RAINFALL ALERT: Yellow warning up for Zambales, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Cavite, Batangas (Sunday, 5 p.m.)

Due to the rains brought by the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat), a Yellow rainfall warning remains in effect over portions of Zambales, Nueva Ecija, Batangas, Cavite, and newly added Tarlac, as of Sunday afternoon.

In its 5 p.m. advisory, PAGASA placed the following areas under a Yellow rainfall warning, where flooding is expected in flood-prone areas:

• Zambales (Santa Cruz, Candelaria, Masinloc, Iba, Botolan, San Narciso, Cabangan, San Felipe, San Marcelino, San Antonio, Palauig)
• Nueva Ecija (Aliaga, Santa Rosa, Jaen, Zaragoza, Cabiao, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Leonardo, Gapan, Peñaranda, General Tinio, Palayan, Cabanatuan, Talavera, Santo Domingo, Quezon, Licab)
• Tarlac (Victoria, La Paz, Tarlac City, Concepcion, Gerona, Paniqui, Camiling, San Clemente, Mayantoc, Santa Ignacia, San Jose, Capas, Bamban)
• Cavite (Naic, Ternate, Maragondon, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Magallanes, Alfonso, Indang, Tagaytay, Mendez)
• Batangas (Nasugbu, Tuy, Lian, Calatagan, Balayan, Calaca, Lemery, Agoncillo, San Luis, Bauan, Mabini, Tingloy, Santa Teresita, San Nicolas, Taal, Laurel, Alitagtag, San Jose, Cuenca, San Pascual, Batangas City, Ibaan, Taysan, Lobo)
  

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

• Pampanga (Magalang, Porac, Angeles, Mabalacat, Floridablanca, Lubao)
• Tarlac (Anao, Pura, Ramos, San Manuel, Moncada)
• Nueva Ecija (Guimba, Cuyapo, Nampicuan, Talugtug, Muñoz, Gabaldon, Laur, General Mamerto Natividad, Llanera)
• Zambales (Olongapo, Subic, Castillejos)
• Bataan (Morong, Hermosa, Dinalupihan)
• Quezon (Candelaria, Dolores, San Antonio, Sariaya, Tiaong, General Nakar, Tayabas, Infanta, Lucena, Pagbilao, Real, Sampaloc, Agdangan, Buenavista, Calauag, Catanauan, General Luna, Guinayangan, Jomalig, Lopez, Macalelon, Mulanay, Padre Burgos, Patnanungan, Pitogo, Quezon, San Andres, San Francisco, San Narciso, Tagkawayan, Unisan, Lucban)
• Laguna (San Pablo, Rizal, Nagcarlan, Liliw, Majayjay, Luisiana, Magdalena)
• Rizal (Tanay)
• Bulacan (San Miguel, Doña Remedios Trinidad)
• Cavite (Tanza, Trece Martires, General Trias, Rosario, Amadeo)

PAGASA said light to moderate with occasional heavy rains are expected over Metro Manila and Batangas (Balete, Tanauan, Lipa, Malvar, Mataasnakahoy, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Juan, Santo Tomas, Talisay) within the next three hours.

It also advised the public and concerned Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices to monitor the weather conditions and watch for the next warning to be issued at 8:00 p.m. —Lyjah Tiffany Bonzo/RF, GMA News