RAINFALL ALERT: Red in Metro Manila, Batangas, Zambales, 7 areas (Saturday, 8 p.m.)

Amid continuous heavy rains brought by the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat), a red rainfall warning remained in effect over Metro Manila, Batangas, Zambales, and seven other areas in Luzon as of Saturday evening.

In its 8 p.m. advisory, PAGASA raised red, orange, and yellow rainfall warnings over the following areas:

Red rainfall warning (Serious flooding in flood-prone areas)

• Zambales
• Bataan
• Tarlac
• Pampanga
• Bulacan
• Metro Manila
• Rizal
• Cavite (General Trias, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Magallanes, Maragondon, Ternate, Trece Martires, Bacoor, Cavite City, Dasmariñas, Imus, Kawit, Naic, Noveleta, Rosario, Tanza, Gen. Mariano Alvarez, Carmona)
• Batangas (Nasugbu, Tuy, Calatagan, Balayan, Lian)
• Laguna (San Pedro, Biñan)

Orange rainfall warning (Flooding is still threatening)

• Cavite (Tagaytay, Silang, Amadeo, Mendez, Alfonso, Indang)
• Laguna (Cabuyao, Calamba, Los Baños, Bay, Santa Maria, Pakil, Famy, Siniloan, Mabitac, Pangil, Paete, Kalayaan, Lumban, Santa Cruz, Pila, Victoria, Calauan, Santa Rosa)
• Batangas (Tanauan, Talisay, Laurel, Agoncillo, Lemery, Taal, San Nicolas, Balete, Santo Tomas, Malvar, Lipa, Mabini, Batangas City, Tingloy, Bauan, San Luis, Santa Teresita, San Jose, San Pascual, Alitagtag, Cuenca, Mataasnakahoy, Ibaan, Calaca)
• Nueva Ecija (Cabiao, Gapan, General Tinio, San Antonio, San Isidro, Aliaga, Cabanatuan, Cuyapo, Gabaldon, General Mamerto Natividad, Guimba, Jaen, Laur, Licab, Llanera, Lupao, Nampicuan, Palayan, Peñaranda, Quezon, Rizal, San Jose, San Leonardo, Santa Rosa, Santo Domingo, Muñoz, Talavera, Talugtug, Zaragoza)
• Quezon (General Nakar)

Yellow rainfall warning (Flooding in flood-prone areas)

• Laguna (Liliw, Luisiana, Magdalena, Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Pagsanjan, Rizal, Cavinti, San Pablo, Alaminos)
• Batangas (Padre Garcia, Rosario, Taysan, Lobo, San Juan)
• Quezon (San Antonio, Tiaong, Dolores, Lucban, Sampaloc, Candelaria, Mauban, Real, Infanta)
• Nueva Ecija(Carranglan, Pantabangan, Bongabon)

PAGASA said light to moderate with occasional heavy rains affecting Quezon (Sariaya, Tayabas, Lucena, Pagbilao, Agdangan, Alabat, Atimonan, Buenavista, Burdeos, Calauag, Catanauan, General Luna, Guinayangan, Gumaca, Jomalig, Lopez, Macalelon, Mulanay, Padre Burgos, Panukulan, Patnanungan, Perez, Pitogo, Plaridel, Polillo, Quezon, San Andres, San Francisco, San Narciso, Tagkawayan, Unisan) may persist within three hours.

The next update will be issued at 11 p.m. —VBL, GMA News