POST-ACTIVITY REPORT

Coordination Meeting with Manila Urban Settlements Office (MUSO)

ACTIVITY:
for DOTr NSCR Projects in Manila
DATE: June 6, 2023
DepEd Conference Room, 2/F DepEd Manila, Aroceros St. Ermita,
VENUE:
Manila
NO. OF DOTr 19 SHFC 5
PARTICIPANTS: MUSO 10 PPA 3
DHSUD NCR 4 LRTA 1
RIC-PMO 10 NSTren 3
NHA 7 GCR 2
Manila LGU 9 WJV 1

I. OBJECTIVES OF THE ACTIVITY:

The activity aims to familiarize and present all DOTr Railway Projects in Manila, to ensure a
smooth and well-organized implementation of the Projects.

II. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ACTIVITY:

 Meeting commenced at exactly 9:30 AM at Deped Conference Room, Deped Manila,
Aroceros St. Ermita, Manila facilitated by Project Director Mary Ann F. Policarpio and
assisted by Ms. Jocelyn B. Elpides.
 The objective of the meeting is for the DOTr to present the Update/Status of North 1 (N1)
(CP01-CP05), South Commuter – NCR (SC), LRT Line 2 West Extension Project
(L2WEP) as well as to identify the issues and concerns in preparation for the project
implementation.

I. PRESENTATION OF THE DOTr-RIC PMO

 OIC-Project Director Policarpio provided a brief background, scope, and parameters

of the responsibilities of the DOTr RIC PMO, including the railway projects that fall
under its purview, pursuant to the Memorandum of Agreement and the succeeding
conformes between the DOTr and DHSUD. The body noted the presentation of OIC-
Project Director Policarpio.

II. UPDATES AND STATUS OF THE N1 SEGMENT CP01, CP02 AND CP05
- Mr. Jay Calagos, DOTr Team Lead of N1 Segment presented the following:

1. EXISTING MOA PER CONTRACT PACKAGE FOR N1 SEGMENT

Contract Component Cost Amount

Package Description
CP01 MOA with NHA 286 ISFs Php
Manila and 265,444,484.00
Caloocan
CP01 MOA with NHA 66 ISFs Php 38,009,334.00
Valenzuela
CP01 ISF MOA with LGU This is to help the LGU for Php 8,000,000.00
Resettlement Valenzuela construction of fence but it is being

DHSUD Building, Kalayaan Avenue corner Mayaman Street, Diliman, Quezon City
Tel. no. (02) 8424-4070 | 0961-137-0196 | 0916-674-14431
 revised to toy library as amenities
inside the Disiplina Village
CP02 MOA with LGU 9 ISFs Php 4,674,996.00
Guiguinto
CP05 MOA with NHA (On Going for 847 ISF) 1, 106, 605,598.87
(for final approval)

2. EXISTING EXECUTIVE ORDER (EO)

LGU EO Number Date Created Signatory
Manila E.O. 27 s., 2018 April 23, 2018 Hon. Joseph Ejercito Estrada
Caloocan E.O. 036-17 November 06, Hon. Oscar “Oca” G. Malapitan
2017
Valenzuela E.O. 2018-009 February 06, Hon. Rexlon T. Gatchalian
s., 2018 2018
Bulacan n/a n/a Direct Coordination with Housing Office/LHB
Manila LIAC Suggested to come up with consolidated
(CP05) EO for all DOTr project

3. RELOCATION STATUS:
- In terms of Relocation, Contract Package 01 and Contract Package 02 is 100%
completed. While in terms of Structure, they have remaining structure for actual
obstruction.

- In Manila, of the total 157 affected Informal Settlers Families (ISF), 57 were
relocated to Camarin Residences. (2 ISFs from Barangay 199, 46 ISFs from
Barangay 184 and 9 ISFs from Barangay 186). In terms of structures, a total of
54 structures were demolished (24 Structures from Barangay 199, 7 structures
from Barangay 200, 19 structures from Barangay 184, and 4 structures from
Barangay 186. There are 7 remaining erected structures subject to demolition
and 2 newly erected structures in the alignment already cleared by DOTr.

4. TIMELINE:

MERALCO (Utility Relocation) Brgy December 2023

159,155, 164)
Section A (Barangay 161, 162, 186) December 2023
Section B ( Barangay 217, 218, 164, June 2024
165, 227, 228, 221, 157, 159, 160,
155, 152)
Section C (Barangay 51, 50, 53, 54, June 2024
156)

5. ENTITLEMENTS:
- For the Entitlements of DOTr, 57 ISFs in Manila received a full entitlement breakdown
as follows:

Entitlement Amount
Food Assistance Php. 2,250.00
Inconvenience Allowance Php. 10,000.00
Transportation Allowance of the Php. 15,000.00
- 6 Head of the Family ISFS
Transportation Allowance of the Php. 5,000.00
Member of the Family
TOTAL Php. 32, 250.00
 Disqualified but provided inconvenience allowance amounting to Php 10, 000.

6. LIVELIHOOD:

- As of May 2023, A total of 238 ISFs beneficiaries with 46 PAPs have been provided
with livelihood training.
- Pending Livelihood implementation of National Housing Authority and will conduct the
livelihood program on 3rd Quarter of 2023.
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7. ASSISTANCE REQUESTED FROM MUSO:

- Executive Order on the Creation of Local Inter-Agency Committee (LIAC) to provide

Over-all direction and Implementation for the Relocation and Resettlement of Project
Affected Families within the Right-of-way of the various Department of Transportation
(DOTr) Railway Projects.
- Relocation of Project Affected Families (PAFs) in Priority Areas located along the
Meralco Corridor.
- Dismantling of 2 Newly Erected Structures
- Relocation of Meralco Utility affected by the NSCR

III. UPDATES AND STATUS OF THE SOUTH COMMUTER (SC)

- Ms. Sherlyn Lucas, DOTr Team Lead for SC Segment presented the following:

1. PROJECT OVERVIEW:

 Ms. Lucas presented a comprehensive summary of the NSCR Project, which

encompassed the project specifications as well as the project alignment in the City
of Manila. The body noted the presentation of Ms. Lucas.

2. INDICATIVE TIMELINE OF THE PROJECT:.

 The NSCR-Calamba Extension (from Paco, Manila to Sucat, Muntinlupa) is slated

for partial operations by the 4th Quarter of 2026.
 Full operations of the NSCR-Calamba Extension (from Alabang, Muntinlupa to
Calamba, Laguna) will commence in the 3rd Quarter of 2029.

- As of
January 2023
Activity Timeline
 Detailed Design Phase 2018-2019

Survey Data Sharing 3rd Quarter of 2021

Signing of Loan Agreement January 2019

Establishment of RIMC at LGUs 2nd Quarter of 2023
Site Handover to Contractor 4th Quarter of 2024
Start of Civil Works/Project Construction 4th Quarter of 2023
Note: Subject to change due to the unforeseen events like natural calamities and Covid 19 surge

3. NUMBER OF PROJECT AFFECTED PERSONS (PAPS):

- There is a total of 3,264 Project Affected Household (PAHs) in Manila:

 Solis to Blumentritt (Phase 1) – 493
 Espana to Pandacan (Phase 2) – 2,771.

4. PROJECT ENTITLEMENTS:
- Compensation and Entitlements
 Cash Compensation for Loss of Land
 Cash Compensation for Structure (Explored as Subsidy to the Socialized
Housing)
 Reconnection of Utilities
 Transportation to Relocation
 Food Allowance during Relocation
 Socialized Housing of Public Rental Facility
 Participation in the LRIP
 Rental Subsidy for Temporary Shelter
 Cash Compensation for Crops and Trees
 Allowance for Costs Associated with Moving Aquaculture Stock
 Inconvenience Allowance
5. ASSISTANCE REQUESTED FROM MUSO

Item Concern Timeline

RAP Implementation and Assistance with the fast tracking of the

June to July
Management Committee Signing of the RIMC, after the release
2023
(RIMC) of Legal Pass from DOTr

Allocation of Focal Person that will

Focal Person for DOTr facilitate the concern of DOTr SC
June 2023
SC Concerns especially in Resettlement Matters
(Resolutions, coordination, etc.)

Reconvene or Activation of Local

Professional Squatters
Drive/Committee against Professional 3Q of 2023
and Squatting Syndicate
Squatter and Squatting Syndicate.
 Creation of TWG re:
1. NLEX-SLEX Connector Road
Overlapping Infrastructure
2. SAPARI – Barangay 811 3Q of 2023
and Housing Projects
3. BLISS Property – Barangay 472,
473, 474

- According to the initial discussion between NHMFC and DOTr, NHMFC owns only
the structure, while the lot is owned by PNR. The beneficiaries have a Lease Contract
Agreement with both NHMFC and PNR. However, concerning the housing project of
NHMFC, the beneficiaries’ lease contract agreement expired in 2021. NHMFC
believes that DOTr should have consulted with them regarding the compensation and
entitlements for the structure. However, DOTr requires clarification on how to
approach beneficiaries who have fully paid and those who are not yet fully paid.

IV. Updates and Status of the Line 2 West Extension (L2WE) Project:
- Line 2 West Extension Project is a 3.01 km (South Bound Alignment) with three (3)
additional stations (Tutuban, Divisoria and Pier 4).

- In
2020,
it
was identified that the L2 West Ext. project will have an interface issue with the two
(2) TRB-DPWH Projects namely (a) Harbor Link Extension (HLE); and (b) Metro
Manila Skyway Stage 3 Extension Project (MMSS3 Project). Consequently, the L2
West Extension Project was realigned to the Southbound Side of Mel Lopez Blvd,
thus encroaching the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) Property.

- In September 2022, a coordination meeting among the DOTr-LRTA, Toll Regulatory

Boards (TRB) and SMC Infrastructure, collectively as parties, commenced, wherein
the DOTr-LRTA raised the coexistence feasibility of the two (2) Projects (L2WE and
SALEX) along the Mel Lopez blvd and to eliminate major/pending ISF Relocation of
the L2WE at the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA).

- To date, the Project Interface issue was resolved last May 2023 consequently, the
DOTr and LRTA-PMO is ongoing with the finalization of the conceptual alignment
prior to the Design and Build (DB) Procurement.
 - In Barangay 20, ISFs located near the PPA Zaragoza Gate, for identification (upon
finalization of alignment)
- In Barangay 12, ISFs located near the Delpan St., corner Recto Avenue, for
identification (upon finalization of alignment)

III. OUTPUT/S OF THE ACTIVITY:

- DOTr to prepare Letter of Commitments with timeline to the NHA to prioritize the
relocation of 47 PAFs from Barangays 159, 155 & 164, which is included in the Meralco
Utility Corridor.
- MUSO committed to expediting the approval of the E.O. for the creation of Unified LIAC
for all DOTr projects in Manila.
- Atty. De Guzman, MUSO Head will appoint an Area Coordinator to handle the
coordination efforts with all DOTr projects.
- DHSUD-RIC-PMO will invite PNR & MUSO for a coordination meeting with regards to the
concerns in Dagupan Extension (PNR Property) EO 48.
- DOTr will invite DHSUD RIC- PMO for the next meeting with NHMFC with regards to the
issue on BLISS property.
- LRTA asked for assistance from Manila LGU on the Ground Marking Activity on June
2023 for LRT Line 2 West Extension Project (if the approval of alignment will pursue.
- DHSUD-RIC-PMO will send a soft copy of EO to MUSO.

IV. RECOMMENDATIONS/RELEVANT APPLICATION IN DHSUD (if any):

V. REQUESTED ACTIONS (if any):

Prepared by:
 MA. JOCELYN B. ELPIDES
Project Monitoring and Evaluation Officer II

Reviewed by:

CRINZ JANN JOUIERRI M. CAPATI

Project Coordinator

Approved by:

MARY ANN F. POLICARPIO

OIC-Project Director, DOTr RIC PMO

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