Deal #10866
Philippines
Created at
2024-10-27
Last update
2025-01-21
Last full update
2025-01-21
Names of communities / indigenous peoples affected
Comment on communities / indigenous peoples affected
indigenous people live around the project area but the names of the tribes were not specified.
Recognition status of community land tenure
Recognition status of community land tenure
Indigenous Peoples traditional or customary rights recognized by government
Consultation of local community
Community consultation
Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)
Comment on consultation of local community
The stakeholder feedback began on 20/07/2022 and lasted till 20/09/2022.
The project had obtained Free and Informed Prior Consent and BWPC has already entered into an MOA with the indigenous peoples.
How did the community react?
Community reaction
Consent
Presence of land conflicts
Presence of land conflicts
No
Displacement of people
Comment on displacement of people
The project area is a public forestland and does not require or cause physical or economic relocation of people
Negative impacts for local communities
Comment on negative impacts for local communities
The project will not cause negative economic consequences during and after project implementation. It will in fact provide permanent employment opportunities to locals including women.
Promised benefits for local communities
Promised benefits for local communities
Productive infrastructure (e.g. irrigation, tractors, machinery...)
Materialized benefits for local communities
Materialized benefits for local communities
Productive infrastructure (e.g. irrigation, tractors, machinery...)
Comment on materialized benefits for local communities
cheaper and sustainable energy source