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REPUBLIC OF THE pmLIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND mGHWAYS

RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND PROJECT

(UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTER)IATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT NO. 492-0420) a~ _ 0

NTAL AL EXAMINATION

OT,ROAD, PANAY ISLAND

MACTAN CIRC ROAD, CEBU ISLAND

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LOUIS BERGER INTERNATIONAL, INC. 100 Halsted Street, East Orange, NJ, 07019, U.S.A.

in joint venture with

TECHNOSPHERE CONSULTANTS GROUP, INC 150 Legazpi St., Legazpi Village, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

I. INTRODUCTION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

II. PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT

III. STUDY APPROACH

IV. RESULTS

APPENDIX A

APPENDIX B

Land Cover Maps

Subproject Photographs

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TABLE

1

2

3

4

5

LIST OF TABLES

TITLE PAGE

Rural Infrastructure Fund Project USAID Project Number 492-0420 List of Road Subprojects 2

Rural Infrastructure Fund Project USAID Project Number 492-0420 List of Port subprojects 4

Description of Road projects to Initial Environmental Examination in this Supplement 8

Results of Initial Environmental Examination of RIF Improved Projects in this Supplement 9

Rural Infrastructure Fund Project USAID Project Number 492-0420 Road Subprojects Environmental Analysis 10

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FIGURE

1

2

LIST OF FIGURES

TITLE

Road Subprojects

Port Subprojects

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3

5

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I. INTRODUCTION

The Rural Infrastructure Fund (RIF) Project undertaken by the Government of the Republic of the Philippines '(GOP) will be financed by the United states Agency for International Development (USAID) under Grant Number 492-0420. The proj ect proponent is Mr. Edmundo V. Mir, Undersecretary, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) , 8th street Corner Bonifacio Drive, Port Area, Metro Manila. The joint venture of Louis Berger International Incorporated (LBII) and Technosphere Consultant Group Incorporated (TCGI) has been engaged by DPWH to provide engineering services to develop or update feasibility studies; to conduct environmental assessments; to carry out detailed designs; and to provide contract award and supervision of construction services for roads, bridges and ports for projects determined to be economically and environmentally acceptable.

The goal of the RIF project is to improve infrastructure in the transport sector in order to support and sustain economic growth in rural areas. This involves preparing or updating feasibility and environmental studies for over 1200 km of 24 road and bridge sub-projects and 43 ports (Tables 1 and 2; Figures 1 and 2). Feasibility studies were conducted in accordance with USAID and DPWH 'Guidelines for Feasibility Studies and the scope of work included technical, financial, economic, social soundness and energy use analyses. The environmental assessment of each sub-project was conducted in accordance with USAID Guideline for Environmental Works and GOP Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) environmental impact review process.

A project of this magnitude has the potential of creating a wide variety 'of ecological, cultural and socioeconomic impacts. Resource sensitivity varies from region to region, related in large part to the amount of previous disturbance. similarly, the impact of a specific road or port depends on whether the proposed project is new construction or an upgrade of existing facilities. Finally, the existing popUlation density and distribution, agricultural practices, and potential for additional resource exploi tation are all factors considered in the environmental assessment.

Preliminary screening revealed that ten of the 24 road subprojects had no sensitive environmental receptors in the subproject impact area. An Initial Environmental Examination was prepared for eight of these roads in which it was recommended that an Environmental Assessment was not required. This lEE, which covers the Mactan Circumferential Road and the Banga-Altavas-Ivisan-Lanot Road, is a supplement to the previously submitted lEE covering the" two remaining roads where no significant potential impacts were identified. Environmental assessments (EAS) were prepared for each of the remaining road

• I sub-prOJect.

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TABLE 1

RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND PROJECT USAID PROJECT NUMBER 492-0420

LIST OF ROAD SUBPROJECTS

Approximate Road Length (km)

Aboabo-Quezon 18

Abra de Ilog-Puerto Galera-Baco 70

Banga-Altavas-Ivisan-Lanot 68

Balasan-Carles-Bancal 16

Batangas-Lobo Coastal 40

Brooke's Point-Rio Tuba 58

canipaan-Sumbiling 10

El Nido-Taytay 67

Gasan-sta. Cruz 75

Kabankalan-Basay 132

Lipa city-san Pablo city 20

Mabini Circumferential 25

Mactan Circumferential 27

Madela-Casiguran 113

Magdiwang-Ambulong 3

Montible-Napsan-Bacungan 74

Morta-Bulalacao 108

Nali-Abukayan 25

Odiongan-Bagto 27

San Fernando-Marigondon 30

sta. Fe-Rosales 76

Surigao-Davao Coastal 144

Tubay-Lake Mainit 80

Location

Palawan

Mindoro

Panay

Panay

Luzon

Palawan

Palawan

Palawan

Marinduque

Negros

Luzon

Luzon

Cebu

Luzon

Sibuyan

Palawan

Mindoro

Palawan

Tablas

Sibuyan

Luzon

Mindanao

Mindanao

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14·

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MADELA - CASIGURAN ROAD

SANTA FE - ROSALES ROAD

LIPA CITY -SAN PABLO CITY ROAD

BATANGAS - LOBO COASTAL ROAD

REGION III

REGION IV

EL NIDO-TAYTAY ROAD

MONTIBLE - NAPSAN-BACUNGAN ROAD

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ABOABO - QU~ZON ROAD

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SUMBILING - CANIPAAN ROAD

/ REGION IX - B MACTAN CIRCUMFERENTIAL ROAD

REGION II

TUBAY- LAKE MAINIT ROADS 7 SURIGAO - DAVAO COASTAL ROAD '" - -----7'/ Q REGION XII

REGION IX - A /J BASILAN/

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC 'M)RKS AND HIGHWAYS

ROAD SUBPROJECTS

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GASAN -SANTA CRUZ ROAD

MAGDIWANG -AMBULONG ROAD 14·

SAN FERNANDO -MARIGONDON ROAD

IVISAN - LANOT ROAD

BALASAN-CARLES-BANCAL ROAD 12.

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RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND PROJECT AID PROJECT NO. 492 - 0420

ROAD SUBPROJECTS FIGURE

Aroroy

Bacon

Basco

Borbon

Bulan

Cabucgayan

Cajidiocan

Caramoan

Cataingan

Cawayan

Cawit

Daram

Giporlos

Kawayan

Liloan

Malolos

Masinloc

Mercedes

Milagros

Morong

Narra

Oras

TABLE 2


LIST OF PORT SUBPROJECTS

Province

Masbate

Sorsogon

Batanes

Cebu

Sorsogon

Leyte

Romblon

Camarines Sur

Masbate

Masbate

Marinduque

Samar

Eastern Samar

Leyte

Southern Leyte

Bulacan

Zambales

Eastern Samar

Masbate

Bataan

Palawan

Eastern Samar

Port

Pagudpod

Palanan

Pambujan

Pandan

Panganiban

Pantalang Bato

Pasacao

Pilar

Pinamopo-an

pio Duran

Poblacion

Ragay

Rapu-Rapu

Sabang

Sabtang

Sagnay

San Juan

San Pascual

Siruma

Sogod

Zumarraga

Province

Ilocos Norte

Isabela

Northern Samar

Ilocos Sur

Catanduanes

Palawan

camarines Sur

Albay

Northern Leyte

Albay

Palawan

Camarines Sur

Albay

Camarines Sur

Batanes

Camarines Sur

Leyte

Masbate

Camarines Sur

Leyte

Samar

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II. PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT

This report constitutes an Initial Environmental Examination (lEE) which summarizes the results of environmental screening analyses conducted on two road subprojects, Banga-Altavas-Ivisan-Lanot Road and Mactan Circumferential Road (Figure 1). Screening studies indicate no significant environmental constraints or concerns are likely. Contracts for these roads will include specification for erosion and sedimentation control and safety measures for handling hazardous materials and solid wastes related to construction. A description of the screening studies, their findings and recommendation for an exemption from preparation of Environmental Assessments for the subprojects follows. Background materials used for the preparation of the lEE have been filed with USAID/Manila and the USAID Europe and Near East Bureau, Project Development Division, Environmental Branch in Washington, D.C.

III. STUDY APPROACH

A scoping meeting was held in February 1990 to identify specific concerns held by agencies, interested individuals and organizations regarding RIF road subprojects. No specific significant environmental issues were identified. Individual consultations were held with agencies and groups, including the Environmental Management Bureau of the GOP Department of Environment and Natural Resources, staff of the Institute of Environmental studies and Management at University of Philippines at Los Banos, members of the Archaeology, Botany and Zoology Divisions of the National Museum, and the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority. In addition, 170 nongovernment organizations (NGOs) were contacted for their specific concerns regarding the projects. Data from these agencies and NGO groups and other published and unpublished sources were reviewed for environmental concerns which might pertain to specific road subprojects. These data included land use, land opportunity and topographic maps.

Potential impacts which were investigated included presence of, or increased access to, undegraded or primary forest (initially identified on land cover maps); presence of critical watershed reserves; mangrove forests and wetland areas (identified by the Asian Wetlands Bureau); prime agricultural areas; undisturbed coral reefs; and areas under or proposed for protection by the Integrated Protected Areas System (IPAS) for the Philippines. Areas identified as containing particularly high di versi ty by the International Council for Bird Preservation (ICBP), or which could contain species listed as rare, threatened or endangered by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) were identified on land cover and ICBP

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maps.

Following a review of potential issues which might pertain to each of the road subprojects, aerial surveys by helicopter were carried out for each alignment. During the,overflight, data were recorded on vegetation type, land use, sensitive habitats and other environmental concerns. Photographs and video recordings were made of the alignment to document these features. Observations made during the flight were used to verify land cover maps and to ascertain the potential impact of the proposed alignment on forests, watersheds, mangroves, agriculture, coral, habitat for rare species, and other environmental concerns.

IV. RESULTS

The two road subproj ects considered in this supplemental lEE have no sensitive environmental receptors within the expected areas of impact and additional detailed environmental investigation is unwarranted. These subprojects are upgrades of existing roads through developed agricultural areas interspersed with communities and will not impact sensitive environmental features. Table 3 summarizes the description: of the road subproj ects for which no environmental assessment is recommended. Results of the lEE of these subprojects are presented in Table 4. Land cover maps for these two roads are provided in Appendix A and Appendix B contains photographs of these subproj ects. Nei ther of these routes traverse exceptionally rugged terrain where special erosion control or slope stabilization techniques would be required. Both will provide sUbstantial benefits through enhancement of road surfaces and improvement of existing drainage structures. Both roads are relatively level and will have low maintenance requirements. Contacts with the National Museum and other authorities indicated that impacts on Tribal Filipinos or archaeological resources were unlikely. Any archaeological resources discovered during construction would be treated in accordance with GOP Presidential Decree No. 374 (1974) which requires review of the resources by the Director of the National Museum before work can be continued. No significant potential impacts on sensitive issues or protected areas were identified.

It is recommended, therefore, that no environmental assessment be required of these two subproj ects and that no further analysis of their environmental consequences is necessary.

A summary the environmental analysis of RIF roads is presented in,.,Table 5.

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Table 3: Description of Road Projects Subjected to Initial Environmental Examination in This Supplement

Length

Location (km)

Banga-Altavas-Ivisan-Lanot Panay 69

Mactan Circumferential Cebu 30

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(1) Staff OK - 0, Kibbe, Environmental Group Leader AS - A. Blelloch, Principal Environmental Engineer WC - W. Cummings, Cultural Ecologist AC - A. Crenshaw, Environmental Planner MC - M. Caleda, Terrestrial Ecologist SP - S. Posadas, Rural Sociologist MR - M. Ross, Aquatic Ecologist

(1)

Existing Description of Proposed Action Staff Participating in Evaluation

Yes Upgrade of existing gravel and asphalt road OK, AB, WC, AC, MC, SP

Mostly Upgrade of existing asphalt and concrete road OK, AB, WC, AC, MC, SP

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Table 4: Results of Initial Environmental Examination of RIF Road Improvement Projects in This Supplement

PRIMARY WATERSHED FOREST PROJECTS

Banga-Altavas-Ivisan-Lanot NP NP

Mactan Circumferential NP NP

NP = Issue Not Present NI = No Significant Adverse,lmpact Expected PB = Probable Benefit

MANGROVES

NI

NP

M = Mitigation Available to Alleviate Issue if Present

POTENTIAL IMPACT ON SENSITIVE ISSUES

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PRIME TRIBAL iARCHAEOLOGICAl CULTURAL AGRICULTURAL CORAL BIODIVERSITY FILIPINOS RESOURCES RESOURCE

NI NP NI NP NP PB

NP NI NP NP NI PB

PROTECTED SOIL AREAS TOURISM EROSION

NP PB NI

NP PB NI

TABLE 5


ROAD SUBPROJECTS ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS

Road lEE Adegyate

Aboabo-Quezon

Abra de Ilog-Puerto Galera-Baco

Banga-Altavas-Ivisan-Lanot x

Balasan-Carles-Bancal x

Batangas-Lobo Coastal x

Brooke's Point- Rio Tuba

Canipaan-Sumbiling

EI Nido-Taytay

Gasan-Sta. Cruz x

Kabankalan-Basay x

Lake Mainit Circumferential

Lipa City-San Pablo City

Mabini Circumferential

Mactan Circumferential x

Madela-Casiguran

Magdiwang-Ambulong x

Montible-Napsan-Bacungan

Morta-Bulalacao

Nali-Abukayan

odiongan-Bagto x

San Fernando-Marigondon x

StaG Fe-Rosales

Surigao-Davao Coastal

Tubay-Jabonga

* Included as chapter in Feasibility Study.

EA. Regyired

x

x

x

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x

x

x

x

x

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*

x

x

x

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APPENDIX A

Land Cover Maps

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LAN D C 0 V E R MAP FI G UR E A-9

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Subproject Photographs


REPRESENTATIVE VIEWS Or- BANGA-ALTAVAS ROAD PLATE B-1


REPRESENTATIVE VIEWS OF IVISAN-LANOT ROAD PLATE B-2


REPRESENTATIVE VIEWS OF MACTAN CIRCUMFERENTIAL ROAD PLATE B-3


REPRESENTATIVE VIEW OF MACTAN CIRCUMFERENTIAL ROAD PLATE 8-4

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