CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Apex Mining spent P101.3 M in 2024 for the three major components under its Social Development and Management Program or SDMP: (1) Development of Host and Neighboring Communities (DHNC); (2) Information and Education Communication; and,(3) Development of Mining Technology and Geosciences (DMTG).
The amount was higher than 2023’s actual spent of P82.2 million.
HOST BARANGAYS:
Municipality of Maco: Masara, Teresa, Mainit, Tagbaros, New Barili, New Leyte, and Elizalde Municipality of Mabini: Golden Valley
NEIGHBORING BARANGAYS:
Municipality of Maco: Panoraon, Gubatan, Panangan, Limbo, Calabcab, Malamodao, Panibasan, and Kinuban
INDIGENOUS PEOPLE:
Mansaka
DEVELOPMENT OF HOST AND NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES (DHNC) – P78.6million
APX has five (5) priority Programs, Projects and Activities (PPAs) under the DHNC:
1. Access to Education and Educational Support
2. Health Services/Facilities and Professionals
3. Enterprise Development and Networking
4. Public Infrastructure
5. Socio-Cultural and Religious Support
Educational support
In 2024, APX education initiatives included:
1) Participation in the Department of Education’s Adopt-A-School Program
• provided construction and cleaning materials to its 16 adopted schools
• distributed school supplies and hygiene kits to 18030 students in Kinder and grades 1-3
2) Donation of a water tank to Nuevo-Iloco Elementary School (student population: 586 learners)
3) Financial assistance to Lorenzo S. Sarmiento, Sr National High School’s pond and Math & Science garden (student population: 2,511)
4) Salary augmentation for 14 LSB-paid teachers
5) Scholarships to 10 BS Nursing students
6) Support to the Alternative Learning System (ALS) through the provision of learning materials for 271 learners and salary augmentation for 11 learning facilitators
7) 25 scholars under the Apex Community Technological Training and Assessment Center, Inc. (ACT-TACI)
Health and services, facilities and professionals
APX continued to support the community health centers and medical personnel of its host and neighboring barangays.
• 12,297 patients attended to at the Infirmary/Lying-In Centers of Bgy Elizalde
• 16,396 patients treated in the health centers of Apex Mining’s host barangays in Masara
• 17,161 patients catered to at the health centers of neighboring barangays (Panoraon, Kinuban, Malamodao, Panibasan, Panangan, Calabcab, Gubatanand Limbo)
Provided medicines for simple medical conditions (fever, headache, allergies, body pain, cough and colds and the like) to the Municipal Health Office – Maco (which benefitted 4,005 patients in 37 barangays)
Provided medicines for cough, allergies, fever and wounds to the Municipal Health Office of Mabini (which benefited 45,317 patients)
Provided the Municipal Health Office of Mawab with BP apparatus for its 11 barangays (which benefitted 41,111 patients)
Catered to 1,130 patients at the AMCI clinic located inside the mine site.
Thru the ambulance that APX maintains, 69 patients were brought to the clinics and hospitals for more appropriate health interventions.
Through community-based medical consultation activities in collaboration with LGU Maco, such as the Barkadahan sa Kabarangayan, 11,067 patients received medicines and vitamins.
Provided medicines to the Provincial Health Office of Davao de Oro, benefiting 589 patients.
Enterprise development and networking
To spur viable and sustainable economic activities among the residents of its host and neighboring communities, APX conducted eight (08) livelihood trainings (coffee post-harvest handling, food processing, abaca production, cacao post-harvest techniques and rehab, corn production, agri-tourism, souvenir making and cacao rejuv) with a combined total participants of 138. The company also provided an all-weather drier for corn production to the TACOFA of Brgy Tagbaros, a starter kit for the establishment of an abaca plantation to the Golden Valley Farmers Association and seed capital for coconut buying and fertilizer to Brgy Elizalde’s CBAEA.
Infrastructure development and support services
In 2024, APX supported the construction of the Immaculate Conception of Mary Parish Elizalde.
Below is also a list of other contributions APX made to sustain peace and order and improve community facilities:
• fuel for the peace and order vehicle of Masara
• 16 rolls of water hose pipe and water coupling for Barangay Elizalde Apex Village
• relocation site for 1,500 beneficiaries under a public-private sector partnership
Socio-cultural and religious support
In 2024, APX provided PPEs to its host and neighboring barangays, equipping 44,724 people with tools to help keep them safe during natural calamities and the like. The traditional Children’s Christmas Merrymaking benefited 2,300 youngsters.
Owing to the landslide in February in Masara, inter-barangay activities were halted in 2024.
INFORMATION, EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION (IEC) CAMPAIGN – P14.9 M
APX implemented around 467 activities and initiatives promoting mine safety, geosciences and related technologies 2024:
• participation in events like the 70th Annual National Mine Safety and Environment Conference, the Nabunturan Independent Film Exhibition (NABIFILMEX), National Teachers’ Month and World Teachers’ Day, the 9th Yaman Philippines Student Congress
• provision of tokens and prizes that were distributed during industry like the 70thANMSEC and the Hexat benchmarking
• provision of three (03) laptops and two (02) printers to the Regional Unified EIC program
• production and display/distribution of publicity materials like tarpaulins for barangay activities, MSWD-Maco IEC pamphlets, flyers and brochures, and booklets on people-centered early warning system for landslide
APX mascot, APEKS, was joined by MAYNING in various activities and events in 2024. There were also 16 editions of Apex @YoS (@ Your Service) in 13 barangays, benefitting 2,321 people.
DEVELOPMENT OF MINING TECHNOLOGY AND GEOSCIENCES – P7.8 M
In 2024, APX supported six (06) scholars of mining-related courses and gave four (04) scholarship grants to University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP) for the 2ndsemester. Two examinees for the Geology Licensure examination were also given financial assistance. Moreover, two University of Asia and the Pacific Agribusiness Executive Course scholars were assisted.
APX also assisted the MGB in conducting the IRIES (Integrated Regional Field and Assessment & Validation System) for environmental and natural resources.
The inaugural studies under the Apex Mining Professorial Chairs were by Assistant Professor Karlo Leandro Baladad, from the Department of Mining Engineering, and Associate Professor Dr. Richard Espiritu, from the Department of Metallurgical Engineering. Prof Baladad and his group studied utilizing mining tailings and silt as possible substitute cementitious materials for concrete mixes while Dr, Espiritu’s group researched on using non-noble metals as oxygen reduction reaction catalysts for alkaline anion exchange membrane fuel cell.