The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has allayed fears over reports on resumption of illegal black-sand mining in Ilocos Sur province.

MGB Director Leo Jasareno immediately sent inspectors Pantay Tamurong barangay (village), Cao-ayan municipality, where black sand was reportedly being mined, after video footage had been brought to the attention of the Joint Fact-Finding Committee (JFFC) on Illegal Mining.

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