In Ilocos Sur where illegal sand mining ran unabated, fisherfolk pay the price

Government agencies took years before paying heed to community pleas. Residents believe the action taken might have been too late. The story of sand mining in Ilocos Sur serves some hard lessons for ongoing concessions and explorations

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