Republic of the Philippines

Department of Environment and Natural Resour

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU
Office of the Regional Director
Region -10, Macabalan, Cagayan de Oro City

MODULE EIA 03: COMPLIANCE EVALUATION REPORT (CER) FOR

DEL MONTE PHILIPPINES, INC.
Legal Reference (Revised DAO 03-30)
Annex 3-3 PRO FORMA EMB COMPLIANCE EVALUATION REPORT (CER)

DATE OF EVALUATION : June 15, 2016( Desk evaluation)

MONITORING PERIOD COVERED : July to December of 2015

I.BASIC INFORMATION
ECC Control No. / Reference Code No. : ECC R10-1303-0056
Date ECC Issued : March 19, 2013
Project Current Name : Pineapple Plantation Project
Project Name in the ECC : Pineapple Plantation Project
Project Status : OPERATIONAL
Project Name : Pineapple Plantation Project
Proponent Contact Person / Position : Charmaine T. Pailagao/ PCO
Proponent Mailing Address : Camp Philips, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon
MMT Contact Person / Position : Hon. Alfeo U. Baguio- MMT Chairman
MMT Mailing Address : 2nd Floor, Prov. Agriculture Office, Capitol
Compound, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon
MMT Telephone No. / Fax No. : 088-221-2354/ 813-2942
MMT Email Address : mmtbukidnon@yahoo.com
EMB CASE HANDLER : Engr. Farhana A. Pananggilaan

II.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Compliant?
Compliance Requirements Y N N/A Remarks

A. Does the establishment comply with the following with regards to ECC:
A. ECC Conditions

Project Description
The proposed Project is operating within the specified are
Pineapple Plantation Project covers a total
land area of 950 hectares located in
Barangays Adtuyon, Barandias, Lantay,
Poblacion and Portulin of Pangantucan,
Bukidnon;
ECC Condition #1 Strictly no aerial For Field Validation
spraying is allowed. No ground spraying of
chemicals/pesticides at wind speed of more
than 5 kph. A buffer of 30 meters from the
field edge shall be effected from residential
areas and other environmental sensitive
areas to avoid chemical drifts;
ECC Condition #2
Lot Perennial trees / legumes were planted to b
boundaries/bare fields shall be planted with For Field Validation
perennial trees/legumes to provide buffer/
safety against pesticide drift coming from
within and/or from the outside and adequate
vegetation shall be maintained on these
areas to boundaries adjacent to other
cropplantations;

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 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Environment and Natural Resour
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU
Office of the Regional Director
Region -10, Macabalan, Cagayan de Oro City

ECC Condition #3 In areas where the perennial trees / legumes were planted to b
company has control, forest and/or fruit For Field Validation
trees shall be planted on the 20-meter bank
allowance for A and D and 40 meters on
Timberland as bank protection for bodies of
water with width more than five (5) meters;
ECC Condition #4 The project The proponent have established soil conser
proponent shall implement all appropriate For Field Validation
mitigating measures to avoid/minimize
generation of noise, dust, erosion, siltation
of the receiving water bodies and other
nuisance during construction and operation
phase;
ECC Condition #5 Solid waste Requiring proponent to submit copy of docu
generated shall be disposed of properly but For Field Validation
never to be burned openly nor to be
dumped into any bodies of water. Spoils,
discarded construction materials and debris
shall be collected, stockpiled and stored at
pre-designated site prior to disposal. Empty
container of chemicals used in the field shall
be disposed of properly in compliance with
the requirements set forth in Republic Act
No. 6969;
ECC Condition #6 The proponent Pesticide Residue Analysis Result attached
shall conduct self-quarterly monitoring of For Field Validation
Baguik-igan River, Bongbong River, and
Upper Muleta River for Nitrates, phosphates
and other pesticide residues used in the
operation. Reports shall be submitted to
EMB- 10 every end of the quarter;
ECC Condition #7 The local residents Requiring proponent to submit copy of docu
shall be prioritized for employment ; For Field Validation
ECC Condition #8 The proponent Compliant
shall set-up an Environmental Unit that shall
handle the environmental aspects of the
project;
ECC Condition #9 The proponent Semi-annual Compliance Monitroing Report
shall submit a Compliance Monitoring Report
(CMR) semi-annually to EMB Regional Office;
ECC Condition #10 Project Requiring proponent to submit copy of photo
signboard(s) with complete project For Field Validation
description shall be installed in a
conspicuous place particularly along
roads/entrance of the project site;
ECC Condition #11 That the
proponent shall undertake an effective and For Field Validation
wide Information, Education and
Communication (IEC) Campaign to explain
publicly its mitigative measure as well as
the conditions of this ECC. It shall open
opportunities to educate the public
especially the effected community,
interested academic institutions and other
parties on the environment and human
health safety features of the project;

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 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Environment and Natural Resour
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU
Office of the Regional Director
Region -10, Macabalan, Cagayan de Oro City

ECC Condition #12

Tree planting Tree planting have been implemented as do
shall be implemented at strategic areas of For Field Validation
the project site particularly along steep
slopes to prevent landslides on these areas;
ECC Condition #13 The proponent With OR # 7451 paid to GEAI.
shall initiate to put-up an Environmental
Monitoring Fund (EMF) for the use of Multi-
Partite Monitoring Team in monitoring
compliance to ECC;
ECC Condition #14 The DENR-EMB-I0 Evaluated through desk evaluation
and/or multi-partite team can initiate an on-
the spot monitoring and inspection anytime
without prior notice;
ECC Condition #14 In case of No plan of abandonment
abandonment, the Proponent shall notify the
EMB Regional Office concerned within three
(3) months prior to the abandonment and
the Proponent shall submit its abandonment
mitigation plan;
ECC Condition #16 Only Requiring proponent to submit copy of docu
chemicals/pesticides approved by the For Field Validation
fertilizer and Pesticides Authority (FPA) shall
be used;
ECC Condition #17 Occupational Requiring proponent to submit copy of docu
health and industrial hygiene and other
related requirements prescribed by the For Field Validation
Department of Health (DOH), Department of
Labor (DOLE), Fertilizer and Pesticides
Authority (FPA) shall be implemented as
required;
ECC Condition #18 No other No other activities documented in the subm
activities should be undertaken other than
what was stipulated in the IEE document.
Should there be an expansion of the project
beyond the project description, or any
change in the activity beyond those stated
in the IEE document; shall be made subject
to a new Environmental Impact
Assessment ;
ECC Condition #19 All other permits Requiring proponent to submit copy of docu
from the concerned government agencies For Field Validation
shall be secured prior to project
implementation wherein copies of which
shall be submitted to this Office within
fifteen (15) days upon receipt thereof,
otherwise this ECC shall be considered null
and void ;
ECC Condition #19 In case of No transfer of ownership
transfer of ownership of this project, these
same conditions and restrictions shall apply
and the transferee shall be required to notify
the EMB Regional Office concerned within
fifteen (15) days as regards to the transfer
of ownership.
B. Environmental Monitoring Plan? (Check for presence of specific provision in the EMP and relevant proof of complianc
C. Appropriate & effective environmental impact remedial actions or mitigation measures

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 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Environment and Natural Resour
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU
Office of the Regional Director
Region -10, Macabalan, Cagayan de Oro City

Is there any of the prescribed environmental No recorded exceedance

performance criteria and exceedances over any
applicable environmental standards?
Are there unacceptable deterioration or No r
degradation of vulnerable environmental media or
adverse health and welfare impacts to human
receptors?
D. Complaints Management
Are there complaints? No records

Are there case investigation? No records

E. Realistic and sufficient budget for conducting the environmental monitoring and audit activities
Does the establishment conduct appropriate With OR # 7451 paid to GEAI.
Financial Statement on the Project Operating
Budget?
F. Accountability
Does the establishment require and consider Charmaine T. Pailagao was designated PC
qualified personnel in terms of its education,

training, knowledge and experience of the
environmental team?

III. METHODOLOGY
A. Evaluation of the MMTs process of Reviews and Validation of Proponents Monitoring Reporting
Since project has no MMT, review of Proponents CMR, and EMP
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presented (Revised
their IEE hasDAO 03-30)as
served Annex 3-3ofPRO
basis FORMA EMB COMPLIANCE EVALUATION REP
evaluation

IV. COMPLIANCE MONITORING RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS

A. Evaluation of the Status of Environmental Impact Management and Monitoring Plan Implementation
Exceedances
Monitoring Objectives Environmental Environmental Monitoring Standards / EIS Curren
Aspect Impact Parameter Predictions

No sampling No sampling
Compliance to RA Water Water required required
9275 Pollution

No sampling
Compliance to RA Air Air Pollution Sense of required
8749 smell

Storage 1. Presence of
Compliance to RA Hazardous Pollution requirement, signage, labels
6969 Waste Labels, in standard
signage dimension
(DAO 2013-22)
2. Transport and
TSD Permits

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 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Environment and Natural Resour
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU
Office of the Regional Director
Region -10, Macabalan, Cagayan de Oro City

Compliance to RA Solid Waste Pollution Proper Presence of

9003 garbage garbage
receptacles, receptacles
segregation
and final
disposal
B. Confirmatory Sampling and Measurement
Parameters Recommended by MMT Justification Case Handlers Evaluation
for Confirmatory Sampling and
Measurement
NO MMT n/a n/a
Tentative Date of Confirmatory Sampling: n/a
C. Comments on Complaints Verification and Management
No complaints on record

Other Observations:

1. Lack of readily available information and visible documentation on the following matters:
A. Copies of permits secured from EMB 10 Office;
B. Copies of permits from other agencies;
C. Photo documentation of proper segregation and characterization of solid waste and Hazardous
Wastes;
D. List of locals residents hired by the project duly certified by the establishments HR. Office;
E. Photo documentation showing the project description in a conspicuous location particularly
along roads/entrance of the project site;
F. List of chemicals/ pesticides approved by the Fertilizer and Pesticides Authority (FPA).

Remarks and Recommendations:

1. Issuance of letter directive requiring the proponent to submit proper documentation of lacking data
in the evaluation of the Compliance Monitoring Report (CMR)..

List of Documents Reviewed:

1. Compliance Monitoring Report (CMR)
2. Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC)
Prepared by:

ENGR. FARHANA A. PANANGGILAAN

EMS - Case Handler

Reviewed by: Recommended by:

ENGR. JOEL V. SALCEDO ENGR. FLORENCIO E.

DOMINGUEZ, JR.
Chief, Water and Air Quality Chief, Environmental Monitoring and

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 Republic of the Philippines
Department of Environment and Natural Resour
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU
Office of the Regional Director
Region -10, Macabalan, Cagayan de Oro City

Management Section Enforcement Division

Approved by:

DR. SABDULLAH C. ABUBACAR, CESO IV

Regional Director

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