2015 ANNUAL REPORT

2 Parts of this Report Capacity Building and Advocacy Research Philippine EITI

3 CAPACITY BUILDING AND ADVOCACY Expanding, strengthening, and capacitating stakeholders towards a reform agenda. Bantay Kita intensified its efforts in capacitating and engaging with various stakeholders at the international, national, and local level. We continue to expand our reach in the many issues involving the extractive industry.

4 INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES In 2015, Bantay Kita was involved in 19 international activities in the form of organization, support, presentation, and/or attendance. BK presented in 12 events, participated in 7, and organized 1.

5 Kuala Lumpur OUR INTERNATIONAL REACH Colombia Bangkok IstanbulLondon Washington Papua New Guinea Mexico Mongolia Jakarta Jogjakarta Belgium Myanmar Presented Participated

6 NATIONAL INITIATIVES In 2015, Bantay Kita was involved in 38 national activities in the form of organization, support, presentation, and/or attendance. In 19 of the 38 BK shared its insights and expertise. Of the 38, 9 activities were fully/partially organized by the BK Secretariat.

7 ATM General Assembly January National IP Congress March 2-6 MAJOR ACTIVITIES JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH EITI Communications Workshop, February 2 Partners’ Meeting, February 17 EITI Report Launch and BK National Conference February 3-5

8 MAJOR ACTIVITIES MAY Study Session on Mining Bills, May 4 Mining Bill and EITI Briefing with Sen. Angara FPE Conference National Regional Advisory Committee, May Mining Bill Briefing with Congressman Padilla, May 18 EITI Regional Workshop June 8-10 JUNE JULY CSO Meeting with Clare Short, June 1 Legislators’ Forum, June 2 EITI Validation Workshop, June 3 EITI Open Data Workshop, June 8-9 PMPI Conference on Rethinking Mining, June 22 July 15, Butuan July 22, Palawan July 29, Davao PH EITI Roadshow British Embassy Media Briefing and Contract Signing May 12

9 MAJOR ACTIVITIES Sustainable Development Solutions Network Launch August 3 AUGUST EITI Roadshow – Davao, August 5 and Manila, August 9 Research Findings of Columbia University Interns, August 20 SEPTEMBER National IP Seminar Workshop on Mining and Community Development October 8 OCTOBER PH-OGP Assessment Workshop, October 21 Meeting with CHR on Semirara, October 29 Congressional hearing on mining fiscal reforms May, June, August, September

10 Multimedia Workshop December 5-6 MAJOR ACTIVITIES NOVEMBER DECEMBER Meeting with Semirara Community, November 11 UNDP Workshop on Environmental Governance, November Peoples’ Caravan, November EITI Philippine Context ADB, November 25 AER Industrial Policy Presentation December 4 UNDP-ATM National Policy Dialogue November 13

11 SUBNATIONAL INITIATIVES In 2015, Bantay Kita reached out to indigenous peoples, local government units, regional offices, and other civil society organizations in our bid to epand our network and build more capacity in the subnational level. BK had 41 subnational activities. BK organized and presented in 27 of them, supported 8 and participated in 4.

12 SOCKSARGEND CARE Sub-Regional Gathering: Convergence of Action and Responses for the Environment Koronadal, January NV SCO EITI Subnational Conference and Environment Code Launch March 3-4 MAJOR ACTIVITIES JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH Presentation of ComVal and T’boli Subnational Initiatives, DOF, February 27 Presentation of 1 st EITI Report to CSOs Davao, February Mutli-stakeholder forum on SSM, T’boli, March 25 Cebu EITI Report Assessment, Cebu City, March 30

13 MAJOR ACTIVITIES MAY T’boli tribal council leaders cross visit to Mt. Diwata, June 25 JUNE JULY Orientations on T&A in EI ComVal, July 1 Mult-stakeholder workshop on DDR and CCA, Caluya, July July 1 Strengthening CSO Partnership in Monitoring Development Projects and EI Dinagat Islands, July 1 Workshop on IP Royalty Shares from Mining Zamboanga del Sur, May South Cotabato, May BLGU Diwalwal orientation on T&A ComVal, April 20 APRIL

14 MAJOR ACTIVITIES Presentation of research findings by Columbia University Interns Nueva Vizcaya, August 12 Caluya, August 17 AUGUST SEPTEMBER Manobo IP Summit Agusan del Sur, October OCTOBER Seminar Workshop on T&A Initiatives on t EI Agusan del Sur, September 10 Seminar Workshop on artisanal Small Scale Mining, ComVal, September 16-17

15 Mindanao Multistakehoder Conference on EI: Building Partnerships (December 16-18) MAJOR ACTIVITIES NOVEMBER DECEMBER ComVal Ancestral Domain Revenue Code Workshop, Davao del Norte, November Resource governance in Asia Pacific: the case of Antique, training seminar, Antique December Mindanao IP Conference Davao City, November 10-12

16 ON-GOING INITIATIVES Implementation of monitoring tools for operations in Carmen Copper Capacity building on EI and IP concerns Scoping study on Iloilo’s Extractive Industry Validation of the implementation of monitoring tools for FPIC – TVI Mining Company

17 RESEARCH More knowledge, findings, and results. Bantay Kita’s wealth of knowledge under its research arm has been growing. For 2015, we added 7 papers and publications, 4 modules and mauals, 4 popular materials, and 3 tools, 4 avenues for updates. More are to be produced this 2016.

18 The Quest for Emergency Powers Artisanal Small Scale Mining PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS Research on Impact of SDMPs Tax Policy Paper Surrendering Autonomy Impact of TVIRD in Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte Mineral management in areas with overlapping jurisdictions

19 Manual on Model Petroleum Service Contract Manual on Model Coal Contract Training modules on policies governing all phases of mining MANUAL AND MODULES ComVal EI Transparency and Accountability Handbook

20 Short film on SSM in Tboli Short film on impact on the community, focusing on women Infographic video on campaign finance Primer on Subnational Tand A Framework POPULAR MATERIALS

21 TOOLS AND THEIR IMPLEMENTATION The MTI aims to gauge the level of disclosure in the mining industry. It aims to evaluate and rank mining companies and government agencies in terms of disclosures available in the public domain. The Mining Monitoring Tools is a set of questionnaires that is aimed to gather information and documents from mining companies and government agencies. Several modules are available for each phase of the mining cycle. Database of Mining Companies is up in the BK website. It gives an insight on all existing mining tenements in the country along with the type of commodity, date granted, and under what phase the mining project is currently in. Mining Transparency Index Mining Montoring Tools Database of Mining Industry

22 AVENUES FOR UPDATES Newsletter Social media platforms Googlegroups Website

23 ON-GOING INITIATIVES Economics of quarry/black sand mining Research on beneficial ownership Development of gender-sensitive downstream industry framework Scoping study on Iloilo’s extractive industry Video on Compostela Valley Infographic video on mining development framework Case study of Rapu- Rapu Mine Environmental monitoring handbook Book on small scale mining Assessment of Compostela Valley initiatives Training modules on FPIC and CBAs

24 Philippine EITI Meaningful dialogue and debate with multi- stakeholders. Active participation in a government mandated space to continuously push for greater reforms in extractive governance, beyond payments and revenues.

25 UPDATES Nomination of CSO representatives to the PH-EITI MSG Push for IP Representation in the MSG Put continuous pressure on SMPC to participate in EITI CSO Representation Release of the report in December 2015 Release of contracts, SDMP documents, IP MoAs, and mining monitoring reports. Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) refused to participate for the 2 nd time 2 ND Report