Republic of the Philippines

PROVINCE OF SURIGAO DEL SUR

TANDAG CITY

Office of the Provincial Governor

PROJECT PROPOSAL

1. PROJECT PROFILE
Project Title CONSTRUCTION OF HALF WAY HOUSE
Project Location Brgy. Dayoan, Tago, Surigao del Sur
Project Location
Coordinates LONGITUDE LATITUDE
126.1773561111 9.0303380556
126.1769752778 9.0274358333
126.1761708333 9.0286694444
126.1756608333 9.0290666667
Project Beneficiaries Former NPA Rebels (FRS)
Total Project Cost Five Million Pesos (P5,000,000.00)
Project Duration 120 calendar days
Project Proponent Provincial Government of Surigao del Sur
Represented by: Honorable Alexander T. Pimentel
Provincial Governor
Office Address: Tandag City, Surigao del Sur
Project Partners:  Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) –
provide funding for the construction of the project.
 Philippine Army (PA) – responsible to facilitate qualification of
FR to be eligible beneficiary of the Halfway House
 Philippine National Police Provincial Office (PNP-PO) – assist
in facilitating the qualification of FRs
 Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) –
facilitates documentation of the FRs
 Civil Society Organization (CSOs) – SSOFHDEV, Inc assists in
the documentation of FRs.

II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

A. Background/Rationale

The insurgency problem in Province of Surigao del Sur existed for over 30 years already.
Strategies such as arms struggle had been adopted to end the conflict yet it just worsen the situation.
Issues like poor access in upland communities, discrimination, illiteracy, absence of basic services
has been capitalized by the CPP NPA to be the failure of the government and use it for their
advantage to recruit more members from the “disadvantaged” group. The allege legal arm of the
CPP NPA which are the registered NGOs even established training camps in the guise of IP schools
such as the Tribal Filipino Program of the Province of Surigao del Sur (TRIFPPS) equivalent to
Elementary School in DepEd within Andap Valley Complex and Alternative Learning Center for

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Agricultural Development (ALCADEV), the Secondary Level equivalent to DepEd situated in Sitio
Han-ayan (Km. 16), Diatagon, Lianga, Surigao del Sur.

More children and women have been recruited to the movement in every end of school year
as manifested in the harassment in the mining companies, attacks of Military detachments, rallies
and even insinuated rallies where most of the perpetrators are young adults. However, with these
radical efforts of the rebels more of their members find their lives in disadvantaged situations where
they always experienced difficulty in evading military operations. Some maneuvered to bolt out
from the group to join their families and opted to surrender and availed of the ECLIP Program of
DILG. The Program facilitated the reintegration of the former rebels into the mainstream of the
society however the process is not that simple as there are still factors that would distort the result
of the process. Circumstances such as ambush of FR or robbery hold up to an FR who have claimed
ECLIP benefits alleged to be their share to the movement because as alleged the FR will not be
rewarded with such benefits if not of being a rebel, thus the CPP-NPA has to get their share out of
the proceeds of being a FR.

The premise of proposing the construction of a Halfway House is to prevent incidence of

harassments to the FRs and their families thus this Proposal for the construction of Halfway House
in the Province of Surigao del Sur is requested for funding from the DILG RO XIII.

B. Project Objectives
The project aims to accomplish the following objectives:
1. Temporary house/shelter of the FR and his family while waiting for his/her enrolment to
the program; and
2. Serve as venue in conducting rehabilitation and healing sessions, and education and skills
training activities.

C. Project Components
The project will be implemented by Contract that compose of the following components:
1. False Works and Forms
2. Excavation and Backfill
3. Footings and Columns
4. Wall Footing
5. Concrete Slab
6. Masonry Works
7. Carpentry Works
8. Glassworks and Fabricated Materials
9. Reflected Ceiling
10. Wooden Truss
11. Roofing Works
12. Plumbing Works
13. Electrical Works
14. Rental of Power/Minor Tools and Equipment
15. Mobilization/Demobilization of Materials, Labor and Equipment

D. Expected Output/Outcome/Results

The Halfway House is a two-storey building that resembles that of a row house having (__)
units pads in the second floor of the building that contain ___ bedrooms, individual kitchen, living

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room and comfort room. The first floor is designed for function hall that will serve as the FRs
assembly area for their meetings and training.

A concrete fence will be constructed along the perimeter and an elevated guard house will be
constructed in the gate specified to be a narrow one just enough for one (1) person to enter the
vicinity.

The social impact of the project is the reduction of vulnerability of individuals and
communities in conflict affected areas through provision of temporary shelter/house of FRs and their
families as contained in the Provincial Results Matrices under Social Sector of the Provincial
Development and Physical Framework Plan.

E. Peace and Social Cohesion Dimension

• The need of establishing the Halfway House facility in the Province has been discussed in all
community consultations whether in Barangay, Municipal or Provincial levels. Manifestations of
fear of FRs to be integrated immediately in the communities where they once known to be
residents is evident because of the vulnerability of the individual and their families as subject for
harassment of CPP NPA active members as they are considered threat to the movement. The
aloofness of FRs and even their families in the so called “new environment” has to be given
attention by the government to prevent another issues that will cause conflict like discrimination
and harassment.
• Peace and Social Cohesion: The Halfway House is one strategy to end local conflict as provided
in EO 070 - Institutionalizing the Whole-of-Nation Approach in Attaining Inclusive and
Sustainable Peace, Creating a National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict,
and Directing the Adoption of a National Peace Framework. It is a Whole-of-Nation Approach
since various National, Local, Security Partners and Civil Society Organizations converged to
operationalize the institution. The facility serves as a common ground to promote social
cohesion, to strengthen the relationship between the state and the people, and between different
groups of people. Social cohesion is not simply an ideal, but rather an attainable objective
requiring the active and constant commitment of all levels of society essential for achieving
peace, democracy and development that will be the function of the Halfway House. Social
Cohesion is made up of four key components: 1) social relationships, 2) Connectedness, 3)
Orientation towards the common good and 4) Equality and in turn require good governance,
respect for human rights and individual responsibility.

The facility is the venue to mainstream social cohesion wherein each stakeholder will play
relevant roles. The government institutions will organize fora, orientation, workshops to
facilitate implementation of policy decisions relevant to the FRs enrolment to the ECLIP;
provide timely and accurate responses to requests for information; build an inclusive social
protection system; disseminate information transparently; create formal mechanisms to resolve
dispute.

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 The civil society groups identify and use mechanisms that support solidarity and conflict
management; support social networks that bring divided groups together; work through CSO
alliances and coalitions across identity-lines; reflect and improve social cohesion values in
organizational practices; foster a common sense of belonging, a shared future vision and a focus
on what different groups have in common encourage participation and active engagement by
people from different backgrounds in political processes and community activities; facilitate
dialogue between conflicting groups and between citizens and local government; promote social
cohesion values; encourage responsiveness from local government towards its citizenry; seek
and propose win-win solutions in working with the government on various agenda.

The role of FRs is to ensure effective communication systems among themselves and other
stakeholders; and building collaborative relationships with stakeholders through dialogue.

The Religious Leaders will issue joint statements condemning acts of violence or violent
discourse based on religious differences; promote messages of tolerance and peaceful co-
existence towards other religious communities; work in and through alliances with other
religious leaders; use religious-based schools and training institutions to build awareness of
social cohesion.

The Media will broadcast highlight of contribution of individuals who actively work for peace
and social cohesion; highlight success stories of social cohesion (reconciliation across ethnic
divides, successful dialogue with local government, etc.); provide balanced factual information
and thorough analysis of current democratization and peace processes; give voice to
marginalized groups on issues which affect them; seek solutions to social, economic and
political problems; and avoid promoting stereotypes of ethnic and social groups.
• Gender Equality
The institution will ensure to promote gender equality particularly on the FRs’ families who will
be housed in the facility in three (3) months before they wil be integrated in their chosen
communities. It is perceived that women, elderly and children in conflict affected environments
are vulnerable to trafficking, abuse and violence. There are many accounts of FR women having
been sexually abused and experienced violence that caused them to come for refuge before the
folds of the law. Other consideration is the deeply ingrained cultural norms that contribute to the
suppression of this issue. At the same time, in violent conflicts, women are increasingly moving
into domains traditionally occupied by men as providers of livelihoods and protection for their
families.

The women, elderly and children in the facility will experience a “normal” structured family
lifestyle totally different from what they had experienced while in the movement. Adult women
will be capacitated with technical skills for them to compete in the “new” environment.

Simplified Demand and Supply Analysis

F. Technical Evaluation

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 G.l Site Analysis

The project is situated at Brgy. Dayoan, Tago, Surigao del Sur that is within the
vicinity of the 36th IB Camp which is only nine (9) kilometers from the capital City of Tandag
and accessible by all types of vehicle having coordinates as follows:

LONGITUDE LATITUDE
126.1773561111 9.0303380556
126.1769752778 9.0274358333
126.1761708333 9.0286694444
126.1756608333 9.0290666667

The topography of the area is undulating that is essential for the facility to be erected
in depressed location to prevent attacks from outside forces that tends to destroy the facility.

Obviously, the area is well drained and no issues of occurrence of flooding however
the vegetation has to be improved through proper soil conservation practices to further
stabilize the area.

The consistency is clay that is ideal for erecting concrete foundation.

The source of aggregates for concreting is from Carac-an River in the Municipality of
Carmen while aggregates for sub base will be source out from Brgy. Maitom, Tandag City
while hardware and other materials are available in Tandag City suppliers.

The area is certified by the Zoning Officer of Tago LGU as Non-ECA and issued with
a CNC by the Environmental Management Bureau (EMB). Moreover, the site is not situated
within an active faultline.

The area is not situated in built-up area thus there are no historical or monumental
markers that will be disturbed or blocked.

G.2 Design Considerations (Please see attached DED and POW)

• Social Considerations

The level of consciousness of the constituents of Brgy. Dayoan, Municipality of Tago

with regards to peace building initiatives is already stable since they already acknowledged
the presence of the 36th IB in the area for m, thus the social acceptability of the project is
ensured.
• Land Acquisition
The lot will be donated by a private individual to the Provincial Government and
corresponding instruments is annexed in this Proposal.
• Resettlement
The project site is a vacant lot and has no economic activity has been undertaken
since it is situated in the vicinity of a Military Camp wherein civilian activities are restricted
for security reasons.

H. Environmental Analysis and Related Strategy (if applicable)

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 The project is applied for issuance of Certificate of Non-Coverage (CNC) by the
Environmental Management Bureau since it is not situated in a Non-Environmentally Critical
Area (Non-ECA).

One of the beneficiaries’ activities is to develop model farm or small industry in the
area for them to acquire technology to sustain their livelihood when they will be immersed in
the community, thus the technology will observe soil and water conservation measures and
technologies.

I. Project Management Structure

The project will be implemented by Contract through the Provincial Engineer’s Office
with project duration of 120 calendar days.

The Project Management Structure

PEO-PROJECT ENGINEER

CONTRACTOR-PROJECT
ENGINEER

FOREMAN

CARPENTER MASON PLUMBER

LABORER LABORER LABORER

An Executive Order creating the Halfway House Technical Working Committee is

established to undertake pre-engineering activities; formulate mechanisms for coordination between
and among project stakeholders for grievance and redress and coordinate with other stakeholders for
effective implementation of the project.

J. Sustainability/Phase-out Plan

The facility will be utilized still serve as a Halfway House or an institution that allows
people with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities, or those with criminal backgrounds, to learn
(or relearn) the necessary skills to re-integrate into society and better support and care for
themselves. It will also serve as a residence of the Indigenous Peoples that are Internally Displaced
due to calamities, disasters and emergencies and those people from farflung areas of the Province
who would come to Tandag to avail of social, medical, psychiatric, educational, and other similar
services.

The operation and maintenance of the facility will be undertaken by the Provincial
Government through the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO).

K. Risk Assessment and Risk Management Strategy (if applicable)

The Municipality of Tago was not spared by the typhoons that usually hit the Province
and obviously the beneficiary-barangay was not also spared with the destruction like flooding,
landslides and damaged of properties particularly on the agricultural crops, fishing boats and
houses. Usually the rainy months of the area will occur in November to March thus it is expected
that the project will encounter difficulty during rainy months if implemented during the period.

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 However if there are works that can be undertaken during rainy days then it has to be pursued
like clearing, excavation and carpentry works however for masonry works that could not be
undertaken during heavy rains then the Provincial Government is compelled to request for
suspension of the project.

L. Commitment Section

The Provincial Government assumes the sustainability of the operations of the project since
the facility will be turned over to the Provincial Social Welfare and Development for operations. The
PSWDO will assign Technical Personnel to undertake maintenance of the facility. The budget for the
facility’s maintenance will be charged against the PSWDO Budget.

111. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE

(Please see attached S-curve)

Prepared by: Endorsed by:

ENGR. MERLINDA O. BAURE ALEXANDER T. PIMENTEL
PPDC Provincial Governor

Approved:

LILIBETH A. FAMACION, CESO III

DILG Regional Director

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