3 to 12 kilometers. Table II-8 summarizes the distance of the resettlement site to these community facilities and services.

Table II-8 Summary of Public facility in the vicinity of Northville 16

No. Public Facility Distance from Northville 16

Travel Time by Public Transportation

Description

1 Hospital 7 Km 9 Minute Mabalacat District Hospital

2 Worship Place 3 Km 8 Minute Our Lady of Grace Parish, along, MacArthur Highway

3 Educational Facilities

3 Km - 12 Km 8 - 22 Minute Mabalacat Elementary School, Philippine Science High School and etc.

4 Market 3.2 Km 9 Minute Mabalacat Public Market

5 Terminal/Shuttle Bus 12 Km 22 Minute Marquee Transport Terminal

6 Factory / Industry 12 – 13 Km 21 – 31 Minute The Gift Factory, Fuji Plastic Industry, etc

Source: NHA

Availability of Transitional Rental Assistance until Permanent Housing is Ready for Occupancy

38. All 8 APs were provided with rental subsidy prior to their transfer to their temporary accommodation. Based on the entitlement matrix, a rental subsidy that is equivalent to 8 months rent for residential units and housing units with store. Prior to the transfer, AP will be provided with cash assistance to ensure that they have access to basic utilities and same amount of assistance will be provided to them in their temporary accommodation.

Project Assistance for APs Who Opt for Self-Relocation

39. For one (1) AP who selected self-relocation, transportation assistance during relocation, food allowance, transactional cost for re-establishing business were provided based on the entitlement matrix.

Project Assistance for APs Who Opt for Assisted Relocation

40. There were six (6) APs who selected assisted relocation and will transfer to permanent residence being constructed by NHA as resettlement site and is also known as government socialized housing program. The location of NHA housing is at Northville 16 relocation site. Prior APs transfer to the relocation site cash assistance to pay for the connection of basic utilities (Water and Power), will be provided. Other entitlement include transportation assistance during relocation, Food Allowance, and Rental subsidy for temporary accommodation equivalent up to eight (8) months until after the housing units in relocation site are ready for occupancy.

Timely Disbursement of Assistance to APs

41. Though the payment of entitlement was delayed, assistance was disbursed before relocation in compliance with social safeguard policies of JICA and ADB. In other words, APs has not been forced to relocate before payment of compensation and entitlements though the contractor has already been mobilized and commenced preparatory works.

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Special Assistance to Vulnerable APs During Resettlement

42. For vulnerable APs, inconvenience allowance was paid for 3 APs and special assistance during transfer was provided for 6 APs.

Table II-9 Status of Site Selection and Socialized Housing Construction

STATUS


Malolos Calumpit Apalit Minalin Sto. Tomas San

Fernando Angeles Mabalacat Manila

Community Organizing

Not yet started

Not yet started

Not yet started

Not yet started

Not yet started

Not yet started

Not yet started

Not yet started

Not yet started

Publication started started started started started started started started Not yet started

Presentation of Identified Sites to APs

Complete (disclosed during second round of SCMs on June 4)

Complete (disclosed during second round of SCMs on June 22-26)

Complete (disclosed during phone interviews on June 23-26)

Complete (disclosed during phone interviews on June 11-17)

Complete (disclosed during second round of SCMs on March 11)

Complete (disclosed during PIB distribution and collection on June 15-19)

Complete (disclosed during PIB distribution and collection on June 17-19)

Complete (disclosed during second round of SCMs on January 24)

Complete (Emmanuel Community Hospital, Pritil Market, Pampanga Market, Bambang Market, Obrero market and Dagonoy Market

Site Selection

Ongoing (Proposed site is Northville 8 in Barangay Bangkal, Malolos City)

Ongoing ((i) Plaridel Ville, Plaridel, Bulacan, (ii) Pandi Village 2, Pandi, Bulacan, and (iii) Katuparan Village, Norzagaray, Bulacan)

Ongoing (initial identification of relocation sites)

Ongoing (initial identification of relocation sites)

Ongoing (Dr. Emigdio A. Bondoc Ville Resettlement Project at Barangay Sto. Nino, Sto. Tomas, Pampanga)

Ongoing (Proposed site is in Barangay San Pedro Cutud,San Fernando)

Ongoing (Proposed site is in Barangay Cutud, Angeles City)

Complete (Northville 16)

Complete (Obrero Market)

Construction works

Not yet started

Not yet started

Not yet started

Not yet started

Not applicable

Not yet started

Not applicable

Ongoing Not yet started

Site Inspection by APs

Not yet started (willingness for site inspection surveyed)







Complete


Acceptance of APs & Turnover of units

Not yet started

Not yet started

Not yet started

Not yet started

Not yet started

Not yet started

Not yet started

Not yet started

Not yet started

Category of status: not yet started; complete; ongoing; incomplete; not applicable.

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Table II-10 Progress of Actual Relocation/Displacement of PAHs

LGU

TOTAL # PAHs

NUMBER OF PAHs DISPLACED

SELF-RELOCATION TEMPORARY

ACCOMMODATION (RENTAL SUBSIDY)

PERMANENT HOUSING

(SOCIALIZED)

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(ECONOMIC)

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MALOLOS 56 41 15 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

CALUMPIT 356 249 107 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

APALIT 120 102 18 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

MINALIN 5 5 0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

STO. TOMAS 38 36 2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

SAN FERNANDO

1008 779 229 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

ANGELES 627 420 207 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

MABALACAT 8 5 3 1 1 0 100% 6 3 3 100% - - - - - - - - - - - -

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F. Consultation, Participation and Information Disclosure

43. Consultations during COVID-19. In response to prevent the transmission of COVID-19, DOTr has adopted health and safety measures and protocols in the conduct of public consultations and ground surveys. The DOTr Project’s “Health and Safety Measures to Conduct Public Consultations and Field Surveys under COVID-19” has been prepared in accordance with the national and international guidelines, including the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases omnibus guidelines on the implementation of community quarantine in the country. Following the general approach of conducting activity in the context of COVID-19, these guidelines are being followed by DOTr and its consultants and contractors. These are basic steps to: (i) prevent any foreseen risk to spread and transmit the virus prior to activities; (ii) protect PAPs and staff from the potential infection from the virus during the activity; and (iii) react if encountering people infected or potentially infected.

44. DOTr continuously conducts public consultations with the available three options, namely: (i) On-site Classroom Option which is inside structure for PAPs in GCQ areas for a maximum of 9 participants for a duration of 90-120 minutes; (ii) On-site Basketball Court Option which is outside structure for neighboring residents and PAPs for approximately 50 PAPs or Maximum 50% of the venue or seat capacity for a duration of 90-120 minutes; and, (iii) Off-site Online (SCM) at home for maximum of 30 PAPs in one live Q&A session. Hence, DOTr together with the Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC), National Housing Authority (NHA) and its consultants follow an implementation flow in preparing for the conduct of RAP activities with LGUs and Barangays in project affected areas: (i) coordinate with LGUs and Barangay and obtain concurrence; (ii) disseminate information of activity ; (iii) register PAPs to attend SCM and clarify prefer mode of SCM; (iv) finalize SCM option and venue; (v) send invitation to PAPs; (vi) conduct SCM; (vii) prepare activity report (including list of participants, contact number, health check result) - recording the information to be able to track the participants in the event that an infected person is distinguished at later date.

45. Public Consultations. Continuous discussions with the APs were conducted prior to their transfer to temporary accommodation. Due to movement restrictions imposed by LGU, APs were requested to attend small group meeting and one on one call to inform them about the documents that they need to agree on before moving out for clearance of right of way. As agreed, moving out will only happen after payment of compensation and the entitlement are credited in their cash card account. Additionally, face-to-face individual consultation activities were implemented for APs transferring to temporary accommodation in the same barangay in Mabalacat. The focus of discussion was on the schedule and process of APs transfer to temporary accommodation, payout of compensation and entitlement through LBP. In the interest of time and availability of affected people, information on the status of NHA’s construction of permanent housing has also been disclosed during consultation activities. There were 365 individual consultations conducted in the seven project areas during resettlement preparation. Individual consultations are continuing task during land taking activities. Suspended field activities on 15 Mar 2021 due mandatory quarantine of infected staff and their exposures with those with infection. Appendix 6 shows the list of consultations and meetings conducted for this report period.

G. Grievance Redress Mechanism

Availability of Information on Grievance Resolution

46. Due to the government’s movement restrictions under the ECQ and GCQ, the operation of local help desks for the Malolos-Clark Section has been on hold since March 2020. The establishment of a local help desk in Manila City has also been postponed. Even though the operation of the existing local help desks was inevitably suspended altogether, the central hotline has been under operation to accommodate grievances and inquiries of APs. To fill the

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void of local help desks and make sure that APs are fully informed on a change in the project timeline and seamlessly raise their issues and concerns without obstacles, the Central GRM Team of the MCRP PMO has rolled out the mobile help desk for both sections during the fourth quarter of 2020.

47. For the mobile help desk, the Pabatid serves as the tool to provide announcements about the suspended operation of local help desks due to the pandemic. Other tools were also used such as round-the-clock central hotline, frequently asked questions (FAQs) and a feedback webpage to enable APs who cannot address their issues through FAQs to file their issues and concerns through Google Forms were utilized. Since the launch, online and/or offline strategies have been implemented through consultations made by the Central GRM team with the local GR officers. As the online strategy, most LGUs in this section have posted Pabatid on their own official Facebook page on a weekly basis along with the link of Google Forms where APs can find FAQs and further file their inquiries and grievances. In parallel, the offline strategy of posting Pabatid and FAQs in LGU offices and barangay halls has been implemented in some LGUs. The records of grievances received through the mobile help desk are incorporated into the central GRM database upon receipt.

Source: Facebook page of the Malolos City Information Office.

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Source: DOTr.

Figure II-2: Example of the Online Strategy for the Mobile Help Desk

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Timing of Grievances Redressed

48. As of 31 March 2021, a total of 595 grievances or inquiries (574 RAP- related, three environment-related, and 18 other issues) were received through the central hotline and mobile help desk, 586 cases of which were resolved as of 31 March 2021 within an average of 4.0 days upon receipt. The remaining nine cases are RAP-related grievances or inquiries and will be followed-up on until their resolution. Table II-5 shows the status of received grievances and inquiries raised from APs whose properties are located in the nine LGUs.

Table II-11: Status of Received Grievances and Inquiries

LGU Received Grievances Resolved Grievances Unresolved Grievances

RAP- Related

Environ ment-

Related

Others RAP-

Related

Environ ment-

Related

Others RAP-

Related

Environ ment-

Related

Others

Malolos-Clark Section

Malolos 15 0 0 14 0 0 1 0 0

Calumpit 92 0 0 91 0 0 1 0 0

Apalit 21 1 0 20 1 0 1 0 0

Minalin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Sto. Tomas

1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

San Fernando

252 0 1 248 0 1 4 0 0

Angeles 79 0 1 78 0 1 1 0 0

Mabalacat 3 2 2 3 2 2 0 0 0

Sub-total 463 3 4 455 3 4 8 0 0

Solis-Blumentritt Section

Manila 107 0 4 106 0 4 1 0 0

Out of the project areas

4 0 10 4 0 10 0 0 0

Sub-total 111 0 14 110 0 14 1 0 0

Total 574 3 18 565 3 18 9 0 0 Note: The records of three grievances received through the remote help desk during this reporting period are incorporated into the central GRM database. Source: Analysis of GCR RAP Team based on the DOTr`s GRM database.

Proper Communication of Grievance Resolution to APs

49. Through the LIAC, the second GRM level has convened in all of the affected LGUs, grievances or inquiries received through the central hotline or the mobile help desk until this reporting period have been handled by the Central GRM Team. When the lead GR official and the Central GRM Team could not answer inquiries or address grievances, the lead GR official brought the pending cases to the RAP team leads of the MCRP PMO. When the cases cannot be addressed at the level, they are reported back and handled by the project manager of the MCRP PMO. During this reporting period, all APs whose grievances or inquiries were addressed have been informed of the resolution through their preferred channels indicated on the grievance action form (GAF), e.g., telephone, email, letter, text/SMS, or social media.

Livelihood Restoration and Improvement Program (LRIP)

50. During this reporting period, most of the LGUs were still in pre-implementation stage of LRIP and preparatory work related to the institutional arrangement with LGUs, fund transfer, preparation of MOA, and validation of target APs has been conducted. For the first quarter of 2021, though there were livelihood coordination meetings with LGUs in Malolos, Calumpit, Apalit, Sto. Tomas, San Fernando and Angeles, no agreement yet has been done. Due to the ECQ and lockdown, LRIP would be implemented in mid-2021. The Mabalacat, is the only one

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where LRIP has been implemented based on the progress of the payment of compensation and the relocation process. Nego-Kart has been issued to APs in Mabalacat. This is part of the livelihood program implemented in the project through partnership with LGU of Mabalacat and the Provincial DTI office. Some 22 Nego-kart with start-up items to sell have been issued to the APs.

51. In the Solis-Blumentritt Section, the sub-committee on livelihood for the Manila LIAC was already activated last November 2020. The discussions in the sub-committee focused on (i) proposed training for the APs; (ii) job placement and hiring processes for DOTr’s contractors; (iii) income restoration for business owners and APs who will lose employment; and (iv) one stop shop for business registration and other assistance.

H. Adequacy of vocational/entrepreneurial training

52. For Mabalacat, the first round of training needs assessment (TNA) was conducted on 13 November, 2019. Affected households showed interest in being employed in project construction and requested assistance for them to access soft loans. Another TNA for the 13 AHs farmers/microbusiness owners and 13 wage earners was held with Mabalacat City LGU on February 12 and 14, 2020. There were 12 respondents (4 males and 8 females) in both sessions. This LGU led TNA generated interest among members of the SAMANAKA farmers’ cooperative-micro-business owners’, employees of Yumi farm to avail of skills and vocational training offered by the LGU and TESDA. The SAMANAKA cooperative members also expressed desire to join in training for the new micro-business they intend to set up. Also, the TNA identified current skills and preferred training needs of the APs and their families. 29 APs from Mabalacat participated in the TNA. Results of the TNA have been used in matching skills with existing livelihood programs and services of the LGU.

53. However, Mabalacat LGU has re-scheduled all skills training which will start in April 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic. LGU officials planned to conduct National Certification 2 (NC2) skills training on welding or electrical installation in April depending on the condition of the pandemic in the city. Details of vocational/enterprise training such as number of eligible APs will be provided from next reporting period.

54. For CP N-01 to N-03, in preparation of the non-landowner DED RAP, the DOTr and GCR have conducted focus group discussions (FGDs) with the business sector in June 2020 to collect the information on business owners` current businesses and employees and figure out (i) whether they are willing to continue current businesses, (ii) whether their businesses are operated in their residence, (iii) whether their family members also engage in their businesses, and (iv) what is their plan for current employees. 24 business owners in the six affected LGUs attended FGD sessions in the form of phone interviews due to the government`s movement restrictions under the GCQ. Most of the interviewed business owners expressed their willingness to continue their businesses and fully or partially retain their employees in the future. For landowner, TNA was conducted after Stakeholder Consultation Meetings (SCMs) between November 8 and 20, 2018. A total of 142 APs (67 males and 75 females) were covered in the TNA. Formal registration of AP’s training preferences for this section will take place at the commencement of LRIP implementation.

55. In the Solis-Blumentritt Section, the DOTr has submitted to the Social Housing Finance Corporation (SHFC) an improved validation tool for the socio-economic profile of affected informal settler families (ISFs) which will be the basis for the design of the LRIP. This tool has been rolled out during the validation survey conducted in November to December 2020. Also, workshop was conducted last December 7, 2020 to update the existing livelihood framework to incorporate the next steps for SHFC and DOTr to undertake to be more responsive to the growing diverse needs of wage-based and enterprise-based APs. Last March 4 and 5, 2021, a pre-livelihood workshop was conducted by DOTr and SHFC including DHSUD, PCUP and other livelihood mandated agencies such as TESDA, DTI and DOLE. A larger workshop was planned so that the road map for the LRIP will be laid out by all the stakeholders, however,

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because of stricter quarantine protocols the offices of SHFC and DOTr went into strict lockdown. The activity was cancelled and will still yet to be rescheduled. Moving forward, consultative activities with the micro and small business owners are being coursed through the sub-committee on livelihood to determine the needs and priorities of the APs.

Availability of vocational/entrepreneurial training and Inclusion of APs in rehabilitation programs (women, men, and vulnerable groups)

56. During this reporting period, following LRIP orientation and financial literacy training

was conducted in Mabalacat. There are no restrictions on participation opportunities by gender.

(i) Financial Management Training

The DOTr conducted a financial literacy training session for all APs who are micro-business owners and SAMANAKA cooperative members on October 12, 2020. The session was supported by the LBP Dau Branch. The LBP provided a venue for the training and resource persons to discuss financial management and investment at this time of the pandemic particularly APs who intend to set up a micro-business by means of compensation for trees and crops.

(ii) Nego-Kart Entrepreneurship & Financial Management Training

Mabalacat LGU conducted Nego-Kart Entrepreneurship & Financial Management Training – Entrepreneurship and Development Orientation and Food Handling Class on 22 February 2021 with 18 AP participants. While 21 APs received the Nego-kart including food and cooking utensils as starter kits on 26 February 2021.

(iii) Financial Literacy and Management Training

Mabalacat LGU and DOLE provided business-related financial management training on 22 February 2021. 18 APs from SAMANAKA and Brgy. Lakandula participated in the training as part of the topic under the Nego-kart Livelihood Program.

Table II-12 List of Livelihood Training Conducted as of March 2021

Activity/Topic Venue Date No. Participants

Male Female

Financial Management Training LBP Dau Branch,

Mabalacat 12 October, 2020 16 4

Nego-Kart Entrepreneurship & Financial Management Training

22 February 2021 13 5

Financial Literacy and Management Training

22 February 2021 13 5

Availability of employment activities

57. Based on the outcomes of the SES survey and FGDs, there are a number of different categories of APs that may wish to avail of job matching and project related employment. For instance, micro-business/enterprise-based earning APs saw employment opportunities as an alternative to their lost enterprises. Additionally, there are a number of APs who are in their working age but are currently unemployed due to a lack of opportunities. Other APs stressed that being directly impacted by the project, they should be given preferential treatment in availing of job opportunities during construction and operations from the respective municipalities.

58. The Public Service Employment Office (PESO) is an existing ongoing service provided by LGUs. The PESOs maintain a database of current employment opportunities and match local job seekers based on their skill set. For the LRIP, the PESOs of the respective LGUs will maintain a registry of APs seeking employment and will provide counselling, guidance on further training as well as job referral against their database of job vacancies. The PESO

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database of AP clients will enable project tracking of APs seeking employment.

59. The MCRP will generate opportunities for work both during civil works to construct the project as well as during operation. Under national law, public works projects are to ensure that at least 30% of skilled jobs and 50% of unskilled jobs are filled by local hire5. A list of the anticipated jobs to be created by the project are listed below. Jobs that are in the skilled category require extensive training and likely outside the ability of APs to aspire to if they are not already working in that field. Jobs in the semi-skilled category require training that could be provided over a few months through TESDA’s programs and equip APs to be able to apply for such work generated by the project. Jobs in the unskilled category would generally require suitable aptitude with training to be provided on the job.

Table II-13: Anticipated Project Related Employment Opportunities Skilled Semi-skilled Unskilled

Electricians Plumbers Masons Carpenters Equipment Operator Backhoe Bulldozer

Transit mixer Scaffolders Welders Painters Steelmen Tinsmiths Admin Staff

Cooks Traffic controllers/ aids Security Guards

Laborers Janitors/utility men Messengers Warehousemen

60. The LGUs will provide referrals and endorsements of qualified APs for project-related work and will provide guidance on application and hiring requirements including providing cash assistance to secure certificates and clearances for pre-employment requirements. In Mabalacat, contractors in CP N-04 and N-05 have not yet released job vacancy lists but will coordinate closely with Public Employment Service Office (PESO) as for job hiring and matching. Details will be provided from next reporting period.

Re-establishment of Businesses and availability of alternative livelihood for land-based APs

61. The process to re-establish businesses will commence prior to displacement with assistance to identify and secure replacement business operating sites or replacement farming land. The aim is for displaced micro-businesses, small businesses, and farmers to re-commence their operations with minimal disruption to the APs’ income flow. The processes will be different for the micro-businesses, small businesses, and farmers due to the different nature of their displacement.

62. The LGU will assist the small businesses to identify permanent operating space for them to buy or rent. For the APs losing land used for farming or aquaculture, the LGU will provide assistance to identify alternative land to buy or lease using their compensation. There will be a consultation meeting with affected land-based income earners and displaced businesses soon after the introductory workshop to discuss possible and recommended replacement land or rental space within the respective municipalities. An ocular visit with APs will be organized to inspect the recommended areas whether suited for business or not. APs will be given the opportunity to select and identify suitable land for their businesses. Afterwards, the LGU will guide the APs on how to secure identified areas for business purposes.

63. In Mabalacat, YUMI farm owner has finally decided to discontinue its farming business. Therefore, assistance to find alternative site to continue farming is not required. For other LGUs in N2 and Solis-Blumentritt Section, coordination with business/farm owners has not yet been commenced. Table below is the estimated number of businesses affected that yet to be reestablished.

Table II-14: Re-establishment of Affected Businesses

5 Required under RA 6685. Department of Labor and Employment is responsible for monitoring compliance.

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Section/LGU # AHs with Affected Business

# AHs Re-established Business

Ave Length of Time to Recommence Business (months)*

1) Malolos 24 - -

2) Calumpit 133 - -

3) Apalit 56 - -

4) Minalin 0 - -

5) Sto. Tomas 13 - -

6) San Fernando 334 - -

7) Angeles 215 - -

8) Mabalacat 21 - -

Table II-15: LRP Program Participation (Cumulative)

Section/LGU # LRP Eligible HHs*

# HHs Registered for Training

# HHs Participated in Training

# APs with Project Employment

#APs Availing of Soft Loans

1) Malolos 70 - - - -

2) Calumpit 447 - - - -

3) Apalit 134 - - - -

4) Minalin 5 - - - -

5) Sto. Tomas

41 - - - -

6) San Fernando

1177 - - - -

7) Angeles 703 - - - -

8) Mabalacat 58 - - - -

Availability of soft loans for APs

64. There are four types of soft loans for which APs can apply for livelihood purposes ranging from Php 5,000 to Php 200,000. Assistance to access soft loans will be provided to the APs through four different programs provided by Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Department of Agriculture (DA). The soft loan under Pondo sa Pagbabago at Pag-asenso (P3) are up to Php 200,000 and the Livelihood Seeding Program (LSP) amounts to PhP 5,000 worth of goods, while DSWD provides Php 5,000 per beneficiary and DA provides Php 10,000 - 15,000 per beneficiary.

65. DOTr and the LGU will council APs on available loans and assist them to prepare applications with a supporting letter from the LGU. The application process can commence prior to displacement so APs can take advantage of using the funds when they transition their affected enterprises/farms. Other APs may wish to apply for such loans upon completion of vocational/entrepreneurial training or when they have a viable business plan. The loan programs available are summarized in the table below.

Table II-16 Loan Assistance Available for APs

Programs Description Agencies

Pondo sa Pagbabago at Pag-asenso (P3)

• A microenterprise borrower may avail PhP 5,000 up to PhP 200,000 depending on the size of the business and the enterprise's ability to pay.

• For enterprises with at least one employee, beneficiary can borrow up to PhP 200,000.

• The fund should be used for the enterprise's expansion and/or additional supplies of the business or for self-rehabilitation.

DTI

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Programs Description Agencies

• Provides affordable and cost-efficient micro loans with 2.5% monthly interest.

Livelihood Seeding Program

• PhP 5,000 worth of goods sari-sari store, bigasan (rice store), rug making, etc.

DTI

Loan Assistance Program for Small and Medium businesses

• Php 5,000 per beneficiary DSWD

Loan Assistance for Farmers

• Php 10,000 – 15,000 per farmer DA

66. TRTA 9913-PHI. The Technical Assistance (TA) “Strengthening the Transition of the Vulnerable Communities (STVC) Affected by the Malolos-Clark Railway Project” (MCRP) is a grant by the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) administered by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and implemented by NIRAS Asia Manila and the World Vision Development Foundation (WVDF) consortium. The objective of the TA is to help 1,250 selected vulnerable households achieve sustainable livelihoods by applying the Graduation Approach (GA) methodology. The GA is based on a four-pillar integrated approach with a strong emphasis on training and coaching of the people and households affected by the MCRP. The particularity of the TA is to apply the GA, previously applied in ultra-poor rural settings, to one of urban resettlement within the context of the MCRP. The JFPR-TA has three main outputs:

67. Output 1: Financial Resilience and Stability of Participants Improved. The first output will implement all activities required to support the AH in relation to their relocation as well as livelihood issues contributing to their financial stability and resilience. Planned activities, include recruiting, training, and mobilizing 50 mentors. The mentors will work closely with affected households through individual mentoring and coaching, linking them to different livelihood initiatives provided by national government agencies as well as non-government organizations. Job opportunities will be promoted through linkages with concerned government departments (PESO, TESDA, DTI) and contractors engaged in the construction of the MCRP.

68. Output 2: Urban Resettlement Baseline and Monitoring System Established. The second output will create an online M&E system that will be used for project-related surveys as well as to monitor project progress. The M&E system, Urban Resettlement Baseline and Monitoring System (URBMS) will incorporate all data needed to monitor AH progress as well as to generate knowledge products to be delivered at the end of the project. The system will incorporate an online (cloud-based) business intelligence and data analytics tool called BIDAT accessible to DOTr, PNR, and ADB. DOTr and PNR will be trained to manage the system.

69. Output 3: Urban Resettlement Knowledge Products Produced. Under the third output, the TA team will produce and deliver all project communication material to the AH and knowledge products for concerned stakeholders. The communication materials will include information, education, communication (IEC) and advocacy materials on key project information to be provided in a local language, and a project website. The TA will promote a reflection on lessons learned by organizing a workshop to discuss the challenges of implementing the GA in an urban resettlement context. The Graduation Forum which will look at how the GA has been adapted and implemented in the context of urban resettlement in the Philippines.

70. During the inception phase, STVC TA team relied heavily on online meetings given the limits imposed by the pandemic; alternative working methods were maximized to implement the TA amidst travel restrictions and face to face meetings. Meetings with project stakeholders and LGUs were conducted through video conference calls. The STVC team recognized that critical to the success of the TA is to establish good coordination with the local government units in the project affected areas. They effectively conducted courtesy calls as well as coordination meetings with the local government units to introduce the project and to generate support from the local government officials. The meetings were attended by representatives of the local chief executives, ADB, DOTr, GCR, and PNR.

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71. The recruitment and training of 50 mentors was completed in April. The mentors underwent several trainings on project-related themes: (i) how to use the tablet for computer-assisted personal interview (CAPI) processes; (ii) skills in conducting baseline survey; (iii) basic knowledge on safeguards policies on involuntary resettlement; and (iv) integrating gender perspectives in implementing the graduation approach in urban resettlement. After the training, the mentors are expected to implement the full baseline survey but the enhanced community quarantine and the local health protocols by each LGU prevented the team to implement their original plan. Instead of conducting a full baseline survey, the STVC team developed the rapid vulnerability assessment (RVA)6 version and administered through phone calls. The mentors underwent additional training for retooling and reorientation to conduct phone surveys and recalibrate the procedures for contacting respondents, obtaining proof of consent apart from signed forms and make procedural adjustments for phone interviews. The STVC TA team were able to reach out to 750 affected households out of the 1,444 affected households in the municipalities of Malolos, Calumpit, Apalit, Sto. Tomas, Angeles and San Fernando City.

72. The M&E system design was developed and the Monitoring and Evaluation Manual is being finalized. The purpose of this manual is to present and explain to the mentors the STVC monitoring and data collection aspects and act as a guide during the mentors monitoring activities. The draft manual, which includes the project result framework has been used for the mentors’ training. The Urban Resettlement Baseline and Monitoring System (URBMS) was also developed per M&E system. The digital platform for the online data collection system of the URBMS was established early February 2021 with the creation of a data and application server account in Kobo Toolbox. The server is cloud-based, it provides the necessary tools and functionalities for mentors to deploy digital survey forms (CAPI), upload survey data, store the data in a central repository, and prepare or process the data for aggregation, reporting, and analysis. The online data collection platform comprises half of the URBMS; the other component-half is the Business Intelligence and Data Analytics Tool (BIDAT).

73. The communication plan was developed as part of output 3. The purpose of the communication plan is to raise awareness and improve stakeholders’ project knowledge and understanding. It aims to document the execution of the project and facilitate public discourse on key themes such as the graduation approach adaptation to urban resettlement, implementation of effective livelihood support, gender equality, social inclusion, and resilience. The Communication Plan is in the final stage of review and quality control before submitting to the ADB and DOTr for approval. The tagline “Bayanihan para sa Tahanan at Kabuhayan” (Communal Cooperation for Shelter and Livelihood) was selected and approved by ADB and DOTr. The tagline will be used on all communication and advocacy materials, online platforms, and events. The IEC materials designed and approved by DOTr. Project brochure and banners (using the abovementioned tagline) were designed and approved by the DOTr.

III. SAFEGUARDS PERFORMANCE MONITORING

A. Summary of Compliance to RAP Requirements

74. During this reporting period, Mabalacat APs were significantly compensated of affected structures and trees, although some farmers with full payment of fruit bearing trees, they will still have to wait for the compensation of timber trees. 9 farmers claiming for payment of trees within the right of way were also assisted of their claims for compensation of trees but payments has not been completed. For Calumpit station area and some LGUs in the MCRP, significant progress could not be achieved as of the end of March 2021. Table of key

6 A shortened version optimized for phone survey was formulated called the rapid vulnerability assessment (RVA), in consideration of the limitations of executing a long survey in person.

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achievements in presented in the table below.

Table II-17 Key Accomplishments

No Category Summary of Key Accomplishments Status of Compliance

(Yes/No/On-going)

1

Institutional arrangement for the RAP implementation and capacity building

Status of the PMO structures Yes

Number of MOAs executed with other line agencies

Yes -3 MOAs NHA, SHFC and LBP

Number of resettlement staff filled during this reporting period

Yes -26 staff and recruitment of staff is on-going

Number and details of capacity building provided for staff and other line agencies involved in implementing the RAP

Yes- 3 Training and capacity building on RAP for all new RAP team members

Details of orientation workshops for other/line agencies involved in the RAP implementation

Yes, all LGUs were oriented on the RAP Implementation Activities particularly on the issuance of notices of land taking and temporary housing facilities.

2 Fund availability and allocation

Availability of required funds with the DOTr for the RAP implementation as planned

Yes, funds for payment compensation and entitlement set out in the RAP has been deposited to the cash card/ and regular bank account of the PAPs at Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) on a special purpose account such as cash card and regular bank accounts. Funds to pay for the compensation and entitlement in other LGUs Has been downloaded to the LBP. No for other additional land requirements

Allocation of funds to resettlement agencies as per schedule (names of agencies/dates of transfer/amount etc.)

Yes -Funds transfer to NHA and SHFC from the DOTr to construct housing in the resettlement sites has been completed. agencies

3 Identification and notification

Number of Informal Settler Families (ISF)s/Aps for Mabalacat Number of (ISFs, APS for Malolos to Angeles established

Yes – Master list finalized for Mabalacat On-going in LGUs of Malolos to Angeles

Number of Notice of Taking (NoT), issued and number of Offer to Buy (OTB), Offer to Compensate

On-going

Number of Identified and Verified ISFs/APs –

Yes, for Mabalacat On-going for Malolos to

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(Yes/No/On-going)

Angeles, and Manila

Number of identified and verified APs eligible for socialized housing

Yes, for Mabalacat On-going for Malolos to Clark and Manila

Number of identified and verified APs ineligible for socialized housing

On-going

Number of vulnerable APS identified and verified.

Yes, for Mabalacat On-going for Malolos to Angeles and Manila

Number of APS identified and verified with no permanent dwelling.

On-going for Malolos to Angeles and Manila

Identification and verification of Livelihood Restoration and Improvement Plan (LRIP) beneficiaries

Yes, for Mabalacat On-going for Malolos to Angeles and Manila

4 Resettlement preparation and site selection

Number of Available socialized housing units with the NHA

Yes, for Mabalacat and Manila On-going for Malolos to Angeles

Number of Organized of Housing Exhibits

Not yet started

Progress and schedule of housing construction by the NHA

Yes, completed for Mabalacat On-going for Malolos to Angeles Not yet started in Manila

Number of consultation and agreement with APs on available housings conducted and agreed

Yes, completed 3 consultation activities for Mabalacat On-going for Malolos to Clark, Manila

Status on the creation of social infrastructure at resettlement sites

Yes, for Mabalacat Not yet started in other LGUs

Number of consultation and site selection by APs

Yes, completed for Mabalacat Yes, for Malolos to Angeles but on-going for Calumpit. Yes, for Manila Solis Blumentrit.

Number and status of signing of agreements with APs for social housing units

Yes, 6 signed agreements in Mabalacat Not yet started in other LGUs.

Number of housing units delivered to APs

Yes 6 housing units for Mabalacat No in other LGUs

5 Payment of compensation and self-relocation

Status of completion of a validation and replacement cost survey

Yes, completed by Land Bank of the Philippines.

Status of finalization of the Masterlist for self-relocation

Yes, for Mabalacat On- going in other LGUs

Number of full compensation and entitlement for land, structures, and other properties/improvements/assets

Yes, for 1AP in Mabalacat, Not yet started in other LGUs.

Recorded of payment of compensation and various assistances to APs

Yes, to 1 AP that self-relocated in Mabalacat.

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(Yes/No/On-going)

(including rental subsidies, food allowances, transportation allowances, etc.)

payments schedule Not yet stared in other LGUs

Status of payment of various assistance for APs

Completed for Mabalacat Not yet in other LGUs

Number of APs who receive special vulnerable assistance

Yes, 1 AP in Mabalacat

Number of Signed Agreement to Demolish and Remove Improvement (ADRI)

Yes, 1 signed ADRIs signed and completed Not yet in other LGUs.

6 Project-assisted resettlement

Number of APs availing of social housing units and Pag-IBIG housing support

Not yet started

Number of APs resettled Yes, 6 for Mabalacat. None for other LGUs

Number APs who relocate to temporary accommodation

Yes, 6 APs for Mabalacat relocated to temporary accommodation.

Number of APs who receive special vulnerable assistances

3 APs DOTr records of provision status of special assistance None yet from other LGUs

7 Consultation and disclosure

Number of consultations with APs during resettlement preparation

Yes, 7 individual consultation activities conducted for Mabalacat None in other LGUs

Number of consultations with APs for site selection

Yes,7 consultations for Mabalacat Not yet started

Number of disclosures of communication materials including construction schedules disseminated

Yes, distributed Project Information Brochures and Notifications on the Project Construction Schedules

Number of women and vulnerable groups/people participated in consultation

Yes, 6 women participated in the consultation activities for Mabalacat. On-going for other LGUs.

8 LRIP

Number of identified livelihood restoration and improvement measures

Yes, 21 from Mabalacat Not yet started in other LGUs

Number of identified APs with specific livelihood restoration program

Yes, 21 for Mabalacat

Number of signed agreements with service providers

Yes, LGU and DOLE were government service providers for NegoKart for Mabalacat No for other LGUs

Number of conducted LRIP workshops Yes, for Mabalacat No for other LGUs

Number of assistances provided for financial management

Yes, all 6 APs and 18 members of the SAMANKA Farmers Group were assisted and provide financial literacy training on their Nego-Kart business

Number of Assistance provided for Not yet started in other

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(Yes/No/On-going)

securing soft loans LGUs

Number of provided Vocational trainings Not yet started in other LGUs

Number of employment opportunities to APs during construction of the project versus the percentage of APs who obtain employment

Not yet started in other LGUs

9 GRM

Number of the Hotline established Yes, 1 central hotline

Number of operational Help Desks / RIMC Sub-committee on Grievance

Yes, all set up but not physically operating due to movements restrictions at the LGU level

Number of established and operational Help Desks

Yes, all LGUs established but not manned at the LGU level.

Number of training for GRM staff completed

Yes, completed

Number/type of grievances received at each level

Ongoing

Number of resolved/unresolved grievances

Ongoing

10 Restoration of public facilities

Number/type of public facilities to be restored

Not yet started for other LGUs

Number/type of public facilities restored Not yet started for other LGUs

11 Handover of land for civil works

Total Area/length of the ROW handed over by the PNR/BCDA

Yes, BCDA land for Mabalacat Ongoing for PNR

Total Area/length of other government-owned land handed over

Ongoing

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Gender-disaggregated resettlement and rehabilitation information

Number of woman-headed families Yes- 3 for Mabalacat On-going identification in other LGUs.

Number of woman-headed families which opt for self-relocation


Number of woman-headed families which receive full compensation


Number of woman-headed families which receive all kinds of assistance

Yes, 3 for Mabalacat No in other LGUs

Number of woman-headed families which opt for assisted relocation


Number of women's group consultation meetings organized


Number of woman-headed families which complete self-relocation


Number of woman-headed families which obtain assisted-relocation


Number/type of the LRIP opted by woman-headed families

Yes, 3 for Nego Kart LRIP beneficiaries

Number/type of the LRIP participated by woman-headed families

Yes 3 woman-headed families participated

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B. Issues Identified in this Reporting Period

75. During this reporting period, the ongoing pandemic has hampered the updating and implementation of DED RAPs which require site activities. In response, the DOTr has closely coordinated with LGUs and KSAs to facilitate the conduct of required field activities in compliance with health and safety protocols and achieved some progress.

76. The following are the identified issues and challenges in compliance with the RAP requirements. Table III-1 describes the key issues, mitigating measures undertaken by the project and proposed resolution of issues to further improve the social safeguard monitoring activities.

Table III-1: Key Issues, Mitigating Measures, and Resolution of Issues

Area Concerned

Key Issue and Challenge

Mitigating Measures Resolution of Issues

Institutional arrangements for land acquisition and resettlement

• The government`s restriction on new hiring during the pandemic situation has deterred the recruitment plan of the MCRP PMO staff.

• Upon the DOTr`s request for the exemption from the restriction, it has got an approval to resume recruitment since September 2020.

• To expedite RAP implementation, the MCRP PMO continue reinforce its human resources by hiring new staff and keep arranging capacity building training for the existing staff.

• Monthly progress report on hiring updates

• The RIMC creation has been delayed.

• The DOTr shall expedite the review of legal section.

• To complete the RIMC creation as soon as possible, the DOTr will inquire the status of review to legal section periodically and expedite the process and signing of signatories.

• Bi-weekly follow up on the progress

Disbursement of compensation and assistance

• As per the review results of parcellary and as-built surveys conducted by the JDT, some affected lots in both sections require the updating of parcellary surveys to prepare the OTB issuance for land acquisition. Also, it was found that some affected structures in both sections lack basic plans which are required for the conduct of additional DMS and LBP appraisal.

• The DOTr/GCR engaged sub-consultant to update Parcellary survey returns and conduct supplemental detailed measurement survey (DMS)

• DOTr/GCR continue to supervise sub-consultant activities and check deliverables. Progress monitoring meeting is undertaken weekly

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Area Concerned



• The DOTr/GCR started deliver of the notices in October 2020 through the GCR by courier services, but significant number of notices were not reachable due to incomplete address and other issues. It also causes delay of NOT issuance.

• The DOTr/GCR started face-to-face delivery to property owners whose addresses are incorrect or locations are unknown.

• GCR continue to reinforce personnel engaging in land acquisition.

• The composition of a team to handle the NoT delivery has been agreed between the DOTr and GCR.in November 2020

• The DOTr and GCR LA team closely coordinate to expedite land acquisition process.

• Periodic meetings conducted and followed through on action areas are undertaken

Grievance redress mechanism

• The operation of local help desks continued to be suspended amid ongoing pandemic crisis.

• The Central GRM Team has proactively analyzed the pandemic situation in each LGU in close consultation with the Local GRM Team and prepared and launched the mobile help desk.

• The MCRP PMO will closely monitor the operation of the mobile help desk and the existing central hotline with LGUs and the GCR. Also, it will review and revise the operational direction by conducting the GRM assessment and risk communication workshop in October 2020.

• Periodic meetings to follow up on action areas are conducted by the DOTr GRM team

• The resources for the GRM operation are not sufficient. The LGUs concerned have yet to allocate dedicated operational funds for the GRM.

• The DOTr will request the LGUs again to allocate required funds for the GRM operation once the RIMC is created.

• For the launch of the mobile help desk, the DOTr has secured resources from the LGUs concerned required for its operation such as printing and posting of posters and FAQs in barangay halls and posting of announcements on the LGU`s Facebook page.

• The DOTr will continue to provide guidance and support to LGUs in fulfilling the requirements of the GRM. This concern will need to be included in the agenda with the RIMC upon its establishment.

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Area Concerned



• The efficient and reliable GRM database management is much needed as the contractor will soon need to establish its own GRM on the site and expect to receive various grievances and inquiries from the community pertaining to RAP, environment, and gender issues.

• The DOTr has monitored the existing online-based GRM database with the GCR for quality control.

• In close collaboration with a communication firm hired by ADB, the Central GRM Team developed and launched an integrated database in January 2021.

• Monthly progress monitoring is in place since January 2021

Livelihood restoration and improvement program

• Due to the pandemic situation, the discussions concerning the LRIP planning have continued to be stagnated in some LGUs.

• The DOTr/GCR employed an alternative means (e.g., phone interviews) to conduct the FGD with the business sector in coordination with the LGUs concerned.

• The DOTr/GCR will coordinate with relevant LGUs, NGAs, and KSAs to validate eligible APs for the LRIP assistance and prepare for LRIP implementation.

• Periodic coordination meeting with partner agencies

77. Despite many challenges in the RAP Implementation brought by restricted movements in the field and other factors that caused delays, there were no significant safeguards issues identified during this reporting period. The next steps will be to focus on accelerating implementation tasks on RAP implementation that needs to be completed according to schedule.

IV. PROPOSED MAJOR ITEMS OF FOCUS FOR THE NEXT REPORT

78. The next semi-annual social monitoring report will be focused on the progress of the implementation of social safeguard activities stated below:

(i) Updated DED RAPs that are compliant with ADB and JICA Safeguards Policies

This section of the report will provide progress of RAP activities that are compliant with the ADB and JICA and the Philippine Government’s safeguards policies.

(ii) Institutional Arrangements for the RAP implementation and capacity building

In the next reporting period, discussion on the progress on how the internal and external capacity building activities are carried out including the hiring of additional staff for PMO that are responsible for land acquisition and resettlement tasks.

(iii) Fund availability and allocation in partnership with key government agencies

This report will provide information about key government agencies fund allocation and disbursements for the project as per the MOA signed with them by DOTr.

(iv) Delivery of Entitlements

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PAPs that are entitled for compensation and resettlement assistance will be reported in detail including timely release of compensation and assistance set out in the Entitlement Matrix

(v) Resettlement preparation and site selection (resettlement site development, NHA and SHFC progress, civil works to build the resettlement sites, report on host community, if any, and others)

The report will focus on the progress of DOTr’s partner agencies in the development of permanent relocation sites in consultation with various stakeholders.

(vi) Grievance Redress Mechanism

Record of grievance and action taken by the DOTr on the issues and concerns filed in the central hotline and in the local help desks.

(vii) Livelihood Restoration and Improvement Program

Discussions in this section will focus on the progress of LRIP implementation set out in the RAP.

(viii) Gender disaggregated resettlement and rehabilitation information

DD RAP implementation report in the MCRP will pay preferential attention in providing gender disaggregated information

Appendix 1: Photos on the Issuance of Cash Cards

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Appendix 2 : Financial Literacy

Appendix 3: Issuance of Nego- Kart

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Appendix 4: Online meeting with LBP-DOTr-GCR discussion of the procedures of

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opening APs opening of Bank account held on March 2021

Appendix 5 : Pre-implementation meeting of STVC with NIRAS Project Team, DOTr, PNR, ADB, and GCR on January 22, 2021

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Appendix 6 : List of Consultations Conducted from October 2020 to March 2021 Table 1. List of Public Consultations and Stakeholder Consultation Meetings (SCMs)

Date Activity LGU Location/Barangay Participants

Total Male Female

12 October 2020

Financial Literacy Training Mabalacat City

Landbank Dau Branch, Mabalacat City, Pampanga

16 7 13

15 October 2020

Orientation of PAPs on Entitlement and Compensation (Yumi Farm owner)

Mabalacat City

Yumi Farm, Clark Field, Mabalacat City, Pampanga

8 2 10

15 October 2020

Orientation of PAPs on Entitlement and Compensation (SAMANAKA Farmer’s Cooperative)

Mabalacat City

Drop Zone (Depot Site), Clark Field, Mabalacat City Pampanga

15 8 23

16 October 2020

Issuance of Cash Cards to PAPs

Mabalacat City

Landbank Dau Branch, Mabalacat City, Pampanga

12 8 20

Table 2. Consultation with Local Government Units (LGUs), Local Inter-agency Committee Meetings (LIAC) and RAP Implementation Management Committee (RIMC) Meeting

Date Activity LGU Location/Barangay

6 October 2020

SC1 RAP – LIAC Meeting Manila Online meeting (via Zoom)

16 October 2020

Briefing of City Mayor and RIMC Meeting

Mabalacat City

Mabalacat City Legislative Hall, Mabalacat City Hall

20 October 2020

SC1 RAP – LIAC Meeting Manila Max’s Restaurant, Maria Orosa St., Ermita, Manila

27 October 2020

SC1 RAP – LIAC Social Preparation and BSAAC Meeting

Manila Online meeting (via Zoom)

Table 3. Consultation with Local Government Units (LGUs), Local Inter-agency Committee Meetings (LIAC) Meeting

Date Activity

LGU Location/Barangay

3 November 2020

SC1 RAP -Pre-RRAP Workshop

Manila Held at Ramada Hotel, Ongpin, Manila and online (via Zoom)

6 November 2020

N2 RAP – LIAC Pre-Validation Meeting

Calumpit, Bulacan Municipal Conference Room, Calumpit, Bulacan

17 November 2020

SC1 RAP – LIAC Meeting

Manila

Online meeting (via Zoom)

25 November 2020

N2 RAP – LIAC Meeting

San Fernando City, Pampanga

Amphitheater, Heroes Hall, San Fernando City, Pampanga

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Table 4. Consultation with Local Government Units (LGUs), Local Inter-agency Committee

Meetings (LIAC) Meetings

Date Activity LGU Location/Barangay

1 December 2020

SC1 RAP -LIAC Site Selection Committee Meeting

Manila Online meeting (via Zoom)

1 December 2020

N2 Livelihood Coordination Meeting

Mabalacat Mabalacat City Hall Annex, Clark Fields, Mabalacat City, Pampanga

1 December 2020


Angeles, Pampanga Conference Room, Office of the City Mayor, Angeles City, Pampanga

2 December 2020


Sto. Tomas, Pampanga

Lobby of the Municipal Hall, Sto. Tomas, Pampanga

2 December 2020


San Fernando City, Pampanga

San Fernando City Hall, San Fernado City, Pampanga

3 December 2020


Apalit, Pampanga Municipal Hall, Apalit, Pampanga

4 December 2020


Calumpit, Bulacan 2nd Floor, Conference Room, Municipal Hall, Calumpit, Bulacan

4 December 2020


Malolos, Bulacan 3rd Floor, CGSO Conference Room, New City Hall, Malolos City, Bulacan

4 December 2020

Issuance of Offer to Compensate

Mabalacat City, Pampanga

Mabalacat City – Gasoline Station Dolores Exit, Fiesta Dapdap, Barangay Lakandula, SAMANAKA, Yumi Farm and GGDC

17 December 2020

LIAC Meeting Manila Online meeting (via Zoom)

18 December 2020

Year-end meeting with LIAC Calumpit Municipal Conference Room

Table 5. Consultation with Local Government Units (LGUs), Local Inter-agency Committee Meetings (LIAC) and RAP Implementation Management Committee (RIMC) Meeting

15 January 2021 Local Inter-Agency Committee (LIAC) Meeting

Sto. Tomas, Pampanga

3rd Floor, New Building, Sto. Tomas Municipal Hall

24 February 2021

Regular LIAC Meeting and updating of LIAC Sub-committees

Municipality of Calumpit, Bulacan

Municipal Conference Room Calumpit Municipal Hall

Table 6. Other Meetings and Activities Conducted

Date Name of Meeting/Activity LGU/Office and Venue

3 February 2021 Bi-weekly meeting Virtual

11 February 2021 Consultation with LRTA Virtual

11 February 2021 DOTr-PNR-GCR-KSA-Livelihood Technical Working Group Meeting

Virtual

11 February 2021 Formation of Angeles City Tree Appraisal Committee

Virtual

18 February 2021 Social Safeguards for Pag-IBIG Virtual

22 -23 February 2021 Tree Validation Activity and LNO Acquisition Conduct validation of Project-Affected Crops and Trees (“PACTs”) in order to develop a Valuation Matrix and gather Letter of No Objection (“LNO”) from the PACTs’ owners/claimants as part of the Department of

Malolos, Bulacan

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Transportation (“DOTr”)’s Tree Cutting Permit application to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (“DENR”)

23-24, 26 February 2021

Tree Validation Activity and LNO Acquisition

Heroes Hall, City of San Fernando, Pampanga.

23 February 2021 Second CTAC Meeting re Appraisal of Project-Affected Crops and Trees (“PACTs”) Discuss the valuation findings on the Project-Affected Crops and Trees (“PACTs”) within the Municipality of Calumpit,and generate and finalize the valuation matrix that will be used as basis for the compensation of PACTs.

Virtual

23 February 2021 Tree Validation Activity and LNO Acquisition Calumpit, Bulacan

24 February 2021 Tree Validation Activity and LNO Acquisition Minalin, Pampanga

24 & 26 February 2021

Tree Validation Activity and LNO Acquisition Apalit, Pampanga

26 February 2021 Tree Validation Activity and LNO Acquisition Sto. Tomas, Pampanga

26 February 2021 Launching of the Centralized GRM Portal Virtual


3 March 2021 Bi-weekly meeting Virtual

4 March 2021 Orientation Meeting between NHA Region 3 and DOTr-RAP

NHA Region 3, Administration Building, EPZA Resettlement Office, Cacutod, Angeles City, Pampanga

5 March 2021 Pre-livelihood Workshop Meeting with National Agencies

Virtual

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Appendix 7: Summary of Individual consultations during issuance of Notice of Land Taking - MCRP

LGU Number of

Target

Participants

Nov-20 Dec-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Mar-21 Total

1. Malolos (CP N-01) 98 0 15 0 10 0 25

2. Calumpit (CP N-01) 89 16 23 5 4 0 48

3. Apalit (CP N-01) 30 4 6 4 0 0 14

4. Minalin (CP N-01) 4 0 3 0 0 0 3

5. Sto. Tomas (CP N-02) 33 0 0 5 0 0 5

6. San Fernando (CP N-02) 435 0 0 61 99 31 191

6. San Fernando (CP N-03) 163 0 0 16 24 4 44

7. Angeles (CP N-03) 221 0 3 17 0 15 35

TOTAL 1,073 20 50 108 137 50 365

Note:

1. Suspended field activities on 15 Mar 2021 due mandatory quarantine of infected staff and their exposures with those with infection.

2. Individual consultations are continuing task during land taking activities.

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