LINGAYEN,
Pangasinan — Department of Environment and Natural Resources ) broke its
silence last week and through its Mines and Geosciences Bureau director in
Region 1, denied the existence of any black sand or magnetite sand extraction
in the eco-tourism zone, here.
MGB Region 1 Director Carlos Tayag clarified “there is no black sand or
magnetite sand extraction” in Lingayen and reiterated that the issue has been
clarified through a report by government urban planners at the Capitol last
Wednesday.
Earlier, MGB engineers visited the area covering four barangays in
Lingayen namely Sabangan, Estanza, Malimpuec, and Capandanan and reported that
there was no sign or actual black sand mining operations going on as opposed to
news reports last week (not in the Manila Bulletin).
“What black sand mining are they talking about?” said Provincial Housing
and Urban Development Coordinating Officer Alvin Bigay. “There was never black
sand mining in Lingayen.”
Officials of some coastal barangays in this town also trooped to the
Capitol to belie allegations that black sand mining has been going on in their
communities.
Kagawad Vicente Oliquino of Barangay Sabangan said he was planning to
file appropriate charges against the instigators of the “malicious” news
reports for dragging his name into the controversy, alleging that he filed a
graft case against Pangasinan officials, including Gov. Amado T. Espino Jr.
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