RAINFALL ALERT: Yellow up over Metro Manila, 5 Luzon areas (Monday, 8 am)

A Yellow Rainfall Warning has been raised over Metro Manila and five other Luzon areas due to the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat, the state weather bureau PAGASA said Morning morning.

In its 8 a.m. advisory, PAGASA said the following areas are under yellow rainfall warning, which means flooding is expected in flood-prone areas:

• Metro Manila
• Cavite (Ternate, Naic, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Maragondon, Magallanes, General Trias, Bacoor, Cavite City, Imus, Kawit, Noveleta, Rosario, Tanza, Dasmariñas, Trece Martires, Indang)
• Zambales (Santa Cruz, Candelaria, Palauig, Masinloc, Iba, Botolan)
• Batangas (Nasugbu)
• Rizal (Binangonan, Morong, Teresa, Angono, Taytay, Cardona, Cainta, Rodriguez, San Mateo, Antipolo)
• Bataan (Orion, Limay, Mariveles, Bagac, Pilar, Balanga)

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Meanwhile, light to moderate with occasional heavy rains are expected within three hours in the following areas and nearby areas:

• Tarlac
• Pampanga
• Bulacan
• Nueva Ecija
• Laguna
• Cavite (Alfonso, Amadeo, Mendez, Silang, Tagaytay, Carmona, Gen. Mariano Alvarez)
• Zambales (Olongapo, Subic, San Marcelino, Cabangan, Castillejos, San Antonio, San Felipe, San Narciso)
• Bataan (Orani, Abucay, Dinalupihan, Hermosa, Morong, Samal)
• Rizal (Baras, Tanay, Pililla, Jala-Jala)
• Quezon (General Nakar, Infanta, Real, Mauban, Lucban, Sariaya, Tayabas, Candelaria, Dolores, Lucena, Pagbilao, Sampaloc, Atimonan,
• Padre Burgos, Burdeos, Panukulan, Patnanungan, Polillo, Jomalig, Alabat, Perez)
• Batangas (Santo Tomas, Tanauan, Talisay, Tuy, Laurel, Agoncillo, Lemery, Calaca, Balayan, Lian, Calatagan, San Nicolas, Balete, Malvar)

PAGASA advised the public and the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices concerned to monitor the weather condition and watch for the next warning to be issued at 11:00 a.m.

Classes in some areas of the country have been suspended on Monday due to the bad weather. —AOL, GMA News