Flooding subsided in parts of Metro Manila after rainy Saturday —MMDA

Flooding has subsided in parts of Metro Manila early Sunday following the heavy downpour brought by the Southwest Monsoon or Habagat on Saturday, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said.

"So far, ngayong umaga, wala na tayong halos baha na namo-monitor. Halos wala na ring ulan na na-record...So mabilis rin namang humuhupa kaya wala tayong namo-monitor at nare-report na mga baha," said MMDA flood control and sewerage management office director Mark Navarro in an interview with Super Radyo dzBB.

(So far, this morning, we are hardly monitoring any flooding. Almost no rainfall has been recorded either... So the floods recede quickly anyway, which is why we aren't monitoring or receiving reports of any floods.)

"Ang huli ko pong natanggap na report ay doon sa Caloocan, mayroon tayo doon. Pero lahat 'yun nag-subside na rin naman. Tapos kahit doon sa Fairview nitong mga huli, wala na po halos," he added.

(The last report I received was from Caloocan; we had some [flooding] there. But all of that have also subsided. Then, even in Fairview, there is almost none left.)

The continuous heavy rains on Saturday triggered flooding not just in the capital region, but also in other parts of Luzon.

LIVE sa DZBB: Dir. Mark Navarro, MMDA Flood Control and Sewerage Management Office

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— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) August 29, 2026

NLEX

On the other hand, flooding have also been recorded in the Meycauyan, Valenzuela, and San Simon exits of the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX). But lanes remain passable due to pumping operations.

"Tuloy-tuloy 'yung mga pumping na ginagawa namin, bagamat mataas 'yung tubig sa magkabilang tabi ng expressway, so nahihirapan tayo. Tuloy-tuloy lang 'yung pag-pumping," said NLEX AVP for Traffic Operations Robin Ignacio in an interview on Super Radyo dzBB on Sunday.

(Our pumping operations are continuous, although the water level is high on both sides of the expressway, so we are having a hard time. We just keep pumping continuously.)

LIVE sa DZBB: Robin Ignacio, Assistant Vice President for Traffic Operations, @NLEXexpressways

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— DZBB Super Radyo (@dzbb) August 29, 2026

MMDA pumping stations

The MMDA, on the other hand, said that there are upgrades expected in its 73 existing pumping stations.

"Tuloy-tuloy naman po 'yung pag-upgrade natin. 'Yung present po natin, tataasan po 'yung ating paghigop ng mga pumps...Naka-linya na po lahat ng mga idagdag na pump ngayon," said Navarro.

(Our upgrades are ongoing. With our present setup, we will be increasing the suction capacity of our pumps... all the additional pumps to be added are now lined up.)

Monsoon rains are expected to continue over Luzon on Sunday, the state weather bureau PAGASA said.

In its 4 a.m. public weather forecast, PAGASA said monsoon rains are expected in Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, La Union, Benguet, Bataan, Zambales, Tarlac and Pampanga. —KG, GMA News