RAINFALL ALERT: Red in Metro Manila, 6 Luzon areas (Monday, 12:47 pm)

A Red Rainfall Warning has been raised in Metro Manila and six other areas in Luzon on Monday afternoon due to the effects of the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat, the state weather bureau PAGASA said.

In its 12:47 p.m. advisory, PAGASA said the following areas are under the red rainfall warning:

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

• Bataan,
• Metro Manila,
• Zambales (Subic, Olongapo, San Antonio, Castillejos),
• Pampanga (Floridablanca, Lubao, Sasmuan, Macabebe, Masantol), Bulacan (Obando, Bulakan, Malolos, Meycauayan, Hagonoy, Paombong),
• Rizal (San Mateo, Rodriguez) and
• Cavite (Bacoor, Cavite City, Imus, Kawit, Noveleta, Rosario).

Orange Rainfall Warning (Flooding is still threatening)

• Zambales (Botolan, San Marcelino, Cabangan, Candelaria, Iba, Masinloc, Palauig, Santa Cruz, San Felipe, San Narciso),
• Pampanga (Porac, Minalin, Guagua, Santa Rita),
• Rizal (Antipolo, Cainta, Taytay),
• Bulacan (Balagtas, Bocaue, Calumpit, Guiguinto, Marilao, Plaridel, San Jose del Monte, Santa Maria),
• Cavite (General Trias, Tanza, Naic, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Magallanes, Maragondon, Ternate, Trece Martires, Dasmarinas, Gen. Mariano Alvarez), Batangas(Nasugbu, Balayan, Calatagan, Lian, Tuy) and
• Laguna (San Pedro).

Yellow Rainfall Warning (Flooding in flood-prone areas)

• Tarlac (Mayantoc, San Clemente, Santa Ignacia, Camiling, Bamban, Capas, San Jose),
• Pampanga (Apalit, Bacolor, San Fernando, Mexico, San Luis, San Simon, Santa Ana, Santo Tomas, Angeles, Mabalacat),
• Rizal (Tanay, Angono, Baras, Binangonan, Cardona, Jala-Jala, Morong, Pililla, Teresa),
• Laguna (Santa Maria, Mabitac, Famy, Cabuyao, Santa Rosa, Binan, Siniloan, Pangil, Pakil), Quezon(Infanta, General Nakar),
• Bulacan (Angat, Baliuag, Bustos, Norzagaray, Pandi, Pulilan, Dona Remedios Trinidad, San Rafael),
• Cavite (Carmona, Indang, Amadeo, Mendez, Silang, Tagaytay, Alfonso) and Batangas (Calaca, Laurel, Lemery).

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

• Nueva Ecija,
• Quezon (Real, Candelaria, Dolores, San Antonio, Sariaya, Tiaong, Tayabas, Lucban, Lucena, Mauban, Pagbilao, Sampaloc, Agdangan, Alabat, Atimonan, Buenavista, Burdeos, Calauag, Catanauan, General Luna, Guinayangan, Gumaca, Jomalig, Lopez, Macalelon, Mulanay, Padre Burgos, Panukulan, Patnanungan, Perez, Pitogo, Plaridel, Polillo, Quezon, San Andres, San Francisco, San Narciso, Tagkawayan, Unisan),
• Laguna (Alaminos, Bay, Calauan, Liliw, Los Banos, Luisiana, Magdalena, Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Pagsanjan, Pila, Rizal, San Pablo, Santa Cruz, Victoria, Cavinti, Kalayaan, Lumban, Paete, Calamba),
• Bulacan (San Ildefonso, San Miguel),
• Pampanga (Arayat, Candaba, Magalang),
• Tarlac (Concepcion, Anao, Tarlac City, Gerona, La Paz, Paniqui, Pura, Ramos, San Manuel, Victoria, Moncada) and
• Batangas(Alitagtag, Batangas City, Bauan, Cuenca, Ibaan, Lipa, Lobo, Mabini, Mataasnakahoy, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Jose, San Juan, San Luis, San Pascual, Santa Teresita, Santo Tomas, Taal, Taysan, Tingloy, Balete, Tanauan, Malvar, Agoncillo, San Nicolas, Talisay).

PAGASA advised the public and the concerned Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices to monitor the 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.

Malacañang also issued a circular on Monday morning directing government offices to shift to appropriate work arrangements in the National Capital Region and other provinces beginning at 12 noon. —AOL, GMA News