OceanaGold cites P3.2-B input to economy

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya: Australian miner OceanaGold said on Tuesday it contributed more than P3.2 billion to the Philippine economy in its four years of operation in the mineral-rich Didipio Village in the upland town of Kasibu in Nueva Vizcaya.

OceanaGold officials said this contribution was in the form of local and national taxes paid, its social development management program (SDMP), and other major expenditures for their corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives.