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People wade through a flooded street due to the rains brought by the southwest monsoon in Manila on August 17, 2026.
AFP / Jam Sta Rosa
MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila has been placed under a red rainfall warning Monday afternoon as the southwest monsoon, or habagat, continued to trigger heavy rain across the capital and nearby provinces.
PAGASA raised the red warning at 12:47 p.m. on August 17, indicating serious flooding is expected in flood-prone areas.
Bataan was also under red warning, along with parts of Zambales, Pampanga, Bulacan, Rizal and Cavite.
Red warning
- Bataan
- Metro Manila
- Zambales: Subic, Olongapo, San Antonio, Castillejos
- Pampanga: Floridablanca, Lubao, Sasmuan, Macabebe, Masantol
- Bulacan: Obando, Bulakan, Malolos, Meycauayan, Hagonoy, Paombong
- Rizal: San Mateo, Rodriguez
- Cavite: Bacoor, Cavite City, Imus, Kawit, Noveleta, Rosario
Orange warning
An orange rainfall warning, where flooding is threatening, was raised over parts of Zambales, Pampanga, Rizal, Bulacan, Cavite, Batangas and Laguna.
Yellow warning
Parts of Tarlac, Pampanga, Rizal, Laguna, Quezon, Bulacan, Cavite and Batangas were under yellow warning, indicating possible flooding in low-lying and flood-prone areas.
PAGASA advised residents and local disaster offices to monitor conditions and await the next rainfall warning scheduled at 2 p.m. — Report from John Marwin Elao
