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PROJECT SUMMARY

(REVISED DRAFTASOF OCT. 10, 2001)

Project Identifiers

1. Project name: Philippine Enabling Activity:

Initial Assistance to the Philippines to Meet ItsObligations Under the Stockholm Convention on POPs

2. GEF Implementing Agency: UNDP

3. Country:

Philippines4. Country eligibility (a country is

eligible if it has signed the Stockholm

Convention):The Philippines signed the StockholmConvention on 23 May 2001.

5. Name of GEF national operational focal point and date the endorsement letter was signed (acopy of the letter is attached as Annex 1):

Atty. GREGORIO V. CABANTAC,Undersecretary for Environment & Natural Resources, Legal,

Lands and International Affairs, DENR

SUMMARYOF PROJECT OBJECTIVES, ACTIVITIES, AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES

6. Project objective:

The objective of the project is to create sustainable capacity and ownership in the Philippines tomeet their obligations under the Stockholm Convention, including initial preparation of a POPsImplementation Plan, and broader issues of chemicals safety and management as articulated inChapter 19 of Agenda 21. The Implementation Plan describes how the Philippines will meet itsobligations under the Convention to phase-out POPs sources and remediate POPs contaminatedsites in the country.

7. Project activities:

A. Establish Enabling Activity Project Co-ordinating Mechanisms;B. Capacity Building in support of project implementation;C. Assess National Infrastructural and Institutional Capacity;D. Prepare Initial POPs Inventories;E. Set Objectives and Priorities for POPs and POPs Reduction and Elimination Options;F. Prepare draft Implementation Plan for meeting Philippines obligations under theStockholm Convention ;

G. Review and Finalization of Implementation Plan.

8. Project expected outcomes:

A. Enabling Activity project coordination mechanisms established;B. Necessary capacity built to support successful project implementation;C. Broad assessment of national POPs infrastructural and institutional capacity;D. Initial POPs inventories prepared;E. Agreed country objectives and priorities for POPs and POPs elimination and reduction;


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F. Draft Implementation Plan for meeting country obligations under the Convention;G. Final Implementation Plan integrating views from government and other stakeholders.

9. Estimated total budget (in US$ or local currency):

US$500,000.00 + PhP 4,395,000 (Government Contribution in kind)10. Amount being requested from the GEF (in US$ or local currency):

US$500,000.00INFORMATIONONINSTITUTIONSUBMITTINGPROJECTBRIEF

11. Information on the organization in the country submitting the proposal:

The ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU was originally created as a Staff Bureauof the Department of Environment and Natural Resources on July 10, 1987 by virtue of ExecutiveOrder No. 192 from the merger of two environmental agencies namely: the National EnvironmentalProtection Council and the National Pollution Control Commission. Functions of the Bureau includethe management and control of toxic chemicals and hazardous wastes which is embodied in theprovisions of Republic Act 6969, otherwise known as the Toxic Substances and Hazardous andNuclear Wastes Control Act. The Act was designed to respond to the increasing problems associatedwith toxic chemicals and hazardous wastes.

With the recent passage of RA No. 8749 also known as the "Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999",the EMB was converted to a Line Bureau to be more effectively enforce and implement relevantpolicies on environmental management. One of the significant provisions of the Act, relative toPOPs, is the banning of incineration to address the adverse effects of combustion fumes emitted likedioxin an furans through the burning of domestic, hospital and hazardous wastes.

12. Information on the proposed executing organization (if different from above. The grant hasto be executed by an organization in the requesting country):

13. Date the proposal was submitted to a GEF Implementing/Executing Agency:

October __, 2001

14. Date the proposal was submitted to the GEF Secretariat: October __, 2001

15. Date the proposal was approved: October __, 2001

INFORMATIONTOBECOMPLETEDBY IMPLEMENTING AGENCY:

16. Project identification number:

17. Implementing/Executing Agency contact person:

Implementing Agency: UNDPAndy Hudson, Principal Technical Advisor on International Waters, UNDP-GEFTim Boyle, Regional Manager, RBAP, UNDP-GEFTim Clairs, Regional Coordinator, RBAP, UNDP-GEFClarissa Arida, Programme Manager, UNDP ManilaExecuting Agency: EMB-DENRMs. Angelita BrabanteOfficer-In-Charge, Environmental Quality DivisionEnvironmental Management Bureau, DENR


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PROJECT DESCRIPTIONPHILIPPINE ENABLING ACTIVITY: INITIAL ASSISTANCETO MEET ITS OBLIGATIONSUNDERTHE

STOCKHOLM CONVENTIONON PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS (POPS)

BACKGROUND:

The Philippines is one of the early signatories to the Stockholm Convention on PersistentOrganic Pollutants (POPs). The main salient feature of the Convention is to protect human health andenvironment through measures, which will reduce and/or eliminate the emissions and discharges of POPs.

The Government of the Philippines (GoP) has long recognized the problems attributed to toxicchemicals and hazardous wastes. As early as 1990, the Philippine Congress enacted Republic Act No.6969 or the Toxic Substances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act. This Act mandates theregulation, restriction or prohibition of the importation, manufacture, processing, sale, distribution, use,and disposal of chemical substances and mixtures that present unreasonable risk and/or injury to healthand the environment. It also deals with the entry, storage and disposal of hazardous wastes.

Another landmark legislation was passed in 1999 which is Republic Act 8749 entitled Philippine

Clean Air Act. Two basic rules in the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Clean Air Act (DENRAdministrative Order 2000-81) govern POPs. Rule XLI provides for the development of an inventory listof all sources of POPs in the country and the design of a national government program on the reductionand elimination of POPs. Again in Rule XXVIII, Section 1 provides for the ban on incineration, as aresponse to address the adverse effects of combustion fumes emitted by the burning of domestic, hospitaland hazardous wastes. Instead, it advocates the non-burn technology as an alternative. (See Annex 2 forthe present state of POPs management in the Philippines).

Although priority has been given these two laws, implementation suffered a major setback due tothe scarcity of resources, both financial and administrative.

In 1996, realizing the threat posed by POPs, the EMB-DENR sought the assistance of the United

Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to look into possible strategies in the management ofpolychlorinated biphenyls (PCB). An expert mission was dispatched by the UNDP to conduct anassessment of PCB waste management and land contamination in the country. Considering the short-termstudy, the report confirmed that there was no reliable, established information on PCB inventories in thePhilippines and had no suitable, approved treatment and disposal for PCB wastes.

Just recently, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the IndustrialTechnology Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (ITDI-DOST) enteredinto an agreement in the implementation of the Asia Toolkit Project of UNEP Chemicals to establishreleases inventories of dioxins and furans in selected Asian countries. This project is expected tocomplement with the enabling activity on POPs. The output of the UNEP initiated project will be an inputto the inventory activity to be undertaken in the enabling activity.

In March 2001 a GEF-supported PDF-B global project with UNDP was approved and is executedby the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). The project preparation aims todevelop a full project proposal that would demonstrate the viability of available non-combustiontechnologies for use in the destruction of obsolete POPs stockpiles and the cleanup and remediation ofPOPs contaminated soils or sediments in countries with developing economies and economies intransition. The participating countries are the Philippines for Asia and Slovakia for Eastern Europe.Similarly, implementation of this project in the Philippines will complement the enabling activity beingproposed. The technology to be adopted will be an important input in the development of the


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implementation plan to be drawn up under the enabling activity to the destruction of POPs stockpiles inthe country.

The financial assistance being accorded to developing countries by the Stockholm Conventionthrough the Global Environment Facility (GEF), specifically to enable them initially meet theirobligations under the Convention, is highly needed at this point by countries like the Philippines.

Moreover, the support being sought will not only help the Philippines comply with their commitments tothe Convention but, likewise, enhance the groundwork needed to fully implement country levelregulations.

PROJECT OBJECTIVES:

The objective of the project is to create sustainable capacity and ownership in the Philippines tomeet their obligations under the Stockholm Convention, including initial preparation of a POPsImplementation Plan, and broader issues of chemicals safety and management as articulated in Chapter 19of Agenda 21. The Implementation Plan describes how the Philippines will meet its obligations under theConvention to phase-out POPs sources and remediate POPs contaminated sites in the country.

DESCRIPTIONOFPROPOSEDENABLINGACTIVITIESANDTHEEXPECTEDOUTCOMES:

Activity A. Establish Enabling Activity Project Co-ordinating Mechanisms1. Identify and confirm national institution/unit to serve as Focal Point;2. Identify, sensitize and agree on initial responsibilities amongst government agencies for

Implementation Plan preparation;3. Identify and sensitise key stakeholders (civil society, academic, public interest NGOs, and private

sector) and agree on their respective roles and responsibilities;4. Establish country Implementation Plan co-ordinating committee including major stakeholder

classes;5. Assess capacities and needs of Focal Point and national co-ordinating committee to oversee

Implementation Plan preparation (technical, communication, human resources, etc.);6. Prepare detailed project workplan;7. Organise broad-based stakeholder inception workshop(s) to introduce and review project plan and

implementation arrangements.8. Establish a roster of national consultants on POPs.

Expected Outcomes:1. Focal point institution confirmed and established;2. Respective IP responsibilities agreed among government agencies;3. Stakeholders sensitized and roles agreed upon;4. Country IP plan coordinating committee established including broadstakeholder representation;

5. Capacity assessment of focal point and national coordinating committeecompleted;6. Project work plan prepared;7. Stakeholder review and discussion of project work plan andimplementation arrangements completed.8. A roster of national consultants on POPs.

Activity B. Capacity Building in support of project implementation


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1. Provide focal point/Coordinating Committee with linkages to external sources of technicalexpertise (national, regional and/or international).

2. Provide information, training, equipment and administrative support to Focal Point and/orCoordinating Committee based on assessment in Activity A.5.

3. Conduct public awareness and education campaign among various stakeholders on POPs throughthe development of IEC materials and conduct of fora.

Training and expertise needs could be provided by national, regional and/or international expertisethrough linkages in Activity B.1 or by POPs Capacity Building Support mechanisms to be establishedunder the GEF Enabling Activities.

Outcomes:1. Focal point and coordinating committee have access to necessary levelsof technical expertise;2. Focal point and coordinating committee have necessary capacities for project implementation.3. Various stakeholders would have increased awareness and developedbasic information and understanding about POPs.

Activity C. Assess National Infrastructural and Institutional Capacity1. Identify government agencies and other institutions with responsibilities for POPs management

activities and assess effectiveness of existing institutional arrangements;2. Assess effectiveness of legislative, regulatory and enforcement infrastructure and its capacity to

achieve Convention compliance;3. Assess capacity to establish Best Available Techniques (BAT) and Best Environmental Practices

(BEP) for POPs source categories;4. Assess socio-economic impacts caused by POPs exposure in humans and the environment;5. Assess socio-economic implications of POPs reduction and elimination; including the need for

enhanced local commercial infrastructure for distributing benign alternative technologies,products and practices;

6. Assess POPs monitoring and R&D capacity.

Outcomes:1. Assessment of national institutional capacities for POPs management;2. Assessment of national POPs legislative, regulatory and enforcementcapacities;3. Assessment of national BAT and BEP capacities;4. Assessment of national POPs socio-economic impacts;5. Assessment of socio-economic implications of POPsreduction/elimination;6. Assessment of national POPs monitoring and R&D capacity at nationallevel.

Activity D. Prepare Initial POPs Inventories

1. Establish and train as necessary task teams responsible for preparing inventories ofvarious POPs categories;

2. Prepare initial inventories of POPs production, unintentional sources, distribution, use,import and export;

3. Prepare initial inventory of obsolete POPs stocks, POPs-containing articles in use andcontaminated sites;


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4. Prepare initial inventory of POPs releases to the environment;5. Prepare initial inventory of POPs presence, levels and trends in humans and theenvironment;

6. Prepare initial assessment of opportunities for disposal of obsolete stocks in accordancewith provisions of Article 6 of the Convention;

7. Review existing POPs country specific exemptions and assess options for theirtermination;

8. Conduct independent expert review of initial national POPs inventories;

Outcomes:1. Task teams have necessary skills to conduct POPs inventories.2. Initial inventories of POPs production, unintentional sources,distribution, use, import and export;3. Initial inventories of obsolete POPs stocks, POPs-containing articles inuse and POPs-contaminated sites;4. Initial inventories of POPs releases to the environment;5. Initial inventories of POPs levels and trends in humans and theenvironment;6. Initial assessment of opportunities for disposal of obsolete POPs stocks;7. Review of existing POPs country specific exemptions and initialproposals for their termination;8. Independent expert review of initial national POPs inventoriescompleted.

Activity E. Set Objectives and Priorities for POPs and POPs Reduction and Elimination Options

1. Determine national objectives for reduction and elimination of POPs releases;2. Develop criteria for prioritising POPs and options to reduce and eliminate releases, takinginto account health, environmental and socio-economic impacts, including magnitude of releasesand exposed populations, the availability of alternatives, and other considerations (e.g. cost-

benefit, economic instruments, etc.);3. Organize multi-stakeholder review of prioritisation criteria and solicitation of stakeholderinput on application of criteria;

4. Conduct exercise to prioritise POPs and POPs reduction/elimination options, includingstakeholder review.

Outcomes:1. Agreed national objectives for reduction and elimination of POPs releases;2 Agreed critiera for prioritizing POPs and options to reduce and eliminate POPs releases;3 Stakeholder input on prioritization criteria received and integrated;4. POPs and POPs reduction/elimination prioritization exercise completed.

Activity F. Prepare draft Implementation Plan for meeting (countrys) obligationsunder the Stockholm Convention1. Establish task teams to develop plans for addressing specific POPs taking into account priorities

established in (E);2. Identify barriers (legal, institutional, financial, technical, etc.) to effective phase-out or reduction

of POPs sources and uses, and remediation or disposal of POPs stocks;3. Identify actions to remove barriers to effective implementation of POPs phase-out, release

reduction and remediation measures under the Convention;4. Identify actions for information exchange, public education, communication & awareness raising;


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5. Identify capacity building actions as required, including institutional strengthening, training,equipment, legal and regulatory measures, enforcement, monitoring, etc.;

6. Identify actions to enable termination of country-specific exemptions (if any); if not, preparereport to Convention justifying continuing need for exemptions;

7. Determine needs for transfer of technology and know-how and/or enhanced use and developmentof indigenous knowledge and alternatives;

8. Identify and estimate costs of needed investments;9. Based on 1-7, prepare draft Implementation Plan including specific action plans for unintentional

by-products, PCBs and, where appropriate, for DDT and other POPs as prioritised;10. Establish targets, time frames for their achievement, and measurable indicators of success;11. Prepare initial cost estimate for draft Implementation Plan, including incremental costs.

Outcomes:1. POPs Implementation Plan task teams established;2. Barriers to POPs phase-out, reduction, remediation and disposalidentified;3. Barrier removal actions identified;4. Awareness raising and information exchange mechanisms identified;

5. Necessary capacity building activities identified;6. Actions towards termination or continuation (as required) of country-specific exemptions identified;7. Technology and know-how transfer needs identified;8. Investment costs identified and estimated;9. Draft Implementation Plan;10. Implementation Plan targets, time frames and indicators identified;11. Initial cost estimate for Implementation Plan prepared.

Activity G. Review and Finalization of Implementation Plan

1. Organise briefing for high level government officials on draft Implementation Plan;2. Disseminate draft Implementation Plan and supporting information to stakeholders for

review;3. Organise stakeholder workshop(s) to review draft Implementation Plan towards goal ofconsensus;

4. Prepare final version of initial Implementation Plan based on above review and commentprocess;

5. Secure government, private sector, donor and other resource commitments to financing ofImplementation Plan.

Outcomes:1. High level briefing of government on Implementation Plan completed;2. Draft Implementation Plan broadly disseminated to stakeholder communities;4. Stakeholder workshops completed and consensus built on Implementation Plan;5. Final Implementation Plan prepared integrating review process;6. Preliminary government, private sector, donor and other commitments to financing

Implementation Plan secured.

ENABLING ACTIVITY IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

The following implementation plan indicates the estimated time required to complete each major enablingactivity.


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DURATIONOF PROJECT (IN QUARTERS):

ACTIVITIES Y1 Y2

Completion of major activities Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

A. Establish Enabling Activity Project Co-ordinatingMechanisms;

B. Capacity Building in support of projectimplementation;

C. Assess National Infrastructural and InstitutionalCapacity;

D. Prepare Initial POPs Inventories;

E. Set Objectives and Priorities for POPs and POPsReduction and Elimination Options;

F. Prepare draft Implementation Plan for meetingPhils. obligations under the Stockholm Convn;

Review and Finalization of Implementation Plan.

PROJECT BUDGET

Component1 Number of

Units

Unit

Cost (US$)

Cost

(US$)

A. Establish Enabling Activity Project Co-ordinating

Mechanisms

Technical assistance (local)National Consultant (Policy & Coordination)Technical AssistantFinance AsstAdmin Support (2)

8 mm12 mm24 mm24mm

2,500700400400

20,0008,4007,2009,600

Workshops/meetingsInception Workshop

Support to Phil. Ratification on POPs ConventionStakeholders Workshop

1 one-day

1 one-day1 three-day

1,000

1,0003,000

1,000

1,0003,000

TravelLocal Travel - - 2,000

Others (specify)Project Implementation Supplies - - 5,000

Sub-total 57,200

B. Capacity Building in support of project

implementation

Technical assistance (local)National Consultant (Capacity Needs Assessment)Technical Assistant

Sub-contract on Public Awareness Campaign

2 mm12 mm

6 mos

2,500700

5,0008,400

25,000 Training

Participation to Capacity Building Support forEnabling Activity at International/Regional Level

- - 25,000

EquipmentSet of Computer Network which includes 1 mainserver and 3 work stations including accessories.

Multimedia Projector

1 set

1 unit

20,000

5,000

20,000

5,000


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Component Number of

Units

Unit

Cost (US$)

Cost

(US$)

Photocopier 1 unit 3,000 3,000

Workshops/meetingsCapacity & Needs Assessment Workshop 1 one-day 1,000 1,000

TravelDuty Travel to Participate at International Training - - 10,000

Sub-total 102,400

C. Assess National Infrastructural and Institutional

Capacity

Technical assistance (local)Technical AssistantSub-contract on Capacity & Needs Assessment

12 mm6 mos

700-

8,40020,000

Technical assistance ( International)International Consultant 2 mm 19,000 38,000

Workshops/meetingsMeetings with various agencies/institutions - - 1,000

TravelLocal Travel to meetings, data gathering - - 2,000

Others (specify)Data gathering supplies - - 5,000

Sub-total 74,400

D. Prepare Initial POPs Inventories

Technical assistance (local)National Consultant (POPs Inventory)Technical AssistantSub-contract on POPs Inventory

4 mm12 mm12 mos

2,500700

-

10,0008,400

37,500


TrainingTraining on POPs Inventory 1 two-day 2,000 2,000

EquipmentPortable Monitoring/Inventory Equipment

Supplies (see justification in Annex 3)

1 set 53,800 53,800

Workshops/meetingsPre/Post Inventory Workshops 3 three-day 3,000 9,000

TravelLocal Travel for inventory & data gathering - - 2,000

Sub-total 160,700

E. Set Objectives and Priorities for POPs and POPs

Reduction and Elimination Options Technical assistance (local)

National Consultant (POPs Policy)Technical AssistantSub-contract on POPs Strategic Planning

3 mm12 mm1.5 mos

2,500700

-

7,5008,4007,500


Workshops/meetingsMulti-stakeholders Review/Consultation Workshops 3 two-day 2,000 6,000


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Component Number of

Units

Unit

Cost (US$)

Cost

(US$)

TravelLocal Travel for the Workshop - - 2,000

Others (specify)Supplies needed for the workshop - - 5,000

Sub-total 55,400

F. Prepare draft Implementation Plan for meeting

(countrys) obligations under the Stockholm

Convention

Technical assistance (local)National Consultant (POPs Policy & Imp. Plan)Technical Assistant

3 mm12 mm

2,500700

7,5008,400

Workshops/meetingsMulti-stakeholders Review/Consultation Meetings 6 one-day 1,000 6,000

TravelLocal Travel for the Workshop - - 1,000

Others (specify)Supplies needed for the workshop - - 5,000

Sub-total 27,900

G. Review and Finalization of Implementation Plan

Workshops/meetingsNational Multi-stakeholders Conference(s) 4 one-day 1,500 6,000

TravelLocal Travel to disseminate the draft IP - - 6,000

Others (specify)Printing of the draft final POPs IP, supplies 1,000 pcs 10 10,000

Sub-total 22,000

Total Cost of Enabling Activities 500,000

GOVERNMENT COUNTERPART (IN-KIND)

Personnel (4 Technical and 1 Admin staff PhP125,000/mo) PhP 3,000,000

Office Space (PhP 20,000/mo) 480,000

Utilities (Telephone, electricity, water, etc. PhP10,000/mo) 240,000

Supplies and Materials (PhP 5,000/mo) 120,000

Office furniture including cabinets 135,000

Office Equipment (Computers/printers, fax machine, copiers, aircon) 420,000------------------

Total PhP 4,395,000

(Exchange Rate at PhP53 1US$) US$ 82,925


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TOTAL PROJECT COST: GEF Contribution US$ 500,000Government Counterpart (In-Kind) 82,925

-------------------US$ 582,925


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Summary of Project Budget (GEF Assistance)

Component Number of

Units

Unit

Cost (US$)

Cost

(US$)

Philippine Enabling Activity: Initial Assistance

Under the Stockholm Convention on POPs

Technical assistance (local)National ConsultantsPolicy & CoordinationCapacity Needs AssessmentPOPs InventoryPOPs Policy & Implementation

Technical Assistant (3)Finance Asst. (1)Admin Support (2)Sub-contract on Public Awareness CampaignSub-contract on Capacity & Needs AssessmentSub-contract on POPs Inventory

Sub-contract on POPs Strategic Planning & Drafting ofImplementation Plan on POPs

20 mm(8)(2)(4)(6)

72 mm24 mm24 mm6 mos6 mos12 mos

1.5 mos

2,500

700300400

---

-

50,000

50,4007,2009,600

25,00020,00037,500

7,500

S ub-total (37.4%) 207,200

Technical assistance (international)International Consultant (Capacity Assessment)International Consultant (POPs Inventory)International Consultant (POPs Reduction & Elim)

2 mm2 mm1 mm

19,00019,00019,000

38,00038,00019,000

Sub-total (19.0%) 95,000

TrainingParticipation to Capacity Building Support for

Enabling Activity at International/Regional Level.

Training on POPs Inventory

-

1 two-day

-

2,000

25,000

2,000Sub-total (5.4%) 27,000

EquipmentSet of Computer Network which includes 1 main

Server and 3 work stations including accessories.Portable Monitoring/Inventory EquipmentMultimedia ProjectorPhotocopier

1 set

1 set1 unit1 unit

20,000

61,3005,0003,000

20,000

53,8005,0003,000

Sub-total (20.4%) 81,800

Workshops/meetingsInception Workshop

Support to Phil. Ratification on POPs ConventionStakeholders WorkshopCapacity & Needs Assessment WorkshopMeetings with various agencies/institutionsPre/Post Inventory WorkshopsMulti-stakeholders Review/Consultation WorkshopsMulti-stakeholders Review/Consultation MeetingsNational Multi-stakeholders Conference(s)

1 one-day

1 one-day1 three-day1 one-day

-3 three-day3 two-day6 one-day4 one-day

1,000

1,0003,0001,500

-3,0002,0001,0001,500

1,000

1,0003,0001,0001,0009,0006,0006,0006,000


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Component Number of

Units

Unit

Cost (US$)

Cost

(US$)

Sub-total (6.8%) 34,000

TravelLocal Travel

Duty Travel to Participate at International Training

-

-

-

-

15,000

10,000Sub-total (5.0%) 25,000

Others (specify)Project Implementation SuppliesPrinting of the draft final POPs IP, supplies

-1,000 pcs

-10

20,00010,000

Sub-total (6.0%) 30,000

Grand Total 500,000


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ANNEX 1

GEF OPERATIONAL FOCAL POINT ENDORSEMENT


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Annex 2

Present State of POPs Management in the Philippines

BACKGROUND

The evident hazards associated with persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have long beenrecognized and the magnitude or extent of damage they bring about has increased over the years.Strong scientific evidence reveals that overexposure to certain POPs cause serious immune andmetabolic effect, neurologic defects, reproductive anomalies, cancer and other abnormalities inboth humans and animals. POPs are highly toxic substances that remain in the environment forlong periods, thus, categorized as persistent. They become more concentrated over time as theygo up the food chain, and can spread thousands of kilometers from the point of emission. Due toenormous threats posed by POPs to human health and the environment, the internationalcommunity has responded to address this significant issue and come together to adopt a legallybinding instrument, known as the Stockholm Convention on POPs to implement internationalaction on certain POPs. Its salient feature is to protect human health and environment through

measures, which will reduce and/or eliminate the emissions and discharges of POPs. There arethree basic goals that orchestrate the Convention. First is to ban the manufacture and use ofnewly developed or developing chemicals with POP characteristics. Second is the elimination ofexisting POPs starting with a list of 12 chemicals known as the Dirty Dozen, which consistmostly of pesticides (9), PCBs and the other two are combustion by products, dioxins and furans.The third is to initiate action for the destruction of all existing stockpiles of POPs withoutresorting to incineration.

Around 90 countries have signed the Convention on May 23, 2001. The Philippines isone of the early signatories to the Stockholm Convention.

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

Republic Act 6969

The Philippine government, in the past, has undertaken various steps that demonstrate itsconcern for POPs. However, the management and control of POPs in the country is manifestedthrough the policies and regulations created to control and manage toxic chemical and hazardouswastes.

As early as 1990, the Philippine Congress enacted the R.A. 6969 known as the ToxicSubstances and Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes Control Act. It describes the regulatory andadministrative framework currently in place in the Philippines for the management of toxicchemicals and hazardous wastes, which included POPs.

This Act was promulgated in recognition of the considerable and increasing problemsassociated with toxic chemicals and hazardous and nuclear wastes. The objectives of the Actwere to provide the basis for:


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management of the import, manufacture, transport, storage and handling of toxicchemicals;

management of the generation, storage, transport and disposal of hazardous and

nuclear wastes; and protection of public health and the environment from the risks posed by toxicchemicals and hazardous wastes.

The Act relies for its effective implementation on subsidiary rules, regulations, orders andguidelines formulated to further define the roles of the specific agency mandated to implementthe Act, as well as, various concerned stakeholders.

DENR Administrative Order 29

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the government

department responsible for the implementation of RA 6969, issued DENR Administrative Order29 (DAO29), Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 6969, in 1992.

DAO 29 comprises a number of Titles:

Title I: General Provisions and Administrative ProceduresTitle II: Toxic Chemical SubstancesTitle III: Hazardous and Nuclear WastesTitle IV: Common ProvisionsTitle V: Prohibited Acts and Penalties

The main Title relevant to POPs management and control is Title II Toxic ChemicalSubstances. PCBs, obsolete stockpiles, and other related hazardous materials are discussed inTitle III, Table 1.

The provisions of DAO 29 Title II includes:

a) Philippine Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances (PICCS), aninventory of chemical substances which are stored, imported, exported,used, processed, manufactured or transported in the country. The PICCSdatabase was based on nominations of chemicals by industry andpublished in 1995. A process for updating is likewise provided for.

b) Philippine Priority Chemical List (PCL) is a list of chemicals which deemed topose potentially unreasonable risks to workplace or public health or theenvironment. PCL is a more restricted list than the PICCS and requiressubmission of a Biennial Report and Registration as Hazardous Waste Generator.The initial list currently contains 28 chemicals and chemical groups. Some POPschemicals are included in this list. Manufacturers, importers and users of PCL


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chemicals are subject to more stringent reporting procedures an compliancemonitoring.

c) Pre-manufacturing and Pre-importation Notification (PMPIN) is a process of priornotification to DENR of plans to manufacture or import new chemicals. New

chemicals are defined as chemicals not listed on the PICCS, or new chemicalsentering the Philippine territory for the first time.

d) Chemical Control Orders (CCOs) may be issued to specifically control highpriority chemicals with potentially serious health or environmental risks. A CCOmay regulate the manufacture, import, export, transport, storage distribution oruse of the chemical, impose a phase-out plan or ban the chemical if justified. Thechemicals currently subject to CCOs or with draft CCOs are:

Ozone Depleting Substances DENR Administrative Order 1000/18

Cyanide DENR Administrative Order

1997/38 PCBs (draft CCO prepared)

Asbestos DENR Administrative Order2000/02

Mercury (draft CCO prepared) DENR Administrative Order1997/37

Republic Act 8749

In June 1999, another landmark legislation was enacted into law by the PhilippineCongress, the Philippine Clean Air Act (CAA). Some of the salient features of this act

mandates action to address POPs and also incorporates a provision (Section 20) calling for aban on incineration The particular provision further defines incineration as the burning ofmunicipal, bio-medical and hazardous wastes, which emits poisonous and toxic fumes.

DENR Administrative Order 2000-81 (Draft)

Similar to the implementation of RA 6969, the DENR, as the lead implementinggovernment department, has currently drafted DAO 2000-81 which serves as the ImplementingRules and Regulations. Two basic rules in the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the CleanAir Act (DENR Administrative Order 2000-81) govern POPs. Rule XLI provides for thedevelopment of an inventory list of all sources of POPs in the country and the design of a

national government program on the reduction and elimination of POPs. Again in Rule XXVIII,Section 1 provides for the ban on incineration, as a response to address the adverse effects ofcombustion fumes emitted by the burning of domestic, hospital and hazardous wastes. Instead, itadvocates the non-burn technology as an alternative.

Presidential Decree No. 1144


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The Presidential Decree No. 1144 was promulgated creating the Fertilizer and PesticideAuthority (FPA). The FPA is the regulatory agency governing fertilizers and pesticidesutilization in the country. It is mandated to assure the agricultural sector of adequate supplies offertilizer and pesticide at reasonable prices and to protect the farmers and the public from thepotential risks attributed in the use of fertilizers and pesticides.

The Philippines, through the FPA, is one of the many countries in the Asia and Pacificregion that adapts pesticide regulations in accordance with the Food and AgricultureOrganization (FAO) and other internationally recognized regulatory agencies. It employs anappropriate registration scheme for pesticide management in the country.

However, due to strained and very limited human and financial resources and the weakinstitutional infrastructures have jeopardize the implementation, monitoring, enforcement andimprovement of pesticide laws and policies.

CONTAMINATED LAND MANAGEMENT

The Philippines has currently no legislation, policies, guidelines or other forms of controlthat specifically provides for the assessment, remediation or management of contaminated land.The effective control of contaminated land and associated health and environmental hazards andrisks relies on use of other legislation such as RA 6969 and Presidential Decree 1586 namely thePhilippine Environmental Impact Assessment regulation. Existing controls on toxic chemical andhazardous wastes, however, have some effect on limiting the occurrence of land contamination,while programs for monitoring and controlling effects on marine and freshwaters or groundwateralso lead to management of land-based contamination source.

The EMB-DENR does not have staff with significant experience or training in mostaspects of contaminated land management, whether of PCBs or other chemical contaminants.

PCBSAND PCB WASTES MANAGEMENT

Currently, there is no reliable, established information on PCB inventories in thePhilippines. The notification process as stipulated in DAO 29 Title II does not include PCBs heldin in-service electrical equipment. However, it is recognized by the government that to be ableto come up with an appropriate management strategy for PCB and PCB-containing materials, anunderstanding of the current and likely future inventories is necessary.

Likewise, the Philippines, at present, has no suitable, approved treatment or disposalfacilities for PCB or PCB waste materials. Concentrated PCB oil and contaminated mineral oilsused as rinseate in decommissioning of transformers have in the past been exported for hightemperature incineration overseas. Also, no regulated standards or adopted guidelines for PCBconcentrations in the soil environment are available. However, an interim guideines for handlingPCBs and PCB containing materials is being imposed for spills decontamination.


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The EMB-DENR, in 2000 has drafted the Chemical Control Order (CCO) specifically forPCBs. It is intended to be the principal instrument for the EMB-DENR to achieve effectivecontrol over PCB use and PCB waste disposal in the Philippines. Consultation on the draftCCO have been conducted but the final review will be done by the DENR Legal Office and theDENR Technical Working Group on POPs.

PESTICIDES USEINTHE PHILIPPINES

The use of pesticides in the countrys agriculture was heightened in the early 1970sthrough the rice production program called Masagana 99 which was encouraged by thedevelopment and promotion of high yielding varieties by the International Rice ResearchInstitute (IRRI). This program provided a package of inputs that included certified HYV seeds,fertilizers and pesticides, complemented with irrigation support and farm extension works andlater on, with crop insurance. It was during this time that the use of POPs in agriculture,particularly organochlorine pesticides, became widespread.

Farmers often lack accurate knowledge about pests and their control, hence, underdosingand frequent applications were a general occurrence. Farmers usually obtain their knowledge andunderstanding about pesticide use from government technicians, pesticides sales agents, otherfarmers or neighbors, pesticide labels or through media. The instructions on pesticide labels mayat times be too complicated for farmers to understand and apply, thus, at most, creating theproblem of proper pesticide use.

However, in recent years, a pattern of reduction is being seen with the continuous popularsupport for sustainable agriculture initiatives by various sector.

Most farmers are aware that pesticides are hazardous but there is lack of awareness ofexposure risks, particularly dermal exposure. Pesticide handlers are exposed heavily. In addition,the exposure of households in farming communities may occur due to spray drift from nearbyfields. Also, the farmers practice of washing their sprayers near or in irrigation canals. Some usethis water source for washing of hands and feet.

The manner of disposal of pesticide left-overs, pesticide-contaminated containers andstockpiles of banned products also increased the risk of exposure to pesticides. Most pesticidehandlers use backyards of open fields for disposal purposes while some sell these containers orthrow them into nearby water bodies. Aside from one facility owned by a multinationalcorporation who incinerates pesticide wastes arising from their product lines, there are no otherfacilities in the country to properly dispose toxic and hazardous wastes including unwanted orobsolete stocks of pesticides.


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ANNEX 3:JUSTIFICATION FOR EQUIPMENT PURCHASEUNDER POPs ENABLING ACTIVITY

The Philippine Government has requested, through the proposed GEF Enabling Activity

on POPs, the purchase of portable monitoring equipment which intends to support the inventorytasks under the project. The portable equipment shall be for on-site analysis and sampling toolsof various POPs in the environment, particularly for PCB contaminated sites and emissions ofdioxins and furans from the existing hospital waste incinerators. Also, there have been reports onthe proliferation of smuggled pesticides used in the agriculture sector already banned in thecountry (included in the List of POPs Dirty Dozen), and these reports cannot be validated due toinability of the government to identify them. With the equipment being requested, the enablingactivity could identify continued use of these banned pesticides.

At present, the Philippine Government, through the Department of Environment andNatural Resources, has no capability of detecting these POPs substances in the environment and

the inventory activities may not be able to yield accurate information. For instance, the UNEP-DOST project on Dioxins and Furans Inventory project uses the UNEP tool kit, which isprimarily based on a questionnaire and database management providing some estimates fordioxins and furans. The emission factors used in the UNEP tool kit may not be able to providerealistic figures considering the local setting and technologies employed by these incinerators.With the acquisition of these equipment, the enabling activity will be able to augment, support orvalidate the results of the inventory being undertaken by the Department of Science andTechnology and will be a substantial input to the inventory process to be undertaken under thePOPs enabling activity. The UNEP-DOST project did not allocate budget for the purchase ofthese equipment.

For the Global POPs project, with the purchase of these equipment, the enabling activitycould very well support the project in the identification of stockpiles and contaminated sitesrequired to be able to identify the most appropriate non-combustion technologies for thedestruction of these POPs, PCB stockpiles in particular. Likewise the UNIDO-executed PDF-Bproject has no allocation for the acquisition of equipment.

The cost allocation is also justifiable considering the high cost of consumables needed orto be used in the analysis. With the current economic situation in the country, the government, atthis time cannot afford to purchase these. The proponent of this project wants to make sure thatthe activities to be undertaken under the EA project will be comprehensive and accurate and theNational Implementation Plan to be derived are based on actual or realistic information.

The following list of equipment is an initial list anticipated to be purchased under the EAproject and maybe subject to change or additional equipment if warranted.

List of Possible Equipment to be Purchased Under the Enabling Activity on POPs

Method 5 (MM5) source sampler for dioxins and furans (1 Unit) (plus Accessories andConsumables)


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Clor N Soil 50, PCB Test Kit (contaminated soil, several units, consumables)

Clor N Oil 50, PCB Test Kit (to test transformer oil, several units, consumable)

High-Sensitivity Electron Capture Detector (ECD) (to detect chlorinated compounds such

contaminated PCBs and pesticides)

Portable Field Gas Chromatograph (can be attached to the ECD for on siteanalysis, 1 unit, plus consumables)

Documents

10-11-01philippines Pop Revised Brief