(MANILA, PHILIPPINES) – Philex Mining Corporation, one of the oldest and largest copper and gold producers in Southeast Asia, and a leader in right and principled mining in the Philippines, garnered the Silver Anvil Award for its Annual and Sustainability Report (ASR) 2019, in virtual ceremonies hosted by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP). The Anvil Awards are given in recognition of the country’s most outstanding public relations tools and programs. Now on its 56th iteration, the Anvil Awards are considered as the “Oscars” of the PR industry to recognize excellent PR campaigns that have an impact on their target audience and on society in general. This is not the first time that Philex has won the award for its Annual and Sustainability Report as the company also garnered the same award last year and other Anvil Awards in the previous years. Shown here with the Anvil Award trophy are Engr. Eulalio B. Austin, Jr., Philex President and Chief Executive Officer (right), and Romeo B. Bachoco, Senior Vice-President for Finance and Chief Finance Officer. 30