The Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Council of Barangay Guadalupe in Cebu City has passed and filed a resolution calling for a "full investigation into the Monterrazas retention ponds and drainage systems after the unprecedented flooding during Typhoon Tino."

In a Facebook post, SK Chairman Matt Estenzo said Barangay Resolution No. 25-145, passed on November 5, 2025, urges the Cebu City Government, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CCENRO), and the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CCDRRMO) to conduct a technical inspection of the Monterrazas development.

“We are not talking enough about Banawa Creek. The recurring flood near MHAM and Bo’s Coffee Banawa has now reached waist-deep levels with mocha-colored floodwater, hitting homes that have never flooded before," Estenzo said.

He added that videos captured during Typhoon Tino showed worsening conditions, with floodwaters spreading to neighboring barangays downstream.

According to Estenzo, Banawa Creek connects to the Arrabal River in Mambaling, and passes through Labangon and Tisa, which explains the same discoloration in floodwaters in those affected areas.

Estenzo also called for collective action, warning that inaction could lead to greater harm.

"We must act now before it’s too late,” he said.

The motion was passed en masse during a barangay council session held earlier this week, reflecting growing concern among residents over unprecedented flooding and landslide risks in Guadalupe and neighboring areas.

In line with this, in the aftermath of Typhoon Tino, which battered the province of Cebu and left several communities submerged, environmental concerns surrounding television personality and engineer Slater Young’s upland development project, “The Rise at Monterrazas" have resurfaced.