RAINFALL ALERT: Red in Bataan, 5 areas; Orange in Metro Manila, 3 areas (Wednesday, 2 pm)

A Red Rainfall Warning has been raised over five areas in Luzon on Wednesday afternoon due to the effects of Southwest Monsoon or Habagat, according to state weather bureau PAGASA.

In its 2 p.m. advisory, PAGASA said the following areas are under rainfall alerts:

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

• Zambales
• Bataan
• Tarlac (San Jose, Capas, Bamban, Mayantoc, San Clemente, Santa Ignacia, Camiling)
• Pampanga (Mabalacat, Angeles, Porac, Floridablanca, Lubao, Macabebe, Sasmuan, Masantol, Minalin, Guagua, Santa Rita, Santo Tomas, Apalit, Bacolor, San Fernando)
• Bulacan (Hagonoy, Paombong, Calumpit)

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Orange Rainfall Warning (Flooding is still threatening)

• Batangas (Calatagan, Lian, Nasugbu, Tuy, Balayan)
• Cavite (Maragondon, Ternate, Tanza, Naic, Rosario, Noveleta, Cavite City, General Trias, Magallanes, Imus, Kawit, Bacoor)
• Bulacan (Bulakan, Malolos, Plaridel, Pulilan, Baliuag, Bustos, Pandi, Guiguinto, Balagtas, Bocaue, Santa Maria, Marilao, Meycauayan, Obando)
• Metro Manila (Malabon, Valenzuela, Caloocan, Manila, Pasay, Paranaque, Las Pinas, Navotas).

Yellow Rainfall Warning (Flooding in flood-prone areas)

• Nueva Ecija
• Metro Manila (Quezon City, Muntinlupa, Taguig, Makati, Mandaluyong, Pasig, San Juan, Pateros, Marikina)
• Cavite (Alfonso, Amadeo, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Indang, Mendez, Silang, Tagaytay, Trece Martires, Carmona, Dasmarinas, Gen. Mariano Alvarez)
• Batangas (Laurel, Lemery, Calaca, Agoncillo, Talisay, Tanauan)
• Laguna (San Pedro, Binan, Santa Rosa, Cabuyao, Calamba)
• Tarlac (Gerona, Concepcion, Anao, Tarlac City, La Paz, Paniqui, Pura, Ramos, San Manuel, Victoria, Moncada)
• Pampanga (Arayat, Candaba, Magalang, Mexico, San Luis, San Simon, Santa Ana)
• Bulacan (Angat, San Jose del Monte, Dona Remedios Trinidad, Norzagaray, San Ildefonso, San Miguel, San Rafael)
• Rizal (San Mateo, Rodriguez)

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

• Quezon
• Rizal (Antipolo, Tanay, Angono, Baras, Binangonan, Cainta, Cardona, Jala-Jala, Morong, Pililla, Taytay, Teresa)
• Laguna (Alaminos, Bay, Calauan, Liliw, Luisiana, Magdalena, Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Pagsanjan, Pila, Rizal, San Pablo, Santa Cruz, Victoria, Cavinti, Famy, Kalayaan, Lumban, Mabitac, Paete, Pakil, Pangil, Santa Maria, Siniloan, Los Banos)
• Batangas (Alitagtag, Balete, Batangas City, Bauan, Cuenca, Ibaan, Lipa, Lobo, Mabini, Malvar, Mataasnakahoy, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Jose, San Juan, San Luis, San Nicolas, San Pascual, Santa Teresita, Taal, Taysan, Tingloy, Santo Tomas)

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 5:00 p.m. —VAL, GMA News