RAINFALL ALERT: Red in Bataan, Zambales; orange in Metro Manila, nearby areas (Wednesday, 5 pm)

PAGASA issued a red rainfall warning over Zambales and Bataan on Wednesday due to the Habagat or Southwest Monsoon, while an orange rainfall warning was issued over parts of Metro Manila and nearby areas.

In a heavy rainfall warning issued at 5 p.m, the state weather bureau warned affected areas of possible floods and landslides, urging concerned Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices to prepare.

The following rainfall warnings are in effect:

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

• Zambales
• Bataan

Orange Rainfall Warning (Flooding is still threatening)

• Tarlac (San Clemente, Camiling, Santa Ignacia, Mayantoc, San Jose, Capas, Bamban)
• Pampanga (Mabalacat, Angeles, Porac, San Fernando, Bacolor, Santa Rita, Guagua, Lubao, Floridablanca, Sasmuan, Macabebe, Masantol, Minalin, Santo Tomas, Apalit)
• Bulacan (Calumpit, Hagonoy, Paombong, Baliuag, Bustos, Pandi, Marilao, Meycauayan, Bocaue, Balagtas, Santa Maria, Bulakan, Guiguinto, Malolos, Plaridel, Pulilan, Obando)
• Metro Manila (Caloocan, Valenzuela, Malabon, Navotas, Las Pinas, Paranaque, Pasay, Manila)
• Cavite (Ternate, Maragondon, Magallanes, Naic, Tanza, Rosario, Noveleta, Cavite City, Kawit, Imus, Bacoor, General Trias)
• Batangas (Nasugbu, Lian, Tuy, Balayan, Calatagan)

Yellow Rainfall Warning (Possible flooding in flood-prone areas)

• Rizal
• 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 (Agoncillo, Tanauan, Talisay, Lemery, Calaca, Laurel)
• Laguna (Calamba, Cabuyao, Santa Rosa, Binan, San Pedro)
• Tarlac (Concepcion, Anao, Tarlac City, Gerona, 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)

PAGASA also said that there will be light to moderate with occasional heavy rains in Quezon (Panukulan, Polillo), Batangas (San Nicolas, Taal, Santa Teresita, San Luis, Bauan, Mabini, San Pascual, Alitagtag, Cuenca, San Jose, Lipa, Mataasnakahoy, Balete, Malvar, Santo Tomas, Batangas City, Ibaan, Tingloy) and Laguna (Alaminos, Calauan, Bay, Los Banos, Santa Maria, Mabitac, Pangil, Pakil, Siniloan, Famy, Victoria). –NB, GMA News