Orange rainfall warning raised over Bataan, parts of Zambales; yellow in NCR, nearby areas

PAGASA at 11 p.m. on Wednesday issued an orange rainfall warning in Bataan and parts of Zambales and warned of threatening floods in those areas.

In its heavy rainfall warning, the orange warning level is raised over Bataan and the following areas in Zambales – Olongapo, Subic, San Marcelino, Castillejos, San Antonio, San Narciso, San Felipe.

• Yellow warning level is raised in the following areas:
• Metro Manila
• Zambales (Botolan, Cabangan, Candelaria, Iba, Masinloc, Palauig, Santa Cruz)
• Rizal (Rodriguez, San Mateo, Antipolo, Angono, Baras, Binangonan, Cainta, Cardona, Morong, Taytay, Teresa)
• Cavite (Magallanes, Maragondon, Ternate, General Trias, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Trece Martires, Bacoor, Cavite City, Dasmariñas, Gen. Mariano Alvarez, Imus, Kawit, Naic, Noveleta, Rosario, Tanza)
• Quezon (San Francisco, San Andres, San Narciso, Mulanay), Tarlac(Mayantoc, San Clemente, Camiling, San Jose, Santa Ignacia, San Manuel, Anao, Moncada, Paniqui, Ramos, Gerona, Tarlac City, Victoria, Pura)
• Nueva Ecija(Carranglan, Pantabangan, San Jose, Lupao, Munoz, Talugtug, Cuyapo, Nampicuan, Guimba)
• Pampanga (Floridablanca, Lubao, Sasmuan, Apalit, Bacolor, San Fernando, Macabebe, Masantol, Mexico, Minalin, San Luis, San Simon, Santa Ana, Santo Tomas, Angeles, Guagua, Porac, Santa Rita, Arayat, Candaba)
• Bulacan (San Ildefonso, San Rafael, Baliuag, Hagonoy, Paombong, Bulakan, Meycauayan, Angat, Balagtas, Bocaue, Bustos, Calumpit, Malolos, San Jose del Monte, Guiguinto, Marilao, Norzagaray, Obando, Pandi, Plaridel, Pulilan, Santa Maria) and Batangas(Calatagan, Balayan, Nasugbu, Tuy, Lian).

Said areas are warned of flooding in flood-prone areas.

Meanwhile, light to moderate rains with occasional heavy rains, which may persist for up to three hours are affecting the following:

• Rizal (Jala-Jala, Pililla, Tanay)
• Tarlac (Bamban, Capas, Concepcion, La Paz)
• Pampanga (Magalang, Mabalacat)
• Nueva Ecija (San Antonio, Zaragoza, Jaén, San Isidro, Cabiao, Gapan, General Tinio, Aliaga, Bongabon, Cabanatuan, Gabaldon, General Mamerto Natividad, Laur, Licab, Llanera, Palayan, Peñaranda, Quezon, Rizal, San Leonardo, Santa Rosa, Santo Domingo, Talavera)
• Bulacan (Dona Remedios Trinidad, San Miguel)
• Quezon (Quezon, Alabat, Candelaria, Dolores, San Antonio, Sariaya, Tiaong, Tayabas, Infanta, Lucban, Lucena, Pagbilao, Agdangan, Atimonan, Burdeos, Jomalig, Padre Burgos, Panukulan, Patnanungan, Plaridel, Polillo, General Nakar, Catanauan, Buenavista), Cavite(Tagaytay, Silang, Mendez, Alfonso, Indang, Amadeo, Carmona)
• Batangas (Laurel, Agoncillo, Alitagtag, Balete, Batangas City, Bauan, Tanauan, Cuenca, Ibaan, Lemery, Lipa, Lobo, Mabini, Malvar, Mataasnakahoy, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Jose, San Juan, San Luis, San Nicolas, San Pascual, Santa Teresita, Santo Tomas, Taal, Talisay, Taysan, Tingloy, Calaca)
• Laguna (Calamba, Cabuyao, Santa Rosa, Biñan, San Pedro, Los Baños, Alaminos, San Pablo, Majayjay, Liliw, Nagcarlan, Rizal)

The public and the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices concerned are advised to monitor the weather conditions and watch for the next warning to be issued at 2 a.m. on Thursday. –NB, GMA News