A.

Comparison of ADB and Philippine Project Categorization System

(Lifted from Table II-1: ADB and Philippine Project Categorization System – EARF document from the Core Team)

CNC = certificate of non-coverage, ECA = environmentally critical area, ECC = environmental compliance certificate,
ECP = environmentally critical project, EIA = environmental impact assessment, EIS = Environmental Impact
Statement, EMB = Environmental Management Bureau, IEE = initial environmental examination, PD = project
description

Source: ADB. 2009. Safeguard Policy Statement. Manila; and DENR-EMB. 2007. Revised Procedural Manual for
DENR Administrative Order No. 30 Series of 2003. Manila.

B. ADB Categorization of Projects

i. Environment
Category B-A proposed project is classified as category B if its potential adverse environmental
impacts are less adverse than those of category A projects. These impacts are site-specific, few if
any of them are irreversible, and in most cases mitigation measures can be designed more
readily than for category A projects. An initial environmental examination (IEE), including an
EMP, is required.
Category C- A proposed project is classified as category C if it is likely to have minimal or no
adverse environmental impacts. An EIA or IEE is not required, although environmental
implications need to be reviewed.

ii. Involuntary Resettlement

Category B- A proposed project is classified as category B if it includes involuntary resettlement
impacts that are not deemed significant. A resettlement plan, including assessment of social
impacts, is required.
Category C- A proposed project is classified as category C if it has no involuntary resettlement
impacts. No further action is required

iii. Indigenous Peoples

Category B- A proposed project is classified as category B if it is likely to have limited impacts on
Indigenous Peoples. An IPP, including assessment of social impacts, is required.
Category C- A proposed project is classified as category C if it is not expected to have impacts on
Indigenous Peoples. No further action is required.

Source: ADB. 2009. Safeguard Policy Statement. Manila. Retrieved from

https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/institutional-document/31483/om-f1-20131001.pdf
C. DENR Categorization and Grouping Matrix for Determination of Environmental Impact Assessment Report Type
(Lifted from Annex A Project Thresholds for Coverage Screening and Categorization of MC 2014-005)
Source: EMB Memorandum Circular 2014-005 – Revised Guidelines for Coverage Screening and Standardized Requirements under the Philippine EIS System.
Retrieved from https://r7.emb.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Revised-Guidelines-for-Coverage-Screening-and-Standardized-Reqts.pdf