RAINFALL ALERT: Red warning in Bataan, parts of Zambales, Bulacan, Pampanga

PAGASA said that a red rainfall warning remained in effect over parts of Bataan, Zambales, Bulacan, and Pampanga on Monday afternoon as the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) continued to bring heavy rain.

In its 5 p.m. advisory, PAGASA placed the following areas under Red, Orange, and Yellow rainfall warnings:

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

• Bataan
• Zambales (Iba, Botolan, Cabangan, San Felipe, San Marcelino, San Antonio, Castillejos, San Narciso, Subic, Olongapo, Palauig)
• Bulacan (Hagonoy, Paombong)
• Pampanga (Macabebe, Masantol, Sasmuan, Lubao, Floridablanca, Porac, Santa Rita, Guagua)

Orange Rainfall Warning (Flooding is still threatening)

• Zambales (Candelaria, Masinloc, Santa Cruz)
• Metro Manila (Valenzuela, Navotas, Malabon, Las Piñas, Pasay, Makati, Manila, Taguig, Parañaque, Pateros, Muntinlupa)
• Bulacan (Obando, Marilao, Meycauayan, Bulakan, Malolos, Guiguinto, Balagtas, Bocaue, Calumpit, Pulilan, Plaridel)
• Cavite (Naic, Rosario, General Trias, Tanza, Imus, Kawit, Noveleta, Cavite City, Bacoor, Maragondon, Ternate, Magallanes, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Dasmariñas, Trece Martires, Carmona, General Mariano Alvarez)
• Batangas (Nasugbu)
• Tarlac (Camiling, San Clemente, Mayantoc, Tarlac City, Victoria, Gerona, Paniqui, Pura, Ramos, Anao, San Manuel, Moncada, Santa Ignacia, San Jose, Capas, Bamban, La Paz)
• Nueva Ecija (Carranglan, Lupao, San Jose, Muñoz, Guimba, Cuyapo, Talugtug, Santo Domingo, Nampicuan, Quezon, Licab)
• Pampanga (Mabalacat, Angeles, San Simon, Mexico, Apalit, Santo Tomas, Minalin, Bacolor, San Fernando, San Luis, Santa Ana)
• Rizal (Taytay, Angono, Cardona, Binangonan, Teresa, Morong)
• Laguna (San Pedro, Biñan)

Yellow Rainfall Warning (Flooding in flood-prone areas)

• Metro Manila (Quezon City, San Juan, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Caloocan, Pasig)
• Cavite (Alfonso, Amadeo, Indang, Mendez, Silang, Tagaytay)
• Tarlac (Concepcion)
• Pampanga (Arayat, Candaba, Magalang)
• Nueva Ecija (General Mamerto Natividad, Rizal, Pantabangan, Aliaga, Zaragoza, Cabiao, San Isidro, San Antonio, Jaen, San Leonardo, Gapan, Talavera, Llanera)
• Bulacan (San Ildefonso, San Miguel, San Rafael, Bustos, Baliuag, Norzagaray, Angat, Pandi, Santa Maria, San Jose del Monte)
• Rizal (Antipolo, Rodriguez, San Mateo, Tanay, Baras, Jala-Jala, Pililla, Cainta)
• Laguna (Cabuyao, Santa Rosa, Calamba, Alaminos, Calauan, Victoria, Los Baños, Bay, Pila, Santa Cruz, Pagsanjan, Lumban, Kalayaan, Paete, Pakil, Pangil, Siniloan, Famy, Santa Maria, Mabitac)
• Batangas (Tuy, Balayan, Lian, Calatagan, Calaca, Laurel, Lemery, Santo Tomas, Malvar, Tanauan, Talisay, Agoncillo)

Meanwhile, light to moderate rain, with occasional heavy rain, is expected to persist over the following areas within the next three hours:

• Quezon
• Batangas (Alitagtag, Balete, Batangas City, Bauan, Cuenca, Ibaan, Lipa, Lobo, Mabini, Mataasnakahoy, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Jose, San Juan, San Luis, San Nicolas, San Pascual, Santa Teresita, Taal, Taysan, Tingloy)
• Laguna (Liliw, Luisiana, Magdalena, Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Rizal, San Pablo, Cavinti)
• Bulacan (Doña Remedios Trinidad)
• Nueva Ecija (General Tinio, Gabaldon, Santa Rosa, Palayan, Laur, Cabanatuan, Peñaranda, Bongabon)

PAGASA advised the public and concerned disaster risk reduction and management offices to monitor weather conditions and watch for the next rainfall warning, which is expected to be issued at 8 p.m.— MCG, GMA News