Korea Export-Import Bank denunciation

Regarding local residents, safety concerns are also concerned.

http://www.peoplepower21.org/International/1583715　

2018.09.10

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フィリピンハラオダム建設強行する輸出入銀行糾弾　2018.09.10

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フィリピンハラオダム建設強行する輸出入銀行糾弾　３

 

Risk of earthquake occurrence, lack of legitimacy of procedures,
Problems such as destruction of the environment always exist.
Do not repeat the accident of Laos dam,
We have to suspend and reconsider.

 

 

On September 3,

the Philippine Irrigation Agency Daewoo Construction announced

that it will begin this project from the first in October,

concluding this agreement,

"Philippine Hala Gun Multi-purpose Project (2 stages)".

In the end, ignoring the opposition of local residents and civil society groups

and concerns about safety, we will force the construction

of a large-scale Jalaur dam.

This project, with a total project cost of $ 193 million,

The Korea Export-Import Bank Foreign Economic Cooperation Fund

(EDCF)　Tthe largest in the history of Korea Paid assistance

 and is made by concluding a loan agreement with the Philippine government.

 

The project was applied for the first time by EDCF's "safeguard"

to prevent the adverse effects

of large-scale development assistance projects

and to protect the rights of local residents,

Relevant information of the project Related information

such as the survey report, the environment,

the social impact assessment report, etc. are not disclosed,
Safety issues related

to dam construction are being continuously filed locally.

 

Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, Official Development Assistance (ODA),

which was created with taxes of the people,
The local inhabitants, rather rather has plunged painful
denounced the Export-Import Bank of Korea,

discontinue financial support,
We still require that review the business in full.

The Philippine Hala Gun multi-purpose project (2 stages) is a project

to build 3 dams of Haraodam (height 109 m)

and 81 km of wiring pipe, 31,840 ha irrigation facilities in Iloilo State.

 

However, it is known that the area where the dam will be constructed

is at the position where the active fault passes

and the risk of the earthquake is high.

 

The Philippine Irrigation Agency (NIA), which promotes the project,

reveals that the West Panay active fault is currently "dormant" and "

can not find traces of movement".

The Korean Export - Import Bank also insists that the safety of the dam

is not particularly problematic, reflecting the earthquake - resistant design

that is stricter than the earthquake - proof standards

of the area at the time of designing the dam.

 

However, according to

the Philippine Volcanic Earthquake Research Institute (PHIVOLCS)
A total of 22 earthquakes were detected in Iloilo State,

a business area from January 2017 to the present.

 

It was also one of Panai's worst earthquakes in 1948
When recalling the fact that the

"Lady Caycay earthquake with seismic intensity of 8.2 has occurred due

to the West Fana active fault" it is very dangerous

to construct a large dam of 109 m in height in this area.

 

Also, the Project promotion do action is violates,

Philippine domestic law.
When the Philippines undertakes development projects

in indigenous residential areas that have guaranteed the rights

of indigenous peoples based on the Indigenous People's Rights Act (IPRA)

enacted in 1997, the Philippines shall proceed with the procedures

of "Free Initial Advancement or Consent (FPIC)" I must stepping on.
It is impossible to start a business unless unanimous consent

is received here.

 

However, The other Opposition residents argue that the process

of getting the prior consent of the Jalaur dam construction project

itself was also operated by people approving the project.

Opposing the Philippine irrigation agency business,
Or To favor involved in the FPIC process

by offering incentives to Are hesitant residents.

 

According to the FPIC Guidelines (2006),

the Indigenous Peoples Committee (NCIP)
"Respecting the consent / non-consent decisions,

we decide whether to proceed with business based on indigenous decisions.

However, despite the fact that three villages submitted non-consent during

the FPIC acquisition process,
Only non-consent of one village was received,
There were some problems such as not matching

the procedure at the time of FPIC enforcement.

 

Nevertheless, Korea Eximbank Bank insists that there is no procedural problem despite recognizing the problem of the FPIC acquisition process.