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Provisional Agenda

In-Country Consultation with Government Stakeholders in the Philippines
Day 1: 24 January 2024 | 9:00 am – 5:15 pm | ADB Headquarters and via Zoom  

             Time                                                    Activity                                Speaker 
8:30 – 9:00 am
(30 min)		 Registration 

  
9:00 – 9:10 am
(10 min) 		 Acknowledgement of Participants and Meeting Reminders 

 Overall Facilitator 
9:10 – 9:25 am
(15 min) 





 Opening Messages






 Pavit Ramachandran, Country Director, Philippines Country Office, ADB

Government representative 

Nianshan Zhang, Head, Office of Safeguards (OSFG), ADB 
9:25 – 9:55 am
(30 min) 


 Session 1: Overview of Safeguard Policy Review and High-Level Feedback Received in Previous Philippine Consultation 

Overview of draft Environmental and Social Framework		 Bruce Dunn, Director, OSFG, ADB 
9:55 – 10:25 am
(30 min) 		 Plenary Discussion on Session 1 

 Moderator 
10:25 – 10:50 am
(25 min) 		 Group Photo and Coffee Break  

  
10:50 – 11:05 a
(15 min) 




 Session 2: Overview of ESS 1 (Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts) and ESS 10 (Stakeholder Engagement and Information Disclosure) 



 Zehra Abbas, Principal Environment Specialist, OSFG, ADB

Madhumita Gupta, Principal Social Development Specialist (Safeguards), OSFG, ADB  
11:05 – 12:00 n
(55 min) 		 Plenary Discussion on Session 2 

  
12:00 – 1:15 pm
(75 min) 		 Lunch Break 

  
1:15 – 1:55 pm
(40 min) 



 Session 3: Overview of ESS 5 (Land Acquisition and Land Use Restriction) and ESS 7 (Indigenous Peoples)  



 Irina Novikova, Principal Social Development Specialist, OSFG, ADB

Tulsi Bisht, Senior Social Development Specialist (Safeguards), OSFG, ADB
1:55 – 3:15 pm
(80 min) 		 Plenary Discussion on Session 3 

  
3:15 – 3:30 pm
(15 min) 
 Coffee Break 

  
3:30 – 4:00 pm
(30 min)		 Session 4: Overview of ESS 2 (Labor and Working Conditions) and ESS 4 (Health, Safety, and Security)  Felix Oku, Senior Social Development Specialist (Safeguards), OSFG, ADB 
4:00 – 5:00 pm
(60 min)		 Plenary Discussion on Session 4 

  
5:00 – 5:15 pm
(15 min) 		 Recap of Day 1 

 Bruce Dunn, Director, OSFG, ADB