Ilocos Region (Region I)
FY 2024 Country Report Data • Community Factsheet Series
Regional Mining Fact Sheet: Ilocos Region
Commodity: Gold, copper, silver, shale, limestone, nickel, silica, zeolite, bentonite
Key Provinces: Ilocos Norte, La Union, Pangasinan
Region I has a smaller but active extractive footprint, mainly through Eramen Minerals in Pangasinan and LGU payments from companies registered in the region.
Active Operators (FY 2024)
- Eagle Cement Corporation
- Eramen Minerals, Inc.
- Heirs of Elias E. Olegario
- HMDC (formerly Holcim Mining and Development Corporation)
- Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company
- Northern Cement Corporation
- Philex Mining Corporation
Employment in the Mining Sector (FY 2024)
Total employees
34,167
Female share
16.63%
Gender Breakdown
- Male: 83.37% (28,484)
- Female: 16.63% (5,683)
National Wealth Contribution
| FY 2023 | FY 2024 |
|---|---|
| ₱3,134,726 | ₱1,562,530 |
Reconciled Amount Paid to Region I LGUs (FY 2024)
| Company | LGU | Payment |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Cement Corporation | Malasiqui | 32,961.60 |
| Eramen Minerals, Inc. | Infanta | 300,000.00 |
| HMDC | Agno | 9,900.00 |
| HMDC | Bacnotan | 45,794.16 |
| Northern Cement Corporation | Sison | 109,687,708.69 |
| Philex Mining Corporation | Curimao | 106,080.96 |
| Philex Mining Corporation | San Fernando City | 602,240.45 |
| Total | ₱111,077,662.88 |
Region I total LGU collections: ₱111.078 M.
Company Payments to Government (FY 2024)
| Company | Agency | Payment |
|---|---|---|
| Eagle Cement | LGU | 32,961.60 |
| Eramen Minerals | LGU | 300,000.00 |
| Heirs of Olegario | BIR | 945,814.56 |
| HMDC | BIR | 4,115,618.77 |
| HMDC | LGU | 55,694.16 |
| Northern Cement | BIR | 1,173,271,452.13 |
| Northern Cement | BOC | 129,708,118.77 |
| Northern Cement | LGU | 109,980,685.71 |
| Philex Mining | LGU | 708,321.41 |
| Total National Revenues | ₱1,419,118,667.11 |
How Revenues Flow to Your LGU
pay taxes
BIR • BOC • LGU
to host LGU
SHES Expenditures (FY 2024)
| Company | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Heirs of Olegario | 591,042.90 |
| HMDC | 424,580.50 |
| Northern Cement | 23,775,704.03 |
| Total | 24,791,327.43 |
Why This Matters
Companies disclose what they pay. Government discloses what they receive. An independent administrator checks the match.
Communities near mines have the right to know what revenues are generated and what portion reaches their LGU.
Mining companies must legally fund SDMP and EPEP programs — obligations communities can monitor.
How to Raise Concerns
Email: [email protected]
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