The Mines and Geosciences Bureau Regional Office No. XIII, together with national line agencies and non-government organizations as Appropriate Experts, deliberated over the 2016 Annual Social Development and Management Program (ASDMP) of Caraga mining companies on March 8 to 11, 2016 at the MGB Training Center in Surigao City.
The deliberations of the ASDMP were done in cluster with the objectives that there will be no duplication of Projects/Programs/Activities (PPAs) and/or double charging of PPAs to the mining companies with common communities as well as to promote transparency and social responsibility. The SDMP aims to create responsible, self-reliant and resource-based communities capable of developing, implementing and managing community development programs, projects, and activities in a manner consistent with the principle of people empowerment.
Engr. Alilo C. Ensomo, Jr., MGB XIII Regional Director, has emphasized that the SDMP as a sustainable development program is intended for the general welfare of mining communities and thereby improves the quality of life of the marginalized and disadvantaged families even after the utilization of mineral resources. The welfare or benefits of the SDMP are not meant only for a particular sector/individual but rather the benefits of SDMP should always redound to the general welfare of the marginalized residents in the host/neighboring communities. The needs and welfare of the marginalized families should be the point of reference or determinant factor to implement the SDMP.
The activity has streamlined and enhanced the SDMP through community empowerment by equipping them with attitude, skills and knowledge (ASK) to achieve a virtuous cycle of economic independence.
Appropriate Experts from the following national line agencies, academes, religious sector and non-government organizations participated in the thorough evaluation and discussion for the enhancement of the Social Development and Management Program of Caraga mining companies:
- Department of Health (DOH) – Caraga Regional Office
- Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) – Caraga Regional Office
- Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) – Caraga Regional Office
- Department of Science and Technology (DOST) – Caraga Regional Office
- Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) – Caraga Regional Office
- National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) – Caraga Regional Office
- Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) – Caraga Regional Office
- Department of Education (DepEd)
- Diocese of Surigao
- St. Paul University Surigao
- Caraga State University
- Reach Foundation, Inc.
- Surigao Economic Development Foundation, Inc.
- Surigao Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- MLGU through the Municipal Planning and Development Office
After the cluster deliberations, the MGB XIII Regional Director approved the SDMP of the following mining companies as endorsed by the Appropriate Experts:
Mining Companies Date of Approval
- Carrascal Nickel Corporation March 8, 2016
- TP Construction and Mining Corp. – Adlay & Dahican March 8, 2016
- Marcventures Mining and Development Corporation March 8, 2016
- Agata Mining Ventures, Inc. March 9, 2016
- SR Metals, Inc. March 9, 2016
- Taganito HPAL Nickel Corporation March 10, 2016
- Adnama Mining Resources, Inc. March 10, 2016
- Platinum Group Metals Corporation March 10, 2016
- Taganito Mining Corporation March 10, 2016
- Greenstone Resources Corporation March 11,2016
- HMC-Taganaan Nickel Project March 11, 2016
- Pacific Nickel Phils., Inc. March 11, 2016