RAINFALL ALERT: Red in Zambales, Tarlac, Bataan, 2 areas (Sunday, 5 p.m.)

A Red rainfall warning remains in effect over Zambales, Tarlac, Bataan, and two other areas in Luzon, as of Sunday afternoon on August 30.

Amid the heavy downpour due to the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat), PAGASA raised Red, Orange, and Yellow rainfall warnings over the following areas in its 5 p.m. advisory:

Red Rainfall Warning (Serious flooding in flood-prone areas)

• Zambales
• Tarlac (Bamban, Capas, Camiling, Mayantoc, San Clemente, San Jose, Santa Ignacia)
• Bataan (Dinalupihan, Hermosa, Morong, Orani, Samal, Abucay, Bagac, Balanga, Orion, Pilar)
• Pampanga (Mabalacat, Mexico, Angeles, San Fernando, Floridablanca, Lubao, Sasmuan, Bacolor, Macabebe, Masantol, Minalin, Santo Tomas, Guagua, Porac, Santa Rita, Santa Ana, San Simon, San Luis, Apalit)
• Bulacan( Hagonoy, Malolos, Paombong, Calumpit)
  

Orange Rainfall Warning (Flooding is still threatening)

• Metro Manila
• Nueva Ecija
• Cavite (General Trias, Magallanes, Maragondon, Ternate, Trece Martires, Bacoor, Cavite City, Imus, Kawit, Naic, Noveleta, Rosario, Tanza, General Emilio Aguinaldo)
• Batangas (Nasugbu)
• Bulacan (Angat, Balagtas, Baliuag, Bocaue, Bulakan, Bustos, Meycauayan, San Jose del Monte, Doña Remedios Trinidad, Guiguinto, Marilao, Norzagaray, Obando, Pandi, Plaridel, Pulilan, San Ildefonso, San Miguel, San Rafael, Santa Maria)
• Rizal (Rodriguez, San Mateo, Cainta, Taytay, Antipolo)
• Tarlac (La Paz, Victoria, Concepcion, Tarlac City, Anao, Gerona, Paniqui, Pura, Ramos, San Manuel, Moncada)
• Pampanga (Arayat, Candaba, Magalang)
• Bataan(Limay, Mariveles)

Yellow Rainfall Warning (Flooding in flood-prone areas)

• Cavite (Alfonso, Amadeo, Indang, Mendez, Silang, Tagaytay, Carmona, Dasmarinas, Gen. Mariano Alvarez)
• Batangas (Tuy, Balayan, Lian, Calatagan)
• Rizal (Tanay, Angono, Baras, Binangonan, Cardona, Jala-Jala, Morong, Pililla, Teresa)
• Quezon (General Nakar)
• Laguna (San Pedro, Binan)
  

PAGASA said light to moderate with occasional heavy rains persisting for up to three hours, are expected over the following parts of Laguna, Batangas, and Quezon:

Laguna (Santa Rosa, Cabuyao, Calamba, Alaminos, Bay, Calauan, Liliw, Los Baños, Luisiana, Magdalena, Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Pagsanjan, Pila, Rizal, San Pablo, Santa Cruz, Victoria, Cavinti, Famy, Kalayaan, Lumban, Mabitac, Paete, Pakil, Pangil, Siniloan, Santa Maria)

Batangas (Laurel, Agoncillo, Alitagtag, Balete, Batangas City, Bauan, Calaca, Tanauan, Cuenca, Ibaan, Lemery, Lipa, Lobo, Mabini, Malvar, Mataasnakahoy, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Jose, San Juan, San Luis, San Nicolas, San Pascual, Santa Teresita, Santo Tomas, Taal, Talisay, Taysan, Tingloy)

Quezon (Real, Mauban, Sampaloc, Lucban, Tayabas, Pagbilao, Atimonan, Lucena, Padre Burgos, Sariaya, Candelaria, Dolores, Tiaong, San Antonio, Infanta, Agdangan, Alabat, Burdeos, Gumaca, Jomalig, Panukulan, Patnanungan, Perez, Pitogo, Plaridel, Polillo, Quezon, Unisan)

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 8 p.m. —Lyjah Tiffany Bonzo/RF, GMA News