Consistent with the principles of sustainable development, Provincial Roads Management

Facility (PRMF) is implementing an integrated approach in the management and sustainability

of the environment through the Environmental Management System (EMS).

 The EMS sets the overall framework for assessing and managing environmental issues arising

from the activities of the PRMF.

 The EMS outlines the requirements for assessing and managing environmental issues arising

from PRMF activities through environmental assessment, mitigation, implementation,

monitoring and evaluation.

 

 

THE FRAMEWORK 

Policy and Legal Setting

•  The structure and requirements of the EMS are consistent with AusAID’s

Environmental Management Guide for Australia’s Aid Program (2003)

and the requirements under the Programmatic Environmental

Compliance Certificate (ECC) issued by the Environmental Management

Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for

the PRMF.

•   The progra mmat ic Initial Environmental Exam ination appr oach

was used to assess

PRMF since the

predicted impacts

of the project

activities are of 

the same type and

at the same time

minor in nature.

Environmental

Assessment and

Management

Planning

Environmental

Assessment (EA)

identifies, predicts,

and evaluates

foreseeable

environmental

impact of proposed

PRMF road projects.

 The EA involve s al l

relevant stakeholders,

including the affected communities and the partner governments,

and the national and local environment agencies. The Project

Environmental Management Plan or EMP is the product of the

environmental assessment and management planning.

Environmental Compliance Monitoring (ECM)

 The EMS inco rporates a co nstruct ion-phase environment al

monitoring process, procedures and requirements prescribed in the

environmental procedural manuals such as the DENR (DAO 2003-30).

 The specif ic task s/activit ies include:

•  Monitor project compliance with the conditions set in the

Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC).

•  Monitor compliance with the Environmental Management Plan

(EMP) for the construction project and with other applicable laws,

rules and regulations.

•  Monitor compliance

with the specific

safety, health and

environmental

provisions in the

Civil Works Contract

for the construction

project.

•  Report and

communicate

monitoring results to

provide a basis for

timely decision-

making and effective

planning and

management of 

environmental

measures through

the monitoring of 

actual project

impacts vis-à-vis the

predicted impacts in

the EMP.

Findings and recommendations

of Environmental Impact

Assessment considered in

various permits and licenses

needed

Detailed assessment,

identification of mitigation

needs, input to CBA 

Detailed engineering

and design of 

mitigation measures 

Site Selection,

environmental

screening, initial

assessment, scoping 

Implement of 

mitigation measures 

Monitoring, validation,

and evaluation audit of 

environmental

compliance and Overall

Performance 

Environmental Impact Assessment in the Project Cycle 

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

See www.prmf.org.ph or contact

OIBONE C. ENOBIO

Communications Officer

Philippines Provincial Road Management Facility (PRMF)

Supported by Australian Aid  

Coffey International Development

19th Floor, Salcedo Towers, 169 H.V dela Costa St., Salcedo Village,

Makati City, Philippines

 T (+63) ( 2) 753 1 241 ext 108 F (+63) (2) 7 53 2150 M (+63) (91 7) 590 694 1

Email: PRMF@ prmf.org.ph 

About PRMFPRMF is a five - year (2009–2014), Php4.3 billion (A$100-million)

development initiative of the Governments of the Philippines

and Australia. Through PRMF, the Australian Government helps

provincial governments to put in place the governance systems

that will enable them to maintain their roads over time, while

rehabilitating and maintaining a core road network in up to 10

provinces in Mindanao and the V isayas.

PRMF aims to boost the local economy by improving road

transport so that more people will have better access to

rehabilitated and maintained road networks, economic activity

and public infrastructure and services that will improve their

livelihoods. Better roads will also improve access to jobs, health

services and essential social and educational facilities in rural

and regional areas.