NATIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING

27 February 2019, 8:00 am

Conference Room, Environmental Management Bureau, Air Quality
Management Training Center, Visayas Ave., Diliman, Quezon City

I. Project Overview

Title: Formulation of Climate Change Responsive Integrated River Basin Management and
Development Master Plan
River Basins: 4 Cluster River Basins in Regions VIII, IX, X
Service Provider: University of the Philippines Los Baños
Over-all Team Leader: Dr. Rex Victor Cruz
Agenda: Deliberation and Approval of Phase 1 Reports Re: Formulation of Climate Change
Responsive Integrated River Basin Management and Development Master Plan for Cluster
5-8 River Basins

II. Attendees/Participants

Office Name
Assistant Secretary for Staff
1.
Bureaus Ricardo Calderon
2. RBCO Antonio M. Daño
3. DA-BSWM Eduardo Alberto
4. NWRB Joey Castro
5. NEDA Carygino Isaac
6. DILG Kristine Carmen Diones
Jeric Angeles
Angelito Bisquera
7. FMB
Alicia Castilo
Teresa Joy Giureo
8. PAGASA Oskar Cruz
Glenn Garciano
9. DENR 8
Crizaldy Barcelo
10. DENR 9 German Romano
11. BMB Rej Winlove Bungabong
12. NIA-CO Abecaedo Angador
13. MGB Marnette Puthenpuruled
14. FASPS John Carlo Aguado
Letty Abella
15. DOE
Arturo Torralba
Hans Artillero
16. CCC
Ma. Raysolyn Natividad
17. NCIP Frederick Crespillo, Jr.
18. DPWH Jesse Folizare
 19. DND – OCD Marvin Kristian Arus
20. AFMD Domingo Arman
21. DOST – PHIVOLCS Margarita Dizon
Aldrin Bayangos
Steven Laranjo
Eds Lopez
Moises Dorado
Vicente Balloran
Annie Mae Inson
Victor Ticzon
22. UPLB Freddie Palermo
Jerica Rivero
Rex Cruz
Nico Almarines
Antonio Sobremisana
Roger Luyunon
Roberto Mendoza
Joel Sarmiento

III. Proceedings of the Meeting

a. Opening

The meeting was called to order around 8:30am by the presiding officer, River Basin
Control Office, Executive Director, Dr. Antonio M. Daño in behalf of Undersecretary
for Policy, Planning and International Affairs, the National Steering Committee
Chairperson. Participants were requested to introduce themselves and their office
they represented. 22 out of 26 offices were represented in the meeting with 85%
attendance of all the National Steering Committee members. RBCO Executive
Director Antonio M. Daño presented the project overview including the scheduled
review of the Regional Technical Working Group and the submission of the next
deliverable.

b. Presentation
 Cluster 7
For. Nico Almarines presented Cluster 7 which covers the 6 Principal
Watersheds: Ayala, Bolong, Curuan, Manicahan, Tumaga and Vitali-Taguite,
located in the provinces of Zamboanga Del Sur and Zamboanga Del Norte.
The report includes the main issues and concerns per thematic areas
including the findings on their data gathering and studies and initial
strategies that came up from the Focus Group Discussions.

The issues and concerns raised on the presentation and response of UPLB
were as follows:
Issues and Concerns
RBCO:
- A clarification if ARMM is
part of the cluster
BMB:
- Data on Coastal Wetlands
or Inland Wetlands?
NWRB:
- Recently the Ateneo De
Manila University (ADMU)
and in partnership with
NWRB conducted the
Groundwater Management
and maybe the data will be
useful to the Master Plan
- Update the data regarding
the location of the
groundwater as well as the
water rights
DOE:
- Existing strategies in
monitoring and evaluation
as well as in assessment
FMB:
- Take into consideration the
NGP sites when building a
dam/small water
development in the area
FASPS:
- Consideration of the
Abandoned and Unused
fishpond in the fishpond
development
-
NEDA:
- In the Economic Analysis in
which the main issue is
poverty, consider the
percentage population,
families/household level
and what kind of
employment of the
residents.
Response
UPLB:
- It is not part of the
cluster/watershed/river
basin
UPLB:
- We used Remote Sensing
and there were no
identified Inland Wetlands
only the Mangroves.
UPLB:
- During the RTWG meeting,
Ateneo De Zamboanga
offered to give the LIDAR
maps as one of the
resources.
- Noted.
UPLB:
- There are existing
strategies between
interagencies and LGU’s
and the validation is
ongoing. The strategies will
be validated by the
UPLB/RBCO.
UPLB:
- Noted.
UPLB:
- It was not considered
because there is no
available data.
UPLB:
- Noted. The Poverty
Incidence and Threshold
will be considered.
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RBCO: UPLB:
- The strength of the RIX is - Noted.
its Coastal Resources. Look
into the Coastal Resources
with the possible
intervention which can
help in the sustainability of
the River Basin
- Consider also the - Noted. And we will also
availability of water of the consider the data from
other river basins. Ateneo de Zamboanga.

c. Agreements and adjournment

 RBCO shall furnish the members copy of the presentation and proceedings
of the meeting.
 Executive Director Daño adjourned the meeting by 2:05pm.

Prepared by:

Kate Lorraine Arenga Noted by:

Apple Marie Vitug

Edward Valencia Antonio M. Daño

Aldous Jhun Abayari Executive Director, RBCO
Iris Nicole Lamboon
Ashley Caitlien Arguelles