Apex Mining Wins Bronze Honors as Best Managed Company In Asia’s Best Companies 2025

Apex Mining team at the Asia’s Best Companies awards ceremony in Hong Kong on 17 June 2025 (l to r): Luis R. Sarmiento (President and CEO); Ma. Teresa L. Pacis (AVP, Corporate Affairs and Communication); Jessica Danielle Base (Senior Executive Assistant); Pepe G. Gaspar (AVP, Corporate Finance); and, Billy G. Torres (SVP/CFO) with Jasmine Tai, Associated Head of Conference, FinanceAsia.

​Apex Mining Co., Inc. received the bronze award as the Best Managed Company in the Philippines under the Basic Materials category at the Asia’s Best Companies 2025 organized by Finance Asia. 

According to Luis R. Sarmiento, ASEAN Eng., “This award brings us closer to our vision of being the country's leading, globally recognized responsible mining conglomerate by 2035.” 

The Asia’s Best Companies is based on nomination by Asia’s active community of influential investors and financial analysts as they evaluate the corporate behavior and performance of Asian companies across varied sectors and markets.

In accepting the award, Billy G. Torres, the company’s Chief Finance Officer, says, “Apex Mining is committed to be a company worthy of the trust and confidence of our shareholders and stakeholders.”

“More importantly, we are committed to be a model of responsible mining.”

The awards ceremony of the Asia’s Best Companies was held at the Conrad Hotel in Hong Kong on 17 June 2025.

Apex Mining Co. (APX) is a publicly listed company. It operates the Maco Gold Mine in Maco, Davao de Oro while its fully owned subsidiary, Itogon-Suyoc Resources, operates two mines in Benguet (Sangilo Mine in Itogon and Suyoc Mine in Mankayan). Another fully owned subsidiary, Monte Oro Resources, Inc. operates the other business interests of APX, both in the country and abroad. In February 2023, APX took over Asia Alliance Mining Resources Corporation (AAMRC).