This Environmental and Social Assessment Framework (ESAF) sets the guidelines for
possible new activities to be carried out under the under MTSP. I t also prescribes the
nature of environmental assessments necessary for already identified and additional
MTSP components/projects. The goals of the ESAF are to comply with environmental regulations set by the
Government of the Philippines through the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources (DENR) Administrative Order No. 2003-30 (DAO 2003-30) and safeguard
guidelines of the World Bank (e.g. O.P. 4.01: Environmental Assessment and. OP/ BP
4.12: Involuntary Resettlement).