The IEE for the Project was conducted to comply with the
requirements of DENR in accordance with DENR Administrative Order (DAO) No. 2003-30.
The EIA process, which requires extensive consultations, commenced with meetings with
LLDA, EMB, EIA Review Committee (EIARC) representatives and various stakeholders. The
findings, issues and concerns will be incorporated in the scope of the IEE.
For Component 6, meetings will be held and focus group discussions will be conducted to elicit
issues and concerns from the partner agencies, stakeholders including Non-Government
Organizations (NGOs) and Local Government Units (LGUs). Subsequently, surveys and
interviews, public consultations for concerned barangays and communities, and focus group
discussions with local government officials (barangay and municipal level) will be conducted in
the Pasig River - Laguna Lake - Manila Bay watershed.
The environmental documents prepared by MWSI were publicly disclosed on March 17,2006 at
the InfoShop in Washington and in the Knowledge Development Center of the World Bank
Manila Office. One set of reports was also sent to the barangay of Component 6 and the
Pollution Control Office at City Hall of Quezon City. The documents will be posted in the
MWSS and MWSI public library informing the public of their availability for public
consultation. LLDA will also put a copy of the newspaper advertisement in the public board of
its branches in the project area to increase the coverage of the disclosure