Cagayan Valley (Region II)

FY 2024 Country Report Data • Community Factsheet Series

Regional Mining Fact Sheet: Cagayan Valley

Commodity: Oil, gas, nickel, gold, silver, copper

Key Provinces: Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino

Region II hosts OceanaGold Philippines (Didipio Mine) — one of the Philippines' largest gold‑copper mines — in Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya and Nagtipunan, Quirino. FCF Minerals and Dinapigue Mining Corporation also operate in this region.

Active Operators (FY 2024)

  • Dinapigue Mining Corporation
  • FCF Mineral Corporation
  • OceanaGold Philippines, Inc.
  • PNOC – Exploration 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 2023FY 2024
₱263,621,441₱116,278,657

Reconciled Amount Paid to Region II LGUs (FY 2024)

CompanyLGUPayment
Dinapigue Mining Corporation8,133,330.49
FCF Mineral CorporationQuezon129,903,635.03
OceanaGold Philippines, Inc.Cabarroguis84,372,457.99
OceanaGold Philippines, Inc.Kasibu210,931,144.98
OceanaGold Philippines, Inc.Nagtipunan126,558,686.99
OceanaGold Philippines, Inc.Nueva Vizcaya57,540,545.80
PNOC – Exploration CorporationCagayan River Basin1,795.50
Total ₱617,441,596.78

Region II total LGU collections: ₱617.442 M.

Company Payments to Government (FY 2024)

CompanyAgencyPayment
Dinapigue Mining CorporationBIR4,937,204.00
Dinapigue Mining CorporationLGU8,133,330.49
Dinapigue Mining CorporationNCIP1,750,385.00
FCF Mineral CorporationBIR948,091,303.06
FCF Mineral CorporationBOC97,587,391.56
FCF Mineral CorporationLGU129,903,635.03
OceanaGold Philippines, Inc.BIR2,459,277,353.65
OceanaGold Philippines, Inc.BOC283,699,008.24
OceanaGold Philippines, Inc.LGU479,402,835.76
PNOC – Exploration CorporationBIR457,449,897.11
PNOC – Exploration CorporationDOE823,494.13
PNOC – Exploration CorporationLGU1,795.50
Total National Revenues ₱4,871,057,633.53

How Revenues Flow to Your LGU

All companies

pay taxes

National Gov’t

BIR • BOC • LGU • NCIP • DOE

40% share

to host LGU

SHES Expenditures (FY 2024)

Company2024
Dinapigue Mining Corporation30,886,079.28
FCF Mineral Corporation21,471,990.01
OceanaGold Philippines, Inc.500,407,791.85
Total 552,765,861.14

OceanaGold Philippines, Inc. contributed the largest SHES amount.

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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