MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila and parts of Luzon were placed on yellow rainfall alert on Wednesday due to persistent monsoon rains, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa).
Also affected are: Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac(San Jose, Mayantoc, San Clemente, Camiling, Anao, Tarlac City, Gerona, La Paz, Paniqui, Pura, Ramos, San Manuel, Victoria, Moncada, Santa Ignacia), Nueva Ecija(Carranglan, Pantabangan, Cuyapo, Talugtug, San Jose, Lupao, Munoz, Aliaga, Guimba, Licab, Llanera, Nampicuan, Quezon, Rizal, Santo Domingo, Talavera, Zaragoza), Pampanga(Floridablanca, Lubao, Sasmuan, Masantol, Macabebe, Guagua, Santa Rita, Minalin), Bulacan(Bocaue, Bulakan, Meycauayan, Hagonoy, Marilao, Obando, Paombong, Balagtas, Malolos, Guiguinto, Calumpit, Santa Maria, San Jose del Monte, Pandi, Plaridel), Cavite(Alfonso, Amadeo, General Trias, General Emilio Aguinaldo, Indang, Magallanes, Maragondon, Mendez, Tagaytay, Ternate, Trece Martires, Bacoor, Cavite City, Imus, Kawit, Naic, Noveleta, Rosario, Tanza), Batangas(Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lian, Nasugbu, Tuy) and Rizal(Rodriguez, San Mateo, Antipolo, Cainta, Taytay, Teresa, Angono, Binangonan, Baras, Morong).
Flooding in these areas are expected, Pagasa said.
The rest of Luzon will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms while Visayas and Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms.
Meanwhile, light to moderate with occasional heavy rains are affecting Laguna, Rizal(Jala-Jala, Pililla, Tanay, Cardona), Quezon(Candelaria, Dolores, San Antonio, Sariaya, Tiaong, General Nakar, Tayabas, Infanta, Lucban, Lucena, Mauban, Real, Sampaloc, Alabat, Buenavista, Calauag, Catanauan, General Luna, Guinayangan, Lopez, Mulanay, Perez, Quezon, San Narciso, Tagkawayan, Macalelon), Batangas(Batangas City, Ibaan, Lipa, Padre Garcia, Tingloy, Mabini, Bauan, San Pascual, San Jose, Alitagtag, Cuenca, Balete, Mataasnakahoy, Malvar, Santo Tomas, Tanauan, Agoncillo, Lemery, San Luis, San Nicolas, Santa Teresita, Taal, Laurel, Talisay), Cavite(Carmona, Silang, Gen. Mariano Alvarez, Dasmarinas), Bulacan(Dona Remedios Trinidad, Norzagaray, San Miguel, San Ildefonso, Angat, Baliuag, Bustos, Pulilan, San Rafael), Nueva Ecija(General Tinio, San Isidro, Gapan, Gabaldon, Laur, Palayan, Penaranda, San Leonardo, Bongabon, General Mamerto Natividad, Cabanatuan, Santa Rosa, Jaen, San Antonio, Cabiao), Tarlac(Concepcion, Bamban, Capas) and Pampanga(Angeles, Porac, Mabalacat, Magalang, Candaba, Arayat, Santa Ana, Mexico, Bacolor, San Fernando, Apalit, San Luis, San Simon, Santo Tomas).
