4. Identification of activities that respond to identified gender issues, including constraints to women’s participation and corresponding budgets for these activities. VIII. Other Social Safeguards The social impact assessment and management, although currently a part of the EIA requirements in the Philippines, need to be expounded to cover other social safeguard requirements of the government and funding institutions. The report on this shall be reflected in the FS, at the minimum, including the following: 1. List of identified priority social, cultural and economic issues, management strategies (general) and further study requirements identified, as part of the EIA Report and for consideration in the project design. This shall be based on the assessment of the baseline social, cultural and economic conditions and issues in project impact areas using a sex-disaggregated baseline demographic and socioeconomic data, including baseline information on persons with disabilities, senior citizens, and Indigenous Peoples (IP). 2. Potential positive social impacts at the minimum, on: a. local and regional employment (direct and indirect) opportunities and associated increases in the living standards and community well-being b. business and procurement opportunities for local and regional small and medium-sized enterprises c. contributions towards, or development of, shared infrastructures d. for projects intended to address specific social issues, like sewage treatment, flood control, solid waste management, the corresponding impacts on the wellbeing of the people shall be discussed 3. Potential negative social impacts at the minimum, on: a. Communities of the identified key environmental stressors (identified in the EIA) including health impacts. b. Indigenous Peoples (if present or have collective attachment to the project location) - Rapid assessment of IP issues, management strategies (general) and further study requirements based on the IRR of RA 8371 (The Indigenous People’s Rights) shall be identified as part of the EIA Report for consideration in the project costing c. Existing culture and cultural resources including physical cultural resources and heritage sites that could be affected based on information from the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, the National Museum, the LGUs and other relevant sources of information. 4. Inclusive Social and Economic Development plan for host community and project impact areas which addresses barriers to inclusion and opportunities for Page 15 of 19