(TUBA, BENGUET) – Philex Mining Corporation, one of Southeast Asia’s oldest and largest copper and gold producers, and a leader in right and principled mining in the country, recently honored its rescue team that saw action in search-and-rescue and search-and-retrieval operations at the landslide incident at Brgy. Ucab, Itogon, Benguet brought about by Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: Mangkhut). The devastation resulted in the deaths of at least 60 small-scale miners and their relatives. On hand to honor and recognize the heroism and determination of the rescue team members in simple ceremonies held at its mine camp in Padcal were, starting from 6^th left, Mine Division Manager Ric Dolipas, Mill Division Manager Milton Agyao, Philex President and CEO Euls Austin Jr., and Assistant Vice-President and Assistant Resident Manager Roy Mangali. The Philex Rescue Team is led by Engr. Greg Oldangon, fifth from right. 30

(ITOGON, BENGUET) – Two more bodies have been recovered as of press time by Philex Mining rescuers from beneath the soil and debris of the landslide born from Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: Mangkhut) that swept through Northern Luzon last September 15.

This brings to approximately 62 the number of victims recovered so far from Level 070 of Barangay Ucab, Itogon town, Benguet Province.

The Philex rescue team has been working long hours each day in ensuring the speedy recovery of landslide victims believed to be small-scale miners or their relatives.

“Our rescuers are first to arrive at Ground Zero at daybreak and last to leave before or at nightfall,” according to Eduardo Aratas, Legal Division Head at Philex Padcal mine.

“They get to work even before the other rescue teams arrive,” Aratas said.

Earlier, Philex Mining constructed a pioneer access road from the Itogon Provincial Highway to Ground Zero of the incident for the easy and speedy movement of people and equipment involved in the rescue effort.

Asked as to how long the whole rescue operation will take, Aratas said that it depends.

“The estimate here is that it would take around two weeks for the digging to be completed. But the Philex team will continue rescue efforts for as long as it takes.”

The Philex Rescue Team has had a long history of volunteer search-and-rescue and search-and-recovery operations, from the Baguio earthquake in 1990 to the Bohol earthquake and Typhoon Yolanda in 2013. 30

(MANILA, PHILIPPINES) – Philex Mining Corporation, one of the oldest and largest gold and copper producers in Southeast Asia and a leader in right and principled mining in the country, recently garnered top honors under the ASEAN Corporate Governance Scorecard (ACGS) for 2017, making it one of the top Philippine publicly-listed companies (PLCs) overall. On hand to receive the award in ceremonies held at the Tower Club in Makati was Danny Yu (3^rd from right), Philex Senior Vice-President for Finance, Chief Finance Officer, and Chief Corporate Governance Officer, together with Atty. Salvador Paolo Panelo Jr. (leftmost), Philex Assistant Corporate Secretary, and members of the Philex Corporate Finance team. The ACGS is an instrument for the assessment and ranking of PLCs in 6 participating ASEAN countries. In the Philippines the assessment of PLCs under the ACGS is conducted by the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) as the domestic ranking body (DRB) duly appointed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Philex Mining garnered a score range of 100 and above, the only mining company to have done so. 30

(MANILA, PHILIPPINES) – Philex Mining Corporation, one of the oldest and largest gold and copper producers in Southeast Asia and a leader in right and principled mining in the country, recently won in the 16^th Philippine Quill Awards for its 2016 Sustainability Report entitled “Enriching Resources, Driving Progress”. This is not the first time that the company has won in this annual award set by the International Association for Business Communicators Philippines (IABC Philippines) as recognition for achieving the highest global standard in business communications practices. Receiving the award for Philex at ceremonies held at the Marriott Grand Ballroom in Pasay City were: (L-R) Geraldine Ateo-an, Division Manager for Internal Audit; Roy P. Mangali, Assistant Vice-President and Assistant Resident Manager, Padcal Mine; and Marie Aurora Dolipas, Community Relations Manager, Padcal Mine. 30

TUBA, Benguet – TOP GRADS: Three Grade VI students of the Philex Mines Elementary School (PMES) awarded with High Honors—Rhainiel Mae Malnag, Ashley Mae Novelozo, Esther Asaph Yaos—pose with their respective parents during a photo-op joined in by Roy Mangali, AVP at Philex Mining Corp. and assistant resident manager of Padcal mine, the company’s gold-and-copper operations in Benguet, and Padcal’s Community Relations Manager Aurora Dolipas, after the school’s “Moving Up Ceremony” for their 2018 graduates, at the PMES grounds at this town’s Brgy. Camp 3, on Wednesday, June 6. A total of 193 students finished their primary studies this year at PMES, which is subsidized by Philex Mining. On Monday, June 4, PMES also held graduation ceremonies for its 163 pupils in kindergarten, while it conducted recognition ceremonies on June 5 for its outstanding pupils from Grades 1 to V.

(MANILA, PHILIPPINES) – Philex Mining Corporation, the oldest and largest gold and copper producer in Southeast Asia and a leader in right and principled mining in the country, recently garnered outstanding recognition in the 53rd Anvil Awards, an annual award given for excellence in public relations. The mining company won the Silver Award for their 2016 Annual Report, 2016 Sustainability Report, and 60th Anniversary Corporate AVP. In previous years, Philex had also won awards in the same fields. 30

TUBA, BENGUET – Philex Mining Corporation, one of the oldest and largest gold and copper producers in Southeast Asia and a leader in right and principled mining, recently turned over P55.59-M worth of infrastructure projects to this town’s Barangay Camp 3 and four other outlying communities. Officers of the company’s Padcal mine, led by Engr. Roy Mangali, Assistant Vice-President and Assistant Resident Manager, turned over the projects to local government officials led by Tuba councilors Jerome Palaoag (2nd, right) and Tita Bugtong (center). These projects form part of the company’s 2017 budget as well as carried-over unspent funds for social and community development. As a partner in nation-building, Philex Mining is committed to assist government in poverty reduction and socio-economic development in the countryside. 30

(MANILA, PHILIPPINES) – Atty. Michael Toledo (3^rd from left), Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Silangan

Mindanao Mining Company Inc. (SMMCI), Senior Vice-President for Public and Regulatory Affairs of Philex Mining Corporation (PMC), and Managing Head of the MVP Group of Companies Media Bureau, delivered the keynote speech on behalf of Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan on the first day of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) Annual Conference at the Shangri-La at the Fort, Bonifacio Global City. The IPBA is an international organization of lawyers with 1700 members coming from 70 different jurisdictions. The other keynote speaker for the first plenary session on doing business in the Philippines was Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III (2^nd from left). In photo with Sec. Dominguez and Atty. Toledo are (from left to right): IPBA President Denis McNamara; Incoming President Perry Pe; and Plenary Session Moderator, Past IPBA President Dhinesh Bhaskaran. SMMCI is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Philex Mining Corporation, one of the oldest and largest gold and copper producers in Southeast Asia and a leader in right and principled mining in the country. 30