RAINFALL ALERT: Red in parts of Batangas; orange in 5 areas, yellow in Metro Manila (Tuesday, 5 p.m.)

A red rainfall warning remains in effect in parts of Batangas due to the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) on Tuesday afternoon, August 18, 2026.

In PAGASA’s 5 p.m. advisory, the following areas were placed under Red, Orange, and Yellow warnings:

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

Batangas (Nasugbu, Lian, Agoncillo, Alitagtag, Balayan, Batangas City, Bauan, Calaca, Calatagan, Cuenca, Ibaan, Lemery, Mabini, San Jose, San Luis, San Nicolas, San Pascual, Santa Teresita, Taal, Tingloy, Tuy)

Orange Rainfall Warning (Flooding is still threatening)

• Bataan
• Zambales (Olongapo, Subic, Botolan, San Marcelino, Cabangan, Iba, Palauig, Castillejos, San Antonio, San Felipe, San Narciso)
• Batangas (Balete, Tanauan, Laurel, Lipa, Lobo, Malvar, Mataasnakahoy, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Juan, Santo Tomas, Talisay, Taysan)
• Cavite (Ternate, Maragondon, Magallanes, Alfonso, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Tagaytay, Mendez, Indang)
• Pampanga(Porac, Floridablanca, Lubao)

Yellow Rainfall Warning (Flooding in flood-prone areas)

• Metro Manila
• Zambales (Santa Cruz, Candelaria, Masinloc)
• Cavite (Amadeo, General Trias, Silang, Trece Martires, Bacoor, Carmona, Cavite City, Dasmariñas, Gen. Mariano Alvarez, Imus, Kawit, Naic, Noveleta, Rosario, Tanza)
• Quezon (San Antonio, Tiaong, Candelaria, Sariaya, Dolores)
• Laguna (Calamba, San Pablo, Alaminos, Calauan, Bay, Los Baños, Cabuyao, Santa Rosa, San Pedro, Biñan)
• Tarlac (Bamban, Capas, San Jose, Mayantoc, San Clemente)
• Pampanga (Mabalacat, Angeles, Guagua, Santa Rita, Bacolor, Sasmuan, Macabebe, Masantol, San Fernando, Minalin, Santo Tomas, Apalit, Mexico, San Simon)
• Bulacan (Hagonoy, Calumpit, Paombong, Malolos, Pulilan, Plaridel, Guiguinto, Obando, Meycauayan, Marilao, Bocaue, Balagtas, Bulakan)

PAGASA said light to moderate rains within the next three hours are also expected in Tarlac (Concepcion, Anao, Tarlac City, Gerona, La Paz, Paniqui, Pura, Ramos, San Manuel, Victoria, Camiling, Moncada, Santa Ignacia), Pampanga (Arayat, Candaba, Magalang, San Luis, Santa Ana) and Bulacan (Angat, Baliuag, Bustos, San Jose del Monte, Dona Remedios Trinidad, Norzagaray, Pandi, San Ildefonso, San Miguel, San Rafael, Santa Maria).

Meanwhile, light to moderate rains with occasional heavy downpours are expected to persist over the next three hours in the following areas:

• Nueva Ecija (Carranglan, Pantabangan, San Jose, Rizal, Bongabon)
• Laguna (Rizal, Nagcarlan, Victoria, Pila, Liliw, Majayjay, Magdalena, Santa Cruz, Luisiana, Cavinti, Pagsanjan, Lumban, Kalayaan, Paete, Pakil, Santa Maria, Mabitac, Pangil, Siniloan, Famy)
• Rizal (Jala-Jala, Tanay, Pililla)
• Quezon (Real, Mauban, Sampaloc, Lucban, Tayabas, Lucena, Pagbilao, Atimonan, San Francisco, San Andres, San Narciso, Mulanay, General Nakar, Infanta, Panukulan, Polillo, Burdeos)

Several areas have class suspensions on Wednesday, August 19, due to the bad weather.

PAGASA advised the public and concerned Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices to monitor the weather conditions. –NB, GMA News