“MINAHANG BAYANIHAN PROGRAM”“The South Cotabato SSM Initiatives”

“BAYANIHAN” is a Filipino term taken from the word bayan, referring to a nation, town or community. The whole term bayanihan refers to a spirit of communal unity or effort to achieve a particular objective.

“MINAHANG BAYANIHAN!” means mining with the spirit of communal unity!

Land Area: 3,706 Sq. KmCapital: Koronadal CityPopulation: 767,255Classification: 1st ClassNo. of LGUs :11Political Districts: 2Land Use:57.4% Agriculture, forest 41.5% Protected lands1.1% built-up areasLanguages: Hiligaynon, Cebuano, Ilocano, Tagalog, T’boli, Maguindanao

BRGY.KEMATU

• MCSMAI• TMBMPC• LEGEL SAKAM• UMSMAI

BRGY. DESAWO

• DISSMAI• TOLIK FAGALS

The common SSM problems :

EnvironmentalDegradation?

Health and Safety?

Socio-cultural problems?

Policy and Regulation?

ECONOMY

ENVIRONMENT

SOCIAL

SUSTAINABLE MINING

GOOD GOVERNANCE

RESPONSIVECONVERGENCE

The quest for sustainability:

The Minahang Bayanihan Program aims to promote sustainable SSM by RESPONDING to current SSM issues and concerns, integrating the concept of CONVERGENCE and GOOD GOVERNANCE

GOVERNANCEGOVERNANCE

hared Governance

ersonnel Investment

ntegrating Technology

xecute Policies

ystem Overhaul

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• P

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“Building the Capacities on Transparency and Governance of Small-

scale Mining Communities in South Cotabato”

1. Strengthened the transparency and accountability mechanisms in SSM operations in T’boli

2. Developed and Instituionalize transparency and accountability mechanisms through the capability building on local public finance management and mineral regulation.

3. Strengthened the local community in identifying, planning and implementing social development programs in the context of economic and environmental sustainability

RESPONSIVE:

apacitate to Motivate

nvolve to Resolve

ct the ACTS

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E.O. 37, Series of 2013 entitled“ AN ORDER INTENSIFYING SMALL-SCALE MINING PERMITTING AND SAFETY REGULATION

in the province of South Cotabato”

• Notarized Oath of undertaking Small Scale Mine Safety Rules and Regulations

• Area Status Clearance certifying the applied site is not within highly critical disaster prone area

• Tribal Resolution/Certification interposing no objection

• Section 3. SSM ID System “No individual shall engage in any form of SSM activities without a Registered SSM I.D. which is valid for two (2) years.”

2013

TOLIK-FAGALAS SMALL SCALE MINING ASSOCIATION, INC.

2012

TOLIK-FAGALAS SMALL SCALE MINING ASSOCIATION, INC.as of July 2013

DATU LEGAL SAKAM SMALL SCALE MINING ASSOCIATION, INC.

2012 2013

DATU LEGEL SAKAM CLAN SMALL SCALE MINING ASSOCIATION, INC.As of July 2013

MAGUAN CLAN SMALL SCALE MINING ASSOCIATION, INC.

2012 2013

T’BOLI MINAHANG BAYAN MULTIPURPOSE COOPERATIVE

2012 2013

T’BOLI MINAHANG BAYAN MULTIPURPOSE COOPERATIVEAs of July 2013

UHAB-MAGUAN SMALL SCALE MINING ASSOCIATION, INC.

2012

2013

ederate System

roaden/expand Partnership

nter-agency cooperation

CONVERGENCE(BAYANIHAN)

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Positive Results and Impacts

- Increased revenue- Increased budget for SSM development

Program- Increased participation and involvement- Increased/Facilitated Compliance- Developed Social and Environmental

Awareness- Capacitated and well informed miners- Strengthen the transparency and accountability

mechanisms in SSM operations in T’boli.

RESPONSIVE:

• Establishment of SSM Bayanihan Center

-Sub Office for permits processing -Center for mining affairs -Training Center -DRR/CCA Response -Monitoring Center -Clinic -Bunk House -Economic enterprise (Gold buying) -Research Center

Looking Forward:

Professionalize the SSM industry

-Miners Registration System -Color coding and ID system -Miner Insurance, savings and Micro lending assistance -Job Security (Contract)

Looking Forward:

RESPONSIVE:

Looking Forward:

CONVERGENCE

-Expand Partnership (i.e., Academe, NGOs, Researchers, etc.) -Fund pooling (Funding agencies)

GOVERNANCE

-Lobby for the review and updating of SSM ordinance (Mine safety, ERF, Miners Registration, Closure Plans etc.) -integrate new mining and environmental policies (DRR/CCA, EO 79 etc.) -Training of Enforcers

EVENUE GENERATING

MPACT ORIENTED

ARTICIPATORY

COLOGICAL BALANCE

The government could be an effective facilitator and assistance provider to Small Scale Miners;

Transparent and participatory decision-making builds better relationship between and among LGUs, IPs’, SSM, NGAs and other stakeholders;

Constant dialogue and partnership is key in sustaining interest of SSM and various stakeholders to participate in the program;

Facilitating stakeholders in recognizing the need for economic, socio-cultural and ecological balance helps promote transparency, accountability and responsiveness.

These could only happen with shared responsibility, responsive policies, and clear system backboned with strong political leadership and support

Learnings from the Program

Tey bong s’lamat!Avance South

Cotabato!