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By Jel Santos
Published Aug 26, 2025 12:12 am
All rivers and streams in Metro Manila may be affected by flooding as light to moderate rains and thunderstorms are expected in the region, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) warned Monday night, August 25.
In its General Flood Advisory No. 1 issued at 9:45 p.m., PAGASA said that “all rivers and streams in Metro Manila” are likely to be affected.
The state weather bureau explained that as of 3 p.m., the low-pressure area (LPA) inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) was located 290 kilometers northeast of Maasin City, Southern Leyte, or 130 kilometers east northeast of Borongan City, Eastern Samar.
It added that the LPA, together with the southwest monsoon, is affecting the western section of Southern Luzon.
With this, the agency reminded residents near mountain slopes and low-lying areas, as well as disaster officials, to be on alert.
“People living near the mountain slopes and in the low-lying areas of the above-mentioned river systems and the local disaster risk reduction and management councils concerned are advised to take necessary precautionary measures,” it said.
Earlier, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced that classes at all levels and government work in Metro Manila and several provinces would be suspended on Tuesday, August 26, due to the expected heavy rains.
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