Cainta, Rizal declares state of calamity due to effects of Habagat 2025
The town's Sangguniang Bayan approved Resolution No. 2025-012, which adopts the recommendation of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) and the local chief executive to place Cainta under a state of calamity amid the displacement of residents, loss of income, and the disruption of essential services in its seven barangays.
'The declaration of a state of calamity will hasten the delivery of basic needs, ensure price freeze of basic necessities and facilitate the immediate rehabilitation and recovery of the affected areas,' the resolution added.
Widespread floods hit parts of Luzon including Rizal province amid the heavy downpour caused by the Habagat and the two tropical cyclones inside the country's area of responsibility.
Metro Manila, Benguet, Pangasinan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Bulacan, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Occidental Mindoro may experience monsoon rains while the rest of MIMAROPA, La Union, Nueva Ecija, Quezon, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate, Antique, Iloilo, Guimaras, and Negros Occidental may observe occasional rains.
Cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms is forecast over the rest of Luzon and Visayas while partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms may prevail over Mindanao.
Meanwhile, PAGASA said it is monitoring two tropical cyclones — Tropical Storm Dante, and Tropical Depression Emong — which currently enhance the seasonal monsoon. — Sundy Locus/RF, GMA Integrated News
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