RAINFALL ALERT: Orange in Metro Manila, 5 Luzon areas (Monday, 11 am)

An Orange Rainfall Warning has been raised in Metro Manila and five other areas in Luzon on Monday morning due to the effects of Southwest Monsoon or Habagat, state weather bureau PAGASA said.

In its 11 a.m. advisory, PAGASA said the following areas are under orange rainfall warning:

Orange Rainfall Warning (Flooding is still threatening)

• Metro Manila (Caloocan, Malabon, Valenzuela, Marikina, Navotas, Quezon City),
• Zambales,
• Bataan,
• Bulacan (Meycauayan, Obando, Bulakan, Malolos, Hagonoy, Paombong),
• Rizal (Antipolo, Rodriguez, San Mateo, Cainta, Taytay) and
• Pampanga (Floridablanca, Lubao, Sasmuan, Macabebe, Masantol, Porac, Angeles).

Yellow Rainfall Warning (Flooding in flood-prone areas)

• Metro Manila (Las Pinas, Muntinlupa, Paranaque, Pasay, Taguig, Pateros, Makati, Mandaluyong, Pasig, San Juan, Manila)
• Rizal (Angono, Baras, Binangonan, Cardona, Morong, Teresa, Tanay, Pililla, Jala-Jala),
• Bulacan (Norzagaray, San Jose del Monte, Baliuag, Bustos, Pandi, Angat, Santa Maria, Marilao, Bocaue, Balagtas, Guiguinto, Plaridel, Pulilan, Calumpit),
• Pampanga (Apalit, Minalin, Guagua, Santa Rita, San Fernando, Bacolor, Santo Tomas, Mabalacat, Mexico, San Luis, San Simon, Santa Ana),
• Tarlac (Camiling, San Clemente, Mayantoc, Santa Ignacia, San Jose, Capas, Bamban),
• Cavite (Ternate, Maragondon, Magallanes, Dasmarinas, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Gen. Mariano Alvarez, Trece Martires, Naic, General Trias, Rosario, Tanza, Carmona, Noveleta, Cavite City, Kawit, Imus, Bacoor, Indang),
• Batangas (Nasugbu),
• Laguna (San Pedro), and
• Quezon (General Nakar)

PAGASA said light to moderate with occasional heavy rains are also affecting the following areas and may persist within three hours:

• Nueva Ecija,
• Tarlac (Concepcion, Anao, Tarlac City, Gerona, La Paz, Paniqui, Pura, Ramos, San Manuel, Victoria, Moncada),
• Pampanga (Arayat, Candaba, Magalang),
• Bulacan (San Miguel, San Ildefonso, Dona Remedios Trinidad, San Rafael),
• Quezon (Infanta, Real, San Francisco, San Andres, San Narciso, Mulanay, Candelaria, Dolores, San Antonio, Sariaya, Tiaong, Tayabas, Lucban, Lucena, Mauban, Pagbilao, Sampaloc),
• Batangas (Agoncillo, Alitagtag, Balete, Bauan, Calaca, Tanauan, Cuenca, Laurel, Lemery, Lipa, Mabini, Malvar, Mataasnakahoy, San Jose, San Luis, San Nicolas, San Pascual, Santa Teresita, Santo Tomas, Taal, Talisay, Tingloy, Batangas City, Ibaan, Lobo, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Juan, Taysan, Balayan, Calatagan, Lian, Tuy),
• Laguna (Alaminos, Bay, Cabuyao, Calauan, Calamba, Santa Rosa, Liliw, Los Banos, Luisiana, Magdalena, Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Pagsanjan, Pila, Rizal, San Pablo, Santa Cruz, Victoria, Binan, Cavinti, Famy, Kalayaan, Lumban, Mabitac, Paete, Pakil, Pangil, Santa Maria, Siniloan) and
• Cavite (Tagaytay, Alfonso, Mendez, Amadeo, Silang).

PAGASA advised the public and the concerned Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices to monitor weather conditions and watch for the next warning to be issued at 2 p.m.

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