ITOGON, Benguet: Mayor Victorio Palangdan ordered the Itogon Municipal Police Station to conduct an investigation on the alleged recent contamination of the Gumatdang River, which could be traced to the possible resumption of the processing of ore by small-scale miners either within the vicinity of the river system or from Baguio City.

Palangdan said he received reports from Gumatdang village officials, who described that the river waters turned bluish recently.

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