Philippines - Northern Negros Geothermal Power Project : resettlement plan

RP420 40 MW NORTHERN NEGROS l GEOTHERMAL PROJECT RESETTLEMENT PLAN PNOC Energy Development Corporation Environmental Management Department Merrtt Road, Fort Bonitacio, Makati, Metro Manila  40 MW Northern Negros Geothernal Power Project Resettlement Plan (Revised) September 12, 2000 Prepared by PNOC-EDC Environmental Management Department Merritt Road, Fort Bonifacio, Makati, Metro Manila  NNGP Resettlement Plan Page ii Table of Contents Page I Introduction I 1.1 Background and Rationale 1 1.2 Program Objectives 1 2 Baseline Information 2 2.1 Census of Affected Population 2 3 Definition of Policy and Legal Framework 8 3.1 Definition of Resettlement and Development Policy 8 3.2 Definition of Rights of the Affected Population 11 4 Organizational Capability to Implement the Program 12 4.1 Organization Responsible for the Resettlement Program 12 4.2 Agencies Expected to Assist 14 4.4 Responsibility for the Physical Development of the New Site 15 4.5 Responsibility for the Development of Employment 15 Opportunities 5 Work Program 15 6 Budgetary Requirements 22 7 Appendices 24 1. Affected Households Survey Oata 25 2. Affected Structures 29 3. Draft Memorandum of Agreement for Option 1 Package 41 4. Draft Memorandum of Agreement for Option 2 Package 45 5. Resolution Supporting the Resettlement Program 48 6. Memorandum Creating the Resettlement Committee 52 7. Results of H2S Dispersion Model 55 8. Safety and Security Evaluation of Residents 58 9. Resettlement Site Suitability Assessment 61 10. Preliminary Resettlement Site Development Plan and 69 Design of Core Shelter and Facilities c\ets-jgb\nngp\textkplanO2doc.9/14/4002000  NNGP Resettlement Plan Page iii List of Tables Page 1 List of affected structures, their owners and occupants 2 2 Characteristics of the affected structures 5 3 Socioeconomic profile of the affected households 6 4 Schedule of activities of NNGP Resettlement Program 18 5 Budgetary requirements of NNGP Resettlement Program 23 List of Figures Page 1 40-MW Northern Negros Geothermal Project Development 4 Plan 1 2 Typical houses to be affected in Pataan area 7 3 Gantt chart NNGP Resettlement Program 19 4 Flowchart of activities NNGP Resettlement Program 20 c:A2O0igb\roloc\nngp\rel2C01. doc: 9/14/00  |- .NNGP Resettlement Plan Page 1 1. Background and Rati( i-i.ile PNOC-EDC plans to devel( the Pataan Sector of the Northern Negros Geothermal prospect for a po v ir generating capacity of 40 MW (Figure 1). The development will consist of tari1porary facilities for the PNOC and contractors, access roads, five productiori and four reinjection pads, a power plant complex, and a fluid collection and isposal system (FCOS) consisting of pipelines, separator stations and therm; ponds. A survey of the site reveals that some of these facilities will unavoida, ly be located in areas where there are existing houses, agricultural crops an(' man-made structures. Cognizant of its social respol'3ibility, PNOC-EDC has a standing policy to fully compensate the affected resiiE.nts of any damages and to replace all structures, amenities and livelihood. This resettlement plan is formulated to address these requirements. 1.2 _ Project Objective Specifically, the Program aims to: a. Relocate houses and othe!- structures to areas where residents are not exposed to health and safe :y hazards which rmay be brought about by the project and at the same.tir;e keeF the geothermal exploration free from obstructions . and access problems, thereby facilitating development activities; b. Ensure that affected households are fully and justly compensated for any crop and property damages; c. Help the relocated households regain and improve their standard of living in their new settlement site:s; and, d. Facilitate the formation of a community institution that will promote unity, self-reliance and productivity among the relocated households and engender harmonious relationships between the Company and community. c:\2000jgb\reloc\nngp\rel2OQQl.doc. 9/14/00 Im'  NNGP Resettlement Plan Page 2 2.0 Baseline Information 2.1 Census of the Affected Population Affected Structures. The proposed 40 MW Geothermal Power Project in the Pataan sector will affect a total of 38 residential houses, 4 farm shacks and a military detachment. The affected structures, their owners, occupants and the :affecting project facility are listed in Table 1. This list is based on the recommended 500-meter air quality', safety and security buffer zones from the power plant and well pads (NNGP EIS, p7-50) and on the 50-meter safety buffer from the FCDS pipelines (Figure 1) Table 1. Name of owner, type of structure, and affecting facility , Owner of;Struciure'y Otn ii*' Acting,Facilr 1 Marcelo Sanchez owner House PT-A Well Pad 2 Marcelo Sanchez Daniel Caunga House PT-A Well Pad 3 Edgardo Gemongala owner House Power Plant 4 Danilo Dulman owner House RA Well Pad 5 Alfredo Caballero owner House RA Well Pad 6 Paquito Lagada owner House PT-RB, RC Well Pads 7 Luzminda Eslanan owner House Power Plant 8 Consolador Genaboga owner LHouse Power Plant - . 9 Jose Azucena owner House PT-RA Well Pad 10 Peddy Dalipe owner House PT-A and Power Plant 11 Romeo Zamora owner House Power Plant 12 Ricarte Arciga Jr. owner House Power Plant 13 Carmelina Bayot owner House Power Plant 14 Loreto Banggay owner House PT-A and Power Plant 15 Guadencio Banggay owner |House PT-A and Power Plant . 16 Rolando Zamora owner |House Power Plant 17 Joseph Palmes owner IHouse PT-B Well Pad 18 Corazon Geronga owner Shack PT-B Well Pad 19 Wilhelm Pangodtuhan owner House PT-RD Well,Pad 20 Alex Tesaluna owner House lAdmin Complex 21 Ronie Villaruel none Shack IPT-RA Well Pad 22 Rene Montealto owner House PT-RA Well Pad f _ t 23 Ricarte Arciga Sr. owner House PT-RA Well Pad 24 Ernesto Ayre owner House iPT-1A Well Pad NNGP will install an H2S abatement equipment which can reduce H2S emission up to 98%. Even so, under the scenario of no-abatement or in the case of abatement failure, the predicted area of exceedance to the DENR standard for residential areas (i.e. 0.07ppm) will still be within the 500-meter safety buffer of the power plant and well pads (see Appendix 7). c;\ets-jgb\nngp\text\planO2doc:9/1 4/002000  NNGP Resettlement Plan Page 3 Owner of Structtare;; Occpantr "tructure Affecting Faci1it'' . : 25 Jonathan Cahilig owner - 1 louse PT-1A Well Pad 26 Juanito Cahilig Jr. Owner Souse PT-1A Well Pad 27 Edwin Francisco Owner I iouse PT-1A Well Pad 28 Elbert Caunga Owner louse I Power Plant 29 Reynaldo de la Cruz Owner i touse PT-A Well Pad 30 Wilfredo Blanca Owner louse PT-A Well Pad 31 Belceazar de la Fuente Owner louse Power Plant 32lClaudio Eben Gerry Eben -louse Power Plant 33 Rene Tornia Owner -iouse |Power Plant 34 Arsenio Zamora Owner -iouse ]Power Plant 35 Corazon Geronga Farm caretaker I iouse PT-B Well Pad 36 Rudy Eben None 'hack Power Plant 37 Marianito Villaruel Owner F ,ruse PT-RA Well Pad 38 Antonio Auman Owner S. iack PT-A Well Pad 39 AFP Detachment Military B uilding PT-A Well Pad 40 Carlito Cabos none S Fiack PT-A Well Pad 1 Aurelia Magallanes Owner Ff )use PT-1A Well Pad 2 Jose Galicia Owner fH- )use PT-RA Well Pad 43 Jimmy Sadia owner (use -PT-RA.Well Pad The affected structures are mostly made of lic blt materials such as bamboo and wood, although 54% have roofs made of gal'!ani2.ed iron sheets. The average floor area of these structures is 21 sq m. B33secd on estimates of the cost of materials and labor, the structures have an a iernige monetary value of around P11,000 (Table 2). Figure 2 shows photograr.hs of the typical structures in the area. Profiles of the affected structures are prcv, Jed in Appendix 2. Socioeconomic Characteristics of the Affecte Households. The affected area includes the marginal agricultural areas at t ie edge of Mt. !Kanlaon National Park (MKNP) (Figure 1). The project will affef t a total of 38 hoiseholds or a total of 212 people. The socioeconomic conditions of the hou 3el iolds are t\, pical of the marginal upland areas in the country, characterized ty landlessriess, low educational attainment, low income and lack of skills. Although about 40% of the affected households can now claim ownership c f the land they occupy under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), none of them were original landowners. The average educational attaii iment of household heads is Grade 5 and the average household income is onl,i P43,501 per annum or P7,500 per capita which is about half of the current regional average of about P14,300. About 90% of the households fall below th a poverty per capita income threshold of P12,213 (Table 3). c:\2OO0jgb\reioc\nngp\rel2Q001 doc: 9/14/00  T ~ FCDS Civil Works 1->' \\\( 4 g , ;zS / i | zW ~~~Nationa Par Budary z \