LIVE UPDATES: Habagat rains affect parts of PH on Friday (Aug. 14, 2026)

Malacañang directed government offices in the National Capital Region and nearby areas to shift to alternative work arrangements on August 14, Friday, amid the effects of the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat.

Palace likewise directed public and private schools to implement alternative learning modes, unless otherwise stated by local chief executives.

The following areas are covered by the directive based on Memorandum Circular No. 126:

•     National Capital Region
•     Zambales
•     Bataan
•     Bulacan
•     Pampanga
•     Tarlac
•     Nueva Ecija
•     Cavite
•     Batangas
•     Rizal
•     Laguna
•     Quezon
•     Occidental Mindoro

Several roads in Metro Manila were flooded on Friday morning due to heavy rains, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).

As of 9:20 a.m., the MMDA said the following roads were affected by flooding:

Quezon City

• EDSA P. Tuazon Tunnel northbound - gutter-deep; passable to all types of vehicles
• EDSA Dario Bridge southbound - gutter-deep; passable to all types of vehicles
• EDSA Vertis North - half-gutter deep; passable to all types of vehicles

Valenzuela City

McArthur Highway, Toyota Dalandanan - around 10 inches or half-knee level; passable to all types of vehicles

Manila

• Taft Avenue-P. Gil - around 8 inches, gutter-deep; passable to all types of vehicles
• Taft Avenue-Quirino - around 8 inches along the walkway, gutter-deep; passable to all types of vehicles
• P. Quirino-Guazon south bound - gutter-deep; passable to all types of vehicles.

PAGASA raised a yellow rainfall warning in Metro Manila in its 8 a.m. advisory.

Several areas have also suspended classes due to the bad weather.

Several trips by sea vessels were cancelled on Friday due to inclement weather caused by the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat).

In a social media post, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said the following trips were cancelled as of 8 a.m., August 14, 2026:

Batangas

• Port of Batangas: Island Water: Abra, Puerto Galera (Reason: Inclement Weather)
• Port of Batangas: ?Starlite Ferries: Roxas, Romblon, Sibuyan, Culasi (Reason: Scheduled PMS)

Masbate

• MV Olivia 1 - Aroroy, Masbate - Pio Duran, Albay

The PPA noted that it does not cancel trips.

“If PCG (Philippine Coast Guard) issues a no-sail policy, trips are automatically cancelled because ships are not allowed to sail,” it added.

It further said that shipping lines may also cancel trips subject to compliance with Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) regulations.

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Classes in some areas in the country have been suspended on Friday, August 14, 2026, due to bad weather caused by the southwest monsoon or Habagat.

List of areas where classes were suspended:

Benguet

Pre-school to Senior High School

• Atok
• Kabayan
• Kibungan
• Tublay

Pre-school to elementary

• Bakun
• Bokod
• Buguias
• Mankayan
• Kapangan
• Itogon
• La Trinidad
• Sablan
• Tuba

Cavite

• Bacoor - No face-to-face classes, all levels
• Cavite City - All Levels Public & Private
• Kawit - No face-to-face classes, all levels
• Naic - All Levels Public & Private
• Noveleta - All Levels Public & Private (up to August 15, 2026)
• Rosario - All Levels Public & Private
• Tanza - All Levels Public & Private
• Trece Martires City - All Levels Public & Private

National Capital Region

• Malabon City - No face-to-face classes, all levels, public and private (Alternative Delivery Mode)
• Mandaluyong City - No face-to-face classes from Kindergarten to Grade 12, Alternative Learning System, public and private
• Manila - No face-to-face classes from Kindergarten to Senior High School, public and private (Alternative Delivery Mode)
• Pasig City - No face-to-face classes from Kindergarten to Senior High School, Day Care (Early Childhood Development Center) and Alternative Learning System
• Valenzuela City - No face-to-face classes, all levels, public and private (Alternative Delivery Mode)
• Quezon City - No afternoon face-to-face classes, (Child Development Centers/Kindergarten/Grades 1-12/Alternative Learning System) public schools, shift to Alternative Delivery Modes of Learning
• Caloocan City - No afternoon face-to-face classes, all levels, public and private

Pangasinan

• Lingayen (public schools only)
• Mangaldan
• Mangatarem

Pampanga

Apalit - No face-to-face classes in the following schools:

• Fausto Gonzales Sioco MS
• Macario Arnedo
• Paligui Elementary School
• Sampaga Elementary School
• Sampaloc Elementary School
• San Vicente Elementary School
• Sucad Elementary School
• Sulipan Elementary School
• Cansinala Elementary School
• Apalit National High School
• Apalit Stand alone Senior High
• Sampaga National High School
• Cansinala National High School
• ACTEC
• Vision Academy
• Apalit Christian Ecumenical School
• Creative Haven Learning School
• Dominican School of Apalit

Guagua - No face-to-face classes, all levels, public and private (Alternative Delivery Mode)

Masantol

An orange rainfall warning remains in Zambales and Bataan, while a yellow rainfall warning is up over Metro Manila and 6 nearby provinces on Friday morning.

PAGASA placed the following areas in Orange and Yellow warnings in its 8 a.m. advisory:

Orange Rainfall Warning (Flooding is still threatening)

• Zambales
• Bataan

Yellow Rainfall Warning (Possible flood in flood prone areas)

• Metro Manila
• Pampanga
• Bulacan
• Tarlac
• Rizal(Antipolo, Rodriguez, San Mateo, Angono, Baras, Binangonan, Cainta, Cardona, Morong, Taytay, Teresa, Tanay)
• Cavite (General Trias, Bacoor, Imus, Kawit, Alfonso, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Magallanes, Maragondon, Ternate, Naic, Indang, Tanza, Trece Martires, Dasmarinas, Rosario, Noveleta, Cavite City, Mendez)
• Batangas (Calaca, Balayan, Tuy, Nasugbu, Lian, Calatagan, Lemery) and Quezon (General Nakar)

An orange rainfall warning is raised in Zambales and Bataan, while a yellow rainfall warning is up over Metro Manila and 5 nearby provinces on Friday morning.

PAGASA placed the following areas in Orange and Yellow warnings in its 5 a.m. advisory:

Orange Rainfall Warning (Flooding is threatening)

• Zambales
• Bataan

Yellow Rainfall Warning (Possible flood in flood prone areas)

• Bulacan
• Metro Manila
• Tarlac (Concepcion, Bamban, Capas, Tarlac City, Gerona, La Paz, Paniqui, Pura, Ramos, Victoria, Camiling, Mayantoc, San Clemente, San Jose, Santa Ignacia),
• Cavite (Bacoor, Imus, Kawit, Cavite City, General Trias, Rosario, Tanza, Ternate, Naic, Noveleta, Magallanes, Maragondon, Trece Martires, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Dasmarinas, Indang, Alfonso),
• Batangas(Nasugbu, Tuy, Lian, Calatagan, Balayan)
• Rizal (Rodriguez, San Mateo)
• Quezon (General Nakar)

The southwest monsoon (habagat) will bring cloudy skies with scattered rains over Luzon and the western section of Visayas on Friday, PAGASA reported.

The state weather bureau also reported that as of 2 a.m., the Low Pressure area (LPA 08e) that is being monitored outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and has a medium chance of development into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours.

A Low Pressure Area (LPA) located outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) has a high chance of developing into a tropical depression with the next 24 hours, PAGASA reported.

The LPA, named LPA 08e, is located 1,865 kilometers east of extreme Northern Luzon as of 8 p.m. on Thursday, August 13, 2026.