Nagbabala ng IESM ng UP: may limitasyon ang Monterrazas flood study

Nagpaalala ang Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology ng University of the Philippines na huwag basahin bilang hatol sa pananagutan ang kanilang flood modeling study sa epekto ng Typhoon Tino sa Cebu noong 2025. Ito ay sumunod sa video ni celebrity engineer Slater Young na nag-quote ng study upang patunayan na hindi nakakabalme ang kanyang Monterrazas project sa pagbaha na nakapatay ng mahigit 100 katao. Batay sa pahayag ng IESM sa Philstar.com, limitadong saklaw lamang ang pag-aaral.

Naglabas ng pahayag ang Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology (IESM) ng University of the Philippines sa Philstar.com kaugnay ng kanilang flood modeling study mula sa Environmental Hydrology Laboratory na pinangunahan ni Dr. Mayzonee Ligaray. Ayon sa IESM, ang pag-aaral ay batay sa tiyak na assumptions, model boundaries, at research objectives, kaya dapat basahin lamang sa kontekstong iyon. Idinagdag nito na hindi ito nagdedetermina o nag-eexclude ng liability sa anumang partido.

Noong April 19, nag-post ng video si Slater Young, co-founder ng Monterrazas de Cebu ng Mont Property Group, na nag-quote ng UP study bilang ebidensya na hindi nakapagpalala ng pagbaha ang proyekto. Hindi binanggit ng IESM si Young ngunit pinahalagahan ang tamang interpretasyon kasabay ng multidisciplinary at community considerations.

Ayon kay Ligaray sa Rappler noong April 21, hindi pa tapos ang study; tanging dalawa sa anim na river basins—Guadalupe at Kinalumsan—ang nasimula noong March 2 sa social media. Sa Sustina naman, sinabi nitong hindi ito Environmental Impact Assessment at gumana bilang buffer ang detention ponds ng Monterrazas, ngunit may iba pang factors sa basin-wide flooding.

Pansamantalang itinikom ng DENR ang operasyon ng Monterrazas dahil sa 10 na violations sa 33 conditions ng Environmental Compliance Certificate, kabilang ang hindi sapat na drainage. Inalis na ng DENR Region 7 ang cessation order, at parehong weekend iyon ng video ni Young.

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The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has lifted the cease of operations order against the Monterrazas de Cebu project, blamed for extreme flooding during Typhoon Tino last year. The Environmental Management Bureau in Central Visayas said the project proponent, The Mont Property Group Inc., implemented required corrective measures under its Environmental Compliance Certificate. EMB regional director John Edward Ang cited documented remedial works, compliance milestones, and settled penalties under Presidential Decree 1586.

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The investigating judge in the 2024 DANA case criticized in a Monday ruling the lack of coordination by Carlos Mazón's Consell during the October 29 emergency, which killed 230 people. She describes the Es-Alert as very late and erroneous, sent after many deaths. She highlights the failure to deploy resources like environmental agents.

Wetlands International Philippines warned on Monday, March 30, against renewed oil and gas exploration in Ligawasan Marsh amid the energy crisis stemming from the Middle East. The group stated that unregulated activities could contaminate one of the country's most biodiverse wetlands, worsen flooding, and release stored carbon. They urged the government to prioritize renewable energy over risking fragile ecosystems.

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