Social Development Framework

Based on the results generated during the completion of socio-economic and perception
study and supplemented by the conduct of focus group discussions (FGD) with stakeholders,
issues and concerns have been identified believed to be essential and efforts to address
some these concerns will be undertaken by the Project. While there is high Project social
acceptability, we are looking beyond the request and felt needs expressed gathered during
the social consultations and the Project will try to address key community development
concerns that will generate improvements in partners’ capacity to sustain improving the
situation on education, livelihood, health and peace and order, among others.

The project life is finite, expected to last for around twenty years. Experience suggests that
given sufficient start-up and sustained resources, a good goal, and good implementation
strategy, twenty years is more than enough to establish and develop community self-
sufficiency.

The first inroad or social entry in San Felipe will be for Spartan, its successor-in-interest and
contractors to prioritize hiring among residents of Barangay Maloma and when no existing
capability is found, source the manpower required from other areas of San Felipe, and if
none be found, explore other Municipalities within the Province of Zambales.

A Social Development Program Fund equivalent to 1.5% of direct dredging cost is proposed,
which will be around FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS each year for the
target extraction volume of 2,360,375.00 metric tons per annum may not achieve much for
a community but if it is applied to strategic targets, it may cause a verifiable progress in
Barangay Maloma.

The key result areas where the Project intends to invest are as follows :

Key Result Area Justification

Local Government Capacity Barangay capacity for service delivery are among the last that
Building receive inputs from national Government agencies yet they are
the first line service providers to the local population.
Education Provides long term improvement of living conditions, can
further contribute to community needs such as medical
services, police, teachers and others
Social Preparation for So much effort, government and private sector investment have
Livelihood Development, been sunk into livelihood development as a social safety net,
Livelihood Training and yet the cry for livelihood is still strongly heard and felt in many
Livelihood Revolving Fund community meetings on a new project. Strategies and
paradigms for sustainable livelihood have to be evolved with
the partner community during project implementation to make
the effort work.
Health and Safety This will also include dialogue with the Proponent / Contractor
how the Barangay and the Proponent can cooperate in aspects
that are lesser-addressed in the Government’s Disaster Risk
Management Program.
 Nutrition and Education
This will help support good development of the future society
members who are young children now. Given emerging trends
“hurriedness” of daily life, decreasing food production due to
lesser young people interested in agriculture and increasing
food prices, knowledge in providing inexpensive but good
family nutrition will be important for the future generation.
Environmental Health, This aims to share knowledge on the relevance of
Environmental Education environmental management, and environmental health
management in a flood-prone area.
Peace and Order – equipping,
The Program will supplement LGU efforts in keeping peace and
training
order, provide supplemental training and equipment
Spiritual Development / Values
A not-so popular concern, yet it holds great potential in keeping
Formation
the community fiber strong and in-tract in the face of calamity.
It also will be a venue to encourage partner beneficiaries to
continue going for their dreams in capacity building and service
delivery, education, livelihood amidst discouraging situations
which emerge every now-and-then.

A Social Development Fund equivalent to 1.5% of Operating Cost similar to the SDMP fund
under mining projects, is propose. This will provide the Project a social safety net to support
its operations, by providing a safety net for members of society living in Maloma and San
Felipe who are not able at this time to sufficiently care for themselves due to poverty.

The Project Community Relations Officer (CRO) shall tap capabilities existing in government
agencies and promote the confidence of partners beneficiaries in claim-holding to find and
get support for their needs from the various government programs, while also giving proper
orientation on the role of the Project, the Government and of themselves, in their
development. The time-bound presence of the Project will reinforce the understanding that
the time to act for one’s well-being is always now.

The Project will attempt to enjoin the participation of the stakeholders in SDP budget
programming, to prioritize the use of available funds. MGB SDMP guidelines will be
considered in determining SDP allocation across various concerns.

Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Framework

As a project backgrounder, we bring into recall the common knowledge that the areas
where substantial amounts of lahar have deposited are now active sites of sand and
aggregate extraction and Maloma River is no exception. In 2017, there had been concerns
regarding the enforcement of easements for the safety and protection of bridges and dikes
established by Government under Official Development Assistance, among others. It is also
among the purposes of this project to find community understanding and cooperation
toward prioritizing government infrastructure preservation and flood control considerations
in the process of extracting riverbed materials. This idea is not very popular as it requires
more effort and fuel to extract from the riverbed. We need to upgrade our understanding
 on the effects of riverbed material extraction on the pattern of flood flow and the potential
of large flood flows to damage costly flood control infrastructures.

To soften project social entry, the Proponent will undertake Information, Education and
Communication (IEC) activities as a means of promoting and strengthening peace in its
working environment. The Project Information, Education and Communication Framework
Plan is submitted in Table:

Target Sector Identified IEC Scheme / Indicative

Major Topics of Concern Information Indicative
as Needing Project in Strategy / Timelines and
in Relation to Project Material Annual Cost
IEC Methods Frequency
1. Stakeholders, PLGU,
Project Objective,
S&G Permittees Formal and Pre-
Strategy and Description
Informal Handouts construction
and Project Cooperative
Meetings and Operation
Policy
2. MMT, DENR,
MMT orientation, Pre-
Community, LGU Focus Group Hand-outs Audio-
organization, function, construction
Discussions visual presentations
resources and action plan and Operation
3. Project Employees
Safety procedures,
Brochures Audio-
protocol, line of
Focus Group visual presentations At start of
communication, rescue;
Discussions Management operation
ECC Compliance,
memorandums
Compliance Reporting

Accomplishment
Environmental Focus Group At start of each
status prepared by
Compliance Review Discussions new quarter
PCO
4. The Public at large Upon start of
Project Objective,
To be prepared by operation
Strategy and Project Radio
Community phase and
Description and Broadcast
Relations Officer Quarterly
Cooperative Policy
thereafter

One semester
EMP Implementation Guesting in Project compliance
after start of
Status & Social Benefit Radio and
project
from the Project Program accomplishments
implementation

Emergency Response Policy and Generic Guidelines

The Emergency Response Plan (ERP) contains notification procedures to safeguard the lives
of citizens and to safeguard the environment. If an emergency develops, all persons within
one kilometer from the Project site will be notified immediately.

Emergencies and disasters can happen at any-moment and these may occur without
warning. It can cause deaths or significant injuries to employees, and the public, or that can
disrupt operations, cause physical or environmental damage, or threaten the facility’s
financial standing or public image.
The Proponent will submit a detailed emergency response plan as soon as its Project
Management Office is established, to prepare the response to various emergencies and
disasters that may occur involving the Project personnel and facilities. The Emergency Plans
will be comprehensive, yet simple and flexible, and detail procedures including the lines of
communication, responsibility and authority in managing emergency situations.

 Emergency Management Plan

The organization of a Crisis Management Team and supporting units is a top priority
item as soon as activities for the Project is in full swing. The team shall be activated
immediately when an emergency is reported.

The Project Manager shall de-facto be the Crisis Manager and shall spearhead the
orderly response of all personnel on site, to any declared emergency situation. The
following teams shall be created:
- First Aid Team;
- Rescue and Recovery;
- Logistics;
- Security and Crowd Control;
- Fire Brigade;
- Internal and External Communications; and
- Hazardous Materials Control

Specific procedures to be undertaken by each team shall be formulated to effectively

implement the general emergency procedures.

 Emergency Procedures

The major natural hazards in the Philippines include typhoons/cyclone, floods,

landslides, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunami. An important tool is the use
of recently publicized geo-hazard maps as guide to planners and Company officials,
as well as the community to be better informed about these dangers. Two of the
principal concerns of the people in the area are typhoons and flooding.
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Environmental Monitoring

a. Self-Monitoring

The Self-Monitoring Plan shows the monitoring that needs to be accomplished with
regard to compliance to the environmental laws (PEISS, Air Quality, Water Quality
and Solid Waste Management).
 The Company through its Environmental Officer shall be tasked to prepare daily,
weekly and monthly reports and collate the same as part of the quarterly submission
of the Self-Monitoring Report (SMR), which will be submitted to the Environmental
Management Bureau.
In the same manner, the various conditions in the ECC shall be complied with
together concerns with SDP and IEC. The same shall be submitted to EMB as in
accordance with DAO No. 2003-27, on a quarterly basis.

Please refer to the previous table showing the Self-Monitoring Plan for Dredging
during the preconstruction, construction and operational and abandonment phases
of the Project.

b. Multi-Sectional Monitoring Framework

The multi-partite monitoring team (MMT) is needed to be created because it will

monitor Project compliance by the Proponent with the conditions stipulated in the
ECC and the EMP; it will validate the Proponent’s conduct of self-monitoring;
prepare, integrate and disseminate simplified monitoring reports to community
stakeholders and make regular & timely submission of MMT Report based on the
EMB prescribed format.

The MMT will be organized and operated following the guidelines provided under
DAO 2017-15.