RAINFALL ALERT: Red in Metro Manila, Zambales, Bataan, Pampanga, 6 areas (Sunday, 2 p.m.)

Amid the continuous rain due to the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat), a red rainfall warning has been raised by PAGASA over Metro Manila, Zambales, Bataan, Pampanga, and six other areas in Luzon on Sunday afternoon.

In its 2 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
• Pampanga
• Metro Manila
• Rizal (Rodriguez, San Mateo)
• Cavite (Bacoor, Kawit, Noveleta, Cavite City, Maragondon, Ternate, Naic, Rosario, Tanza, Magallanes, General Trias, Trece Martires, Imus, Dasmarinas)
• Batangas (Nasugbu)
• Tarlac (Concepcion, Bamban, Capas, Camiling, Mayantoc, San Clemente, San Jose, Santa Ignacia, Moncada, San Manuel, Paniqui, Tarlac City, Gerona, La Paz)
• Bulacan (Angat, Balagtas, Baliuag, Bocaue, Bulakan, Bustos, Calumpit, Malolos, Meycauayan, San Jose del Monte, Guiguinto, Hagonoy, Marilao, Norzagaray, Obando, Pandi, Paombong, Plaridel, Pulilan, Santa Maria, San Rafael, San Ildefonso, San Miguel)
• Nueva Ecija (San Antonio, Cabiao, San Isidro, Jaen, Gapan, Zaragoza, San Leonardo)

Orange Rainfall Warning (Flooding is still threatening)
• Rizal (Tanay, Pililla, Jala-Jala, Baras, Binangonan, Cardona, Morong, Antipolo, Angono, Taytay, Teresa, Cainta)
• Quezon (General Nakar)
• Cavite (Alfonso, Amadeo, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Indang, Mendez, Silang, Carmona, Gen. Mariano Alvarez)
• Laguna (San Pedro, Binan)
• Batangas (Tuy, Balayan, Lian, Calatagan)
• Nueva Ecija (General Tinio, Aliaga, Bongabon, Cabanatuan, Carranglan, Gabaldon, General Mamerto Natividad, Guimba, Laur, Licab, Llanera, Lupao, Palayan, Pantabangan, Quezon, Rizal, San Jose, Santo Domingo, Muñoz, Talavera, Talugtug, Peñaranda, Santa Rosa, Cuyapo, Nampicuan)
• Tarlac (Victoria, Pura, Anao, Ramos)
• Bulacan (Dona Remedios Trinidad)

Yellow Rainfall Warning (Flooding in flood-prone areas)
• Quezon (Panukulan, Polillo, Infanta, Real, Burdeos, Jomalig, Patnanungan)
• Laguna (Santa Maria, Famy, Mabitac, Pakil, Pangil, Siniloan, Cabuyao, Calamba, Los Banos, Santa Rosa)
• Batangas (Tanauan, Talisay, Laurel, Calaca, Lemery, Agoncillo, Santo Tomas, Malvar, Balete, Lipa, Mataasnakahoy, Cuenca, San Jose, Alitagtag, Santa Teresita, Taal, San Nicolas, San Luis, San Pascual, Ibaan, Batangas City, Bauan, Mabini, Tingloy)
• Cavite (Tagaytay)

Meanwhile, PAGASA said the light to moderate with occasional heavy rains affecting Laguna (Alaminos, Bay, Calauan, Liliw, Luisiana, Magdalena, Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Pagsanjan, Pila, Rizal, San Pablo, Santa Cruz, Victoria, Cavinti, Kalayaan, Lumban, Paete), Quezon (Candelaria, Dolores, San Antonio, Sariaya, Tiaong, Tayabas, Lucban, Lucena, Mauban, Pagbilao, Sampaloc, Agdangan, Alabat, Atimonan, Buenavista, Calauag, Catanauan, General Luna, Guinayangan, Gumaca, Lopez, Macalelon, Padre Burgos, Perez, Pitogo, Plaridel, Quezon, Tagkawayan, Unisan) and Batangas (Lobo, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Juan, Taysan) may persist within 3 hours and may affect nearby areas.

The state weather bureau advised the public and concerned Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices to monitor the weather conditions and watch for the next warning to be issued at 5 p.m. —KG, GMA News