Community Welfare
and Development
Sustainability
Community Welfare and Development
Community Welfare and Development
The host community and neighboring barangays are key stakeholders for the business and meaningful engagement with them brings significant impact on the Company’s contribution towards meeting the SDGs.
Towards this aim, PGMC develops and implements a Social Development and Management Program (SDMP) for its host community and neighboring barangays, as mandated by the Philippine Mining Act of 1995. The MGB Caraga Region Office is tasked to review, approve, and monitor how effectively the Company is able to achieve its SDMP goals.
SDMP is a channel for change as PGMC is able to initiate worthwhile projects that the community needs in terms of Education, Health, Public Utilities and Infrastructure, Socio- Cultural, and Livelihood. The Community Relations team works with community organizers to build partnerships to formulate and design programs and projects that directly address the actual concerns in the community. These programs are also closely coordinated with relevant local government units and agencies.
The year 2020 though was quite unique and the government allowed the mining industry to re-align their SDMP programs to be more responsive to the urgent needs of the communities struggling with the effects of the pandemic lockdowns. Families unprepared for the unprecedented crisis would be left with no source of food.
With transportation and the supply chains affected, the pandemic exposed most LGUs dependent on other regions for their food supplies. It takes two months to be able to acquire the much-needed relief, compounded by prices of commodities going up due to transport restrictions.
Aiming to bolster food supply for its communities, PGMC partnered with the provincial government of Surigao del Norte and its line agencies for a Php12 million food security project. The funds were generated by re-aligning Php3.03 million of the SDMP Fund and Php9.03 million of the EPEP fund allocated for the year. The food security project was for the benefit of
12 barangays in Claver and 6 municipalities within Surigao del Norte.
The project was successfully launched in Barangay Bagakay, Claver and was a proof of concept on how food security can
be delivered through collective community action such as a communal backyard garden and egg farming enterprise. The project is expected to benefit 56 households who received the egg machine and 116 farmers/groups who received support for vegetable production, and 16 fisher folks/organizations who will receive support for an aquaculture enterprise.
Supply Chain Management
PGMC conducts supplier accreditation to ensure that it conducts business with trustworthy and reliable suppliers that would help the Company in attaining its targets. In the deliberation of suppliers of products and/or services, the Company reviews supplier’s legal documents and past performance and evaluates accordingly.
PGMC also requires the suppliers’ commitment to abide by the company policies by including it in the contract/agreement. Violation of this requirement is a ground for termination of contract. The company ensures that all our suppliers practice the following policies.
