You reap what you sow

The magnitude of the death and destruction unleashed by Typhoon Tino in Cebu has drawn attention to a luxury property development carved along the mountain slopes in the city's Barangay Guadalupe.

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Probers are pursuing complaints of residents that they began experiencing unusual flooding as work started on the Monterrazas de Cebu, or The Rise at Monterrazas.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said it would determine if the developers complied with the conditions set under its environmental compliance certificate. Why an ECC was issued in the first place must be answered, and the DENR should not take the lead in this probe. The local government, which issued the permits for the property development, must also provide a mere supporting role.