Moderate to heavy rain showers are expected to persist over some parts of Metro Manila and nearby provinces on Sunday, coinciding with All Saints’ Day, according to the state weather bureau.
In a thunderstorm advisory issued at 1:50 p.m., the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said moderate to heavy rain showers with lightning and strong winds are expected over the following areas of Metro Manila within the next two hours:
Marikina
Quezon City
Caloocan
Valenzuela
Malabon
Navotas
Pagasa said this condition is also forecast over the following areas:
Batangas (Santo Tomas, Tanauan, Lipa, Malvar, Balete, and Mataasnakahoy)
Laguna (Calamba, Los Banos, Calauan, Bay, Cabuyao, Nagcarlan, Rizal, Victoria, Liliw, and Pila)
Nueva Ecija (Cabiao, Gapan, General Tinio, San Antonio, San Isidro, Aliaga, Bongabon, Cabanatuan, Cuyapo, Gabaldon, General Mamerto Natividad, Guimba, Jaen, Laur, Licab, Llanera, Nampicuan, Palayan, Penaranda, Quezon, Rizal, San Leonardo, Santa Rosa, Santo Domingo, Munoz, Talavera, Talugtug, and Zaragoza)
Quezon (Infanta, Panukulan, Polillo, Real, Perez, Alabat, Quezon, Atimonan, Plaridel, Unisan, Gumaca, Agdangan, Padre Burgos, Pitogo, Tagkawayan, Guinayangan, Calauag, Mauban, and Sampaloc), Rizal (Antipolo, Rodriguez, San Mateo, Tanay, Angono, Baras, Binangonan, Cainta, Cardona, Morong, Taytay, and Teresa)
Zambales (Santa Cruz, Candelaria, Masinloc, Palauig, Iba, and Botolan)
Bulacan
Pampanga
Tarlac
Meanwhile, moderate to heavy rain showers with lightning and strong winds are already affecting the following areas, which may persist within two hours.
Bulacan (Dona Remedios Trinidad and San Miguel)
Nueva Ecija (Gapan and General Tinio)
Quezon (Tagkawayan)
‘All are advised to take precautionary measures against the impacts associated with these hazards which include flash floods and landslides,’ the weather bureau said.
Pagasa earlier reported that the rain showers and thunderstorms expected in the areas stem from localized thunderstorms.