Monterrazas niya, ‘di raw nakasira, nakatulong pa… SLATER: MARAMI LANG TALAGANG ULAN KAYA BINAHA ANG CEBU

ni Lucille Galon @Special Article | April 21, 2026

Photo: FB Slater Young

Habang patuloy ang imbestigasyon sa mga sangkot sa flood control scam, todo-paliwanag naman ang celebrity engineer-content creator na si Slater Young kaugnay sa controversial residential project niya sa Cebu City na Monterrazas de Cebu.

Ito kasi ang sinasabing dahilan ng matinding pagbaha sa Cebu kasunod ng pananalasa ng Typhoon Tino noong November, 2025.

Ayon kay Slater, pinili nilang manahimik, silang buong pamilya, habang hinihintay ang resulta ng masusing imbestigasyon.

Pahayag niya, “Our first instinct was to respond immediately, but we held back because we believed that the right thing to do was to let the proper investigation run its course.

“To let the science and evidence speak rather than to add to the noise and confusion. That is why we chose to stay quiet.”

Giit pa ng celebrity engineer, hindi umano nag-cause o nagpalala ng baha ang Monterrazas project niya. Ipinakita niya ang findings ng isang pag-aaral mula sa University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman College of Science – Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology.

“These were done by scientists with no connection to the project,” dagdag niya, na tumutukoy sa March 2026 study na nagsasabing walang kinalaman ang proyekto nila sa pagbaha.

Ayon pa kay Slater, ang pangunahing dahilan ng pagbaha ay ang sobrang lakas ng ulan.

“Typhoon Tino dumped over a month’s worth of rainfall on Cebu in one single day. And that amount of water would have flooded those areas regardless of what was or was not built,” paliwanag niya.

Idinidiin din niya ang drainage at water management system ng proyekto, kung saan ayon sa kanya ay kaya nitong saluhin ang halos 99.74% ng excess rainwater bago ito dahan-dahang ilabas.

“The science does not just say we did not cause the flooding. It says that the systems we have built in place help reduce it,” dagdag pa niya.

Samantala, nagpahayag din ng pakikiramay si Slater sa mga naapektuhan ng trahedya na umabot sa 204 ang nasawi.

“We want to express our sincerest condolences to everyone who has lost loved ones, homes, and livelihoods,” sabi niya. 

Diin niya, “That tragedy was real, and it deserved real answers, not speculation, not misinformation.”

Nagpaalala rin siya sa publiko na maging maingat sa impormasyon na pinaniniwalaan.

“We respect everyone’s right to their own opinion,” ani Slater. 

Pahabol niya, “But we will not stay silent in the face of deliberate misinformation. And we

will take all the necessary steps to protect our family from it.”

Samantala, maraming views na nakuha ang apology/explanation video niya kaya marami ring komento ang lumabas.

Sey ng mga netizens:

“Alam naman natin dito sa ‘Pinas, ‘pag sinabing ‘according to the experts,’ it’s more like magkano ang ibinayad nila sa mga ‘experts’.

“Basic knowledge that cutting trees and denuding mountains and forests contribute to flooding. Pakilabas ang link ng study na sinasabi mo so we can all validate their independence and competence.”

“Let the basic elementary science speak: Tree roots act like ‘anchors’ that hold soil in place. Without roots, rain can wash the soil away, leading to floods and landslides.

“Quite good scientific gaslighting, huh?”

“Better the independent body should be the one to explain their findings to avoid possible statement bias.”

“Dapat Bisaya ang language na ginamit n’ya, ‘di full English para maintindihan ng mga pamilyang namatayan/binaha dahil sa project n’ya.”

“Hugas-kamay ‘yan? ‘Di ka man lang naawa sa mga namatayan, ano’ng klaseng accountability ‘to? Todo-sorry pero wala raw silang kasalanan? Kalokohan!”

Ano’ng sey n’yo, mga Ka-BULGAR?