RAINFALL ALERT: Orange in Zambales, Bataan; Yellow in Tarlac, Metro Manila 4 other areas (Wednesday, 8 pm)

An orange rainfall warning has been raised over Zambales, Bataan, yellow warning over Tarlac areas, and five other areas due to the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) on Wednesday evening, August 19, 2026.

The state weather bureau PAGASA issued a Heavy Rainfall Warning at 8 p.m. on Wednesday for various areas and asked the public and the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices concerned to continuously monitor the weather condition.

Orange Rainfall Warning (Flooding is still threatening)

• Zambales
• Bataan

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

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

Meanwhile, the state weather bureau said the residents in the following areas may expect light to moderate with occasional heavy rains within the next 3 hours:

• Nueva Ecija
• Laguna
• Rizal
• 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 (San Ildefonso, Angat, San Jose del Monte, Dona Remedios Trinidad, Norzagaray, San Miguel, San Rafael)
• Metro Manila (Quezon City, Muntinlupa, Taguig, Makati, Mandaluyong, Pasig, San Juan, Pateros, Marikina)
• Batangas (Agoncillo, Alitagtag, Balete, Bauan, Calaca, Tanauan, Cuenca, Laurel, Lemery, Lipa, Mabini, Malvar, Mataasnakahoy, Padre Garcia, San Jose, San Luis, San Nicolas, San Pascual, Santa Teresita, Santo Tomas, Taal, Talisay, Tingloy)
• Cavite (Alfonso, Amadeo, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Indang, Mendez, Silang, Tagaytay, Trece Martires, Carmona, Dasmarinas, Gen. Mariano Alvarez)
• Quezon (Candelaria, Dolores, San Antonio, Sariaya, Tiaong, General Nakar, Tayabas, Infanta, Lucban, Lucena, Mauban, Pagbilao, Real, Sampaloc, Burdeos, Jomalig, Panukulan, Patnanungan, Polillo)

— BAP, GMA News