Minelife 2014 Final.pdf MineLife Vol. 2 Issue 1 2014 | Page 17

PMC wins CSR Award Excerpt of Philex Mining named one of PH’s best in CSR advocacy by Butch Franco Philex Mining Corporation (PMC) was recognized for the second time by HongKong-based magazine FinanceAsia for its outstanding work on its communities and the environment. PMC was awarded the ninth place in the Best Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) category based on FinanceAsia’s poll conducted on hundreds of investors and analysts across Asia. To strategically support its CSR advocacies, PMC established the Social Development and Management Program (SDMP) and the Community Development Program (CDP). SDMP and CDP simultaneously focus on the development of PMC’s host and neighboring communities. SDMP is implemented in Padcal while CDP is for the areas under exploration. “This honor will continue to inspire our employees to keep on doing what is right in the right way for the right reasons,” PMC President and CEO Euls Austin, Jr. said. “This is also a validation of the company’s CSR advocacy as echoed in the environmental and social projects it undertakes.” Residents and visitors fish for tilapia at a fishpond in Sitio Balding, Brgy. Camp 3 at the Fish Harvest Festival. This is part of the fish-farm project by the Balding-Tokok Irrigators and Farmers Association (BATIFA) in cooperation with PMC. Th