Mont addresses Tomas: Flood fight needs more than detention ponds

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Facing the latest pushback to halt its hillside development, Monterrazas de Cebu has defended its flood-control measures and argued that flooding in downstream communities stems from a complex mix of factors that no single project can solve on its own. In a statement issued on June 24, developer Mont Property Group said it had completed and operationalized 24 detention ponds with a combined storage capacity of 62,710.5 cubic meters, more than double the 26,701 cubic meters required under the project’s approved drainage and flood mitigation plan. The statement came a day after Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña […]... Keep on reading: Mont addresses Tomas: Flood fight needs more than detention ponds