ANNEXES
ANNEX A: Guide on the Identification of Applicable Safeguard Systems
This Annex is provided to help the IA identify applicable safeguard requirements in laws,
decrees, orders, issuances, rules and regulations. It also provides a menu of safeguard
systems that should be considered in the context of proposed PPP projects (Column 1),
the statutes these systems are based on (Column 2), and the applicable references which
may provide further details on the particular safeguard system (Column 3).
The matrix below is sub-divided into: (a) general safeguard requirements applicable to all
PPP projects; and (b) safeguard requirements based on project location. The list is not
exhaustive, but serves to outline the statutory requirements which the IA and private
proponent should consider.
Safeguard System
Statutes
a) General requirements applicable to all projects
Environmental Impact
Presidential Decree (PD) No.
Assessment (EIA)
1586 (Philippine EIS System)
Process (e.g.
Environmental
Clearance Certificate,
Certificate of No
Coverage)
References
Alignment with
National and/or Local
Climate Change Action
Plan as consideration
in project development
Republic Act (R.A.) 9729
(Climate Change Act)
Alignment with the
National and/or Local
DRRM Plan as
consideration in
project development
R.A. 10221 (Philippine
Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management [DRRM] Act)
Department of Environment and
Natural Resources (DENR)
summary flowchart of the EIA
Process
(http://eia.emb.gov.ph/wpcontent/uploads/2016/07/EIAProcess-Figure-1-2-ofRPM.pdf#new_tab)
National manuals on climate
change (e.g. greenhouse gas
emissions)
(http://climate.gov.ph/knowledgebank/knowledgeproducts/national-manuals)
DRRM plans (e.g. National
DRRM Plan 2011-2028, National
Disaster Response Plan for
Hydro-Meteorological Hazards)
(http://121.127.9.136:81/drrmkc/p
lans/)
Department of the Interior and
Local Governance (DILG)
Memorandum Circular (MC) No.
2012-52: Inventory of Population
at Risk in Vulnerable Areas,
Identification of Mitigation
Measures, and Preparation of
Mitigation and Rehabilitation
Plans
(https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B
06WbaGFBZuPSFFBWHRMMH
ZzYjg/edit)
DILG MC 2012-02: Promoting
the Construction of Rainwater
Collectors in all Barangays in the
Philippines to Mitigate the
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